Lela Franks

1887 - 1977  (89 years)

• Name	Lela Franks  [1, 2]
  Born	11 Sep 1887	Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Apr 1977	San Augustine County, Texas   [3]
  Buried	Mt. Olive Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas
  Person ID	I34839	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Loyd Proctor Beasley,   b. 20 Feb 1883, Shelby County, Texas ,   d. 1 May 1973, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1904	Center, Shelby County, Texas   [2]
  	Robert Cecil McDaniel writes that he and his wife lived in the Six Mile Community of Sabine County, and that they were the parents of 6 children. "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas" by Virgie Collier Speights October 3, 1968 Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Beasley of Hemphill were honored with an open house in celebration of their Sixty-Fourth wedding anniversary, on Sunday, September 29, 1968 at their home. Calling hours were 2 to 5 pm. Hosting the event were their seven children, assisted by wives and husbands, and grandchildren. They are D. N. Beasley and Weldon Beasley of San Augustine, V. P Beasley of Shreveport, Louisiana, Paul Beasley of Nacogdoches, Harold Beasely of Nederland, Mrs. Mildred Travis of Mauriceville, and Mrs. Lavada Carroll of Pasedena. There are 17 grandchildren, 15 great granchildren and two great great grandchildren, most of whom were here for the happy occasion. [The couple was] married on October 3, 1904 at Center, Shelby County, Texas by Rev. B. Champiion. They were married in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rainwater. Their attendants were Charlie Strong and Miss Mary Cooper. The young couple lived in Shelby County, then San Augustine County and moved to Sabine County in 1914. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, November 2012)
  Children	1. Derwood N. "D. N." Beasley,   b. Abt 1906, Shelby County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lavada Beasley,   b. Abt 1908, Shelby County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lawrence Paul Beasley,   b. 7 Nov 1915, San Augustine County, Texas ,   d. 26 Sep 1969, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 53 years)   4. V. P. Beasley,   b. Abt 1920, Shelby County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lewis Weldon Beasley,   b. 27 Dec 1921, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 13 Jun 2016, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas  (Age 94 years)   6. Mildred Marie Beasley,   b. 15 Oct 1924, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 20 May 2011, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 86 years)   7. Living
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F3304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Sep 1887 - Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana Married - 3 Oct 1904 - Center, Shelby County, Texas Died - 17 Apr 1977 - San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated 25 Apr 1930 ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 4A Stamped 26 Hemphill and Oliphint P ??ble Road 41-42 (Reliability: 3). [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 91 (Reliability: 3). [S11] Rootsweb, San Augustine County, Texas - Births 1941.