Harry Noble writes that Flora Dean Ford graduated from Stark High School in Orange and received a degree from Texas State College for Women. She married Arthur Names and they had one child, a girl named Vera after her grandmother. Flora Dean died in December of 2003 and was buried in the Tebo Cemetery in Sabine County.
Name Florence M Hyde
Birth Date abt 1846
Birth Place Oswego Co., New York
Death Date 11 Apr 1910
Death Place Batavia, Kane, Illinois
Burial Date 13 Apr 1910
Cemetery Name East (sic) Batavia Cemetery
Death Age 64
Occupation Housewife
Race White
Marital Status Married
Gender Female
FHL Film Number 1239864
FORD, JOHN SALMON (1815-1897). John Salmon (Rip) Ford, soldier, elected official, and newspaper editor, son of William and Harriet (Salmon) Ford, was born in Greenville District, South Carolina, on May 26, 1815. He moved to Texas in June 1836 and served in the Texas army until 1838, rising to the rank of first lieutenant under John Coffee (Jack) Hays. Ford settled in San Augustine and practiced medicine there until 1844, when he was elected to the House of the Ninth Congress, where he introduced the resolution to accept the terms of annexation to the United States. In 1845 he moved to Austin and became editor of the Austin Texas Democrat; he was later in partnership with Michael Cronican.
During the Mexican War Ford was adjutant of Hays's regiment and in command of a spy company; he was commended for gallant service by Gen. Joseph Lane. While serving as adjutant, Ford acquired the lasting nickname "Rip." When officially sending out notices of deaths he kindly included at the first of the message, "Rest in Peace"; later, under the exigencies of battle conditions, this message was shortened to "R.I.P."
In 1849, with Robert S. Neighbors, Ford made an exploration of the country between San Antonio and El Paso and published a report and map of the route, which came to be known as the Ford and Neighbors Trail. Later in 1849 he was made captain in the Texas Rangers and was stationed between the Nueces and the Rio Grande, where he had numerous Indian fights during 1850 and 1851.
In 1852 he was elected to the Texas Senate; again he became an editor and, in partnership with Capt. Joe Walker, established the State Times, which was published in Austin until 1857. Early in 1858 he accepted a commission in the state troops and defeated the Indians in two major battles on the Canadian River. Late in 1859 he was sent to the Rio Grande, where he commanded operations against Juan N. Cortina. In 1861 Ford served as a member of the Secession Convention, commanded an expedition to Brazos Santiago, initiated a trade agreement between Mexico and the Confederacy, and was elected colonel of the Second Texas Cavalry, with a command in the Rio Grande district. Between 1862 and 1865 he discharged with tactful moderation the duties of commandant of conscripts, while at various times he was engaged on border operations protecting Confederate-Mexican trade. In May 1865 he led Confederate forces in the battle of Palmito Ranch, the last battle of the Civil War.
In 1868 Ford moved to Brownsville to edit the Brownsville Sentinel. In 1872 he was a delegate to the Democratic convention in Baltimore. He was a special sergeant-at-arms when Richard Coke was inaugurated as governor in 1873 and quelled a riot of Austin citizens who were aroused against the radicals and Edmund J. Davis. In 1873 Ford served as a cattle and hide inspector of Cameron County, and in 1874 he was mayor of Brownsville. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1875 and served in the Texas Senate from 1876 to 1879, when he was appointed superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb School (later the Texas School for the Deaf). While in the Senate he urged the promotion of immigration to Texas and popular education, supported in part from the sale of public lands.
Ford spent his later years writing reminiscences and historical articles and promoting an interest in Texas history. As a charter member of the Texas State Historical Association, he contributed one of the first articles published in its Quarterly. He died in San Antonio on November 3, 1897. (Written by Seymour V. Connor)
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas (Chicago: Battey, 1889; rpt., Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1978). John S. Ford, Memoirs (MS, John Salmon Ford Papers, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin). John S. Ford, Rip Ford's Texas, ed. Stephen B. Oates (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1963). William J. Hughes, Rebellious Ranger: Rip Ford and the Old Southwest (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964). Texas House of Representatives, Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845 (Austin: Book Exchange, 1941).
A series of articles about Rip Ford's time in San Augustine, Texas, were published in THE SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE beginning with the Thursday, October 30, 2003 issue.
Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "FORD, JOHN SALMON [RIP]," http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/FF/ffo11.html (accessed March 22, 2005).
Elected into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame. http://www.texasranger.org/dispatch/2/Ford.htm
1870 Federal Census
Texas, Cameron, Brownsville
409-409
FORD, John S. 55 M W Editor,Newspaper $---$200 S.Co
FORD, Adeline 31 F W Keeping House Conn. FORD, Mary 8 F W At home Texas
FORD, Addie 6 F Mexico
FORD, John 4 M At Home Texas
Next door to them was Adeline's mother, sister and niece.
