James Solomon Causey, Jr.

Notes:

His death is also listed in the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, showing that he served in the US Army from 10 Jan 1940 to 31 Dec 1960.

James married Etta Lee Hardy on 6 Dec 1968 in Sabine County, Texas. Etta was born on 20 Jan 1911 in Irving, Dallas County, Texas; died on 18 Jul 2002 in Boerne, Kendall County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: John Sidney Causey
Death Date: 14 Oct 1963
Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 73 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 15 Jul 1890
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: James Causey
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Fannie Russell
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Retired Timber Scaler
Informant: James Causey
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Hemphill
Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
Burial Date: 16 Oct 1963
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117356
Digital Film Number: 4028315
Image Number: 1821
Reference Number: cn 79987
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


John S. Causey Dies Monday

John Sidney Causey, 73, suffered a fatal heart attack Monday at 11:45 a.m. while cutting wood near Poye bridge over Palo Gaucho Creek. At the time of the attack, his wife was fishing in the creek nearby. Not hearing him fro sometime, she went to investigate and found him where he had fallen. Funeral services for Mr. Causey were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill. The Rev. Thomas Bailey, a Lufkin Pentecostal minister, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Charles Murphy, Pentecostal minister of Leesville, La. and the Rev. Clarence Howell, pastor of First Baptist Church, Hemphill. Burial was in the Hemphill Cemetery. Pallbearers were C. C. Russell, Tommy Bragg, Chester Bragg, Jim Wilson, E. E. Maxey and D. B. Speights. Survivors are his wife, Nettie Causey of Hemphill, two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Wallace, Albuequerque, N. M., and Mrs. Margie Coats, Shreveport, La., three sons, James Causey, Hemphill, Rufus Causey, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, and Sidney Causey, Jr., Seattle, Wash., 16 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
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Obituary Sabine County Reporter, Hemphill, TX, 17 Oct 1963
Born 15 July 1890, died 14 Oct 1963, married Nettie Anna Bragg

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/obituaries/TXSabine_Obits_Surname-C.htm

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, East Mayfield Town
Enumerated April 4, 1930
ED 202-1 SD 19 Sheet 1B
253-15-16
Causey, John S Head M W 39 M 24 Tx Tx La Yard Contractor Planes Mill
Causey, Nettie A Wf F W 33 M 18 Tx Tx Tx
Causey, James S. Son M w 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Causey, Rufus F Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Causey, Mildred L Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Causey, Sidney Jr Son M w 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Causey, Margie M Dtr F W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Causey, Fransis M Mother F W 66 Wd 15 La Al Al

John married Nettie Anna Bragg. Nettie (daughter of James Richard "Dick" Bragg and Martha "Mattie" Jane Harrison) was born on 9 Aug 1896 in Texas; died on 2 May 1975 in Tyler County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Nettie Anna Causey
Death Date: 02 May 1975
Death Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 78 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 09 Aug 1896
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Richard Bragg
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mattie Harris
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: housewife and mother
Informant: James Causey son
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243951
Digital Film Number: 4005502
Image Number: 00516
Reference Number: 38001
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

(Medical):See attached sources.

Notes:

First name shown as Sebern in 1860 and Solomon in 1870.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 4
Page 5 SD 1 ED 86
Enumerated 16 and 17 Jun 1880
44-44
Causey, James W M 23 Farming Tx Miss La
Causey, Fannie W F 16 Wf Keep House La La La

1900 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Ward 5
Enumerated 12 Jun 1900
SD 4 ED 93 Sheet 7A
108-109
Causey, S. J. Head W M Oct 1857 42 M 22 Tx Miss La Farmer
Causey, Fannie Wf W F Apr 1863 37 M 22 6/4 La Ala Ala
Causey, Soloman Son M M Sept 1881 18 S Tx Tx La Farm Laborer
Causey, Sidney Son W M July 1891 8 S Tx Tx La
Causey, Lee Son W M Apr 1894 6 S Tx Tx La
Causey, Dallas Son W M May 1898 2 S La Tx La

Seborn married Frances "Fannie" Russell on 16 Jul 1877 in Sabine County, Texas. Frances was born about 1864 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1930 census, she was living with her son and daughter in law, John Sidney Causey and Nettie Bragg.

Notes:

