1934 - 2015 (81 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Joy LaNell Forse was born on 6 Nov 1934 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas (daughter of William Charles "Charley" Forse and Lora Lee Warner); died on 12 Nov 2015 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
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
Joy married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Living
- Living
- Living
Joy married Billy Ray Bragg before 1956. Billy (son of Raymond Ellis "Ray" Bragg and Vera Bell Jones) was born on 10 Feb 1935 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jun 1991 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Danny Ray Bragg, Sr. was born on 17 Oct 1956 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Apr 2011 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried on 5 Apr 2011 in Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 2
2. | William Charles "Charley" Forse was born on 10 May 1877 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas (son of William Henry Forse and Eliza Rice); died on 15 Oct 1970 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
(Research):
Census Listings:
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
William married Lora Lee Warner after 1927. Lora (daughter of Dud Ernest "Dudley" Warner and Sarah Candis Cousins) was born on 25 Jul 1894 in Texas; died on 2 Aug 1983 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Lora Lee Warner was born on 25 Jul 1894 in Texas (daughter of Dud Ernest "Dudley" Warner and Sarah Candis Cousins); died on 2 Aug 1983 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. Notes:
Married:
Bill Forse m 2nd Lora Warner Russell, the dtr of D.E. Warner and Candace Cousins (the dtr of Wm. Cousins who was also the father of State Senator W.R. Cousins who donated the land for the Plainview Baptist Church and Cemetery).
Children:
- 1. Joy LaNell Forse was born on 6 Nov 1934 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 2015 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 3
4. | William Henry Forse was born on 22 Jul 1850 in Texas (son of John Smith Forse and Melissa Ann Fuller); died before 1934 in Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
1880 Federal Census:
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 --- ---
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information:
Census Place Precinct 4, Sabine, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255325
NA Film Number T9-1325
Page Number 228B
William married Eliza Rice on 7 Aug 1871 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. Eliza (daughter of Joseph Rice and Jane Catherine Melton) was born about 1844 in Mississippi; died in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Eliza Rice was born about 1844 in Mississippi (daughter of Joseph Rice and Jane Catherine Melton); died in Sabine County, Texas. Children:
- Melissa Alice Forse was born on 28 Jul 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 May 1971; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
- John Burton Forse was born on 16 Oct 1874 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Mar 1966 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas.
- Walter Forse was born about 1876; and died.
- 2. William Charles "Charley" Forse was born on 10 May 1877 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Oct 1970 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas.
- Mary E. Forse was born on 5 Sep 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Aug 1881 in Sabine County, Texas.
- Alberta "Bertie" Forse was born after 1880; and died.
- Joseph M. Forse was born on 9 Nov 1881 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 May 1882 in Sabine County, Texas.
- Allen Isaac Forse was born on 12 Apr 1883 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died in Feb 1963 in Texas.
- Horace Homer "Pless" Forse was born on 24 May 1892 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Nov 1970 in Sabine County, Texas.
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6. | Dud Ernest "Dudley" Warner was born on 5 Oct 1871 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 20 Sep 1937 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. Notes:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JF3Q-BHG
name: Dud Ernest Warner
death date: 20 Sep 1937
death place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
gender: Male
race:
death age: 65 years 11 months 15 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 05 Oct 1871
birthplace: San Augustin, Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Candis Warner
father's name: John Warner
father's birthplace: Ga.
mother's name: Julia Belste (Beloti)
mother's birthplace: Mississippi
occupation: Farming
place of residence: Bronson, Texas
cemetery:
burial place: Bronson, Texas
burial date: 21 Sep 1937
additional relatives:
film number: 2117298
digital film number: 4166735
image number: 2408
reference number: P 2431 CN 46597
Collection: Dud Ernest Warner, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
His FindAGrave memorial page is linked to his parents and four siblings, and also has a photo.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1910 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 4
Enumerated 28 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 141 Sheet 7B
136-145
Warner, Dudley Head M W 38 m1 16 Tx Tn Miss Farmer
Warner, Candis S Wf W F 33 m1 16 6/6 Tx Tx Tx
Warner, Lara L Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Warner, Eula S Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Warner, Madie J Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Warner, Milton E Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Warner, Clara L Dtr F W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Warner, Byron W Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
1920 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 4
Enumerated 30 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 179 Sheet 9A
154-159
Warner, Dudley Head M W 48 M Tx La Tn Farmer
Warner, Candis Wf W F 43 M Tx Tx Tx
Warner, E Ula Dtr F W 23 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Warner, Clara F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Warner, Byron W Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Warner, Orem Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Warner, D. S. Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Warner, Wilbur Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Warner, Dudley S Uncle M W 78 M La SC Miss Farm Laborer
Warner, Bell Aunt F W 78 M Tn Tn Tn
Dud married Sarah Candis Cousins about 1894. Sarah (daughter of William Daniel Cousins and Mary Frances Woods) was born on 23 Nov 1876 in Newton County, Texas; died on 5 Jun 1953 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Sarah Candis Cousins was born on 23 Nov 1876 in Newton County, Texas (daughter of William Daniel Cousins and Mary Frances Woods); died on 5 Jun 1953 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. Notes:
Name: Sarah Candis Warner
Death Date: 05 Jun 1953
Death Place: Bronson, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: white
Death Age: 76 years 7 months 12 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1876
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William D. Cousins
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Francis Woods
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Bronson, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Magnolia Springs
Burial Place: San Augustine, Co., Texas
Burial Date: 07 Jun 1953
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2113985
Digital Film Number: 4165744
Image Number: 280
Reference Number: 53093
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Children:
- 3. Lora Lee Warner was born on 25 Jul 1894 in Texas; died on 2 Aug 1983 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- Eula Selena Warner was born on 14 Aug 1896 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 17 Mar 1978 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- Madie J. Warner was born about 1900 in San Augustine County, Texas; and died.
