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Bertha Lena Fuller

Bertha Lena Fuller

Female 1900 - 1989  (89 years)

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  • Name Bertha Lena Fuller  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 23 Jan 1900  Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Death 3 Apr 1989  Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (Research):
      Census information:

      1930 Census
      Texas, Brazoria, Alvin, District 8
      Enumerated April 18, 1930 by Mrs. Florence Kimmone
      ED 20-8, SD 28 Sheet 5A Stamped 31
      121-128
      Williams, Otis H Hd R 16 M W 30 M 28 Tx Tx Tx Manager Cleaning? Shop
      Williams, Bertha Wife F W 30 M 28 Tx Ark Tx
      Williams, Alvie P Son M W 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Person ID I613  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Joseph Thomas Fuller,   b. 4 Nov 1869, Malvern, Hot Springs County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1950, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Viola "Ola" Fullen,   b. 29 Feb 1872, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1907, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 22 May 1889  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6
    • J.T. Fuller and Viola Fullen were married by S.D. Harp, J.P. Beat No 6, Sabine County, Texas on May 22, 1889. A copy of their marriage certificate was filed on the 8th day of June, 1889 by W.T. Arnold, County Clerk for Sabine County.

      In his "Farm Corner" column (clipping not dated), Joe Combs wrote: "Recently (I) had the pleasure of meeting Lonzo A. Fuller of Hemphill. He was at the desk of Otis A. Fullen, president of the Security State Bank. The thought occurred that changing the last letter of either name would change the name to either Fuller or Fullen. Being a little curious a few questions were asked, and it developed that Mr. Fuller and Mr. Fullen are related. "Yes," said Mr. Fullen, "we came from the same stock. In fact, Mr. Fuller's great grandfather was also my great grandfather. Right there the Fullers and the Fullens got mixed up in such a way that most of them in the Hemphill region are kinfolk." Mr. Fullen explained further that one of the families often became enamored of one of the other families, and a marriage took place. The fact that only one letter of the alphabet had to be changed to make the bride's name fit that of the groom's may or may not have had its influence upon courtships. Mr. Fuller is a builder in the Hemphill region, and also does some farming. He said that his great grandfather was somewhat of a builder also. He says the first house ever built in Sabine County that had a brick chimney was built by great grandfather Fuller sometime about 1840. "That old house just wouldn't fall down," says Mr. Fuller, "and fire finally had to get rid of it. And as proof of the quality put in brick chimneys of that day, the old chimney is still standing as a silent reminder of a day that is gone." {Note: Since John Fuller didn't move to Sabine County until 1870, it is most likely that it was Lonzo's other great grandfather John/James? Fullen who built the above mentioned house in 1840...proof that those pesky "n's" and "r's" are indeed easily confused}.

      Joe and Viola Fuller had eight children before Viola died in 1907. Joe married twice more, to Blanche Birdwell (a widow with children). Blanche and Joe had two children of their own before she died. Joe's final marriage was to Alice Pointer, also a widow with children, in 1917. He and Alice were married for over 30 years until his death.
    Documents
    Fullen, Viola and Joseph Thomas Fuller Marriage License, May 1889
    Fullen, Viola and Joseph Thomas Fuller Marriage License, May 1889
    Issued in Sabine County, Texas
    Family ID F52  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Otis Herman Williams,   b. 7 Feb 1900, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1972, Montgomery County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1928 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Jan 1900 - Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Apr 1989 - Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Fuller, Joseph Thomas ca 1916 and family
    Fuller, Joseph Thomas ca 1916 and family
    Joe can be seen standing on the front porch (left) of his dog trot home, along with his children Joe S. Fuller, Herman Fuller, Bertha Fuller, Brooks Fuller, Tera Fuller, Ethel (Fuller) EDDINGS and son-in-law, Grover Eddings. Joe had been predeceased by two wives, as well as by son Price and daughter Clara. His eldest son Lonzo FULLER, and eldest daughter, Nina (Fuller) McLEMORE, were living away from home, with their respective spouses and therefore not pictured.
    Fuller, Tera and Bertha, ca 1916, Sabine County, Texas
    Fuller, Tera and Bertha, ca 1916, Sabine County, Texas
    The two youngest Fuller sisters around 1916 in Sabine County, Texas, Tera Mary (L) and Bertha Lena (R)
    _Fuller, Bertha Lena
    _Fuller, Bertha Lena
    Wife of Otis Herman Williams
    B. 1899 D. 1989, Texas
    Fuller, Bertha Lena
    Fuller, Bertha Lena
    Wife of Otis Herman Williams
    B. 1899 D. 1989, Texas
    Rosevine, Texas High School level Home Economics Class, 1927
    Rosevine, Texas High School level Home Economics Class, 1927
    l to r: Lois, Fullen, Vida Boyett, Oneita Hennigan, Minnie Garlington, Bertha (Fuller) Williams--teacher, Lou T. Kerr, Dollie Coon, Maudie Coon, Carmon Edgar.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Fuller, Bertha and Tera Fuller ca 1920's, Sabine County
    Fuller, Bertha and Tera Fuller ca 1920's, Sabine County
    The two youngest daughters of Joe Fuller and Viola Fullen
    Fuller, Joseph Thomas and Family, Rosevine, Texas, 1940's
    Fuller, Joseph Thomas and Family, Rosevine, Texas, 1940's
    back, l to r, Lonzo Fuller, Nina McLemore, Ethel Eddings, Bertha Williams, Tera Cousins, Herman Fuller, and Edna Pointer
    front, Alice Holland Pointer Fuller and her husband, Joseph Thomas Fuller
    Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer with her daughter and step-daughters, ca 1956
    Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer with her daughter and step-daughters, ca 1956
    Left to Right: Bertha (Fuller) WILLIAMS, Nina (Fuller) McLemore, Alice (Holland) Pointer FULLER, Ethel (Fuller) EDDINGS, Edna (Pointer) KERR, Tera (Fuller) COUSINS
    Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer with her daughter and step-children, 1956
    Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer with her daughter and step-children, 1956
    Left to Right: Joe Fuller, Edna (Pointer) Kerr, Alonzo Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer Fuller, Nina (Fuller) McLemore, Bertha (Fuller) Williams, Ethel (Fuller) Eddings


    Fuller Sisters--Nina, Ethel, Bertha, Tera---with step-sister, Edna Pointer, ca 1970's, Sabine County, Texas
    Fuller Sisters--Nina, Ethel, Bertha, Tera---with step-sister, Edna Pointer, ca 1970's, Sabine County, Texas
    (l to r): Nina McLemore, Ethel Eddings, Bertha Williams, Tera Cousins, and Edna Kerr

    Headstones
    Williams, Otis and Bertha (Fuller)
    Williams, Otis and Bertha (Fuller)

  • Sources 
    1. [S198] McDaniel, Robert Cecil THE 1900 POPULATION CENSUS OF SABINE COUNTY, TX.

    2. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 75 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 6 Enumerated 9 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 70 Sheet 6B 99-99 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S198] McDaniel, Robert Cecil THE 1900 POPULATION CENSUS OF SABINE COUNTY, TX, She is listed as age 7/12. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S341] Sabine County, Texas, Marriage License.

    6. [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983.