Emmie Lee Lott, 81, of Vidor died Friday, May 13, 2011.
Mrs. Lott, a native of Brookeland, Texas, was born Jan. 10, 1930, and had been a longtime resident of Vidor. Emmie was a homemaker and was a member of the Home Extension Club. She was a member of the Faith Tabernacle Church in Vidor.
She is survived by her sons, Vanice "Bubba" Lott of Brookeland and David Lott of Vidor; daughters, Melody Randel of Vidor and Dalpha Hodges of Austin; brothers, George Lowe and Manuel Lowe, both of Brookeland; sisters, Macel Baggett of Pineland and Inez Cramer of Brookeland; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Emmie was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Joshua Lott; son, Don Glen Lott; and grandson, Matt Dewayne Lott.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 16, at Vidor Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, located at 1750 Hwy. 12 in Vidor. Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Lott Cemetery off FM 2024 near Pineland.
Visitation will be held Sunday, May 15, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Services are under the direction of Vidor Memorial Funeral Home, located at 1750 Hwy. 12 in Vidor.
George Enman Lowe, 76, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at his residence.
George was born on June 26, 1944 in Scrappin Valley, Texas to Man Lowe and Irish Molly Kincel Lowe. George worked through the years as an operator for the County Commissioners in Jasper, Newton and Sabine County.
George enjoyed fishing, hunting and just being an authentic Texas cowboy. His family meant the world him and he enjoyed spending time with his grandkids and great grandkids.
He is survived by his sons, Roy Lowe and wife, Tammy of Scrapping Valley, and George M. Lowe of Scrappin Valley; brother, Manuel Buck Lowe and wife, Barbara of Brookeland; sister, Mattie Inez Cramer and husband, Milton of Scrapping Valley; grandchildren, Liz, Scooter, Kassiady and Heather; and great grandchildren, Gus, Charlie, Rhett, Lane and Bryce.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mittie Chance Lowe; and his parents.
A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Start Street, Hemphill, Texas.
Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Chet Strain and Bro. Van T. Lowe officiating.
Burial will follow services in Frisby Cemetery in Scrappin Valley with Todd McDonald, Brad Easley, Elton Marshall, James Hopson, Tommy Lowe, Michael Hopson, Glenn Rhame and J.J. Latham serving as pallbearers.
Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed online at starrfuneralhome.com.
Downloaded from his Find A Grave Memorial Page ID 18148851
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, May 19, 2021, pg 4
1850 Census
Indiana, Grant County, Marion Centre Twp
Enumerated 2 Oct 1850
Stamped 272
950-964
John H Lowe 25 M School Teacher $350 Ohio
Mary E. Lowe 25 F Ind
William R Lowe 10/12 M Ind
Robert Lowe 5 Ohio (born to John in a prior marriage?)
1860 Census
not located
1870 Census
Illinois, Kendall County, Town of Little Rock, PO Plano
Enumerated 9 July 1870
Page 31 Stamped 418
237-237
Lowe, John H 45 M W Physician $3000 $600 Oh
Lowe, Mary E 45 F W Keeping House Ind
Lowe, Wm. R 20 M W Ind
Lowe, Frances E 14 F W Ind
Copied from the obit collection in the Buna Public Library - Vol 1. 1986 - 1999.
Lilly Joyce Powell, 63, of Buna, died August 31, 1997 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Kinsel Chapel Church in Jasper with burial in Frisby Cemetery in Jasper under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill.
A native of Newton County, she lived in Buna all her life. She was a nurse's aide with a home health agency.
Survivors include her husband, Odell Powell of Buna; sons, Lamar Powell and Tiajuana Powell, both of Pineland and Louegia Powell of Buna; daughters, Laverne Fletcher of Buna and Annie Watts of Beaumont; brother, George Lowe of Scrapping Valley and Munual Lowe of Call; sister, Emmie Lott of Vidor, Macel Baggett of Pineland and Inez Cramer of Scrapping Valley; and 11 grandchildren.
---Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Sandra Bertram Meier for this obit.---
Funeral services for Macel Lavorn Lowe Baggett, age 82 of Jasper, Texas will be 3pm Monday, June 16, 2014 at Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home in Jasper.
Burial to follow in Frisby Cemetery.
Macel died June 14, 2014 at Timberlake Health and Rehabilitation in Jasper.
A native of Newton County and a longtime Sabine County resident she enjoyed collecting things and rebuilding toys. Raised her 6 children and others. She worked in several occupations in order to help make ends meet for her family. She was devoted to the care and rehabilitation of her son Ruben after an automobile accident.
Survivors include three sons, James Edward Mann Fountain and wife Ellen of Call, Texas, Derwin Dwight and Lori Fountain of Cut & Shoot, Texas and Ruben Otis Fountain of Pineland, three daughters, Glenda Dale husband Jesus Ramos and Melissa Kaye Perez and husband Vicente, all of Newton, Texas and Della Carlene Morton and husband Donald of Jasper, two brothers, Manuel Wesley Lowe and wife Barbara of Brookeland, Texas and George E. Lowe of Scrappin Valley, sister Matty Inez Cramer and husband Buddy of Scrappin Valley, twenty grandchildren and forty great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. She was also survived by her children's stepfather Douglas Ray Baggett.
Macel was preceded in death by her parents Mann and Molly Lowe, two sisters Emmy Lee Lott and Lilly Joyce Powell and the father of her children Carl Edward Fountain.
Service are under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home of Jasper.
Downloaded from Find A Grave Memorial ID 131431490
The Sabine County Reporter
August 28, 1996, page 12
Man Lowe
Man Lowe, 85, of Scrappin' Valley died Friday, Aug. 23, 1996, at Lakes Regional Medical Center in Jasper.
Born July 17, 1911, as a son of the late Tom and Emma (Frisby) Lowe, he was a lifelong resident of the area. Lowe was a retired bus driver for Brookeland Independent School District and a member of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Scrappin' Valley.
Survivors: two sons, George Lowe of Scrappin' Valley and Manuel Lowe of Call Junction; four daughters, Emmie Lott of Vidor, Macel Baggett of Pineland, Joyce Powell of Buna, and Inez Cramer of Scrappin' Valley; a brother, Jack Lowed of Brookeland; two sisters, Annie CHANCE of Kountze and Mattie McBRIDE of Jasper; 27 grandchildren; 60 great granchildren; and eight great-great grandchildren.
Graveside rites were held at 10 a. m. Monday at Frisby Cemetery off Hwy. 255 with Bro. Van Lowe, Bro. Butch Gallier, and Bro. Robert Lakey officiating. Visitation was held at Kincel Chapel Church.
Arrangements were handled by Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)
Manuel "Buck" Wesley Lowe, 85, of Brookeland, Texas passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022 at his residence.
Buck was born on November 9, 1936 in Scrappin' Valley, Texas to Mann I. Lowe and Molly Iris Kincel Lowe.
He worked as a Foreman in the lumber industry for Kirby Lumber for seven years and Temple for 20 years before retiring from Louisiana Pacific. He had also worked as a journeyman carpenter and roofer.
He enjoyed fishing and hunting, riding four wheelers and coon hunting and going rock hunting with the children. He also enjoyed collecting arrowheads.
He was a member of the Cowboy Church in Pineland and a loving husband, son, father, brother and grandpa who raised five children and two grandchildren.
Buck is survived by his wife, Barbara Lowe of Brookeland,sons, Tommy Joe Lowe of Brookeland, Clifford Wesley Lowe of Brookeland, Lester Ray Carpenter and wife, Stephanie, of San Augustine, Texas and Blake Channing Fountain of Brookeland, daughters, Debra Kay Lowe of Brookeland, Kathy Elis Morton and husband, John, also of Brookeland, Samantha Renee Carpenter of Pineland and Carly Andrea Fountain of Brookeland, sister, Inez Cramer of Scrappin' Valley, grandchildren, Wesley Espitia, Leo Espitia, Gladys Miller, J. P. Lowe, William McClintock, Matthew McClintock, Gared Edenfield, Summer Lowe, Elise Lowe and Audra Lowe and 26 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mann and Molly Iris Lowe, son, William Mann Lowe, sisters, Emmie Lee Lott, Macel Lavorn Baggett and Lily Joyce Powell, brother, George Enman Lowe, granddaughters, Mary Autry Inez Edenfield and Brittney Cole Lowe and grandson, Nicholas Adam McClintock.
