Abbie Tabitha Bragg

1898 - 2002  (103 years)

• Name	Abbie Tabitha Bragg  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	16 Nov 1898	Isla, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	4 May 2002	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	The following article appeared in The SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE: Abbie Stewart Observes 100th Birthday November 15, 1998 Abbie Bragg Stewart had her 100th birthday with a party at Twin Lakes Care Center. Her children and grandchildren hosted the party at 2 pm on Sunday afternoon. Relatives and friends attended. Abbie was born November 16, 1898 in Sabine County at Isla, Texas (Milam now). She is the daughter of the late David Benjamin and Naomi Dorsey Bragg, granddaughter of the late Frank and Tabitha Halbert Dorsey, and the great granddaughter of the late Joel and Emaline Grindle Halbert from Mila Abbie and her siblings grew up just off the Carter Ferry road in the Sabine river bottom, or Bragg Community. Her parents were farmers and raised cattle. She and her brothers and sisters went to school at Ross Springs school, which was approximately 3 miles through the woods from their home. They walked there and back each day, having to cross the Patroon Creek on a log. She attained the highest level of education taught at the school which was the tenth grade. Abbie has one living brother, Edward of Center, Texas. Her other siblings were William Herman Jr., Carson, Sallie (Sanders), Anna Belle (Brown), Leona (Waller-Boyette) and Bessie Mae (Jones) and two brothers that died in early childhood. Abbie and her family attended Bethel Church near Moss Springs school and there she met Thomas Grady Stewart. (This was later called the New Hope Church). After he returned from World War I the were married January 26, 1919. They lived in Hemphill about three year and then moved back on Dave Bragg's place, and later bought a home from Tom Bragg on the Carter's Ferry road. They remained there, farmed, and raised cattle. After Grady died in 1975, Abbie remained there until she was approximately 90 years old and then moved to the Twin Lake where she is living today. To Grady and Abbie's union was born James Dalton, Doris Aileen (Waits), and David Gerald. Dalton and Gerald reside in San Augustine and Doris in Tyler. Abbie has seven grandchildren, David Waits, Linda Jean Lyons, Judy Hodges, and Janice McCoy, Timothy, Bradley and Roger Stewart. She has ten great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Abbie is Baptist and was active in the church, and played music for the church until she was approximately 88 years old. Beside being a homemaker, she loved to garden and flower garden. Back in the 30's and forties she loved her radio programs, Our Gal Sunday and Helen Trent. If she could not listen to the stories she would see that someone did and at lunch the story was told to the rest of the family, and every one kept up. Her hobbies were reading, tatting, crocheting, quilting, and sewing. She would read her Bible, and what ever else was available. At night during her children's high school years she would sit by the fireplace, and read the Literature assignments to them by the light of the fire and a kerosene lamp. She also read the Bible and Sunday School lesson to them. There have been good times and bad times but Abbie was always there and willing to help. Happy Birthday Abbie!! In the January 27, 2000 issue of the SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE, another article featuring Abbie Bragg Stewart appeared, containing much of the same information as the article written in honor of her 100 birthday in November, 1998. The subsequent article noted that she had 12 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren. Her obituary was published in the SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE on 9 May 2002. She died at the Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine, where her son James Dalton Stewart was also residing. At the time of her death, she had 12 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great-grandchildren.
  Person ID	I2471	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2022

  
  

  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)
  Marriage	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	Thomas Grady Stewart,   b. 21 Sep 1895, Louisiana d. 14 Oct 1975, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	26 Jan 1919  [1]
  Children	1. James Dalton Stewart,   b. 14 Nov 1920, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 14 May 2002, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 81 years)   2. Doris Aileen Stewart,   b. 18 Mar 1927, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. 25 Nov 2015, Tyler, Smith County, Texas (Age 88 years)   3. David Gerald Stewart,   b. 6 Dec 1929, Sabine County, Texas d. 30 Sep 2021, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F1072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Nov 1898 - Isla, Sabine County, Texas Death - 4 May 2002 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Burial - - New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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