George Franklin "Frank" Conn

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary writes: "First married 20 Jan 1881 Lucinda Watson, second Married Frances M. Isom. " [Lucinda "Lula" Watson Conn is buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine Co., TX under the name Lucina C. Watson]

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct No 1
Enumerated 6 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 3A Stamped 94
42-43
Conn, Geo Head W M Oct 1846 43 M 15 La Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Fannie M Wf W f July 1855 43 m 15 1/1 Ala Ala Ala
Conn, Minnie L Dtr W F Sept 1881 18 S Tx La Tx
Conn, May Dtr W F Sept 1883 16 S Tx La Tx
Conn, John A Son W M Jan 1887 13 S Tx La Ala Farm Laborer
Isom, Robt O Boarder W M Jan 1836 64 S Ala SC SC Farmer

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 4 May 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 14A
Hemphill and San Augustine Road
231-233
Conn George F. Head M W 53 M2 24 La Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Fanny M Wf F W 54 m1 24 1/1 Ala Ala Ala
Conn, John A Son m W 23 S Tx La Ala Laborer Home Farm
Isom Robert L Uncle m W 74 S Ala SC SC Laborer Home Farm
Humphreys, Ara E Lodger F W 13 S Tx Miss Tx
232-234
Nathan and Mimie Boyett
233-235
Jefferson and Jemie I Burkhalter
234-236
Clark, Thomas F Hd M W 28 m1 9 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Clark, Maggie m Wf F W 26 m1 9 5/3 Tx La Tx
Clark, Lula J Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Elma F Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Virgie M Dtr F W 1 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 16 Feb 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 36B and 37A
727-751
Conn, George F Head M W 63 M La Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Francis M Wf F W 64 M Ala SC Ala
Conn, John E Son M W 32 M Tx La Ala Farm Labor
Conn, Allie E Dtr-in-law F W 26 M Tx Miss Tx
Conn, Fannie M GrdDtr F W 5 S Tx La Ala
Conn, Clara M GrdDtr F W 2 3/12 S Tx La Ala
Conn, John D GrdSon M W 11/12 S Tx La Ala
728-752
Conn, Charley m Head M W 28 M Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Maddie E Wf F W 19 M Tx Tx La
Conn, Arnold B Son M W 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx

George married Lucinda "Lula" C. Watson on 20 Jan 1881 in Sabine County, Texas. Lucinda (daughter of Jacob Moore Watson and Nancy Curren Rowan Day) was born on 6 Apr 1862 in Texas; died on 25 Aug 1884 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Frances "Fannie" Malenda Isom about 1885 in Texas. Frances (daughter of John Dixon Isom and Emerentha "Emma" Boyett) was born on 9 Jul 1855 in Mississippi; died on 24 Apr 1954 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K338-4P5
name: Minnie Lee Boyett
event: Death
event date: 11 Jul 1957
event place: 1410 Taylor Street, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
birth date: 12 Oct 1881
birthplace: Hemphill, Texas
father's name: G F Coon
mother's name: Lula Watson
certificate number: 40922
film number: 2135797
digital folder number: 005145167
image number: 02145
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Minnie Lee Boyett, 1957

Minnie married Nathan Daniel Boyett on 17 Mar 1901. Nathan (son of Philip Wesley Boyett and Sarah Ann Catherine Boyett) was born on 17 Jul 1876 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 May 1945 in Goose Creek, Harris County, Texas; was buried on 28 May 1945 in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown by some as Mary Margaret "Maggie" Conn Clark, however her tombstone is simply inscribed with the name "May," with Kay Parker McCary referencing her as Mary May.