Funeral services will begin at 11am, Wednesday, June 1, 2022 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Van T. Lowe officiating.
Burial will follow services at Frisby Cemetery in Brookeland, Texas.
Wesley Espitia, Leo Espitia, William McClintock, Blake Fountain, Sam Smith, Cheyenne Morton, Adrien Espitia and Craig Morton serving as pallbearers.
Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.
Starr Funeral Home of Hemphill, Texas
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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, June 8, 2022, page 4
Name Nellie Annie Mcelroy
Event Type Death
Event Date 15 Nov 1949
Event Place Bynum, Hill, Texas, United States
Gender Female
Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 11 Jan 1874
Birthplace Sabine, Texas
Father's Name Sam Lowe
Mother's Name Serina Lowe
Informant G H Jenkins
Certificate Number 54104
GS Film number 2223546
Digital Folder Number 005145068
Image Number 02983
Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3SQ-QYH : accessed 10 May 2014), Nellie Annie Mcelroy, 15 Nov 1949; citing certificate number 54104, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2223546.
Funeral services for Jeanean Williams, 62, of Vidor were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, 1994, at the Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home--Jasper Chapel in Jasper with Bro. J. C. Durham officiating. Interment followed at North Baptist Cemetery in Jasper County.
She died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1994, at her residence.
Mrs. Williams was a native of Sabine County and had formerly lived in Jasper several years before recently moving to Vidor. She was a member of the Jasper Assembly of God church.
Survivors: a son, Marlin Laray Williams of Jasper; daughters, Shirley Turner of Vidor and Pamela Cole of Fairmount; a brother Rob Lowe of Magnolia; and three grandchildren.
Published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 14, 1994, page 12
At the time of the 1880 census, William R and Carrie A Lowe were residents of Plano, Illinois. Living with them were children Frances and Edward, along with Williams 56 year old mother, Mary, and a 32 year old servant named Eliza J. Moore. Year: 1880; Census Place: Plano, Kendall, Illinois; Roll: 219; Family History Film: 1254219; Page: 369A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 0741.
1930 Census
Mississippi, Covington County, Beat 2 Richmond
Enumerated 16 Apr 1930
ED 16-4 SD 9 Sheet 10B
202-207
Lowry, Fletcher Head M W 35 M 20 Ala Ala Ala Farmer
Lowry, Eva Wf F W 39 M 20 Miss Miss Miss
Lowry, Gladys Sister F W 11 S Miss Ala Ala Laborer Farm
Lowry, Audrey Sister F W 9 S Miss Ala Ala Laborer Farm
Lowry, Blanche Dtr F W 6 S Miss Ala Miss
Dearman, Clyde Stepson M W 19 S Miss Ala Miss Laborer Farm
Dearman, Clara Stepdtr F W 17 S Miss Ala Miss Laborer Farm
1900 Census
Alabama, Butler County, Precinct 14, Georgiana City
Enumerated 2 Jun 1900
SD 2 ED 22 Sheets 2B and 3A
Jones
44-49
Lowry, Rueben Head W M March 1862 38 M 11 Ala Ala Ala Driver
Lowry, Duckie Wf W F Feb 1871 29 m 11 8/2 Ala Ala Ala
Lowry, Archie Son W M Jun 1890 9 S Ala Ala Ala At School
Lowry, Fletcher Son M W Feb 1893 7 S Ala Ala Ala At School
Lowry, Hurlie (Pearlie??) Dtr W F Oct 1894 5 S Ala Ala Ala
Lowry, Zema Son W M Nov 1895 4 S Ala Ala Ala
Lowry, Rutha Son W M Dec 1897 2 S Ala Ala Ala
Lowry, Harvey Son W M Nov 1899 6/12 S Ala Ala Ala
Lowrey, ??? Son-in-law W F March 1872 28 S Ala Ala Ala
1910 Census
Mississippi, Covington County, Beat 1
Enumerated 15 Apr 1910
SD 6 ED 2 Sheet 1A
2-2
Lowery, R. F. N Head M W 49 M2 20 Ala SC US Farm Operator Farm
Lowery, L. V. Wf F W 39 m1 20 13/7 Ala Ala
Lowery, Archie Son M W 19 S Ala Ala Ala Teamster Logwood
Lowery, Fletcher Dtr (sic) M W 16 S Ala Ala Ala Teamster Logwood
Lowery, Pearl Dtr F W 14 S Ala Ala Ala
Lowery, Zema Son M W 13 S Ala Ala Ala Farm Laborer
Lowery, Harvey Son M W 11 S Ala Ala Ala Farm Laborer
Lowery, Ruby Son M W 8 S Ala Ala Ala
Lowery, R. F. Jr Son M W 5/12 s Miss Ala Ala
1920 Census
Mississippi, Jones County, Beat 4 Southeast
Enumerated 28 Jan 1920
SD 6 ED 92 Sheet 22B
400-410
Lowery, Ruben F Head M W 56 M Ala Ala Ala Farmer
Lowery, Minnie B Wf F W 37 M Miss Miss Miss
Lowery, Gladys E Dtr F W 11/12 S Miss Miss Miss
Lowery, Fletcher C Son M W 26 Wd Ala Ala Ala Laborer Home Farm
Lowery, Harvey S Son M W 21 M Ala Ala Ala Laborer Home Farm
Lowery, Ruby B Son M W 18 S Ala Ala Ala Laborer Home Farm
Lowery, R F Son M W 10 S Miss Ala Ala
Lowery, Susie Dtr-in-law F W 18 M Miss Miss Miss
Cova Jean Hurst Gentry writes that "Molly came to live with our family for a short time when I was a little girl. I remember that I slept with her. Moms tells me that she was diabetic and would give me money to go to Van's store to buy us candy. Van's store was on the corner of B. and Fig where the annex to the Trinity Baptist Church is. She married a second time to Clarence DAVIS. Her father was Ulysses Sherman LOWRY d. 10 Mar 1928, and her Mother Ida Francis MORLEY. d. 29 Jun 1922. Her grandparents were Irvin LOWRY and Margaret CAMPBELL."
1930 Census
Arizona, Maricopa County, Goodyear Election Precinct
Enumerated April 24, 1930
ED 7-80 SD 2 Sheet 11A Stamped 236
201
Payne, Harold Head M W 23 M 22 New Mexico Miss Kansas Laborer
Payne, Evelyn Wf F W 21 M 20 Ky Ky Ten
202
Payne, Fred Head M W 49 M 23 Tx Miss Ka Foreman Ranch Cotton
Payne, Alice Wf F W 40 M 13 Mo Mo Mo
Payne, Ruby Dtr F W 12 S Ok Tx Mo
Payne, Levi Son M W 8 S Ariz Tx Mo
Payne, Walter, Son M W 5 S Ariz Tx Mo
203
Payne, Mollie Hd F W 43 Wd Mo Mo Mo Laborer Cotton Clean Up
Payne, Cecil Son M W 24 S Ok Tx Mo Laborer Cotton Clean Up
Payne, Gilbert Son M W 19 S Ok Tx Mo Laborer Cotton Clean Up
Payne, Loyd Son m W 18 S Ok Tx Mo Laborer Cotton Clean Up
Payne, Vernon Son M W 15 S Ok Tx Mo
Payne, Ethel Dtr F W 14 S Ok Tx Mo
Payne, Wilburn Son M W 10 S Ok Tx Mo
Payne, Floyann Dtr F W 8 S Ok Tx Mo
Virgie Speights wrote, in her September 26, 1963 "Oldtimers of Sabine County, Texas" column, that Dolly Wente Arnold's grandmother was Mrs. Missouri Amanda Loyless Whitehead, a widow who lost all her possessions in Macon, Georgia during the Civil War. She brought her five children, including little Fanny, to Sabine County.