Johnny James Ford, 61, of Bronson, Texas passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022 in Sabine County Hospital.
Johnny was born in San Augustine, Texas on December 10, 1960 to Paul Gene Ford and Eva Dell Bragg Ford. He was a graduate of West Sabine High School and later worked for almost 25 years for Deep East Texas Electric Co-Op as a lineman.
Johnny was a lifetime resident of Sabine County and he was the type of man who never met a stranger. He was an avid outdoorsman that enjoyed fishing and all kinds of hunting. He also enjoyed working in his garden and spending time with his grandson, Dalton and he attended Riverside Gospel Assembly Church in Milam.
Johnny is survived by his wife of 38 years, JoAnn Ford of Bronson; mother, Eva Dell Shoemaker and husband, Roger Tom of Milam; grandmother, Evelyn Bragg of Milam; son, Jeremy Ford of San Marcos; daughter, Jessica Ford of San Augustine; brothers, Tony Ford and wife, Myrtie, of Bronson and Wyndell Ford and wife, Tina, also of Bronson; grandson, Dalton Sowell of San Augustine and many more friends and family.
He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Gene Ford; brother, Lacy Ford; and PaPaw, George Bragg.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 22, 2022 in Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.
Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 23, 2022 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. George Bragg officiating.
Burial will follow services in Little Flock Cemetery with Chris Ford, Marlon Ford, Nick Key, Tony "Little Man" Ford, Craig Ford, Jason Butler and Aaron Skogen serving as pallbearers. Serving as honorary pallbearers is Marcus Key, Billy Crow and Whit Michalec.
Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, September 28, 2022, page 4
Her Texas Death Certifcate shows her as Lula Virginia McLemore, a widow. Her parents were shown as Issac Ford and Sallie Dickerson. Informant was her daughter, Mrs. Hattie Tanner.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6HB-FJV
name: Paul Elbert Ford
death date: 21 Dec 1969
death place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
gender: Male
race:
death age: 65 years
estimated birth date: 1904
birth date:
birthplace:
marital status:
spouse's name:
father's name: Robert Lee Ford
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Pinkie Lee Baldree
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Salesman Vending Machine
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place:
burial date:
additional relatives:
informant Mrs. Ernest Sparks (sister)
film number: 2218604
digital film number: 4168894
image number: 286
reference number: 90569
Collection: Paul Elbert Ford, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
Paul Gene Ford Date of Birth: 8 Oct 1933 Gender: Male Birth County: Sabine Father Roy Lee Ford Mother Nina B. Hight
The Sabine County Reporter
October 23, 1996, Page 14
Back In Time
1966 Thirty Years Ago
Paul Gene Ford of Bronson escaped serious injury when the Gulf Stag, of which he was the quartermaster of, caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Sabine County Reporter
May 7, 1997, page 14
Paul Gene Ford
Paul Gene Ford, 63, of Bronson died at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 1997, at his residence.
Ford, born Oct. 8, 1933 in Geneva as a son of the late Roy and Nina B . Ford, was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and member of the First Baptist Church, Bronson. He was a retired seaman and Merchant Marine veteran.
Survivors: wife, Shirley Hussey Ford of Bronson; sons, Lacy Lee Ford of Lufkin, and Tony Gene Ford, Paul Wyndell Ford, and Johnny James Ford of Bronson; a sister, Linda McBride of Bronson; and nine grandchildren, Marlon Ford, Tonya Ford, Tammy Ford, Kimberly Ford, Tony Ford, Chrissi Ford, Craig Ford, Jessica Ford, and Christopher Ford.
Funeral services were held May 5 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Wesley L. Pate and Bobby Jim Horton officiating. Interment followed in Rosevine Cemetery in Rosevine.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, July 2009)
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JXXC-RQS
name: Robert Lee Ford
death date: 21 Apr 1957
death place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
gender: Male
race: W
death age: 85 years 6 months 27 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 24 Oct 1871
birthplace: San Augustine County, Texas
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name:
father's name: Joe Ford
father's birthplace: Tenn.
mother's name: Jane Drawhorn
mother's birthplace: Tenn.
