Thomas Graydon Fuller

1892 - 1969  (76 years)

• Name	Thomas Graydon Fuller  [1, 2]
  Birth	7 Nov 1892	Texas   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Aug 1969	Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	In the books "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" by Virgie Speights (S. Malone, 1983), the following vignette appears: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Graydon (Tom) Fuller celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, Sunday, February 20, 1966, at their home with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m.. Hostesses were their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Deas Fuller, their niece, Mrs. L.A. Adiches, and Miss Gertrude Sanders. Mrs. J.O. Porter, Miss Sherry Lewis, Miss Amanda Gooch and Miss Nancy McClelland served golden iced wedding cakd and gold punch and conducted guests through the gift display rooms. Their grandson, Tommy Fuller, registered the guests as they arrived. When Thomas Graydon Fuller, son of James Estern (sic) and Hannah Pickney Deweese Fuller, and Miss Sallie Mason, daughter of William Crockett and Josephine Deas Mason, of San Augustine, were married at the home of the bride's parents they moved into the house where Tom was born and lived all of his life. He has been in business in Hemphill for forty years. The Fullers have one son, Thomas Deas Fuller, who is in business with his father and lives across the street from his parents, in a home once owned by Dr. and Mrs. W.T. Arnold and family. Mrs. Arnold was formerly Miss Pearl Fuller, sister of Tom. There is one grandson, Tommy Fuller of Hemphill, and one granddaughter, Mrs. Martha Turner of Austin. According to "A Pictorial History of Sabine County, Texas", the home of Tom and Sally Mason Fuller was believed to have been built during the 1870's by Allen Beckcom. In her weekly Sabine County Reporter column, "On the Bright Side", Mary Howell wrote that she remembered "Tom ran a clothing and feed store next to the drug store [which his brother Jim Fuller owned and operated]....Deas kept the store open after his parents deaths." (Page 4, July 18, 2007). (Research): Census Listings: 1940 Census Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill, JP 1 Enumerated April 13, 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-1 Sheet 5B 98-0-4000-N Fuller, Thomas G Head M W 47 M No h-3 Tx Sam House Merchant General Mdse Store Fuller, Sallie O Wf F W 42 m No H3 Tx Sam House Fuller, Thomas Dees Son m W 22 M No H-4 Tx Same House Salesman General Mdse Store Fuller, Lucille Dtr-in-law F W 18 M No H-4 R Nacogdoches Tx
  Person ID	I87	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Easter "Bud" Fuller,   b. 10 Jan 1856, Georgia d. 17 Sep 1898, Sabine County, Texas (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Hannah Pinkney Deweese,   b. 24 Jul 1856, Texas d. 24 Feb 1918, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1877	Sabine County, Texas   [4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F89	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah "Sallie" Melissa Mason,   b. 26 Mar 1897, Sabine County, Texas d. 13 Jun 1987, Sabine County, Texas (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1916	Sabine County, Texas   [3, 7]
  	"They were married at the home of the bride's parents.."
  Children	1. Thomas Deas Fuller, Sr.,   b. 30 Jun 1917, Texas d. 3 Apr 1994, Sabine County, Texas (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F91	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Nov 1892 - Texas Marriage - 20 Feb 1916 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 7 Aug 1969 - Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Fuller General Store, ca 1925, Hemphill, Texas An inside view of Tom Fuller store's, which sold clothing and feed, and was located on the west side of the Sabine County Courthouse in Hemphill. It was next door to his brother Jim Fuller's Drug Store. l to r, front: UNKNOWN, Lester "Red" Fuller, Tom Fuller back: UKNOWN PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE TWO UNKNOWN MEN IN THIS PHOTO

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 36, 74 (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, JP 1 Enumerated April 13, 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-1 Sheet 5B 98-0-4000-N (Reliability: 3). [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 36 (Reliability: 3). [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.). [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 74 (Reliability: 3). [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 85 (Reliability: 3).