The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 3, 1962, reported they moved from his forest service work at Superior, Montana to their farm near Moise, Montana.
Name: Ernest Lester Luce
Death Date: 29 Jul 1975
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 74 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1901
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Winnie Luce
Father's Name: John R. Luce
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Jimmie Tyre (sic) [should be Malissa Jane "Jennie" Tyer]
Mother's Birthplace:
Informant: Mrs. Winnie LuceppWife
Occupation: Car Man, Southern Pacific Railroad
Place of Residence: 1305 Marilyn Street, Conroe, Texas
Cemetery: Brookside Memorial Park
Burial Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas
Burial Date: August 1, 1975
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243827
Digital Film Number: 4005481
Image Number: 2749
Reference Number: 60370
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
1930 Census
Texas, Harris County, JP 19 Precinct One, Houston City
Enumerated 6 April 1930
ED 101-143 SD 26 Sheet 6A Stamped 212
Shotwell Street
437-134-146
Luce, Earnest L Hd M W 29 M 24 Tx Tx Tx Collector Loan Sharks
Luce, Winnie A Wf F W 28 M 23 Tx La Ill
Luce, Lester D Son M W 4 1/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Luce, Adolph F Son M W 2 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx
McLemore, Richard L Brother-in-law M W 20 S Tx La Ill Ice Cream Makers Lone Star Creamery
Winfred "Wimpy" Luce
Born February 7, 1937 and passed in March, 2006
W.T. "Wimpy" Luce, a community leader in Montgomery County since the 1960's, passed away Friday night at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital. He was 69 years old. Born the last of four boys to Winnie McLemore Luce and Ernest Luce on February 7, 1937, in Latexo, Texas, Wimpy grew up in Houston, and graduated from Jefferson Davis High School. A banker all of his life, Wimpy's career spanned from a 17-year-old bank courier, to Vice President of First National Bank in Conroe, to President of the First State Bank of Magnolia, which he literally built from the foundation up. Wimpy later worked with Merrill Lynch and Prudential Securities, now Wachovia, from where he retired in 2005. He helped organize and served as the first President of the Chamber of Commerce in Magnolia, and he was instrumental in organizing the first March of Dimes effort in Montgomery County. Wimpy was the long time Song Leader of the Conroe Noon Lions Club, and member of the Conroe Country Club. Wimpy played a large part in financing and developing the Texas Renaissance Festival, where he also portrayed the role of Bishop. He was a gifted public speaker, and possessed a beautiful baritone voice which he used to direct church choirs and perform with country and western bands. Wimpy is survived by his wife, Mollye Luce, with whom he recently celebrated 25 years of marriage with a reception of family and friends, and renewal of their vows. He also leaves two daughters, Nelda Luce Blair and husband Jim of The Woodlands, and Kim Dollar and husband Danny of Bulverde, and their mother Sue Luce of Conroe. He also leaves three step-daughters Carreen Carson and husband Clay of Dallas, Charlotte Kuenstler and husband Richard of Bellville, and Laura Blum and husband Keith of Katy. Eleven grandchildren who will greatly miss their "Paw Paw" are Evan "Scooter" Wilkerson, Isaac Wilkerson, Danielle Dollar and Ross Dollar of Bulverde, Maris Harkins of Conroe, Jake Carson and Catherine Carson of Dallas, Rachel Kuenstler and Reilly Kuenstler of Bellville, and Conner and Kennadi Blum of Katy. He is also survived by three older brothers, Lester Luce of San Antonio, Forrest Luce and wife Mary Ann of Houston, and Donal Luce and wife Florice of Conroe, and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and beloved friends. Visitation with the family and viewing will occur on Monday, February 20, from 5 to 8 pm at Metcalf Funeral Home. Reverend Dearing Jones will officiate at funeral services on Tuesday, February 21, at 11 am, at the First Baptist Church of Magnolia, with a graveside service following at Magnolia Cemetery. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Hope International, 311 N. Market Street, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas 75202, or the Conroe ISD Education Foundation, Wimpy Luce Memorial Scholarship, c/o P.O. Box 1494, Conroe, Texas 77305, or the charity of your choice. Wimpy's unique character and gregarious personality will be fondly remembered by all.
1900 Census
Michigan, Monroe County, First Ward, City of Monroe
Enumerated 1 June 1900
SD 2 ED 76 Sheet 5B
Fourth Street
262-108-110
Falk, Catherine Hd W F Jan 1847 53 Wd 6/6 Germany Germany Germany 1851 49
Falk, Otto Son W M Oct 1878 21 S Mich Germany Germany Moulder
Falk, Walter Son W M Feb 1880 20 S Mich Germany Germany Locksmith
Falk, Henrietta Dtr W F Apr 19882 18 S Mich Germany Germany At Home
Luft, William Nephew W M May 1870 30 S Mich Germany Ohio Salesman Clothing
Luksik -- Ernest P., 90, Milligan, died Saturday (3/9/02) in Lincoln. Born, Geneva (1/14/12).
Survivors: wife, Viola; son, fiancee, Ernest L. Luksik and Patti Cejka, both McPherson, Kan.; daughters, sons-in-law, Erma and Adolf Zumpfe, Friend, Rose and Elvin Filipi, Tobias; brother-in-law, Leo Soukup, Exeter; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Farmer & Son Funeral Home -- Kotas Chapel, Milligan. The Rev. Heidi Revelo. Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan. Visitation: 2:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. Memorials to the family.
(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, Lincoln Journal Star Archives)
The 2008 Milligan History Book shows him as a son of of John and Bessie Pracheil Luksik.
Nellie Florence Fullen (nee Lummus) was born October 6, 1918 in Wortham, Texas to Theron Oscar Lummus and Mary Frances (Jones) Lummus. She married William Braxton Fullen Sr. on September 7, 1935 in Whiteface, Texas. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Sundown, Texas. (Copied from FamilySearch, G4WB-715)
Nancy (Mayo) Bishop writes that she was the daughter of Frederick LUTEN and Rachel POWELL of North Carolina. She shows her date of birth as February 9, 1794 in Chowan County, NC.