occupation: Farming
place of residence: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
cemetery: McMahan Chapel
burial place: Sabine County, Texas
burial date: 22 Apr 1957
additional relatives:
film number: 2135701
digital film number: 4163626
image number: 190
reference number: cn 22174
Collection: Robert Lee Ford, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 8
Enumerated 2 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 3A
24-24
Ford, Robert L Head W M Oct 1871 28 m 8 Tx Ala Tx Farmer
Ford, Pinkie L Wf W F Jan 1875 24 m 8 3/3 Tx Ark Ark
Ford, Laurie L Son M W Sept 1893 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Ford, Audrie Dtr W F Feb 1894 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Ford, Katie Dtr W F Jan 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Ford, Lallrigus Son W M Feb 1899 1 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, George Boarder W M Mch 1880 20 S Tx Ga Ga Farm Laborer
25-25
Jessie Ford 25
Meadow, Jane S Motehr 87
Worsham, Aelli Half sister 17
1910 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1
Enumerated 27 apr 1910
SD 2 ED 137 Sheet 11A
170-177
Ford, Lee Head m W 38 m1 19 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Ford, Pinkie Wf F W 35 m1 19 5/5 Tx Tx Tx
Ford, Audra Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Ford, Kate Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Ford, Cury Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Ford, Paul Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K39L-KPB
Name: Ruby Pearl Cobb
Event: Death
Event Date: 28 Jul 1947
Event Place: San Augustine, Sabine, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1910
Birthplace: , Texas
Father's Name: Jess Ford
Mother's Name: Charlcie Haygood
Certificate Number: 84777
Film Number: 2218827
Digital Folder Number: 005145035
Image Number: 02933
Collection: Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976
Her FindAGrave Memorial links to her parents gravesites as well:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Cobb&GSiman=1&GScid=7195&GRid=26872405&
The Texas Birth index shows her as a daughter of Lewis Pearl FORE and Maude Mattie FOX. She is also linked to them on FindAGrave, which also has listings for five siblings.
Shirley Ann Welch, 45, of Pineland died at 7 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 1998, following an extended illness.
She was born Sept. 22, 1952, and had been a lifelong resident of Sabine County. Mrs. Welch was a member of the Strickland Chapel Church of God and a home health aide.
Survivors: her parents, John D. and Elizabeth FORE of Pineland, two sons, Jeff COULTER and Wesley WELCH, both of Pineland; two step sons, Kirk COULTER and Mark COULTER, both of Grapevine community; a sister, Katherine WELCH of Pineland, a brother Gary FORE of Pineland, and two grandchildren, Cameron COULTER of Pineland and Cory FARR of Conroe.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Strickland Chapel Church of God on FM 2024 near Pineland with Bro. Tommy Long and Bro. Vance R. Purtell officiating. Interment followed at Lott Cemetery near Pineland.
Arrangements were handled by Starr Funeral Home Inc. of Hemphill.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2011)
Mrs. Walter R. Bodwin of 2201A Washington St. Manitowoc, died Monday evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. She had been in failing health several years.
Private funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Mittnacht funeral home, Manitowoc. Rev. F.C. St. Clair will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Mayme Forrest was born in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Atty. Gustorus and Esther Kress Forrest. Her father was mayor of Manitowoc at the turn of the century. Mrs. Bodwin attended North Side schools and was employed by the O. Torrison Co. and later in the office of the Aluminum Goods Mfg. co. In 1927, she was married to Walter Bodwin, who died in 1944.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Roy Davis of Appleton; and three nieces, Mrs. Melvin Rotsch of Byron, Tex., Miss Carol Forrest of Houston, Tex., and Miss Ruth Davis of Appleton.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 11 a.m. Wednesday. The casket will not be opened.
(Courtesy of Jane Zimmerman, transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2009)
Alberta Forse. Her nickname was Bertie. She married Unknown Harper. Source Family Interview with Bobby Lee Forse, and Elizabeth C. Lazenby (Great niece).
A graveside service will be held for Ava Forse Ponder, 103, at Liberty Hill Cemetery in San Augustine County on Monday, October 1, 2018 at 1:00 pm. Her celebration of life will be hosted by her great grandson, Bryan Morgan.
Ava passed away on September 28, 2018 in Westward Trails Nursing Home in Nacogdoches, TX. She was born in San Augustine, TX.
In her younger years, Ava enjoyed being a waitress and serving and meeting customers. She was very proud of dressing properly and making sure her makeup and hair was in perfect place. One of her favorite passions was collecting and wearing beautiful shoes especially stilettos. She loved her family and especially enjoyed her grand and great grandchildren. She was always fun to be around and will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her husband Carl Ponder; son, Marlon Ponder; one grandson; three granddaughters.
She is survived by son, Carl Ponder; daughters, Murlene Weaver and Doris Mora; two daughters-in-law, Frances Ponder and Yukiko Ponder; four granddaughters; twelve great grandchildren and thirteen great-great grandchildren.
Copied from Her Find A Grave Memorial Page, ID 193502551
His listing at FamilySearch.org Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows that he was the son of Charlie Forse and Sussan Loggins, and that his usual occupation was as a Truck Driver.