Mary married Thomas Franklin "Frank" Clark on 30 Dec 1900 in Sabine County, Texas. Thomas (son of Elias Clark and Mary Josephine Wallace) was born on 18 Jul 1881 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Apr 1962 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JXGV-4MZ
name: Johnny Aliance Conn
death date: 10 Feb 1961
death place: MD Anderson, Houston, Texas
usual residence Rt 2, Box 87 Bronson, Texas
gender: Male
race: W
death age: 74 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 11 Jan 1887
birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Frank Conn
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Fannie Isom
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Farmer (retired)
place of residence:
cemetery: Gravel Hill
burial place: Near Hemphill, Texas
burial date: 10 Feb 1961
additional relatives:
film number: 2116709
digital film number: 4166563
image number: 2158
reference number: 08897
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Johnny Aliance Conn, 1961

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 16 Feb 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 36B and 37A
727-751
Conn, George F Head M W 63 M La Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Francis M Wf F W 64 M Ala SC Ala
Conn, John E Son M W 32 M Tx La Ala Farm Labor
Conn, Allie E Dtr-in-law F W 26 M Tx Miss Tx
Conn, Fannie M GrdDtr F W 5 S Tx La Ala
Conn, Clara M GrdDtr F W 2 3/12 S Tx La Ala
Conn, John D GrdSon M W 11/12 S Tx La Ala
728-752
Conn, Charley m Head M W 28 M Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Maddie E Wf F W 19 M Tx Tx La
Conn, Arnold B Son M W 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Family/Spouse: Allie Elnora Humphreys. Allie (daughter of Thomas Jefferson Humpreys and Mary "Mollie" Rowena Clark) was born on 14 Jan 1893 in Louisiana; died on 3 Jan 1975 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Nathan H Boyett
Death Date: 20 May 1952
Death Place: Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 49 years 7 months 14 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 06 Oct 1902
Birthplace: Sabine Co Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Nathan D Boyett
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Minnie Lee Conn
Mother's Birthplace:
Informant: Inez Boyett
Occupation: Steam Fitter
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2075086
Digital Film Number: 4136191
Image Number: 02567
Reference Number: 28859
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Medical):See attached sources.

Notes:

Sabine County Reporter
July 27, 1994, page 9

Burless Benton Boyett

Funeral services for Burless Benton Boyett, 79, of Hemphill were held Saturday, July 23, 1994 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating. Interment followed at Gravelhill Cemetery in Sabine County.

He died July 21.

Born March 23, 1915, in Gravelhill as a son of the late Nathan D. and Minnie Lee (Conn) Boyett, he had lived in the Houston area several years before returning to Sabine County 14 years ago. He was a retired pipefitter with Humble Oil and was preceded in death by a grandson, Burless Boyett, in 1987.

Survivors: Virginia M. (Newburn) Boyett of Hemphill; two daughters, Maudine Carter of Houston and Pat Boyett of Austin; a son, Mike Boyett of San Augustine; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2008)

Burless married Virginia Maude Newburn on 8 Dec 1939. Virginia was born on 2 Jun 1919 in Oskaloosa, Barton County, Missouri; died on 31 May 1999; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6CX-26N
Name: Lula Jones
Death Date: 27 Jan 1970
Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 66 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1903
Birthplace: , , Texas
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Frank Clark
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mae Conn
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2218581
Digital Film Number: 4168841
Image Number: 3160
Reference Number: 4866
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

Lula married Sherill Olan Jones on 18 May 1920. Sherill was born on 6 Dec 1892 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Mar 1964 in Kountze, Hardin County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John W. Clark writes that he died before 1962, and that he never married.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JX85-22Z
Name: Elmer Franklin Clark
Death Date: 10 Sep 1953
Death Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 47 years 3 months 16 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 24 May 1906
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Frank Clark
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Maggie Conn
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Carpenter
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Gravel Hill Cemetery
Burial Place: Sabine County, Texas
Burial Date: 12 Sep 1953
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2113983
Digital Film Number: 4165742
Image Number: 892
Reference Number: CN 47004
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD61-72R
Name: Virgie Mae Cartwright
Death Date: 01 Jun 1959
Death Place: Pineland, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 50 years 3 months 6 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1909
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Frank Clark
Father's Birthplace: Dk
Mother's Name: Mae Conn
Mother's Birthplace: Dk
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Pineland, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Gravel Hill Cemetery
Burial Place: Sabine County, Texas
Burial Date: 02 Jun 1959
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2115901
Digital Film Number: 4165925
Image Number: 0834
Reference Number: cn 34808
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

Family/Spouse: Vernice Sanford Cartwright. Vernice (son of Sanford Leonidas"Leon" "Lonnie" Cartwright and Cora Becton) was born on 18 Dec 1910 in Texas; died on 4 May 2002 in Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
May 18, 2011, Page 14

Maureen Frances Travis, 97, died Tuesday May 3, 2011, in the Fairview Healthcare Residence in Fairfield, TX. She was born in Sabine County, TX, to Johnnie A. and Allie Humphreys Conn and considered Sabine County her home all her life. She was a member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in the Gravelhill Community near Hemphill.

