William Herman Bragg, Sr.

1889 - 1981  (92 years)

• Name	William Herman Bragg  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	9 Dec 1889	Texas   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Dec 1981	Sabine County, Texas   [4, 5, 7]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	(Research): Census Listings: 1920 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 Enumerated 20,21 and 22 Jan 1920 SD 326 ED 171 Sheets 13B and14A Stamped 183 163-163 Bragg, William H Head M W 30 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer Bragg, Bertha L Wf F W 25 M Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Robert L Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Mary Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Leroy Son M W 4 0/12 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Wilburn Son M W 2 0/12 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, B Son M W 10/12 S Tx Tx Tx 1930 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 Enumerated April 29, 1930 ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheets 10B and 11A Stamped 82 214-221 Bragg, Herman Head M W 40 m 21 Tx Tx Tx Farmer Bragg, Bertha Wf F W 36 M 17 Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Robert Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer Bragg, Mary Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Leroy Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer Bragg, Wilburn Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Udell Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Herman Jr Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Eldon Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
  Person ID	I1945	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	David Benjamin Bragg,   b. 6 Mar 1868, Isla, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 8 Feb 1922, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Naomi Leona Dorsey,   b. 19 Sep 1872, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 4 Jul 1964  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1888
  	Virgie Speights wrote that when Naomi married David Bragg in 1888, the bought the house and farm where she was still living in 1963. It is a pleasant tree shaded, double penned square logged house, and already old. Repairs and additions have been added to the original logs, which are still underneath The Braggs were farmers, and also raised sheep, which he sheared and she spun into yarn, and then knit into sweaters, gloves and socks for her family. (Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, p. 20).
  Family ID	F1186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Lee Lord,   b. Abt 1895, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Bef 1913
  Children	1. Robert L. Bragg,   b. Abt 1913, Milam, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Estelle Bragg,   b. 4 Sep 1913, Milam, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 5 Aug 2007, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 93 years)   3. Leroy Bragg,   b. 29 Aug 1915, Milam, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 2 Dec 2008, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 93 years)   4. Wilburn Bragg,   b. 6 Jun 1917, Milam, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 28 Nov 2000, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas  (Age 83 years)   5. George Udell Bragg,   b. 10 Dec 1919, Milam, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 26 Jun 1976, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 56 years)   6. Herman Bragg, Jr.,   b. 7 Mar 1925, Milam, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 30 May 1982, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 57 years)   7. David Eldon "Dot" Bragg,   b. 5 Sep 1928, Milam, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 5 Jan 2001, Nacogdoches County, Texas  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F10574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Dec 1889 - Texas Died - 19 Dec 1981 - Sabine County, Texas Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S632] Descendants of William Mercer http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mbonsal/mercer/william.html. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!). [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine, Milam Enumerated 15 and 16 June 1900 SD 8 ED 71 Sheets 8 B and 9A 141-141 (Reliability: 3). [S928] McCary, Mackie & Kay "New Hope Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.). [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 20 (Reliability: 3). [S334] Rootsweb, Texas Death Records, 1964 thru 1998.