1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP No 1
Enumerated 17 Apr 1940
SD 42-2 ED 202-3 Sheet 12A
Old E. Mayfield Road
223-R-2
Forse, Beeman S Head M W 28 M No 7 Tx R Sabine Tx Laborer Common Light Utilities Street
Forse, Velma Wf F W 28 M No H-1 Tx R Sabine Tx
Forse, Ruby Dtr F W 8 S Yes 2 Tx R Sabine Tx
Forse, Charles Son M W7 S Yes 1 Tx R Sabine Tx
Forse, Tom Son M W5 S Tx R Sabine Tx
Forse, Ted Son M W 4 S Tx
Forse, Roy Son M W 1 S Tx
Shown on Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015 as Tom Forse, Beamon Tom Forse, and Beamon Forse.
1900 Census
Texas, San Augustine, JP 4
Enumerated 13 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 77 Sheet 6B
93-93
Jack and Emiline FORSE and son Lee
94-94
Forse, Charlie A HEad M W May 1860 40 M 14 Tx Mo Ky Farmer
Forse, Susan Wf W F Apr 1872 28 M 14 7/7 Tx Tx Miss
Forse, Isibella Dtr W F Sept 1887 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, William B Son W M Sept 1888 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, Loura E Dtr W F Jun 1892 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, Lula Dtr W F Feb 1894 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, Mamie Dtr W F Feb 1846 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, Hattie Dtr W FMar 1898 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, Briton Son W M Apr 1900 1/12 S Tx Tx Tx
1910 Census
Texas, San Augustine, JP 4
Enumerated 30 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 141 Sheet 9A Stamped 273
166-175
Forse, Charlie A Head M W 49 M2 24 Tx Mo Ky English Farmer
Forse, Susan Wf F W 38 m1 24 12/12 Tx Tx Miss
Forse, William B Son M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Forse, Ethel Dtr F W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Forse, Lulla E Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Forse, Mamie J Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Forse, Hattie L Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Forse, Britian C Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Forse, Oscar W Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, Truit B Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, Luther M SOn M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, Enloe Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, Philip A Son M W11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
His FindAGrave memorial page, created by EastTexan, has a photo of his military memorial marker, which is engraved with a cross and the follow inscription:
Britton Forse
Texas
Pvt Co B III Tn HQ $ MP
World War I
March 29, 1900 Nov 5, 1955
Charles Edward Forse, 82, of Pineland, passed away in his home Wednesday afternoon. He was born in Jasper, Texas, to Beamon and Velma McDaniel Forse. Charles served in the United States Army. Afterwards he was a miner for a uranium mining company in Grants, New Mexico, before retiring and moving back to Pineland, Texas.
He is survived by his sons; Randy Forse of Rosevine, Texas, Jim Forse of Shreveport, Louisiana, his daughter Vera Catron and her husband Tim of Rosevine, Texas, his brother David Forse of Pineland, Texas, his sister Ruby Rhode of Missouri, his grandchildren; Damon Anderson in the United States Air Force, and James Anderson attending Texas A&M.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years Ruby Forse, his brothers; Roy Forse, Tom Forse, and Ted Forse.
Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 7:00PM, Sunday, December 7, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00AM, Monday December 8, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Rosevine Cemetery.
Copied from the Starr Funeral Home website
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 3, 2014, Page 7 and December 10, 2014, Page 12
The Sabine County Reporter
August 7, 1996, Page 12
C. M. "Jack" Forse
Charles M. "Jack" Forse, 68, of Farmington, New Mexico, died July 21, 1996 in Farmington.
Forse was born Feb. 12, 1928 in Sabine County as the eldest son of the late Judge Charlie and Ollie M. Forse, longtime residents of Sabine County and the Plainview Community. He was a graduate of Pineland High School and received M.S. and B.A. degrees from Sam Houston State University. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a Korean War veteran.
Forse, who had lived in the Farmington area for several years, was retired having served as a teacher, school administrator, businessman, and pipeline inspection engineer.
Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Charlotte and David Barker of Thibodaux, Louisiana and Billie Joyce and Robert Beddingfield of Hockley, Texas; step-sons, Mike Liles and David Liles, both of Putnam, Texas; brothers, Forrest K. Forse and wife Shelba of Orange and W. Howard Forse of Abilene; sisters, Marilyn Allen and husband Ted of Katy and Alice Rhodes and husband Joe of Arlington; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Liles Forse.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 1996, at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Claude DeCelle officiating. Interment followed in Plainview Cemetery, Section II, near Pineland.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)
Ronald Barlow, in his "Farm Road 1" column in the May 16, 2018 issue of the Sabine Conty Reporter, page 10, wrote "Horace Homer Forse (1892-1970) lived on Charlie Forse Raod, about 1/2 miile east of railroad. Pless married Addie Sofronia Impson Forse (1896-1985) and is buried in Palinview Cemetery. Horace was a brother to William Charley "Bill" Forse, who married my great-grandmother, Lora Lee Warner Russell, after her husband was murdered in 1920, and his wife died in 1927."
