William Jesse Bragg

1854 - 1906  (52 years)

• Name	William Jesse Bragg  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	22 Feb 1854	Washington County, Florida   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jun 1906	Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Burial	New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	He was said to have married Elizabeth REEVES, Elizabeth Constable COLLINS, and Mattie Theophilus PEACE. He had four children by his first wife, two by his second wife, and three by his third wife. The name Elizabeth L. Bragg is inscribed on a double marker with William J. Bragg, with the dates 4 Jan 1854 - 1887. Kay Parker McCary, in her annontated transcription of the Bennett Cemetery, north of Milam, shows he and Elizabeth Constable Collins as the parents of Nannie Leona Bragg, the first wife of James Malcolm Chambers. She also shows that William Jesse and his first wife, Elizabeth Reeves, were the parents of Mollie Bragg, who married first John Allen Anderson, and was later the third wife of James Malcolm Chambers. (Research): Census Information: 1900 Census Texas, Sabine, Milam Enumerated 15 and 16 June 1900 SD 8 ED 71 Sheets 8 B and 9A 141-141 Bragg, David B Head W M Mch 1868 32 m 11 Tx Ga Fl Farmer Bragg, Naomi Wf W F Sept 1898 26 M 11 5/4 Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Herman Son W M Dec 1889 10 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Carson Son W M Dec 1893 6 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Sallie Dtr W F Mch 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Abbie Dtr W F Nov 1897 2 S Tx Tx Tx 142-142 Bragg, James R Head W M Oct 1874 28 M 5 Tx Fl Fl Farmer Bragg, Mattie Wf W F Aug 1877 22 M Tx Ms Tx Bragg, Nettie A Dtr W F Aug 1896 3 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Lilly V Dtr W F Dec 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx 143-143 Bragg, William J Head W M Feby 1855 45 M Fl Ga Fl Farmer Bragg, Mattie Wf W F Nov 1861 38 M 5 2/2 La Tn La Bragg, Susan V Dtr W F Apr 1877 23 S Tx Fl Tx Bragg, Clara M Drt W F July 1882 18 S Tx Fl Tx Bragg, William H Son W M Jan 1884 16 S Tx Fl Tx Farm Laborer Bragg, Nadine L Dtr W F Aug 1889 10 S Tx Fl Tx Bragg, Charles A Son W M May 1893 7 S Tx Fl Tx Bragg, Jesse L Son W M Sept 1896 3 S Tx Fl Tx Bragg, Sarah F Dtr W F Oct 1898 1 S Tx Gl Tx 144-144 Bragg, William Head W M Dec 1833 66 M 12 Ga Va Ga Bragg,Nancy C Wf W F Mach 1846 54 M 12 1/1 Tx Ga Ga Bragg, Thomas A Son W M Nov 1878 24 S Tx Ga Ala Farmer Bragg, Mary A Dtr W F Nov 1888 11 S Tx Ga Ala Neal, Wm A Gr. Son W M Jun 1883 16 S Tx Tx Tx
  Person ID	I2127	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Herman Bragg,   b. 1 Dec 1834, Georgia d. 16 Nov 1906, Sabine County, Texas (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Sarah Willie Register,   b. Abt 1834, Georgia d. Abt 1885 (Age ~ 51 years)
  Marriage	1854  [1]
  Family ID	F1391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Elizabeth Reeves,   b. 4 Jan 1854   d. 12 Oct 1886, Sabine County, Texas (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1879  [5]
  Children	1. Thomas A. Bragg,   b. Nov 1878, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Ellen Bragg,   b. Abt 1879, Sabine County, Texas d. 11 Mar 1946, Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 67 years)   3. William Henry Bragg,   b. 4 Jan 1884, Sabine County, Texas d. 30 Apr 1962, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F11256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth "Becky" Constable,   b. 5 Sep 1852, Sabine Parish, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	16 Sep 1888	Sabine County, Texas
  Children	1. Nannie Leona Bragg,   b. 11 Aug 1889, Sabine County, Texas d. 5 Feb 1919, Sabine County, Texas (Age 29 years)   2. Charles Alfred Bragg,   b. 26 May 1893, Sabine County, Texas d. 12 Jan 1971, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F11257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Feb 1854 - Washington County, Florida Marriage - 16 Sep 1888 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 6 Jun 1906 - Sabine County, Texas Burial - - New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S632] Descendants of William Mercer http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mbonsal/mercer/william.html. [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, Milam Enumerated 15 and 16 June 1900 SD 8 ED 71 Sheets 8 B and 9A 143-143 (Reliability: 3). [S928] McCary, Mackie & Kay "New Hope Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S859] Brasher, Shirley J. "Family Connection" Ver. 2009-01-31 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=sbrasher409.