Bertha Lena Fuller

1900 - 1989  (89 years)

• Name	Bertha Lena Fuller  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	23 Jan 1900	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Apr 1989	Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas
  Burial	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	(Research): Census information: 1930 Census Texas, Brazoria, Alvin, District 8 Enumerated April 18, 1930 by Mrs. Florence Kimmone ED 20-8, SD 28 Sheet 5A Stamped 31 121-128 Williams, Otis H Hd R 16 M W 30 M 28 Tx Tx Tx Manager Cleaning? Shop Williams, Bertha Wife F W 30 M 28 Tx Ark Tx Williams, Alvie P Son M W 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx
  Person ID	I613	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph Thomas Fuller,   b. 4 Nov 1869, Malvern, Hot Springs County, Arkansas d. 28 Nov 1950, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Viola "Ola" Fullen,   b. 29 Feb 1872, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 Mar 1907, Sabine County, Texas (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1889	Sabine County, Texas   [2, 5, 6]
  	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.
  Documents		Fullen, Viola and Joseph Thomas Fuller Marriage License, May 1889 Issued in Sabine County, Texas
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Otis Herman Williams,   b. 7 Feb 1900, Texas d. 4 Aug 1972, Montgomery County, Texas (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1928
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Jan 1900 - Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Death - 3 Apr 1989 - Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas Burial - - Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Fuller, Joseph Thomas ca 1916 and family Joe can be seen standing on the front porch (left) of his dog trot home, along with his children Joe S. Fuller, Herman Fuller, Bertha Fuller, Brooks Fuller, Tera Fuller, Ethel (Fuller) EDDINGS and son-in-law, Grover Eddings. Joe had been predeceased by two wives, as well as by son Price and daughter Clara. His eldest son Lonzo FULLER, and eldest daughter, Nina (Fuller) McLEMORE, were living away from home, with their respective spouses and therefore not pictured.
  		Fuller, Tera and Bertha, ca 1916, Sabine County, Texas The two youngest Fuller sisters around 1916 in Sabine County, Texas, Tera Mary (L) and Bertha Lena (R)
  		_Fuller, Bertha Lena Wife of Otis Herman Williams B. 1899 D. 1989, Texas
  		Fuller, Bertha Lena Wife of Otis Herman Williams B. 1899 D. 1989, Texas
  		Rosevine, Texas High School level Home Economics Class, 1927 l to r: Lois, Fullen, Vida Boyett, Oneita Hennigan, Minnie Garlington, Bertha (Fuller) Williams--teacher, Lou T. Kerr, Dollie Coon, Maudie Coon, Carmon Edgar.
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  		Fuller, Bertha and Tera Fuller ca 1920's, Sabine County The two youngest daughters of Joe Fuller and Viola Fullen
  		Fuller, Joseph Thomas and Family, Rosevine, Texas, 1940's back, l to r, Lonzo Fuller, Nina McLemore, Ethel Eddings, Bertha Williams, Tera Cousins, Herman Fuller, and Edna Pointer front, Alice Holland Pointer Fuller and her husband, Joseph Thomas Fuller
  		Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer with her daughter and step-daughters, ca 1956 Left to Right: Bertha (Fuller) WILLIAMS, Nina (Fuller) McLemore, Alice (Holland) Pointer FULLER, Ethel (Fuller) EDDINGS, Edna (Pointer) KERR, Tera (Fuller) COUSINS
  		Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer with her daughter and step-children, 1956 Left to Right: Joe Fuller, Edna (Pointer) Kerr, Alonzo Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer Fuller, Nina (Fuller) McLemore, Bertha (Fuller) Williams, Ethel (Fuller) Eddings
  		Fuller Sisters--Nina, Ethel, Bertha, Tera---with step-sister, Edna Pointer, ca 1970's, Sabine County, Texas (l to r): Nina McLemore, Ethel Eddings, Bertha Williams, Tera Cousins, and Edna Kerr

  
  

  Headstones

  Williams, Otis and Bertha (Fuller)

  
  

• Sources

  [S198] McDaniel, Robert Cecil THE 1900 POPULATION CENSUS OF SABINE COUNTY, TX. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 75 (Reliability: 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 County, JP 6 Enumerated 9 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 70 Sheet 6B 99-99 (Reliability: 3). [S198] McDaniel, Robert Cecil THE 1900 POPULATION CENSUS OF SABINE COUNTY, TX, She is listed as age 7/12. (Reliability: 3). [S341] Sabine County, Texas, Marriage License. [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983.