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William Ersell Coussons

Male 1898 - 1960  (62 years)


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  • Name William Ersell Coussons  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 3 Jul 1898  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Sep 1960  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Burial Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Notes 
    • W. E. Coussons, Prominent Local Citizen, Dies

      William Ersel Coussons, 62, of Hemphill, died Friday at 6:15 a.m. in his home of a heart attack, while preparing to go to work. This was his second heart attack. He had one five weeks ago. He had returned to working part time at his store a week ago last Monday. Mr. Coussons was a native of Hemphill and was a prominent merchant and businessman. He owned and operated the W. E. Coussons store in Hemphill since 1929, in addition to other real property. He was, at the time of his death, a director of the First State Bank of Hemphill. A veteran of World War I, her served overseas and was in France when the Armistice was declared. Mr. Coussons was a member of the Sabine Post 197, American Legion. He had also served as a Hemphill city councilman from 1940 to 1952; as a member of the draft board, and as a trustee of the Hemphill Independent School District. He was a member of the Little Fowler Masonic Lodge. Funeral serviced were held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Lovis Dunn, pastor of the East Mayfield Baptist Church officiating, assisted by the Rev. Clarence Howell, pastor of the first Baptist Church of Hemphill and the Rev. C. A. Bly. Burial was in the Hemphill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home of Hemphill. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Novie Pratt Coussons; three daughters, Mrs. Dan Williams of Hemphill, Mrs. Joe Neal of San Augustine, and Russell Duke of Indiana, Pa; three sons, Dr. Charles Coussons of Nacogdoches, Sammy Coussons of Hemphill and Paul Coussons of Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Dalton Smith of Hemphill, Mrs. John Bowers and Mrs. Vincent Kickerillo, both of Houston; two brothers, L. A. Coussons of Blythe, Calif., and Luman Coussons and 16 grandchildren.
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      Sabine County Reporter, Hemphill, TX, date unknown

      http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/obituaries/TXSabine_Obits_Surname-C.htm

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      name: William Earsel Coussons
      death date: 23 Sep 1960
      death place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas, United States
      gender: Male
      race: White
      death age: 62 years
      estimated birth date:
      birth date: 03 Jul 1898
      birthplace: Texas
      marital status:
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      father's name: Charles W Coussons
      father's birthplace:
      mother's name: Stelle Wormwood
      mother's birthplace:
      occupation: Store Owner
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      additional relatives:
      Informant Paul Coussons
      film number: 2116474
      digital film number: 4120481
      image number: 01161
      reference number: 56117
      Collection: William Earsel Coussons, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1940 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill. JP 1
      Enumerated April 5, 1940
      SD 42-2 ED 202-1 Sheet 2A
      26
      Coussons, William E Head M W 41 M Tx Same House Merchant General Merch Store
      Coussons, Novie Wf F W 37 M Tx Same House
      Coussons, Charles Son M W 18 S Tx Same House
      Coussons, Billie Sue Dtr F W 14 S Tx Same House
      Coussons, Bessie Lou Dtr F W 8 S Tx Same House
      Coussons, Sammy Ray M W 7 S Tx Same House
      Coussons, Paul Son M W 5 S Tx Same House
      Coussons, Peggy Ann Dtr F W 3 S Tx
    Person ID I7050  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 

    Father Charles W. Coussons,   b. 22 Jan 1872, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1935, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Stella F. Wormwood,   b. 28 Sep 1870, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1951 (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage Y  [3, 6
    Family ID F12637  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Novie Ada Pratt,   b. 18 Sep 1902, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1970 (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage Y  [3
    Children 
     1. Charles William Coussons,   b. 4 Sep 1921, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 2001, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Billie Sue Coussons,   b. 6 Jan 1926, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1992, Perry County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     3. Bessie Lou Coussons,   b. 15 Aug 1930, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 2006, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4. Sammy Ray Coussons,   b. 6 May 1932, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 2007, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     5. Earsel Paul Coussons,   b. 24 Dec 1934, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1986, Orange County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     6. Peggy Ann Coussons,   b. 11 Jul 1936, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 2021, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F3447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Jul 1898 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Sep 1960 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 17 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).

    3. [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    4. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    5. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill. JP 1 Enumerated April 5, 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-1 Sheet 2A 26 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 Enumerated 11 May 1910 SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 15B 229-234 (Reliability: 3).