1880 Census
Mississippi, Pike County, Beat No. 2
Enumerated 30 Jun 1880
Pages 52 and 53 SD ? ED 38
516-423
Luter, Joseph W M 68 Miller Holland Holland Holland
Luter, Eliza W F 41 Wf Keeping House Mississippi SC SC
Luter James M W M 27 Son Laborer Mississippi Holland Mississippi
Luter, Elnore W F 24 Daughter Mississippi SC Mississippi
Luter, Jesse C W M 6 Grandson Miss Miss Miss
Luter, William W M 4 Grandson Miss Miss Miss
Luter, Hosea W M 2 Grandson Miss Miss Miss
Died in either Pike or Walthall County, Mississippi. He married second Jane Holmes on 2 Sept 1889. Jane Holmes Luter (1832-1909)
His headstone is shown on his FindAGrave memorial page. It is Inscribed:
Farwell
Image of shaking hands
Father
Joseph Luter
Born
Mch 4, 1812
Died
oct 26, 1893,
Aged 81 years, 7 months, 22 days
(a two line italicized inscription follows, appears to be a verse of some sort, not legible from photo)
1850 Census
Mississippi, Pike County, Third Police District
Enumerated 29 Oct 1850
335-336
Michael and Cynthia Jones
336-337
Joseph Lawter 37 m Farmer Germany
Eliza Lawter 31 f Mississippi
William D Lawter 15 M Farmhand Mississippi
Joseph J. Lawter 12 M Mississippi
Mary A Lawter 10 f Mississippi
Jesse Lawter 7 M Mississippi
Caroline Lawter 3 F Mississippi
Elizabeth Lawter 1 F Mississippi
1860 Census
Mississippi, Pike County, Township 3 Range 10 E P. O. Summit
Page 11 Stamped 161
70-71
J. F. Burkhalter 30 M Farmer 2500 1100 Ala
Mary F Burkhalter 22 F Miss
M. E. Burkhalter 4 F Miss
L. V. R. Burkhalter 1 F MIss
367-367
Joseph Luter 48 M Planter 2500 1100 Germany
Eliza Luter 41 F Ga
Mary A Luter 20 F Miss
Jesse Luter 18 M MIss
Caroline Luter 13 F Miss
James Luter 6 M Miss
Thos Luter 4 m Miss
Matilda Luter 6/12 F Miss
Elizabeth Luter 11 F Miss
1870 Census
Mississippi, Pike County, Township 3 Range 10 E P. O. Summit
Page 11 Stamped 161
69-70
William and Mary Ann Magee
70-71
Luter, Joseph 57 M 2 Farmer & Miller 2500 800 Germany
Luter, Eliza 51 F W Housekeeper Miss
Luter, Elizabeth 21 F W Miss
Luter, James M 16 M W Miss
1880 Census
Mississippi, Pike County, Beat No. 2
Enumerated 30 Jun 1880
Pages 52 and 53 SD ? ED 38
516-423
Luter, Joseph W M 68 Miller Holland Holland Holland
Luter, Eliza W F 41 Wf Keeping House Mississippi SC SC
Luter James M W M 27 Son Laborer Mississippi Holland Mississippi
Luter, Elnore W F 24 Daughter Mississippi SC Mississippi
Luter, Jesse C W M 6 Grandson Miss Miss Miss
Luter, William W M 4 Grandson Miss Miss Miss
Luter, Hosea W M 2 Grandson Miss Miss Miss
Company E, 16th Mississippi Infantry (Private), died during the Civil War. He was a carpenter prior to his military service, and helped to build the China Grove Methodist Church.
OBITUARY - Pharos-Tribune, Logansport (IN) - August 20, 1952
REUBEN LUTZ, RETIRED ENGINEER, SUCCUMBS.
Peru, Ind.--Reuben E. Lutz, 66, 586 West Fifth Street, a native of Cass County, passed away at the Peru Nursing Home Tuesday at 1 p.m. after an illness of six years. He was a retired C & O engineer.
He was born in Cass County Jan. 11, 1986, the son of Samuel M. and Anna (Campbell) Lutz. He was married Aug. 12, 1910 to Hazel Cramer, who survives.
Survivors include the wife; two sisters, Miss Iva Lee Lutz, Peru, an Mrs. Thelma Yergen, Aiken, South Carolina. Three brothers and a sister preceded him in death.
Mr. Lutz moved to Peru from Wabash in 1910 and was a member of the First Methodist Church, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Eagles and Mannechoir lodges.
Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Eikenberry Funeral Home with #burial in the Falls Cemetery at Wabash. Friends may call at the Eikenberry Funeral Home.
The patronym of Jacob Luurszen (son of Luur), tells us his father's first name was Luur but the records of Wageningen do not go back far enough to tell us anything else about the father or mother of Jacob. Old Luur may have been born in the Netherlands, but he may also have been one of the many refugees pouring into the Netherlands during that time. The notation on the banns that Jacob was "from"" Wageningen means that was his last address. It is only an assumption that he was born there. (Note: Various spellings of Leur, Luur, Luyer, etc. have all been used)
The Netherlands, (popularly but incorrectly referred to as Holland) had just won its independence from longtime dominance by Spain. It was at that time a major world power. It had a large naval force, was the financial capital of the world, was, and is, one of the best educated nations in the world. The Netherlands was also a leader in democracy and the adopted home of many persecuted groups of people from other nations in Europe.
In 1609, Henry Hudson, an Englishman in the employee of the Dutch government, sailed up the river that was later to bear his name. With the success of the Dutch East Indies Company in monopolizing trade in the Far East, a Dutch West Indies Company was chartered in 1621. Their mission was not to colonize, as the English were starting to do, but to develop trade in the New World, as America was called at that time.
Jacob and his brother Urbanus Luurszen set sail around 1646(*) for New Netherland. the name used by the Dutch to refer to that section of this new land along the (Hudson) river claimed by the Netherland after Hudson's discovery. Jacob and Urbanus were in the employee of the Dutch West Indies Company according to powers of attorney made at New Amsterdam in 1647 and 1648. (*) Claes, son of Urbanus was baptised in Amsterdam on 10/01/1645. Jacob signed a Power of Attorney in New Amsterdam on 08/02/1647 for back wages from the West Indies Company.
Some researchers have assumed a Carsten (Christian) Luurszen to be a third brother of Jacob and Urbanus. This is not likely. The children of Carsten were born around 30 years later than those of Jacob and Urbanus.
Jacob soon moved his family up the (Hudson) river to Fort Orange, the oldest and largest Dutch trading post in New Netherland. Jacob first took the pledge of allegiance to the Patroon of Rensselaerswyck, then received a grant of land from Governor Stuyvesant in the newly formed village Beverwyck (now Albany, NY). Jacob's name appears often in the court records of Fort Orange, he seemed to have a penchant for getting into minor troubles. Church Deacons' records show Jacob died there in 1655.
In the Dutch Manuscripts of New York there is mention of a Corporal Jacob Luurszen receiving multiple stab wounds attempting to break up a fight in New Amsterdam. The staff of the New Netherland Project confirm that The West Indies Company maintained it's own militia and employed young civilian men as its soldiers. Since the records do not show any other Jacob Luurszen in New Netherland this must be our Jacob. Could these stab wounds have contributed to his early death (age 39)?
from: Family History Our Dutch Heritage A Research Synopsis of the Kuykendall Family: Kuykendall, Kirkendall, Cuykendall, Coykendall, etc Compiled by Gene Kuykendall, 1997 http://w3.gorge.net/forest/FAMILY%20HISTORY%20BY%20GENE.htm
Anita May Briske, age 83, of Milligan, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 in Geneva. Born March 13, 1931 to James & Anna (Suda) Luzum Sr. in Milligan.
Survivors: son, Steve & wife Kristi of Milligan; three granddaughters, Katie, Stephanie & Kylie; brother, Dwayne Luzum Sr. & wife Cheryl of Exeter; sisters, Vivian DeCamp of Minden, Jeanette Svec & husband Ronald Sr. of Kansas City, Kan., Diane Kresak of Milligan.
Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Farmer & Son Funeral Home Kotas Chapel in Milligan with Kim Dunker officiating. Graveside service: Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan. Cremation, no visitation. Memorials to the family for later designation. Condolences may be left at www.farmerandsonfuneralhome.com
(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
Anita May Briske was born on March 13, 1931 to James and Anna Suda Luzum on a farm west of Milligan, Nebraska that is currently owned by Dwayne Luzum. She passed away peacefully on July 2, 2014 in Geneva, Nebraska at the Heritage nursing home at the age of 83 years, 3 months and 20 Days. She was one of six children in the family.
Anita attended school at District #2 and then attended and graduated from Milligan High School with the class of 1948. From 1948 to 1965 she was employed in Lincoln and in Washington, DC for a year in various office positions. She worked at various jobs including the Lincoln Telephone Company, the Highway Department at the Capitol as a PBX operator, and typing and filing clerk at the University of Nebraska. Later after Anita moved back to the Milligan area, she worked as an Avon representative and she was employed at several nursing homes in the area in the laundry departments.
