Madora "Dora" Esther Watson

1873 - 1943  (69 years)

• Name	Madora "Dora" Esther Watson  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Nickname	Dora
  Birth	15 Apr 1873	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Jan 1943	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Burial	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	She and her husband operated the Williams Hotel, and she also taught school. (Medical):See attached sources. [2]
  Person ID	I17737	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Jacob Moore Watson,   b. 11 Feb 1835, Georgia d. 6 Sep 1872, Sabine County, Texas (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Nancy Curren Rowan Day,   b. 17 Jul 1835, Mississippi d. 23 Feb 1909, Texas (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1857	Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Family ID	F5634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Simeon "Sim" Rufus Williams,   b. 25 Jun 1873, Sabine County, Texas d. 20 Feb 1961, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1897  [1]
  	They operated the Williams Hotel for many years, the first one built from the court-room of the last frame Court House in Hemphill. It was completely destroyed by a fire during the night of Feb 26, 1918, which also destroyed other business buildings on the side of the Square, including the Hemphill Drug. Dr. D.G. Mann and Pat Murphy (partner of Jim Fuller) escaped the burning hotel from a window upstairs by tying sheets together and climbing down. At that time the hotel was being managed by County Sheriff Bosco Bright and his wife, Nettie, who was a sister of Sim Williams. They were the parents of Sid Bright. (White and Toole, p 68).
  Children	1. Susan Esther Williams,   b. Abt 1898, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Nannie "Nan" Roberta Williams,   b. Abt 1902, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Earl Williams,   b. Abt 1904, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Thelma Harriett Williams,   b. 1 Feb 1906, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   5. Catherine Pauline Williams,   b. Abt 1908, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Apr 1873 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 11 Jan 1943 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Williams, Madora "Dora" (Watson) B. 1873 D. 1943 Texas Wife of Simon Rufus Williams She and her husband owned and operated the Williams Hotel, the first one built from the court-room of the last frame Court House in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 68 (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Sub Distr. 84 Page 12, SD 1, ED 84, Stamped 14 Enumerated 26 Jun 1880 (Reliability: 3). [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill, J.P. 1 Enumerated April 11, 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-1 Sheet 81A (Reliability: 3).