(Research):
Census Information:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine, Milam
Enumerated 15 and 16 June 1900
SD 8 ED 71 Sheets 8 B and 9A
141-141
Bragg, David B Head W M Mch 1868 32 m 11 Tx Ga Fl Farmer
Bragg, Naomi Wf W F Sept 1898 26 M 11 5/4 Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Herman Son W M Dec 1889 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Carson Son W M Dec 1893 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Sallie Dtr W F Mch 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Abbie Dtr W F Nov 1897 2 S Tx Tx Tx
142-142
Bragg, James R Head W M Oct 1874 28 M 5 Tx Fl Fl Farmer
Bragg, Mattie Wf W F Aug 1877 22 M Tx Ms Tx
Bragg, Nettie A Dtr W F Aug 1896 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Lilly V Dtr W F Dec 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx
143-143
Bragg, William J Head W M Feby 1855 45 M Fl Ga Fl Farmer
Bragg, Mattie Wf W F Nov 1861 38 M 5 2/2 La Tn La
Bragg, Susan V Dtr W F Apr 1877 23 S Tx Fl Tx
Bragg, Clara M Drt W F July 1882 18 S Tx Fl Tx
Bragg, William H Son W M Jan 1884 16 S Tx Fl Tx Farm Laborer
Bragg, Nadine L Dtr W F Aug 1889 10 S Tx Fl Tx
Bragg, Charles A Son W M May 1893 7 S Tx Fl Tx
Bragg, Jesse L Son W M Sept 1896 3 S Tx Fl Tx
Bragg, Sarah F Dtr W F Oct 1898 1 S Tx Gl Tx
144-144
Bragg, William Head W M Dec 1833 66 M 12 Ga Va Ga
Bragg,Nancy C Wf W F Mach 1846 54 M 12 1/1 Tx Ga Ga
Bragg, Thomas A Son W M Nov 1878 24 S Tx Ga Ala Farmer
Bragg, Mary A Dtr W F Nov 1888 11 S Tx Ga Ala
Neal, Wm A Gr. Son W M Jun 1883 16 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 4
Enumerated 28 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Stamped 158
110-114
Bragg, James R Head M W 36 m1 14 Tx Fl Fl Farmer
Bragg, Martha H Wf F W 34 m1 14 5/4 Tx Miss Tx
Bragg, Nettie A Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Lily V Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, James L Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Chester L Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx


1920 Census
Texas, Sabine, JP 4
Enumerated January 1920
SD 322 ED 171 Sheet 2A Stamped 171
28-29
Bragg, James R Head M W 46 M Tx Ga Ga Farmer
Bragg, Mattie J Wf F W 43 M Tx Ms Tx
Bragg, Lily Dtr F W 21 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, James T Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Bragg, Chester L Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Mattie Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Elzade Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 22 Apr 1930
ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 7B
145-158
Bragg, R. Carson Head M W 36 M 20 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Bragg, Ada Wf F W 32 M 16 Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Evon Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Alton Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
146-159
Bragg, James R. Head M W 56 M 22 Tx Fl Fl Farmer
Bragg, Martha J Wf F W 53 M 19 Tx Miss Tx
Bragg, Mattie C. Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Elvada Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
----160
Bragg, Chester L Head M W 24 m 22 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Bragg, Addie B Wf F W 18 M 16 Tx Tx Tx

James married Martha "Mattie" Jane Harrison on 28 Nov 1895. Martha (daughter of William H. Harrison and Sarah Jane Bennett) was born on 25 Aug 1876 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Feb 1941 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Low's Chapel Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Mattie Bragg
Death Date: 26 Feb 1941
Death Place: Precinct No. 3, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 64 years 6 months 1 day
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1876
Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Harrison
Father's Birthplace: Unknown
Mother's Name: Mary Jane Bennett
Mother's Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Occupation: Hwfe.
Place of Residence: Milam, Sabine, Tex.
Cemetery: Lowes Chaple Cemt.
Burial Place: Texas
Burial Date: 27 Feb 1941
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2138246
Digital Film Number: 4030504
Image Number: 1883
Reference Number: cn 9822
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

Per the "1850 Census Sabine Co, Texas with added family information and corrections" Solomon Causey owned 2 slaves and his mother Nancy owned 3.

Was shown on the muster roll of Captain J.M. Burroughs Company of the Sabine County Volunteer Infantry, CSA, and was enlisted at Hemphill, Texas by Drury Field for 3 months duty on January 15, 1863.

Virgie Speights writes that they were an early pioneer family, "the Causeys being in Sabine County nearly as long as anybody. Early deeds writtn about 1830 or earlier mention them living at Pendleton or thereabouts, they came to Texas from South Carolina."

The Sabine County Reporter
October 22, 2014
Pages 1 and 2

"Milam Cemetery receives marker"

The Texas Historic Cemetery Dedication Ceremony for Milam Cemetery took place on Saturday, October 11, following the annual Nethery reunion...local historian Weldon McDaniel....gave a presentation outlining some of the significant historical events that took place in Milam and the importance of preserving the history of Milam Cemetery. He said as many as 85 percent of all early settlers coming into Texas put their boots in red dirt. Although San Augustine and Nacogdoches counties have a friendly battle over which is older, Milam is just as old as either of them....

Dorothy Nethery Spain had the honor of reading the script engraved on the marker:

"Milam, the first County Seat of Sabine County, has a history of travelers and visitors stretching back centuries. Native Americans and Spanish exploreres, soldiers and missionaries passed through and often camped on Las Boregas Creek. Texian settlers encountering the natural abundance echoed the words of Stephen F. Austin, who recorded in his diary entry of July 16, 1821: "We then suddenly came to an open rolling country thinly timbered soil about the color of Spanish browne, and in some places redder. This Red Land is very productive and is covered with the most luxuriant growth of grass I ever beheld in any country." The settlment first called Red Mound (Red Mount) was the seat of Government for the Sabine District since 1822, and was surveyed as a town site in 1828.

