Tera Mary Fuller

1902 - 1988  (86 years)

• Name	Tera Mary Fuller  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	13 Jan 1902	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Sep 1988	Waco, McLennan County, Texas   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Notes	On her birth certificate, her middle name was listed as Mary. However, her death certificate shows Mae as her middle name. Daughter Joye indicated that Mary was correct.
  Person ID	I614	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   [1, 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	William Dalton Cousins,   b. 29 Mar 1902, Sabine County, Texas d. 6 Aug 1982, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1923	Sabine County, Texas
  	Dalton and Tera (Fuller) Cousins both grew up in Bronson, and were married there on December 22, 1923. At the time of their marriage, Mr. Cousins was in the Tailoring business and she was a school teacher in the Bronson School System. Tera began teaching when she was just 17. Soon after their marriage, Mr. Cousins began working for United Gas Pipeline. They traveled extensively, meeting many new people and making new friends. Mrs. Cousins continued her education, attending A&I College, where she received her B.S. degree Summa Cum Lauda. She later obtained her Masters from Stephen F. Austin State University. The couple moved to Carthage in 1955, when he was chief engineer for United Gas. They retired (in Carthage) in 1968, after he has worked 42 years with the company. Mrs. Cousins was teaching in the science department in Carthage Jr. High School when she retired after 35 years of teaching. The Cousins state the highlight of their life together was the birth of their daughter Joy Marie, after 18 years of marriage. They named their daughter Joy because she was "the joy of our lives." Joy (is now) married to Bob Turner. They reside in Waco with their three children, Dal, Daryl, and Daneya. Mrs. Turner is a teacher in Waco. The Cousins are active workers with the First United Methodist Church. She teaches Sunday School, and is active in guild work and Bible study. Mr. Cousins is a member of the Lions Club. Excerpted from a newspaper article published prior to a celebration of the Cousins 50th Wedding anniversary on Dec 16, 1973, presumably in the Carthage newspaper. Their address at the time was 1322 Success Street.
  Children	1. Living
  Documents		Cousins, Dalton and Tera (Fuller) Golden Wedding Anniversary This article was probably published in the local paper for Carthage, Texas in December, 1973, in honor of the couples Golden Wedding anniversary
  Family ID	F483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Jan 1902 - Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 23 Dec 1923 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 19 Sep 1988 - Waco, McLennan County, Texas Burial - - Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Fuller, Tera Mary Wife of Dalton Cousins B. 1901 D. 1988, Texas
  		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 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, Alonzo, Nina, Ethel and Tera, ca 1965, Sabine County, Texas At Lonza's 75th Birthday Celebration in 1965, Sabine County, Texas (l to r): Alonzo Fuller, Nina McLemore, Ethel Eddings, and Tera Cousins.
  		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

  Cousins, W. Dalton and Tera (Fuller)

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 75 (Reliability: 3). [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.). [S51] McCary, Kay P. "Rosevine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S334] Rootsweb, Texas Death Records, 1964 thru 1998. [S341] Sabine County, Texas, Marriage License. [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983.