Her FindAGrave memorial page, created by East Texas, notes she shares a double headstone with Joseph Leonard Phelps, and was the mother of Ivy Virgil Phelps.
Name: John S. Forse
Death Date: 1952
Death Place: Huntington, Angelina, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 79 years 10 months 16 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 15 May 1872
Birthplace: Sabine County Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: John Smith Forse
Father's Birthplace: Mo.
Mother's Name: Lucinda Smith
Mother's Birthplace: Ky.
Occupation: Farmer
Informant: O. S. Forse
Place of Residence: Huntington, Angelina, Texas
Cemetery: Fielders
Burial Place: Angelina Co., Texas
Burial Date: 1952
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2075084
Digital Film Number: 4167169
Image Number: 1186
Reference Number: cn 20990
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Elizabeth Beres shows him as a son of Charles Forse, born 29 Nov 1788 in Newark, New Jersey and died before 1850 in Crockett, Texas, and Elizabeth Conner, born ca 1792 in Rocheport, Boone County, Missouri and died before 1842.
Dickie J. Sims emailed that "John Smith Forse owned a sawmill which could be hauled in two or three wagons. It took at least three men to run the sawmill. They didn't have a way to haul big logs to the mill except by oxen, so it was normal practice to haul the mill where the timber was. "
1850 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine District
Enumerated 20 Sept 1850
239-239
John Forse 26 M Millwright Mo
Malissy Forse 22 F Illinois
Henrietta Fuller 12 F Illinois
1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Bare Creek Beat, P. O. Bare Creek
Enumerated 11 July 1860
Page 3
261-261
John Force 35 M Mechanic 140 Mo
Lucinda D Force 19 F Ky
William Force 10 M Tx
Thomas D Force 1 M Tx
Howel C Force 1/12 M Tx
1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No. 3, P. O. Brookeland
Enumerated 12 Aug 1870
Page 9 and 10 Stamped 23
566-566
Force, John 45 M W Mill Wright $300 $200 Mo
Force, Lucinda 24 F W Keeping House Ky
Force, William 20 M W Tx
Force, Thomas 10 M W Tx
Force, Charles 10 M Tx
Force, Josephine 7 F Tx
Force, Alice 2 F Tx
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 3
Enumerated 2 July 1880
Page 21 SD 1 ED 85 Stamped 218 A
189-199
Force, John W M 59 Mill wright Mo NY MO
Force, Lucindi W F 39 Wf Ky Ky Ky
Force, Charlie W m 20 S Farmer Tx Mo Ky
Force, Josephine W F 14 Dtr Tx Mo Ky
Force, Alice W F 11 Dtr Tx Mo Ky
Force, Jackson M M 8 Son Tx Mo Ky
Force, Sidney W M 5 son Tx Mo Ky
Force, Lillie W F 3 Dtr Tx Mo Ky
Force, Robert W M 1 Son Tx Mo Ky
LaNell Bragg, 81, passed away Thursday morning in Nacogdoches Medical Center in Nacogdoches, Texas. Ms. Bragg was born in Bronson, Texas to William and Lora Warner Forse. Nell worked in the cafeteria at the West Sabine I.S.D. She was a member of the Bethany Missionary Baptist Church in the Plainview area. Ms. Bragg will be dearly missed by all her friends and family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother.
She is survived by her sons: Billy John Crow and wife Sandra of Pineland, Jim Crow and wife Brenda of Bronson and Bobby Crow and wife Cathy of Bronson, her 10 grandchildren, her 31 great grandchildren, and her 22 great great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, her son Danny Bragg, and her husband Bill Bragg.
Vistation will be from 5:00 until 9:00PM, Friday, November 13, 2015, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St. Hemphill, Texas. Funeral service will be at 2:00PM, Saturday, November 14, 2015, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Plainview Cemetery.
Copied from the Starr Funeral Home website
Also published in the The Sabine County Reported, November 18, 2015, page 12
Name: Kenneth Dustin Forse Date of Birth: 10 Jul 1985 Gender: Male Birth County: Jasper Father's Name: Kenneth David Forse Mother's Name: Nancy Ann Hansen Roll Number: 1985_0007
Her Texas Death certificate showed her as Laura Ethel Phelps, a widow. Informant was Arnold Phelps, relationship not stated. She was shown as being buried at Redland Cemetery.
Her Texas Death Certificate showed her last name at death as ANDERS, as well as listing her as married. The informant was E. D. Anders, but his relationship was not listed. Occupation was housewife.
Luther M. "Pat" Forse. 89, of San Augustine County died early Sunday, Feb. 19, 1995, at Sabine County Hospital-Hemphill.