In April of 1962, Anita married Glen Briske of Rochester, Minnesota when he was stationed at the base in Lincoln in the Air Force. Her son, Steve, was born to this union. They moved to the Rochester, Minnesota area where they had a 160 acre dairy farm. Five years later, Anita and Steve returned home to the Milligan area to live with her parents on a acreage west of Milligan. Anita remained in this home until she moved to the Geneva Heritage nursing home for her final years.
Anita was very involved in the Milligan community and she dearly loved visiting with friends and family. She was active in the Milligan Methodist Church and she was a member of the Milligan Auxiliary as well as the Geneva Hospital Auxiliary. She faithfully attended Friendship Bible Study groups with her sister-in-law, Cheryl Luzum. She dearly loved to decorate her home for the holidays and she always remembered to send holiday and birthday cards to her family. She enjoyed embroidering tea towels and she gave these as gifts to many of us. She also made quilt squares and donated them to various quilting organizations.
Anita took great pride in a well-groomed yard and she spent hours mowing and pulling weeds to keep it looking beautiful. She loved it when her sister, Jeanette, brought new flowers and shrubs for her place. Anita enjoyed going for long walks along Turkey Creek during the summer and fall. She spent rainy days reading good books that she borrowed from the library.
Anita was extremely proud of her Czech heritage and her Czech family. She enjoyed sharing homemade kolaches, dinner rolls and Hoska with her friends and family. One of her favorite pastimes was sitting with a circle of ladies and playing cards. Anita could spend hours playing cards with her brothers and sisters and other friends. She also loved to go to Polka dances whenever possible. Anita loved the music and she couldn't wait to get on the floor and polka the night away.
Anita's greatest joy was found in watching her son, Steve, grow to be an independent young man and then later a husband and father. She dearly loved her three granddaughters and was ready to show their photos to anyone who walked into the room. Anita was very proud of their many accomplishments.
Anita was preceded in death by her parents, James and Anna Luzum, her brother and his wife, James Luzum Jr. and Arlene brothers-in-law Kenneth Kresak and Bill DeCamp, nephew, Jay Luzum, and nieces Kim Luzum and Deanna Luzum. She is survived by her son and his wife, Steve and Kristi Briske of Milligan, Nebraska, sister, Vivian DeCamp of Minden, Nebraska, sister, Jeanette Svec and husband, Ron of Stillwell, Kansas, brother, Dwayne Luzum and wife, Cheryl of Exeter, Nebraska, sister, Diane Kresak of Milligan, Nebraska, grandchildren, Katie, Stephanie and Kylie Briske of Milligan as well as many nieces and nephews.
Memorial service for Anita will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 12, 2014, at the Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska. Cremation - No Visitation. Memorials are directed to the family for later designation.
Deanna Lyn Luzum, age 42, of Hebron Neb., died Sunday, August 22, 2010, in Hebron. He (sic) was born October 6, 1967 at Friend, Neb. to Dwayne and Nora (Frankfurter) Luzum.
Survivors: Father, Dwayne J. Luzum of Milligan, Neb,; Mother, Nora F. Tonnies of Columbus, Neb.; Brothers, Dwayne Luzum, Jr. of Elkhorn, Neb., Dale Luzum of Milligan; Sister, Amanda Barney of Strang, Neb.
Private Family committal of ashes at a later date. Farmer & Sons Funeral Home.
Elsie June Krupicka was born to Steve Luzum and Mildred Rohla Luzum on June 1, 1925, at Friend, Nebraska, and passed away November 11, 2010, at Henderson Hospital in Henderson, Nebraska at the age of 85 years, 5 months, and 10 days. She was one of 4 children in the family.
Elsie graduated from Dorchester High School in 1943. She helped on the family farm near Dorchester. She also worked in the bakery in Lincoln and lived in an apartment with her best friend Willa Mae. She met her lifelong partner, Louis Krupicka, at Sunset Dance Hall in Lincoln. They were united in marriage in Wilber at the courthouse on November 2, 1944 and a reception followed the ceremony at Tabor Hall with a dance by U-Neta Orchestra. This marriage was blessed with 2 children. Elsie and Louis resided on a farm near rural Milligan for the first 6 years of marriage. They then purchased their farm near McCool Junction and remained there until 1991 when they purchased a house in the town of McCool Junction.
Elsie was always helping on the family farm. She had to help tend with the cattle and hog chores. She raised chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. Her chicken eggs were sold to area businesses and residents. She loved gardening, canning, cooking, and made wonderful Kolaches. She also enjoyed being with her family and making Sunday dinners. She had a love for polka music, and she and Louis attended many polka dances. Elsie was also a good seamstress and enjoyed embroidering. She enjoyed going to garage sales and finding new collections, and shopping and visiting with friends were also joys that Elsie shared.
Elsie was preceded in death by her parents Steve & Mildred Luzum of Dorchester; brother Stanley Luzum of Dorchester; and sister Elaine Fink of Lincoln.
She is survived by her husband Louis Krupicka of McCool Junction; son Laverne Krupicka of McCool Junction; daughter & son-in-law Kathy & Gary Vodicka of Fairmont, Nebraska; grandchildren Shelley (Vodicka) Timmermans and husband Mike of Hampton, Randy Vodicka of Fairmont; great grandchildren Zachary & Mikaela Timmermans of Hampton; and brother Robert Luzum of Dorchester.
Dennis Belohlavy sent a clipping of the following obituary, published in the December 15, 2008 issue of the Lincoln Journal Star.
Luzum Jr. James, 76, Exeter, died Saturday December 13, 2008 in Exeter. Born to James and Anna (Suda) Luzum Sr. on March 26, 1932, at Milligan.
He is survived by his wife, Arlene, Exeter; son and daughter-in-law, Jay and Becky Luzum, Exeter; daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Dale Erdkamp, Exeter; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dwayne and Cheryl, Robert Rischling and Carolyn, Richard Rischling and Kathy, all Milligan; Al Kudlacek and Irma, Geneva; sisters and brother-in-law, Vivian DeCamp, Minden, Anita Briske, Geneva, Jeanette and Ron Svec, Stillwell, Kan.,; sister-in-law, Alma Placek, Milligan; three grandchildren, one step-granddaughter and two step great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Milligan Auditorium in Milligan. Visitation, 1 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, Farmer and Son Funeral Home, Kotas Chapel, Milligan. Memorials to Exeter/Milligan School Foundation, or donor's choice.
Graveside services will be at Bohemian National Cemetery in Milligan, with Rev. Karla Sheffy officiating.
Dennis Belohlavy writes that Jan Luzum immigrated 20 May 1880 to Saline County, Nebraska, and naturalized 24 June 1915 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska.
1900 Federal Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Liberty Township
Enumerated 9 and 11 June 1900
SD 4 ED 29 Sheet 5A Stamped 164
78-78
Luzum, John Hd W M June 1856 43 M 16 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemi
a 1880 Farmer
Luzum, Anna Wf W F Mar 1863 37 M 16 5/5 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1880
Luzum, Caroline Dtr W F May 1886 14 S Nebraska Bohemia Bohemia At School
Luzum, Josie Dtr W F Mar 1888 12 S Nebraska Bohemia Bohemia At School
Luzum, Lizzie Dtr W F Nov 1990 9 S Nebraska Bohemia Bohemia
Luzum, Annie Dtr W F Feb 1892 8 S Nebraska Bohemia Bohemia
Luzum, James Son W M Sept 1895 4 S Nebraska Bohemia Bohemia
Jarskosy, Albert Laborer W M Jan 1865 35 S Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1898 Farm Laborer
An Exeter man died early Tuesday after apparently being shocked by the power cord of a grain auger, according to Fillmore County Sheriff William Burgess.
Investigators believe Jay Luzum, 45, was using a grain auger to transfer grain from a bin into a truck when the auger malfunctioned. Luzum tried to unplug the auger's power cord and was shocked, Burgess said in a release.
The incident happened at about 6:30 a.m. on a farm near Milligan, about six miles south of Exeter in eastern Fillmore County.
