Artemissa Miller

Family/Spouse: Jacob Peter Herring. Jacob (son of Jacob Herring and Ann Carson) was born between 1842 and 1845 in San Augustine County, Texas; died in 1918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lee Irwin. Lee was born before 1868; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Fitch. John was born before 1868; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mollie Kennedy. Mollie was born after 1868; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Laverne Height. Laverne was born after 1868; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married a Wagoner. (White and Toole, p 32).

Notes:

Said to have married Lewis BROWN.

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Name: Alice Woods
Death Date: 16 Jul 1933
Death Place: San Augustine County, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: white
Death Age: 60 years 6 months 1 day
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1873
Birthplace: San Aug.
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Isaiah Woods
Father's Name: J.P. Herring
Father's Birthplace: San Aug. Co.
Mother's Name: Artemicia Miller
Mother's Birthplace: San Aug. Co.
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence:
Cemetery: Little Flock
Burial Place:
Burial Date: 17 Jul 1933
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2115617
Digital Film Number: 4166757
Image Number: 1320
Reference Number: 34206
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Alice married Isaiah Woods on 1 Dec 1891. Isaiah (son of Francis Marion Woods and Eliza Louisa C. M. Irwin) was born on 20 Jul 1873 in Newton County, Texas; died on 10 Dec 1903; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frank married Minnie Ida Hines on 22 Jul 1922 in San Augustine County, Texas. Minnie (daughter of John Franklin Hines and Sophronia "Fronie" Beard) was born on 9 Jan 1898 in Texas; died on 10 Oct 1982 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR HAMP WOODS HELD SATURDAY AT LITTLE FLOCK
Funeral services for Hamp W. Woods, 77, of San Augustine were held Saturday at Little Flock Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Woods died at 10:a.m. Thursday at his home. He was a lifelong resident of San Augustine County and was the son of the late Isiah Woods and Alice Herring Woods, pioneer residents of the county. Conducting services were Bro. Wesley McBride, Bro. Ted Jacks and Rev. Noel Hammock. Pallbearers were Carlo Birdwell, Kennon Birdwell, T. L. Bobbitt, Winfred Birdwell, Keith Fuller, Earlton Wright and Dewise Wright. Honorary pallbearers were Alton Wright, John Bobbitt, Tommy Fuller and Wayne Fuller. Survivors include his wife Ellie Woods of San Augustine; two daughters, Blanche Murray of San Augustine and Bobbie Loukas of Port Arthur; a son, Herbert Woods of San Augustine; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Wyman Roberts Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

(Copied from "Heather's Family Tree" ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=patblanchard46&id=I01662)

Hamp married Ellie Mae Blanche Birdwell on 13 Dec 1925 in San Augustine County, Texas. Ellie (daughter of Norman E. "Thaddius" Birdwell and Blanche Henley) was born on 6 Jun 1905 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 30 Mar 1998 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Faye Woods Walker Faye was born Feb. 10, 1927, in San Augustine County, the eldest of two daughters born to Frank M. and Ida Hines Woods. In 1955 Faye married Harvel Gene Walker of Hemphill. Together they attended Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches where they both received degrees in education. During her thirty-two years in education, her positive influence made a profound impact on generations that is still felt today. Faye is survived by her son, William Walker and his wife Kathy of Lufkin; two grandsons, Christopher and Zack Walker both of Lufkin; a nephew, R.J. Bohac and his wife Tiffany of Nocogdoches. Faye was God's ambassador and a channel for His love. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, July 6, 2012 in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 7, 2012, in the First Baptist Church in Hemphill. Burial will follow in the Hemphill Cemetey. Starr Funeral Home, P.O.Box 730, Hemphill, TX 75948. Ph. 409-787-3331, fax 409-787-3331. www.starrfuneralhome.com

Published in the Austin American Statesman on July 6, 2012

The Sabine County Reporter
July 11, 2012, Page 12

Faye E. Woods Walker, Faye was born February 10, 1927, in San Augustine County, the eldest of two daughters born to Frank M. Woods and Ida Hines Woods.

Faye's father died when she was nine years old, and her mother married Hoy H. Byley. The family then moved to Hemphill where Faye graduated from Hemphill High School in 1944.