Forse was a native and longtime resident of San Augusitne County. He was a retired pipeline construction worker.
Survivors: wife, Odell Forse of San Augusting, two sons, Guy Forse and Glenn Forse, both of Pineland; a step-son, Jerry Frankline of Oil City, Louisiana; three sisters, Mamie Isenblitter of San Augustine, Maudie Davis of Vidor, and Ava Ponder of Chireno.
Funeral Services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wyman Roberts Funeral Chapel in San Augustine. Interment followed at Liberty Hill Cemetery, San Augustine County.
Published in The Sabine County Reporter, February 22, 1995, page 14
The Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. shows her listed as Mamie J. Isenblitter, Mamie Isenblitter, and Mamie J. Forse.
His Texas Death certificate shows that he died at the age of 23 while working in the Timber industry as a Skidder. While working near Bronson, Texas, a log struck his head and broke his neck. He was married at the time. informant was Lillie Jordan, relationship not listed.
His tombstone has a photo on it, and can be seen here:
Roy Lavell Forse, 72, died in his home in Pineland after an illness. Roy was born in Sabine County to Beamon and Velma McDaniel Forse and has lived here all his life. Roy served in the U.S. Army during the late 1950's and was stationed in South Korea. Roy was a truck driver most of his working life with Temple Inland and later with Elliott's Agri Service. He then joined Pipeliners Local 798 and worked on the pipelines.
He is survived by his wife JoAnn Forse of Pineland, his son Gary Burkhalter of Pineland, three daughters; Beverly and Gilbert Burch, Stacy and Shane McClelland, and Vicki Smith all of Pineland, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Roy is also survived by three brothers, Charles Forse and David Forse of Pineland, and Ted Forse of Albuquerque, NM, and his sister Ruby Rhodes of Lees Summit, MO.
Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Thursday evening, Nov. 11, 2010, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am, Friday morning, Nov. 12, 2010, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Pinehill Cemetery near Hemphill. TX.
Services are under the direction of Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill Texas. Condolences and sympathies may be expressed at www.starrfuneralhome.com .
www.toledochronicle.com
also published in THE SABINE COUNTY REPORTER, November 17, 2010, page 13
and THE SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE, November 18, 2010, page 11
His Texas Death certificate shows he was widowed, and worked as a Timber Producer, and not a veteran of the armed services. Informant was Holis Forse, his son. Burial at Redland Cemetery.
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 31 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 173 Sheet 22A
426-426
Forse, William C Head M W 42 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Forse, Della M Wf F W 37 M Tx Ark Ga
Forse, Mary E Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, Charlie Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, Mabel Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Forse, Elbert B Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace William H. FORCE Self M Male W 30 TX Farmer MO AR Eliza FORCE Wife M Female W 34 TX Keeps Hou Malissa FORCE Other S Female W 8 TX --- --- John D. FORCE Son S Male W 6 TX --- --- William FORCE Son S Male W 3 TX --- --- Mary FORCE Dau S Female W 9M TX --- ---
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Census Place Precinct 4, Sabine, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255325
NA Film Number T9-1325
Page Number 228B
Obituary, from the FindAGrave memorial created by Ray and Peggy Holbrooks Pace
Nettie Elizabeth Maxey, 80, died after a brief illness Monday in the Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Nettie Beth was born in Wiergate, Texas, to Alanzo Thomas and Gertrude Agnes Smith Fort and lived most of her life from childhood in Pineland, Texas. She was a member of Bethel Chapel Baptist Church in Pineland.
She is survived by her daughter, Kathy Jenkin and husband Sam of Corpus Christi, Texas, two sons, George Maxey, Jr. of Edmonds, Washington and Jimmy Allen Maxey and wife Laura of Pineland, one brother Jimmy Harold Fort of Nederland, Texas nine grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5pm until 8pm Wednesday, October 6, 2010, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill. Funeral services will be held at 2pm, Thursday, October 7, 2010, in the Bethel Chapel Baptist Church, Hwy 96 North, Pineland. Burial will follow in the Bethel Chapel Cemetery.
