Charles Alexander Nethery, Sr.

1860 - 1942  (82 years)

• Name	Charles Alexander Nethery  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Apr 1860	Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Apr 1942	Texas   [2]
  Burial	Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter October 22, 2014 Pages 1 and 2 "Milam Cemetery receives marker" The Texas Historic Cemetery Dedication Ceremony for Milam Cemetery took place on Saturday, October 11, following the annual Nethery reunion...local historian Weldon McDaniel....gave a presentation outlining some of the significant historical events that took place in Milam and the importance of preserving the history of Milam Cemetery. He said as many as 85 percent of all early settlers coming into Texas put their boots in red dirt. Although San Augustine and Nacogdoches counties have a friendly battle over which is older, Milam is just as old as either of them.... Dorothy Nethery Spain had the honor of reading the script engraved on the marker: "Milam, the first County Seat of Sabine County, has a history of travelers and visitors stretching back centuries. Native Americans and Spanish exploreres, soldiers and missionaries passed through and often camped on Las Boregas Creek. Texian settlers encountering the natural abundance echoed the words of Stephen F. Austin, who recorded in his diary entry of July 16, 1821: "We then suddenly came to an open rolling country thinly timbered soil about the color of Spanish browne, and in some places redder. This Red Land is very productive and is covered with the most luxuriant growth of grass I ever beheld in any country." The settlment first called Red Mound (Red Mount) was the seat of Government for the Sabine District since 1822, and was surveyed as a town site in 1828. Milam Cemetery is on a high hill overlooking the historic community. The exact dated of the first burial will never be known Spanish Explorers were passing through present-day Milam as early as 1539 and camped on Las Boregas Creek a few hundred yards west of the cemetery. Local hisorians believed Anglo burials occurred here probably as early as 1775, since travelers used the campsite down the hill on the Las Boregas. The land on which the cemetery is located was granted to JOHN SMITH on Feb. 26, 1835. The first marked burial is dated 1864, although more than 100 unmarked graves are suspected. The numerous military Veterans dating back to the Creek War are interred here, as well as prominent early citizens from the CAUSEY, WEATHERRED. McGREW, and NETHERY families. Milam Cemetery may be the oldest organized cemetery in Sabine County, and cherished chronicle of generations of visitors and residents." (Research): Census Listings: Texas, Sabine County, Milam Pr 4 Enumerated 1 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 71 Sheet 1A Stamped 129 5-5 Nethery, Charles Head W M Apr 1860 40 M 15 Tx Tx Tx Merchant & Farmer Nethery, Amanda Wf W F Oct 1867 32 M 15 7/6 Tx Miss Tx Nethery, Clyde S Son W M Mch 1886 14 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer Nethery, Drayton I Son M S Dec 1887 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer Nethery, Carrie A Dtr W F Jany 1891 9 S Tx Tx Tx Nethery, Eva A Dtr W F Jun 1893 6 S Tx Tx Tx Nethery, Charles I Son W M Mar 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx Nethery, William O Son W M Jan 1899 1 S Tx Tx Tx Arnold, Frank Boarder W M Sept 1875 24 S Tx Tx
  Person ID	I37045	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2014

  
  

  Family	Amanda Fitzellen Speights,   b. 18 Oct 1866, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. 14 Nov 1931, Milam, Sabine County, Texas (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1884	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  	The June 13, 2006 issue of the Sabine County Reporter featured the "All Things Historical" column by Bob Bowman titled "Nethery's Store." The oldest continually operated business in Sabine County, Nethery's was begun by C. A. Nethery, who came to Milam from Patroon as a young man. He and is wife, Amanda built a home on Main street and later opened a general store and saloon. The first store was burned during a snowstorm in 1913, but a new store was quickly built. The "new" store is still standing. After his father's death in 1942, C.A. "Buddy" Nethery, Jr. operated the store until his death. His nephew's, Gene and Doule Nethery kept the store open until 2000, selling hardware and providing a place for local dominoe players to meet. It is currently operated by Ellen Melton, Laura Tichnell, and Susan Nethery as an antique store.
  Children	1. Clyde Swann Nethery,   b. 22 Mar 1886, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Drayton Clarence Nethery,   b. Dec 1887, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. Dollie Helena Nethery,   b. 2 Feb 1890, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. Bef 1900, Sabine County, Texas (Age 9 years)   4. Carrie A. Nethery,   b. Jan 1891, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   5. Era Amanda Nethery,   b. 22 Jun 1893, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. 26 Oct 1974, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 81 years)   6. Charles O'Neil Nethery,   b. 1 Mar 1896, Sabine County, Texas d. 18 Sep 1990, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 94 years)   7. William Oliver Nethery,   b. 19 Jan 1899, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   8. Addie Oryl Nethery,   b. 21 Aug 1901, Sabine County, Texas d. 25 Jul 1973, Center, Shelby County, Texas (Age 71 years)   9. Loy Speights Nethery,   b. 16 Nov 1904, Sabine County, Texas d. 10 Mar 1997, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 92 years)   10. Marguerite Syble Nethery,   b. 25 Oct 1907, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. 4 Apr 2003, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 95 years)   11. Charles Alexander "C. A." "Buddy" Nethery, Jr.,   b. 14 Dec 1910, Sabine County, Texas d. 7 Jun 1996, Sabine County, Texas (Age 85 years)   12. Wendell Edward Nethery,   b. 19 May 1914, Sabine County, Texas d. 6 Apr 2007, Sabine County, Texas (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F11390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Apr 1860 - Texas Marriage - 14 Nov 1884 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Death - 21 Apr 1942 - Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Enumerated 1 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 71 Sheet 1A Stamped 129 5-5 (Reliability: 3). [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).