Obituary
Jay D. Luzum, 45, Exeter Neb., died Monday June 7, 2010 in rural Milligan. Born to James and Arlene (Rischling) Luzum Jr. in Friend, Neb.
Survivors: wife, Becky, Exeter, Neb.; step-daughter, husband, Jessica and Nick Mayfield, Eagle, Neb.; mother, Arlene Luzum, Exeter, Neb.; sister, brother-in-law, Julie and Dale Erdkamp, Exeter, Neb.; three grandchildren, Barrett, Jackson and Wyatt Mayfield; nieces and nephew, Danielle, Taylor and Richard Erdkamp; father-in-law, mother-in-law, Robert and Imelda McCoy, Fairmont, Neb. Preceded in death by his father, James Luzum Jr.
Services; 10:30 a.m., Friday, Milligan Auditorium, Milligan, Neb.
Celebration service to follow at the Milligan Legion. Graveside services; Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan, Neb. No visitation, cremation. Memorials to the Milligan Sons of the American Legion.
Jeanette Luzum Svec of Stilwell, Kan., passed away September 21, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born on the family farm in Milligan, Neb., on Dec. 2, 1934, attended school in Fillmore County and graduated from Milligan High School. She attended business school in Lincoln and started her work career with Russell Stovers Candies in Lincoln. She enjoyed and retired from a 25-year employment with The Jones Store in the Kansas City area.
Jeanette married M. Ronald Svec of Tobias, Neb., on Sept. 10, 1955, and shared a well traveled Marine Corps military life for 20 years which included moving the family to numerous locations across the United States, finally settling in the Kansas City area in 1974. To this union were born a daughter and three sons. A sixtieth wedding anniversary celebration was held in August with their family, many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends at a Mass at St. Michael The Archangel Parish and a reception in Overland Park, Kan.
Jeanette and her husband Ron enjoyed traveling overseas to Europe and Asia and visiting their family and friends throughout the United States. They especially enjoyed spending the winters in Palm Springs, Calif. Her passion included her many landscapes and flowers at their Stilwell home of 42 years and she shared this love of plant life with family and friends. She enjoyed embroidery, shopping estate and garage sales, playing the slots at the local and Palm Springs casinos, playing cards with young and old alike and celebrating her Czech heritage.
She was a friend to all and will be greatly missed by many. Jeanette was preceded in death by her parents, James B. Luzum and Anna Suda Luzum; her in-laws, Milo and Margaret Yeck Svec; brother, James and wife Arlene Luzum; sisters, Anita Briske and Vivian and her husband Bill De Camp, and brothers- in-law, Ken Kresak and Darryl Smith. She is survived by her husband, Ron; daughter, Deborah Lee Adams (Robert) of Leawood, Kan.; sons, M. Ronald Svec Jr. of Stilwell, James Michael Svec (Anne) of Thornton, Colo., and Robert Joseph Svec (Cynthia) of Overland Park; five grandchildren, Christopher James Svec of Parker, Colo., Amy Elizabeth Cook (Chris) of Thornton, Elizabeth (Libbie) Marie Adams of Denver, Colo., Taylor Kay Svec (fiance Jared Kaunley) of Prairie Village, Kan., and Kristen Ann Svec of Overland Park; brother, Dwayne Luzum(Cheryl) of Exeter, Neb.; sister, Diane Luzum Kresak of Milligan, Neb., and sister- in-law, Carol Svec Smith of Atlantic, Iowa, and a host of other relatives and friends.
A celebration of life service and interment in the Bohemian National Cemetery in Milligan, Neb., will take place late fall. Memorial contributions may be sent to one of Jeanette's favorite charities, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Mid America Chapter, 7611 State Line Road, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64114 or to the Milligan Public Library, 424 Main Street, PO Box 324, Milligan, NE 68406. Arr.: Assurance Cremation Society, 860 W. Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64145, (816)941-2273.
Obituary
Kearney Hub Newspaper. 1 Apr 2015
Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy
MINDEN '97 Vivian A. DeCamp, 86, of Minden died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at her home.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Bethany Lutheran Church in Minden with the Rev. Donald Hunzeker officiating. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Greenwood Cemetery in York.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Layton-Craig Funeral Home in Minden.
Vivian was born on July 25, 1928, in Milligan to James and Anna (Suda) Luzum. She grew up in the area and graduated from Milligan High School.
On June 11, 1950, she married William "Bill" DeCamp, and in 1954 they made their home in Minden. Bill passed away in 1992.
Vivian enjoyed gardening and embroidery and was very proud of her family and her Czech heritage. She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church, the ladies groups of the church and the American Legion Auxiliary in Minden.
Survivors include sons, Scott DeCamp and wife Dodee of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, and Tim DeCamp and wife Barbara of Wayne, N.J.; daughter, Mitzi DeCamp of Minden; grandchildren, Nicole, Lauren, Kimberly and Brian; sisters, Jeanette Svec and husband Ron of Stilwell, Kan., and Diane Kresak of Milligan; and brother, DeWayne Luzum and wife Cheryl of Exeter.
She was preceded in death by her husband; brother, James Luzum Jr.; and sister, Anita Briske.
The daughter of T.B. and Mary Lyles. In her Will she declared "I am a widow, that I have three children, namely, Joseph Ray Payne, Jr., son, Mary G. Purdum, daughter; and William T. Payne, son; and that I have two grandsons, namely: Joseph Ellis Vanscoy and Phillip Dale Vanscoy, who are the sons of Virginia Vanscoy, my deceased daughter." Her Will was executed on September 20, 1972 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. The witnesses were Henry C. Bonney and Lucile L. Ray. It was filed in the District Court of Stephens County in October, 1977.
Mable Lyle was on the DAWES ORIGINAL CHOCTAW ROLLS. She is roll # 797, field # 797, Oct. 18, 1898. It states she is 5 years old at the time. Marylyn has copy of this framed, it can be found on microfilm in the Ft. Worth Fed Archives. There were several children, along with her parents, listed.
A number of her children and grandchildren are members of the Choctaw Nation. Some of Marllyn's grandchildren have received substantial scolorships from the Choctaw Nation.
Mrs. Ina Lee Davis, 74, of Ft. Worth died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 1994. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Pentecostal Church in Ft. Worth. Graveside rites were held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Davis Cemetery near Kirbyville. Arrangement were handled by the Laurel Land Funeral Home in Ft. Worth.
She was a native of Yellowpine.
Survivors: husband, Melvin Davis of Ft. Worth; sons, Dalton Davis of Lake Jackson, Kenneth Davis of Fort Worth, and Chester Davis of Albuquerque, New Mexico; daughters, Doris Miles of Euless and Katherine Edwards of Ft. Worth; a brother, Bobby Lynch of Angleton; a sister, Willie Mae Arnold of Pt. Neches; 18 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
The Sabine County Reporter, August 10, 1994, Page 6
Mr. Lewis "Darnell" Lynch, age 75, of San Augustine, passed away March 24, 2016 in San Augustine, Texas. He was born August 14, 1940, in Center, Texas to Arch C. Lynch and Zelda Rae Wankan Lynch. He served in the U. S. Army from 1960-1962. He retired as a Power House Operator at the Paper Mill in Evadale, Texas.
Mr. Lynch was a member of the First Baptist Church in San Augustine. He was also a member of the Sons of Republic of Texas, S.A.V.F.W. Post #9313, American Legion, National Rifle Association, former President of Buna Chamber of Commerce and member of Buna Lions Club. In 1959 he graduated from San Augustine High School and then attended SFA.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Carol McDaniel Lynch of San Augustine; son, Kevin Lewis Lynch of San Augustine; daughter, Laura Lynch Barbre & husband, Dr. Raymond Barbre of Arlington, Texas; grandchildren, Jason Kendal Lynch & wife, Jacqueline, Ryan Hamilton Barbre, and Jessica Lauren Barbre.