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Name: Essie May Cousins
Death Date: 29 Dec 1934
Death Place: Precinct No. 1, Jefferson County, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 45 years 7 months 15 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 14 May 1889
Birthplace: Tyler Co., Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: W. R. Cousins
Father's Name: R. L. Fortenberry
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Name: Laura Halmark
Mother's Birthplace: Tyler Co., Texas
Informant: W R Cousins Beaumont, TX
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Forest Lawn
Burial Date: 30 Dec 1934
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2116250
Digital Film Number: 4166541
Image Number: 991
Reference Number: cn 55259
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
1900 Census
Texas, Jasper County, Pr. 4
Enumerated ____ June 1900
SD 8 ED 30 Sheet 3B
45-45
Fortenbury, Erhard L Head W M July 55 44 M 23 Tx Tx Tx Contractor
Fortenbury, Laura Wf W F Jan 59 41 M 23 5/5 Tx Tx Tx
Fortenbury, Claude Child W M Mar 78 22 S Tx Tx Tx
Fortenbury, Pearl Child W F Oct 80 19 S Tx Tx Tx
Fortenbury, Lafayette Child W M Aug 83 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Fortenbury, Matilda Child W F Jul 86 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Fortenbury, Essie M Child W F May 89 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Hallmark, Adeline M-in-law W F Mch 22 78 Wd Tx Tx Tx
On the "Josiah Ricks Fortson Families" tree at WorldConnect (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grami&id=I07051), it is noted that:
Sam died Intestate in Greene County, Alabama. His death and issue can be proven only by Court records in Lauderdale County, Mississippi in the 1850's when his sons tried to get their share of William Fortson's estate.
Carolyn Lockhart and Ruby Boyett Burkett showed her as Pearl Faskee Hamilton.
Birth certificate of her son, Glen Ray Powell, shows she was born in Rockland, Texas and shows her last name as FOSHEE. This same birthplace is shown on the birth certificates of sons James Frederic and John Richard, though her last name on that was spelled Forshee on one and Foshaee on the other. John Richard's birth certificate indicated that she was the mother of nine living children, having given birth to eleven children in total.
Additionally, on FindAGrave, she is listed as Pearl Mae Foshee Powell, a daughter of James Henry Foshee and Kathryn Foshee (nee Miller). She is also linked to four siblings on that website, Ruby Gisbon Buxton, Carmon Ersell Foshee Johnson, J H Foshee, and Louis Robert Foshee.
Her Texas Death Certificate shows her as Mrs. Pearl Mae Powell, a resident of 3150 Cable, Beaumont, Texas. She was married, and shown as born in Rockland, Texas to James Henry FASHEE born in Tyler County, and Kathryn Miller, as born in Tyler. Infomant was Mrs. Sam Hartman, also residing at 3150 Beaumont. She dies of acute glomerular nephritis, and myocarditis, chronic at the age of 44 years, 7 months and 29 days.
Mrs. Matilda Jesse, 79, died at 11:05 am today at her home, 118 South Maple. She had been in failing health for the last six months and had been seriously ill for the last two weeks. She was born in Sherman Twp on Jan 9, 1870, a daughter of Christopher and Edith Mecklenburg Foss. She had lived in Sturgis and vicinity all of her life.
Her husband, Andrew Charles Jessie (sic), died on Nov. 10, 1937. Survivors include a son, Clarence; a granddaughter, Sue Ann Jesse of Sturgis; two brothers Lou Foss and George Foss of Pasedena, CA; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Kruger and Mrs. Fred Deitrick of Centerville and Mrs. Louis Holtz of Sturgis. Friends are being received at the Moon Funeral Home where services will be conducted by the Rev. Jack Steele. Interment will be in Oaklawn Cemetery. Day and time of services will be announced after relatives in California are contacted.
(Undated newspaper clipping, courtesy of Dorothy Williams)
When his daughter, Kimberly Foster Scales, ran for the Hemphill ISD Board of Trustees in 2018 the Political advertisement that she placed in the April 18, 2018 Sabine County Reporter noted that " My father was a educator here at HISD and was serving as High School Principal when I was born in 1962".
On Monday May 16th, Charlotte Foster Duval, wife of George Duval, London, England. Funeral from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. William Poole, 92 Somerset Street Wed. at 3:30. Friends and acquantances are respectfully invited to attend. Rev. Dr. Carey officiating.
Grace Striffler filed an application for a Social Security Account number on January 19, 1956, as an employee of the Anchor Bay School District in New Baltimore, Michigan. Her address at the time was 36241 Alfred Street in New Baltimore. She was born February 25, 1896 in Bayhead, New Jersey, the daughter of Julius FOSTER and Joanna Smith VAN NOTE.
His FindAGrave memorial page, created by Ken Oliver, shows that "Harold "Jack" Jennings Foster was the son of Dr. Robert Scott Foster and Anna (Ayres) Foster. Harold "Jack" Jennings Foster married Lena McLemore. He was a Baptist, rancher, electrician and lived in Booneville for many years. He is survived by two daughters and four grandchildren. "
FindAGrave shows her as a daughter of John Fowler and Cassie Fisher.
At the time of the 1870 census, the widowed Matilda, and her daughter Celestial, were living with John and Cassa Fowler in Honeycutts Township, Sampson County, North Carolina.
Matilda was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Celestial and Amos Crumpler, at the time of the 1880 and 1900 census.