In the late 1940's, Faye attended Lilly Jolly School of Nursing in Houston, Texas. She was employed as a nurse for several years. She worked for Dr. Charles Coussons in the clinic in Hemphill and in the Nacogdoches office after he moved his practice there. She also worked for Dr. Rice and Dr. Grover C. Winslow at the clinic in Hemphill. One of her proudest accomplishments as a nurse was helping bring children into this world, many of which carry her name today.

In 1955 Faye married Harvel Gene Walker of Hemphill. Together they attended Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches where they both received degrees in Education. Faye was an educator at Bronson High School and Pineland Elementary before coming to Hemphill where she taught fifth grade for a number of years. She then became the school counselor, a title she held until her retirement in 1990. During her thirty two years in education, her positive influence made a profound impact on generations that is still felt today.

Faye is survived by her son, William Walker and his wife, Kathy of Lufkin; two grandsons, Christopher Aaron Walker and Zachary Kyle Walker, also of Lufkin; a nephew, R. J. Bohac and his wife, Tiffany of Nacogdoches; a brother-in-law, Trent Walker and his wife, Charlotte "Babe" of Diboll; sister-in-laws Mary Francis "Fritz" Sedwick of Corpus Christi and Nell Walker of Hemphill; also, numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and countless friends.Faye was preceded in death by her husband, Harvel Gene Walker; her Father, Frank M. Woods, her Step-Father Hoy H. Byley, her mother, Ida Hines Woods Byley and by her beloved sister, Ouida Woods Bohac.
She was God's ambassador and a channel for his love.

Visitation will be from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, Friday, July 6, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 10:00am, Saturday, July 7, 2012, in the First Baptist Church in Hemphill. Burial will follow in the Hemphill Cemetery.


(Copied from the Sabine County Reporter website, and is worded slightly differently from the version later published in the print editon of this same paper)

Faye married Harvel Gene Walker about 1955. Harvel (son of John B. "J. B." Walker and Bessie Lee Stringer) was born on 26 May 1932 in Texas; died on 31 Mar 1996 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Sabine County Reporter
March 25, 2009, Page 12

Ouida Bennette Woods

Ouida Bennette Woods was born July 8, 1935 in Nacogdoches, the second daughter of Frank M. Woods and Ida Hines Woods. She passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009.

Frank Woods dies when Ouida was nine months old and Ouida and her sister, Faye, were raised int he loving household of her mother, Ida and step-father, Hoy H. Byley.

Ouida graduated from Hemphill High School in 1952 at the age of 16. Ouida then went on to graduate from Stephen F. Austin State College and began her career as a teacher in Port Neches at the age of 20 years.

Ouida married Rudy John Bohac in 1968 and they moved to the Austin area where she lived the remainder of her life. Ouida was a teacher/counselor for 42 years, most of that time in the Austin ISD. She retired in 2002.

Ouida and her sister, Faye were constant companions for the past 13 years, and they were best friends as well as sisters.

Ouida was preceded in death by her father, Frank M. Woods; her mother, Ida Hines Woods Byley; her step-father, Hoy H. Byley; and her brother-in-law, Harvel Gene Walker.

She is survived by her husband, Rudy John Bohac of Round Rock; her only son, R. J. Bohac of College Station; her sister, Faye Woods Walker of Hemphill; a nephew, William Walker and his wife, Kathy of Lufkin; and two great nephews, Christopher and Zachary Walker of Lufkin.

Funeral services were held Monday, March 23 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Richard Smith officiating. Interment followed at Hemphill Cemetery.

Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2009)

A similar obituary appeared in the Thursday, March 26, 2009 issue of the San Augustine Tribune.

Ouida married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
September 12, 1995, Page 10

Herbert V. Woods

Herbert V. Woods, 68, of San Augustine died Monday, September 11, 1995, at his residence on Congress Street.

He was born Nov. 18, 1926, in San Augustine County and was a longtime area resident. Woods, a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, was a member of the First Baptist Church and a staking engineer with the Deep East Texas Electric Co-op.

Survivors: wife, Frances Nichols Woods of San Augustine; three daughters, Karen Woods of Lufkin, Amber Ellison of Rosevine, and Cindi Caston of San Augustine; a son, Vince Woods of Lufkin; his mother, Ellie Birdwell Woods of San Augustine; two sisters, Blanche Murray of San Augustine and Bobbie Loukas of Pt. Arthur; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) at First Baptist Church in San Augustine with the pastor, Bro. Jim Moss, officiating. Interment will follow at Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens.

Services are being handled by Wyman Roberts Funeral Chapel in San Augustine.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2009)

Herbert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]