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4. | Drayton Bennett Speights was born on 15 Aug 1906 in Center, Shelby County, Texas (son of Thomas Green Speights and Arley Emmaline Bennett); died in Mar 1997 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Sabine County Reporter
August 10, 2005
"On the Bright Side: "I Remember" Part 2"
By Mary Howell
He taught school in Rosevine and served as County School Tax Assessor. Drayton had an uncanny sense of humor and loved to pull pranks on his friends. One time he even master-minded the building and landing of a UFO and even put a letter written in a foreign language in his contraption. He situated it so that his croquet-playing friends would find it. News of Hemphill's UFO spread like wildfire throughout East Texas.
Drayton married Virginia "Virgie" Louise Collier on 10 Dec 1928. Virginia (daughter of Nathan Plympton Collier and Lula Blanche Chambers) was born on 18 Jul 1908 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 8 Feb 1986 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Virginia "Virgie" Louise Collier was born on 18 Jul 1908 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (daughter of Nathan Plympton Collier and Lula Blanche Chambers); died on 8 Feb 1986 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Charter Member of James F. Gomer Chapter of the Daughters of the Repubic of Texas (White and Toole)
Children:
- Drayton Bennett Speights, Jr. was born on 23 Sep 1928 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Jun 1979 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Baby Girl Speights was born on 11 Apr 1930 in Dallas County, Texas; died about 1930 in Dallas County, Texas.
- Living
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- 2. Living
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- Mary Elizabeth Speights was born on 11 Jun 1949 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Jun 1949 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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8. | Thomas Green Speights was born on 15 Feb 1885 in Texas (son of John William "Doc" Speights, M. D. and Sallie Wilson); died about 1933 in Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
(Research):Census Information:
1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Justice Precinct No. 1
Enumerated April 28 and 29 by Hugh M. Ireland
ED 202-3 SD 19th Sheet 20A Stamped 42
62-65
Speights. Tom G. Hd M W 45 M20 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Speights, Arlis Wife F W 45 M 20 Tx Tx Tx
Speights, Elton Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Speights, Anna Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Speights, Rudolph Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Speights, John H Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Speights, Sallie L Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Speights, Gloria Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx
Thomas married Arley Emmaline Bennett on 12 Jul 1905. Arley (daughter of Jesse Archibald "Archie" Bennett and Anna Eliza Huffman) was born on 16 Mar 1885 in Texas; died on 3 Oct 1964 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Arley Emmaline Bennett was born on 16 Mar 1885 in Texas (daughter of Jesse Archibald "Archie" Bennett and Anna Eliza Huffman); died on 3 Oct 1964 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
An actual copy of her Texas Death Record can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. She is shown as the daugbhter of J. A. Bennett and Anna Huffman, and is listed as widowed, and a housewife and mother. The informant was D. B. Speights, presumably her eldest son. Her first name is shown as Arley, though some other sources show her as Arlis.
(Medical):See attached sources.
Children:
- 4. Drayton Bennett Speights was born on 15 Aug 1906 in Center, Shelby County, Texas; died in Mar 1997 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Dale Speights was born after 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died after 1906 in Sabine County, Texas.
- Otho A. Speights was born between 1911 and 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- Elton T. Speights was born about 1913.
- Anna Mignon Speights was born between 1914 and 1916 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
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- John Archie Speights was born about 1920 in Sabine County, Texas; died about 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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- Gloria Mittie Speights was born on 17 Nov 1929 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Jul 2016 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried on 4 Aug 2016 in Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
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10. | Nathan Plympton Collier was born on 6 Jun 1882 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas (son of William Theodore Collier and Louisa Dexter West); died on 2 Jun 1960 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas. Notes:
At the time of the 1930 census, he was a roomer in a large hotel/boarding home in Zwolle, Louisiana. He was shown as age 47, married 25 years, and was working as a barber. His other family members were not with him at this residence.
Name: Nathan Plympton Collier
Death Date: 02 Jun 1960
Death Place: Marshall, Harrison, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 77 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 06 Jun 1882
Birthplace: Milam, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William T. Collier
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Louisa West
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Barber
Place of Residence: Marshall, Harrison, Texas
Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery
Burial Place: Marshall, Texas
Burial Date: 03 Jun 1960
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2116477
Digital Film Number: 4166555
Image Number: 1775
Reference Number: FN66526
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
(Research):
Census Listings:
1920 Census
Texas, Harrison County, JP 3, Marshall City
Enumerated 13 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 54 Sheet 11A
East Ave
403-225-249
Collier, N. P. Head M W 36 M Tx Ga Tx Barber Own Shop
Collier, Blanche Wf F W 30 M Tx Tx Tx
Collier, Virgie Dtr F W 11 S La Tx Tx
Collier, Nina Dtr F W 9 S La Tx Tx
Collier, Theo Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Nathan married Lula Blanche Chambers on 2 Jun 1907 in Sabine County, Texas. Lula (daughter of Nathaniel Berrian Chambers and Margaret "Mittie" Louisa Bennett) was born on 8 Feb 1889 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 Dec 1962 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Lula Blanche Chambers was born on 8 Feb 1889 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas (daughter of Nathaniel Berrian Chambers and Margaret "Mittie" Louisa Bennett); died on 24 Dec 1962 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas. Notes:
A copy of her actual Texas Death Certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. She is listed as a daughter of Nathan Chambers and Margaret Louise Bennett. The informant was Theo Collier, a son. She was a housewife, and resident of rural Marshall, Route #4, Fern Lake Cutoff, at the time of her death.
Name: Lula Blanche Collier
Death Date: 24 Dec 1962
Death Place: Marshall, Harrison, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 73 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 08 Feb 1889
Birthplace: Isla, Sabine Co, Tex
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Nathan Chambers
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Margaret Louise Bennett
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Marshall, Harrison, Texas
Cemetery: Greenwood
Burial Place: Marshall, Texas
Burial Date: 26 Dec 1962
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117173
Digital Film Number: 4028527
Image Number: 1200
Reference Number: cn 80362
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
(Medical):See attached sources.
Children:
- 5. Virginia "Virgie" Louise Collier was born on 18 Jul 1908 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 8 Feb 1986 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Nina Pearl Collier was born on 18 Mar 1910 in Louisiana; died in Dec 1992 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; was buried in Algoma Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas.
- Nathan Theodore "Theo" Collier was born on 8 Feb 1913 in Texas; died on 11 Jun 1963 in Irving, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Algoma Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas.
- Thomas Jefferson Collier was born on 8 May 1919 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; and died.
- Archie Laverne Collier was born on 7 Sep 1921 in Texas; died on 5 Aug 1923 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
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