1875 Sampson County, NC Will
Cassa FOWLER Oct 19, 1875 Probated 23 Jul 1885 Wife of John FOWLER Sons: Leonard C and Miles B Daughters Sally A. FOWLER, Margaret FOWLER, Susannah LEWIS, & Matilda J. McLEMORE Ellen C FOWLER Mary N FOWLER Grandchildren S.M. and John R BUTLER children of Adam BUTLER. (Courtesy of Robert McLemore BUTLER).
FOWLER John 68 M W Farmer NC
FOWLER, Capa 60 F W Keeping House $2500 $ 0 NC
FOWLER, S??? C 42 M W Works on Farm $177 $1750 NC
FOWLER, Sallie A 34 F W At home NC
FOWLER, Ellen 31 F W At home NC
FOWLER, Mary N 26 F W At home NC
FOWLER, Margaret B 23 F W At home NC
McLAMORE Matilda 40 F W At home $300 $135 NC
McLAMORE Celestial 13 F W At home NC
At the time of the 1860 federal census, Sarah was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Olivia and William Stout, along with her two of her other daughters.
1880 Federal Census
Georgia, Floyd County, Romer
Page 26B SD 1 ED 65
Enumerated 4 Jun 1880
178-229
Fowler, F. W. W m 23 Grocer Ala NC Ala
Fowler, Lois W F 21 Wf Keeping House Ala Ala Ala
Fowler, Nellie F 3 Dtr Ala Ala Ala
Fowler, Wm B M 2 Son Ala Ala Ala
Smith, Lizzie B F 20 Servant Servant Ga Ga Ga
1900 Census
Mississippi, Monroe County, Aberdeen City
Enumerated 14 Jun 1900
SD 1 SE 79 Sheet 13A Stamped 249
297-286
Fowler, Walker Head W M July 1856 23 m 24 Ala NC SC
Fowler, Lois Wf W F Nov 1858 41 m 24 3/3 Ala Ga Ala
Reynolds, Nellie Dtr W F Sept 1876 23 Wd 1/1 Ala Ala Ala
Fowler, Willie Son W M Aug 1878 21 S Ala Ala Unk
Fowler, Clifton Son W M Nov 1880 19 M 1 Ga Ala Ala
Fowler, Flora Dtr W F June 1879 20 M 1 Miss Miss Miss
Renolds, Lois GrndDtr W F May 1899 1 S Miss Miss Ala
Name: Doss Washington Fox
Death Date: 15 Feb 1949
Death Place: San Augustine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 57 years 7 months 6 days
Estimated Birth Date: 1892
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Lenoin Fox
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Susan Jane Harvey
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2223120
Digital Film Number: 4031764
Image Number: 3040
Reference Number: cn 8513
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Earsey King
Death Date: 04 Jun 1935
Death Place: San Augustine Co., Texas
Gender: Female
Race: white
Death Age: 45 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 1890
Birthplace: San Augustine Co., Tex
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sam King
Father's Name: Lanore L. Fox
Father's Birthplace: N.C.
Mother's Name: Jane Harvey
Mother's Birthplace: , San Augustine,
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Little Flock,
Burial Date: 05 Jun 1935
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2116472
Digital Film Number: 4166560
Image Number: 1796
Reference Number: cn 30209
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
She married firs Lester Cleveland BYLEY Sr, and later a WATSON and GIBSON.
Name: Myrtie Mae Gibson
Death Date: 08 Aug 1964
Death Place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: white
Death Age: 68 years 11 months 12 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1895
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Noah Fox
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Susan Jane Harvey
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Precinct 4&5, San Augustine, Texas
Cemetery: Little Flock Cemetery
Burial Place: San Augustine County, Texas
Burial Date: 10 Aug 1964
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117597
Digital Film Number: 4028386
Image Number: 743
Reference Number: cn 52824
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
1900 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, Pr 4
Enumerated 8 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 77 Sheet 3B
49-49
Fox, Robert Head W M Aug 1849 50 NC NC NC Farmer
Fox, Susan J Wf W F Nov 1854 45 M 25 10/9 Tx Miss Ala
Fox, Mary E Dtr W F Aug 1874 25 S Tx NC Tx
Fox, Lee Son W M Mar 1884 16 S Tx Nc Tx Farm Laborer
Fox, John M Son W M Jan 1885 16 S Tx Nc Tx
Fox, Thomas J Son W M Apr 1887 13 S Tx Nc Tx
Fox, Dossie W Son W M July 1891 8 S Tx Nc Tx
Fox, Ersie F Dtr W F Nov 1892 Tx Nc Tx
Fox, Mertie M Dtr W F Aug 1895 Tx Nc Tx
Thomas, Walter Grandson W M Apr 1895 S Tx Tx Tx