Pallbearers include Jason Lynch, Ryan Barbre, Joe Davis, Terry Jessup, Ricky Lout, Tim Stewart, Richard Burns, Kenneth Leach, Geoffrey Reeder, Dwayne Wankan. Honorary Pallbearers - Overcomers Sunday School Class First Baptist Church & Jimmy Sharpton
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 26, 2016, 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church in San Augustine, Texas, with Bro. Derrell Bennett & Bro. Mickey Vincent officiating. Visitation will be Friday, March 25, 2016, 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home. Burial will be at Liberty Hill Memorial Garden, San Augustine County.
Copied from www.dailynewsandmore.com
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, March 30, 2016, Page 10
Her FindAGrave memorial page, created by Celeste Simmons, shows her as a daughter of Charley Oyen Lynch and Elizabeth Catherine Campbell, and that she married second Louis A. TRAVIS. All three of these individuals also have memorials at FindAGrave.
Mary Lyon was born February 28, 1797 on a remote New England farm. The Lyon family lived in Buckland, a town in the hills of western Massachusetts.
In 1814, townspeople offered Mary Lyon her first teaching job at a summer school in Shelburne Falls, a town next to Buckland. She was 17 years old. At the time, teachers needed no formal training--young Mary Lyon's reputation as an excellent student years earlier was enough of a qualification. Female teachers were especially in demand due to a growth in population and large numbers of men moving west in search of better opportunities.
The job paid 75 cents a week, far less than the $10 to $12 a month a man received to teach the winter term. As was the custom of the day, Lyon "boarded around" in her students' homes--an arrangement that meant moving as often as every five days. For the inexperienced Mary Lyon, maintaining discipline in the crowded one-room schoolhouse and teaching the "3 Rs" to pupils, ages four to ten, were difficult tasks.
Teaching fired Lyon's desire to continue her own education, a goal not easy to achieve in the early 19th century for an intelligent young woman with little money. Although private female academies, often called seminaries, were springing up in New England, women of modest means, like Mary Lyon, could not afford their fees. Moreover, the curriculums, which included "lady-like" skills like drawing and needlework, were far less challenging than at male schools where students studied subjects like geometry, science, and Latin.
Mary Lyon alternated time spent in classrooms and at lectures--sometimes traveling three days by carriage to enroll at a school--with teaching and running a school. Against the advice of her famly, Lyon paid for her education by cashing in a small inheritance from her father. Ever frugal and resourceful, she saved a portion of her small salary and traded coverlets and blankets she had woven for room and board.
Mary Lyon's reputation as a gifted teacher spread far beyond the Buckland schoolhouse. Over the next 20 years, she taught at schools in western and eastern Massachusetts, and in southern New Hampshire. She became an authority on the education of women. These were the years when Mary Lyon developed her educational philosophy and gained experience in managing a school. Inspired by her own struggles to obtain an education, she worked hard to expand academic opportunities for young women and to prepare them to become teachers, one of the few professions open to women.
The year, 1834, was a turning point for Mary Lyon. She decided to leave Ipswich Female Seminary, where she was assistant principal, and focus all of her time and efforts on founding an institution of higher education for women. For the next three years, she crusaded tirelessly for funds and support. She wrote circulars and ads announcing the plan for the school, raised money, persuaded prominent men to back her enterprise, developed a curriculum, visited schools and talked to educators as far away as Detroit, chose the school's location, supervised the design and construction of a building, brought equipment, hired teachers, and selected students. She endured ridicule from those who felt her ambitious undertaking would be "wasted" on women. Her constant travels often left her in a state of exhaustion. Yet, Mary Lyon never doubted her belief that women deserved to have the same opportunities for higher education as their brothers.
Mary Lyon's innovative goals for Mount Holyoke:
A curriculum equivalent to those at men's colleges.
A minimum entrance age of 17.
Low tuition to make education affordable to students from modest backgrounds. Mount Holyoke's was $60 a year.
Rigorous entrance examinations to make sure students were adequately prepared.
Permanence. A lack of funds forced many 19th-century female seminaries to close after a few years. A good number were proprietary, or owned by an individual, eager to make a profit. Some schools were so dependent upon the founder's popularity, that the institution collapsed after his or her death.
Domestic work by students to keep operating expenses, and therefore, tuition, low.
Independence. Mary Lyon sought no affiliations with a religious denomination or wealthy sponsor. Instead, she formed a Board of Trustees, a group of dedicated male supporters who donated their time to help Mount Holyoke thrive and succeed.
A wide base of financial support. It was important to Mary Lyon that people from backgrounds like her own would feel that Mount Holyoke was a school for their daughters. She collected donations ranging from six cents to $1,000, as well as quilts and bedding from women's sewing circles and necessary items like stoves and furniture from trustees.
The success of Mount Holyoke opened the doors of higher education for women. Mary Lyon proved that women were as intellectually capable as men, and that an institution for women offering a college curriculum could survive financially. Her impact on education was felt across the United States and in distant corners of the world. Graduates of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary carried Mary Lyon's ideals and teaching methods into schools which they founded or taught at, in places like Albert Lea, Minnesota and Marion, Alabama; Bitlis, Turkey and Honolulu, Hawaii; Umzumbe, South Africa and the territory of the Cherokee Nation; Kobe, Japan and Clinton, New York. One founded the first public school in Oklahoma; classes were held in a tent. Through the work of Mount Holyoke's alumnae teachers, the quality of elementary and high school education improved nationwide; the presence of well-educated female teachers in the classroom offered role models for bright and aspiring girls and young women. Mount Holyoke provided the inspiration, the model, and often the leadership, for the many women's colleges that followed. A few examples: Wellesley College was founded by a Mount Holyoke trustee, Henry Durant, and its first president was an 1853 Mount Holyoke alumna, Ada Howard. Another trustee, John Greene, was instrumental in founding Smith College. Susan Tolman Mills, class of 1845, and her husband founded Mills College in California.
When they gathered in the Seminary building in 1837, neither Mary Lyon nor her students nor teachers could have envisioned that 160 years later Mount Holyoke would enroll nearly 2,000 women from 49 states and 74 countries, boast an 800-acre campus containing 40 buildings, and offer nearly 1,000 courses and 38 different majors. The idea that more women than men are now enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities would have seemed improbable. Today, Mount Holyoke College remains in the forefront of higher education for women.
Colonel James Duke Lyons Jr. (Retired) passed away on Oct. 30, 2022. He was born to James Duke Lyons and Ima Mason Lyons on October 13, 1940.
He married Roberta Louis (Womble) Lyons in 1961 and they made a home and life together wherever the USAF took them. Together in retirement they made their home in San Augustine in Duke's family home, the Mason Farm, before he moved to Houston in 2021. Together they raised 2 children, Kimberly Lyons-Barry (John Barry), James Gregory Lyons (Allison Green Lyons). He was known as Big Daddy to his surviving 4 grandchildren Samantha Louise Barry (Ryan Dermek), Matthew James Barry, Sarah Kate Lyons and Jacob Abner Lyons.
Colonel James Duke graduated from French High School, Beaumont, Texas in 1959 and received a degree from Texas Tech University in 1964.
Colonel James Duke worked at United States Air Force until he retired in 1993 and was
passionate about affecting the most positive change in people.
He served his country with dignity and honor. He held several prestigious posts during his
decorated career with the air force. He was the Detachment Commander at Supreme
Headquarters Allied Power Europe, CBPO Chief Patch Barracks Stuttgart Germany, The
Pentagon Office of the Secretary of Defense, Director of Assignments and 3rd Space Support Wing Vice Wing Commander at Peterson AFB, Chief of Assignments at Randolph AFB AFMPC. He was respected and loved by his armed forces family as he dedicated his life and passion to the Air Force for nearly 30 years.
