Family: Joseph Thomas Fuller / Viola "Ola" Fullen (F52)

• Father | Male Joseph Thomas Fuller

  
  

  Born	4 Nov 1869	Malvern, Hot Springs County, Arkansas
  Died	28 Nov 1950	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Buried		Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Married	22 May 1889  [1, 2, 3]	Sabine County, Texas  [1, 2, 3]
  Other Spouse	Blanche Henley | F121
  Married	18 Mar 1910	Sabine County, Texas
  Other Spouse	Alice Josie Holland | F122
  Married	27 Mar 1917	Sabine County, Texas
  Father	John Brooks Fuller | F101 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary A. Watson | F101 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Viola "Ola" Fullen

  
  

  Born	29 Feb 1872	Sabine County, Texas
  Died	1 Mar 1907	Sabine County, Texas
  Buried		McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas
  Father	John W. Fullen | F123 Group Sheet
  Mother	Jane Allen | F123 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Alonzo Alkony Fuller

  
  

  Born	1 Jul 1890	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Died	20 Dec 1967	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
  Buried		Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	Emma May Clark | F479
  Married	1 Apr 1911	Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	Jeannette Wright | F480
  Married	Aft 1950

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Nina Ophelia Fuller

  
  

  Born	15 Sep 1891	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Died	8 Jul 1980	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas
  Buried		Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	Vessie Eugene McLemore | F11
  Married	7 Nov 1907	Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Price Joseph Fuller

  
  

  Born	16 Feb 1893	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Died	21 Nov 1912	Sabine County, Texas
  Buried

  
  

  Child 4 | Male Brooks John Fuller

  
  

  Born	1 Mar 1895	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Died	31 Dec 1918	Sabine County, Texas
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Ethel Arlie Fuller

  
  

  Born	11 Feb 1897	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Died	12 Aug 1981	Sabine County, Texas
  Buried
  Spouse	Grover David Eddings | F481
  Married	31 Oct 1915	Sabine County, Texas

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Bertha Lena Fuller

  
  

  Born	23 Jan 1900	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Died	3 Apr 1989	Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas
  Buried		Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	Otis Herman Williams | F482
  Married	Bef 1928

  
  

  Child 7 | Female Tera Mary Fuller

  
  

  Born	13 Jan 1902	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Died	19 Sep 1988	Waco, McLennan County, Texas
  Buried		Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	William Dalton Cousins | F483
  Married	23 Dec 1923	Sabine County, Texas

  
  

  Child 8 | Male James Herman Fuller

  
  

  Born	17 Dec 1903	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Died	4 Aug 1970	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas
  Buried	6 Aug 1970	Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	Ruth McCroskey | F458
  Married	Abt 1924
  Spouse	Willie Jordan | F484
  Married	13 Jun 1969	Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	Julia Ellen Parmer | F485
  Married	25 Apr 1970	Sabine County, Texas

  
  

• Documents

  Fullen, Viola and Joseph Thomas Fuller Marriage License, May 1889 Issued in Sabine County, Texas

  
  

• Notes

  Married: J.T. Fuller and Viola Fullen were married by S.D. Harp, J.P. Beat No 6, Sabine County, Texas on May 22, 1889. A copy of their marriage certificate was filed on the 8th day of June, 1889 by W.T. Arnold, County Clerk for Sabine County. In his "Farm Corner" column (clipping not dated), Joe Combs wrote: "Recently (I) had the pleasure of meeting Lonzo A. Fuller of Hemphill. He was at the desk of Otis A. Fullen, president of the Security State Bank. The thought occurred that changing the last letter of either name would change the name to either Fuller or Fullen. Being a little curious a few questions were asked, and it developed that Mr. Fuller and Mr. Fullen are related. "Yes," said Mr. Fullen, "we came from the same stock. In fact, Mr. Fuller's great grandfather was also my great grandfather. Right there the Fullers and the Fullens got mixed up in such a way that most of them in the Hemphill region are kinfolk." Mr. Fullen explained further that one of the families often became enamored of one of the other families, and a marriage took place. The fact that only one letter of the alphabet had to be changed to make the bride's name fit that of the groom's may or may not have had its influence upon courtships. Mr. Fuller is a builder in the Hemphill region, and also does some farming. He said that his great grandfather was somewhat of a builder also. He says the first house ever built in Sabine County that had a brick chimney was built by great grandfather Fuller sometime about 1840. "That old house just wouldn't fall down," says Mr. Fuller, "and fire finally had to get rid of it. And as proof of the quality put in brick chimneys of that day, the old chimney is still standing as a silent reminder of a day that is gone." {Note: Since John Fuller didn't move to Sabine County until 1870, it is most likely that it was Lonzo's other great grandfather John/James? Fullen who built the above mentioned house in 1840...proof that those pesky "n's" and "r's" are indeed easily confused}. Joe and Viola Fuller had eight children before Viola died in 1907. Joe married twice more, to Blanche Birdwell (a widow with children). Blanche and Joe had two children of their own before she died. Joe's final marriage was to Alice Pointer, also a widow with children, in 1917. He and Alice were married for over 30 years until his death.

  
  

• Sources

  [S341] Sabine County, Texas, Marriage License. [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 75 (Reliability: 3).