Milam Cemetery is on a high hill overlooking the historic community. The exact dated of the first burial will never be known Spanish Explorers were passing through present-day Milam as early as 1539 and camped on Las Boregas Creek a few hundred yards west of the cemetery. Local hisorians believed Anglo burials occurred here probably as early as 1775, since travelers used the campsite down the hill on the Las Boregas. The land on which the cemetery is located was granted to JOHN SMITH on Feb. 26, 1835. The first marked burial is dated 1864, although more than 100 unmarked graves are suspected. The numerous military Veterans dating back to the Creek War are interred here, as well as prominent early citizens from the CAUSEY, WEATHERRED. McGREW, and NETHERY families. Milam Cemetery may be the oldest organized cemetery in Sabine County, and cherished chronicle of generations of visitors and residents."


(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
Enumerated 6 and 7 Nov 1850
199-199
Solomon W. Causey 34 M Farmer 1000 Miss
Martha Ann Causey 12 F Miss
Alphia E Causey 10 F Tx
William E Causey 4 M Tx
Mary V. Causey 6/12 F Tx
Nancy Causey 67 F SC

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Milam Beat, PO Milam
Enumerated 12 Jun 1860
Page 2, Stamped 318
7-7
Solomon Cawsey 44 M Farmer 1000 2625 Miss
Harriet L. Cawsey 34 F $--- $1320 La
William M. Fullen 16 M Tx
John W. Fullen 12 M Tx
William E Cawsey 12 M Tx
Sebern J. Cawsey 2 M Tx
Geo W Cawsey 1/12 M Tx

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No. 2, PO Sabine Town
Enumerated 23 July 1870
Pages 1 and 2 Stamped 7
320-320
Causey S 50 M W Farmer 300 600 Miss
Harriet L 43 F Keeping House La
Solomon J 13 M Tx
George W 10 M W Tx
Margeret 4 F W Tx
Alfred D 1 M W Tx
Williams Harriet 30 F B Domestic Servant Ga
Robert H 5 M B Tx
Virginia 1 F B Txs

Solomon married Margaret Oliphant before 1858 in Sabine County, Texas. Margaret was born before 1838; died before 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According the "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" by Edna McDaniel White and Blanche Finley Toole, William Bragg enlisted in the Confederate Army at Alexandria, Louisiana and served under Capt. T.J. Stafford, Vincent's Reg. Mounted Partisan Rangers, was taken prisoner at New Orleans May 26, 1865, and paroled June 3, 1865 at Alexandria.

His tombstone is inscribed with LA Cop Co G 1 LA Calvary, Confederate States Army.

(Research):
Census Information:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine, Precinct 5
FHL Film #1255325 NA Film # T9-1325
Page 249A
William Bragg Self M M W 46 Ga Farmer Va Ga
Sarah Bragg Wf M F W 46 Ga Keeps House SC SC
Henry M. Bragg Son M W 21 Fl Works on Farm Ga Ga
Mary L. Bragg Dau S F W 17 La At Home Ga Ga
David B. Bragg Son S M W 12 Tx Works on Farm Ga Ga
Richard A. Bragg Son S M W 7 Tx Ga Ga
Thomas A. Bragg Son M W 5 Tx Ga Ga

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine, Milam
Enumerated 15 and 16 June 1900
SD 8 ED 71 Sheets 8 B and 9A
144-144
Bragg, William Head W M Dec 1833 66 M 12 Ga Va Ga
Bragg, Nancy C Wf W F Mach 1846 54 M 12 1/1 Tx Ga Ga
Bragg, Thomas A Son W M Nov 1878 24 S Tx Ga Ala Farmer
Bragg, Mary A Dtr W F Nov 1888 11 S Tx Ga Ala
Neal, Wm A Gr. Son W M Jun 1883 16 S Tx Tx Tx

William married Sarah Willie Register in 1854. Sarah was born about 1834 in Georgia; died about 1885; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
William J. Harrison Self M M W 30 Al Farmer GA GA
Sarah J. Harrison W M F W 32 Tcx Keeps House La La
Florence Harrison Dau S F W 6 Tx Al La
Martha J. Harrison Dau S F W 4 Tx Al La
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 5
FHL Film 1255325 NA Film #T9-1325
Page 250C

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 5
Enumerated 14 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 15A Stamped 155
200-200
Harrison, William H Head W M Mar 1850 M 27 Ala Ga Ga Farmer
Harrison, Sarah J. Wf W F Oct 1848 51 M 27 3/3 Tx La NC
Harrison, Florence V Dtr W F Sep 1876 23 S Tx Ala Tx
Harrison, Mary A Dtr W F Aug 1884 15 S Tx Ala Tx Attending (school?)
201-201
Bennett, Roger and Phoebe

William married Sarah Jane Bennett before 1875. Sarah (daughter of Adam Jackson Bennett and Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey) was born on 16 Oct 1847 in Texas; died on 10 Feb 1928. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]