- Milton Ennis Warner was born on 6 May 1902 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 18 Jun 1973; was buried in Dickerson Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas.
- Clara Warner was born on 23 Aug 1904 in Texas; died on 24 Apr 1988; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.
- William Byron Warner was born on 8 May 1908 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 26 Aug 1982; was buried in Vance E. Vickers Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Orem Warner was born about 1911 in Texas; and died.
- D. S. Warner was born about 1913 in Texas; and died.
- Wilber Warner was born on 16 Mar 1915 in Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas; and died.
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Generation: 4
8. | John Smith Forse was born on 20 May 1823 in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri; died before 1898 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in W. W. Parker Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. Notes:
Married more than once. (White and Toole, p 53).
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. "
(Research):
Census Listings:
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
John + Melissa Ann Fuller. Melissa was born about 1836 in Arkansas; died after 1850 in San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Melissa Ann Fuller was born about 1836 in Arkansas; died after 1850 in San Augustine County, Texas. Notes:
May have instead been born is Illinois, as per the 1850 census.
Children:
- 4. William Henry Forse was born on 22 Jul 1850 in Texas; died before 1934 in Sabine County, Texas.
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11. | Jane Catherine Melton was born about 1816 in Tennessee; and died. Notes:
In 1850, she is listed as Catherine, in 1860 she is shown as Jane, and in 1870 Jane C.
Children:
- Matthias J. Rice was born on 15 Jan 1832 in Mississippi; died on 16 Feb 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- Delia Rice was born about 1836 in Mississippi; and died.
- Jesse Rice was born about 1839 in Mississippi; and died.
- Mary Rice was born about 1841 in Mississippi; and died.
- Samantha Rice was born about 1843; and died.
- 5. Eliza Rice was born about 1844 in Mississippi; died in Sabine County, Texas.
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14. | William Daniel Cousins was born on 16 Nov 1853 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas (son of Robert L. Cousins and Sarah Jane Jordan); died on 12 Sep 1927 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. Notes:
Shown as William Daniel Cousins by his granddaughter, Joye Cousins Turner. The transcription of the Little Flock Cemetery shows him instead as William Dalton Cousins. The book, "Glimpses of Newton County History." also refers to him as William Daniel.
Virgie Speights writes that he was one of the teachers at the one-room log school in Rosevine. (Speights, p. 77).
(Research):
Census Listings:
1880 Census
Texas, Newton County, Pr. 2
Enumerated Jun 1880
Page 24B SD 1 ED 56
218-218
Cousins, William W M 26 Farmer
Cousins, Mary W F 23 Wife Keeping House
Cousins, Robert W M 5 S
Cousins, Sarah W F 3 Dtr
Cousins, Marion W M 1 Son
1900 Census
Texas, Coryell County, JP 2
Enumerated 2 and 4 Jun 1900
SD 263 SE 41 Sheets 2A and 2B Stamped 59
25-26
Cousins, W. D. Head W M Nov 1855 44 m 26 Tx Va Miss Day Laborer
Cousins, Mary F. Wife W F Jun 1866 (sic) 33 (sic) M 26 11/10 Tx Tx Miss
Cousins, Roy Son W M Jan 1881 19 S Tx Tx Tx Day Laborer
Cousins, Clara Dtr W F Jan 1883 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Cousins, Nora Dtr W F Mar 1885 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Cousins, Ida Dtr W F May 1887 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Cousins, Livie Dtr W F Mar 1890 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Cousins, Carrie Dtr W F Aug 1893 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Cousins, Artie Dtr W F July 1894 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Cousins, Troy Son W M Dec 1898 2 S Tx Tx Tx
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 2 Jan 1920
SD 326 SD 173 Sheet 1A
6-6
Cousins, William D Head M W 65 M Tx Tn Miss Farmer
Cousins, Mary F Wf F W62 M Tx Miss Miss
Cousins, William D Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer Home Farm
William married Mary Frances Woods on 5 Feb 1874 in Newton County, Texas. Mary (daughter of Francis Marion Woods and Eliza Louisa C. M. Irwin) was born on 4 Jun 1857 in Newton County, Texas; died on 6 Dec 1925 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Mary Frances Woods was born on 4 Jun 1857 in Newton County, Texas (daughter of Francis Marion Woods and Eliza Louisa C. M. Irwin); died on 6 Dec 1925 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. Children:
- Robert Duval Cousins, M. D. was born on 1 Jan 1875 in Newton County, Texas; died on 26 Aug 1943 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
- 7. Sarah Candis Cousins was born on 23 Nov 1876 in Newton County, Texas; died on 5 Jun 1953 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- Marion Melton Cousins was born on 1 Jan 1879 in Newton County, Texas; died on 28 Jan 1899; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- William Roy Cousins was born on 28 Jan 1881 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Aug 1975 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
- Clara Louise Cousins was born on 18 Jan 1883 in Coryell County, Texas; died on 19 Feb 1961 in Lowndes County, Georgia; was buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.
- Nora L. Cousins was born on 29 Mar 1885 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; died on 19 Mar 1915 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- Ida M. Cousins was born on 3 Aug 1887 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 30 Apr 1922 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- Leva Elizabeth Cousins was born on 24 Mar 1890 in Coryell County, Texas; died on 14 Aug 1961 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas.
- Carrie Edna Cousins was born on 12 Jul 1892 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 23 Apr 1962 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
- Frances Artie Cousins was born on 15 May 1895 in Coryell County, Texas; and died.
- Troy Dalton Cousins was born on 6 Dec 1897 in Coryell County, Texas; died on 6 Sep 1976 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- William Dalton Cousins was born on 29 Mar 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Aug 1982 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas.
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