Upon retiring from the Air Force in 1993 he moved to Houston Texas and began a new career at MD Anderson in the personnel department. He was able to apply his enormous skill set in diplomacy and policy to the work he did for the hospital. His final career move was a position that brought him enormous pleasure. He moved back to his family home in San Augustine, Texas and became the city manager, a role he loved and was extremely passionate about. He enjoyed being involved in the community and making San Augustine a beautiful town to live. He gave of himself tirelessly to improve the standard of living and infrastructure and this was reflected in every project he undertook for the City of San Augustine. He was also a committee member in the development of the El Camino.
In addition to his professional and person achievements his greatest pleasure was his family outside of golf and the Astros. He coached T-Ball, soccer and was a scout leader. He was proud of the lives his two children have built for themselves, Kimberly in Australia and Greg in Houston. He recently travelled to Melbourne Australia to witness his first grandchild getting married. It was a joyous and happy occasion.
Please Join us to celebrate the life of Duke Lyons on the 17 November 2022 4:30-6:30 at
Heights Ironworks, 201 W 15th St, Houston, Texas.
1940 Census
Texas, Jefferson County, JP 1, Beaumont
Enumerated April 30, 1940
SD 42-2 ED 123-57A Sheet 39B
Ironton Street
913-R-25
Lyons, Jimmie Head M W 38 M No H-4 Tx Same House Merchant Retail Clothing
Lyons, Ima Wf W F 34 M No C-4 Tx Same House Teacher County School
BonnieMargaret Jacob's indicates, on page 18 of her 1981 unpublished manuscript THE FAMILY BENKELMAN, that the origin of the name M?ller was occupational, meaning "Miller" in German.
Parish records copied by BonnieMargaret Jacobs show her as a daughter of Joh. Georg M?ller, a tailor from Bartenbach and his wife, Christein Esenwein. Rosine died in childbirth after delivering her seventh child and only son, who died about two weeks after his mother.
Cyrus A. Maben is listed as a Private in Company K, 8 Kentucky Calvary, Union Army, on the Ancestry.com Civil War Service Records database. Ancestry's US Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles shows the same information, and additionally lists his dates of service as 6 Sep 1862 through 23 Sept 1863, mustering out in Russellville, KY.
Cyrus appears to have later married Bettie Borum, on 21 May 1892 in Logan County, KY. Bettie Maben was listed as widow on the US Civil War Pension Index, Roll number T288_293.
Said to be the son of John Maben JR and Nancy Henderson, and to have died on 15 Jan 1909 Logan County, KY.
1850 Census
Kentucky, Logan County, District No 1
Enumerated 15 Sept 1850
467-477
John and Nancy MAYBEN and family
469-479
Cyrus A. Maybin 23 M Ky
Margaret Maybin 27 F Ky
1860 Census
Kentucky, Logan County, District 1, PO Rabbitsville
Enumerated 1 Aug 1860
Page 122
908-570
C A Mabin 33 M Farmer 500 200 Ky
Mary Mabin 8 F Ky
Martha Mabin 5 F Ky
Margaret Mabin 35 F Housekeeper $--- $100 Ky
Hanah Mabin 24 F Spinster Ky
Wm M Mabin 22 M Farm Laborer Ky
909-871
Michael B and Martha Mabin
1870 Census
Kentucky, Logan County, Clay Precinct
Enumerated 30 Aug 1870
Page 11, Stamped 296
74-74 (previous page)
Michael B and Martha Maben and Children
John H and Nancy Maben
75-75
Maben, Cyrus 43 M W Farmer 1200 500 Ky
Maben, Margaret E 45 F W Keeping house $--- $2oo Ky
Maben, Hannah E 35 F W Ky
Maben, Mary J 17 F W Ky
Maben, Martha L 15 L W Ky
In 1870, they were living in the home of Son and Dtr-in-law, Michael and Martha Maben. In 1880 they were instead living with daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and John W. Sawyer.
Both households were in Logan County, Kentucky.
1850 Census
Kentucky, Logan County, District No 1
Enumerated 15 Sept 1850
467-477
John Mayben 53 N Farmer $300 S. Carolina
Nancy Mayben 50 F Ky
John H. Mayben 26 M Farmer Ky
Margaret Mayben 25 F Farmer Ky
Michael B. Mayben 18 M Farmer Ky
Nancy H. Mayben 17 F Ky
Hanneah Mayben 14 F Ky
William M Mayben 12 M Ky
469-479
Cyrus A. Maybin 23 M Ky
Margaret Maybin 27 F Ky
1860 Census
Kentucky, Logan county, District 1, PO Adairsville
Enumerated 8 July 1860
Page 70
529-511
John Mabin 64 M Farmer Ky
Nancy Mabine 60 F Housekeeper $600 $960 Ky
530-512
John H Mabin 37 M Farm Laborer Ky
Elizabeth Mabin 31 F Washerwoman Ky
Samuel Mabin 7 M Ky
John Mabin 5 M Ky
Emeline Mabin 2 F Ky
1860 Census
Kentucky, Logan county, District 1, PO Adairsville
Enumerated 8 July 1860
Page 70
529-511
John Mabin 64 M Farmer Ky
Nancy Mabine 60 F Housekeeper $600 $960 Ky
530-512
John H Mabin 37 M Farm Laborer Ky
Elizabeth Mabin 31 F Washerwoman Ky
Samuel Mabin 7 M Ky
John Mabin 5 M Ky
Emeline Mabin 2 F Ky
The US Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records Database on Ancestry.com shows that Michael B. Maben, born ca 1833, served in the Eight Cavalry, Unit L-N, enlisting in 1862.
1850 Census
Kentucky, Logan County, District No 1
Enumerated 15 Sept 1850
467-477
John Mayben 53 N Farmer $300 S. Carolina
Nancy Mayben 50 F Ky
John H. Mayben 26 M Farmer Ky
Margaret Mayben 25 F Farmer Ky
Michael B. Mayben 18 M Farmer Ky
Nancy H. Mayben 17 F Ky
Hanneah Mayben 14 F Ky
William M Mayben 12 M Ky
469-479
Cyrus A. Maybin 23 M Ky
Margaret Maybin 27 F Ky
1860 Census
Kentucky, Logan County, District 1, PO Rabbitsville
Enumerated 1 Aug 1860
Page 122
908-570
C A Mabin 33 M Farmer 500 200 Ky
Mary Mabin 8 F Ky
Martha Mabin 5 F Ky
Margaret Mabin 35 F Housekeeper $--- $100 Ky
Hanah Mabin 24 F Spinster Ky
Wm M Mabin 22 M Farm Laborer Ky
909-871
M B Mabin 28 M Farm Laborer 125 Ky
Martha Mabin 19 F Housekeeper Ky
1870 Census
Kentucky, Logan County, Clay District
Enumerated 30 Aug 1870
Page 12
74-74
Maben, Michael B 37 M W Farmer Ky
Maben, Martha C 27 F W Keeping House Ky
Maben, Sarah A 9 F W Ky
Maben, Margaret E 4 F W Ky
Maben, Uilisus H 1 M W Ky
Maben, John 74 M W Retired Farmer SC
Maben, Nancy 63 F W Retired Housekeeper Ky
Maben, Malone 15 M B Farm Laborer Ky
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Cyrus and Margaret E Maben and children
Hannah Maben
The index of the Kentucky Death Records on Ancestry.com show her as a resident of Logan County, KY at the time of her death. She was shown as born ca 1821 in Logan County, to James MABIN and W M MABIN, and her name at death was Margaret MABIN. She was listed as Mulatto, and her date of death was shown as 29 Apr 1857. The actual image of the death record, however, shows Marggaret Mabin as White, age 36, Female, Occupation Housewifery maid DOD April 29, with her cause of death be Inf???tion of brain.
FindAGrave instead lists her parents as John MABEN and Nancy HENDERSON Maben, who also have memorials on that website.
She shares a marker with Charles R. Gibson, born 1937, no date of death. Her Find A Grave memorial page links her to her parents, William Edward Mabry and Merle Millicent Mabry.