Mrs. Travis is survived by two sons, Tony Coke Travis, Jr. and his wife Dora of New Caney, TX, and Larry Ronald Travis and his wife Mary of Streetman, TX, her daughter Linda Travis Bell of Houston, her brother Jackie Ray Conn of Centennial, CO and her sister Clara Mae Johnson of Orange, TX. She is also survived by six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Thursday, May 5, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm, Friday, May 6, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Gravelhill Cemetery near Hemphill.

Courtesy of Starr Funeral Home website

Family/Spouse: Tony Coke Travis, Sr.. Tony (son of John Amos Travis and Abbie Della Bennett) was born on 13 Oct 1910; died on 24 Sep 1979; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Orange Leader
August 15, 2012
Clara Johnson
Orange-Clara Johnson, 95, of Orange, died Monday, August 13, 2012, at Oakwood Manor in Vidor.

Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 16, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. A Graveside Servie will be 3:00 p.m. Thursday at Gravel Hill Cemetery near Bronson, Texas.

Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home.

Born in Hemphill, Texas on September 25, 1916, Clara was the daughter of John K. and Allie (Humphries) conn.

She was raised on a farm in Hemphill and by the time she was in her 20's she was working at the shipyard in Orange during World War II. She was a selalline "Rosy the Riveter" welder at the shipyard, where she met a fellow who she would soon call her husband, They had Frances in 1945 and Tucker in 1949. While raising their children they lived in Orange and Kentucky. In 1967, her first grandchild was born, and she raised Charlotte as her daughter.

She owned her own beauty shope and had many wonderful memories throughout the years. She was an active member of Cove Baptist Church, where she taught the elderly ladies Sunday School Class as well as participated in other organizations at the church. After Hurricane Ike, Clara donated her house and land to the church and moved to Mauriceville with her granddaughter.

She was "Mawmaw" to many, "Miss Clara" to some, Nanny to a few, Mother to three!

She was the best there was! That's no lie, Heaven had a new angel tonight.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, N. T. Johnson; sister, Maurine Travis; and brothers JD Conn and Arnold Conn.

Clara is survived by her daughter, Frances Breaux of Bridge City; son Tucker Johnson of Houston; and daughter and son-in-law, Charlotte and Eric Wolfford of Mauriceville. She is also survived by her five granchildren, Raymond Henry, Sherry Breaux, Kevin Breaux, James Breaux and Shelia Breaux; three great-grandchildren, Adrian, Aaron and Austyn Wolfford; and brother, Jackie Ray Conn of Colorado.

Serving as Pallbearers will be Tonny Travis, Larry Travis, Mike Conn, Austyn Wolfford, Adrian Wolfford and Aaron Wolfford.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, October 2012)

Clara married Nathan Thomas Johnson, Sr. on 28 Aug 1944 in Texas. Nathan was born on 11 Sep 1916; died on 12 Jan 1986; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her annotated census of the Gravel Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary notes that his tombstone was a double with Earline Bennett Conn, and was inscribed: Precious memories - Wed 11 Nov 1946

There was also a Military Marker: John Dixon Conn - T Sgt US Army WW II

FindAGrave shows him, in error, as a son of George Franklin Conn and Frances Isom Conn. He is actually their grandson.

John married Vera Earline Bennett on 11 Nov 1946. Vera (daughter of William Earl Bennett and Ethel Lee Scott) was born on 3 Nov 1929 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her annotated census of the Gravel Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary notes that her tombstone was inscribed: "Our darling-She budded on earth to bloom in Heaven"