McLemoreStrong
Genealogy
Strong - McLemore History and Ancestry
First Name:  Last Name: 
[Advanced Search]  [Surnames]

David Benjamin Bragg

Male 1868 - 1922  (53 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name David Benjamin Bragg  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 6 Mar 1868  Isla, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Feb 1922  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    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, Pr 4
      Enumerated 28 Apr 1910
      SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 7B
      105-109
      Bragg, David B Head M W 42 m1 21 Tx Ga Fl Farmer
      Bragg, Leona Wf F W 37 m1 21 9/8 Tx Tx Tx
      Bragg, William H Son M W 20 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Bragg, Carson R Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Bragg, Sarah F Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Bragg, Abbie Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Bragg, Anna B Dtgr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
      Bragg, Leona Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
      Bragg, Bessie M Dtr F W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
      Bragg, James E Son M W 6/12 Tx Tx Tx

      1920 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
      Enumerated 22 Jan 1920
      SD 326 ED 171 Sheet 14A
      165-167
      Bragg, David B Head M W 31 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
      Bragg, Naomi Wf F W 47 M Tx Tx Tx
      Bragg, Anna B Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
      Bragg, Leona Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
      Bragg, Bessie Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
      Bragg, James E Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx





    Person ID I2131  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William Herman Bragg,   b. 1 Dec 1834, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1906, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Sarah Willie Register,   b. Abt 1834, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1885  (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Married 1854  [1
    Family ID F1391  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Naomi Leona Dorsey,   b. 19 Sep 1872, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   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).
    Children 
     1. William Herman Bragg, Sr.,   b. 9 Dec 1889, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1981, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     2. Henry Franklin Bragg,   b. 1 Sep 1891, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1897, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     3. Robert Carson Bragg,   b. 4 Dec 1893, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1987, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     4. Sallie Frances Bragg,   b. 27 Mar 1896, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1980  (Age 84 years)
     5. Abbie Tabitha Bragg,   b. 16 Nov 1898, Isla, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 2002, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 103 years)
     6. Annie Belle Bragg,   b. Aft Jun 1900, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Leona Bragg,   b. 21 Jun 1904, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1996, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     8. Bessie May Bragg,   b. Abt 1907, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. James Edward Bragg,   b. 10 Sep 1909, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 2001, Center, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     10. David Elbert Bragg,   b. Abt 1912, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1920, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 7 years)
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2012 
    Family ID F1186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Mar 1868 - Isla, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Feb 1922 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972.

    2. [S632] Descendants of William Mercer http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mbonsal/mercer/william.html.

    3. [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).

    4. [S928] McCary, Mackie & Kay "New Hope Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    5. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 20 (Reliability: 3).