Col. William Henry Bonneau

Notes:

He is descended from the Bonneau Hugenots who came to America in 1690. They intermarried with the Du Bliss, Vanderhorst, and Mayback families of Charleston. Moved to Hemphill after Maria (Swinton, his first wife) died and m 2nd, Jennie Brooks. He served as Dist. Clerk of Sabine County until his death in 1879, in Mobile, Alabama. (White and Toole, p 81).

Find a Grave shows that he was the son of Arnoldus Bonneau and Mary Maybank.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Western District
Enumerated 24 Aug 1850
Stamped 170
118-114
William H. Bonneau 51 M Planter S. Ca.
Anna M. Bonneau 50 F S. Ca.
Anna M. Bonneau 24 F S. Ca.
Edwin A Bonneau 20 M Lab S. Ca.
John B. Bonneau 18 M Miller S. Sa.
Hue T. Bonneau 15 M S. Ca.
Susannah Bonneau 16 F S. Ca.
Sarah A. Bonneau 14 F Ala
Esther M. Bonneau 12 F Ala
Peter N. Bonneau 9 M Lal
Arnoldus Bonneau 8 M Ala
Octavios Bonneau 7 M Ala

1860 Census
Alabama, Mobile County, Southern Division
Enumerated 25 July 1860
339-270
William R. Bonneau 61 M Farmer $650 $15,000 SCarolina
Anna M. Bonneau 60 F S. Carolina
Sarah A. Bonneau 24 F None Ala
Hugh S. Bonneau 23 M S. Carolina
Peter M. Bonneau 19 M Ala
Arnoldus Bonneau 17 M Clerk Ala
Octavius Bonneau 15 M Ala
Anna M Crook 15 M Ala
Susan M. Gibbs 26 F None Ark
Mary J. Gibbs 7 F S. Carolina
Anna M. Gibbs 6 F Lousiana
Daniel 4 M Louisiana

William married Anna Maria Swinton about 1820. Anna was born on 28 Aug 1799 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina; died on 21 Nov 1863 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Husband of Olivia R. Moorer; Father of Dr. William Henry Bonneau, III; Son of Col. William Henry Bonneau and Anna Maria Swinton of Charleston, South Carolina; Grandson of Arnoldus and Mary Maybank Bonneau of Charleston.

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Notes:

Daughter of Col. William Henry Bonneau and Anna Maria Swinton; Wife Jesse William Crook; Mother of Anna Maria Crook, Dr. William Henry Crook.

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Anna married Michael Youngblood about 1851. Michael (son of Henry Youngblood and Sarah Miller Harvey) was born on 26 Mar 1823 in Mississippi; died on 26 Apr 1898 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Attended West Point and made the Army his career. (White and Toole, p 81).

Richard Vanderhorst Bonneau was the son of William Henry Bonneau and his wife, Anna Maria Swinton. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina on 26 April 1827. His family moved to Mobile, Alabama when he was young, and he was educated in the private schools of Mobile. Richard was appointed to the Military Academy at West Point in 1847 from the state of Alabama. He graduated in June, 1852 and was assigned to the Third Infantry and became Second Lieutenant of Company "H" of that regiment, serving nearly three years with his company on the frontiers of Utah and New Mexico. On 10 January 1859 he was married, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Marie Louise Kiehl, only daughter of John Kiehl and his wife, Jane Pickering. He returned to New Mexico to his company which was later ordered to Fort Clarke, Texas. Before the Civil War, Lt. Bonneau resigned his commission in the US Army. Soon after his resignation he tendered his services to the Confederate government, and was commissioned Captain and Commissary of Subsistence and after wards promoted to Major and Chief Commissary. He was stationed in Mobile and then Selma, Alabama. When Selma, Alabama was captured by the Union army Major Bonneau managed to escape, leaving everything behind. After the close of the war Maj. Bonneau and his wife came to Philadelphia where he entered into the mercantile business with his father-in-law, John Kiehl. In his later life, Maj. Bonneau became a teacher and speaker in the Church of Christ. He died from influenza on 27 January 1899 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and his wife, died about 2 years later.

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Notes:

Name: Edwin A Bonnecag
Residence: De Soto parish, De Soto, Louisiana
Age: 20 years
Calculated Birth Year: 1830
Birthplace: South Carolina
Gender: Male
Race (original):
Race (expanded):
Death Month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 9698
Digital GS Number: 4193965
Image Number: 00020
Line Number: 15
Dwelling House Number: 118
Family Number: 114
Marital Status:
Free or Slave:
Collection: United States Census, 1850

Notes:

Became a doctor and lived in Hemphill in 1880. (White and Toole, p 81).

Note: Confederate Veteran - Surgeon Medical Corp

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Notes:

She appears to have married a GIBBS after the 1850 census, and been widowed or otherwise seperated prior to the 1860 census.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1860 Census
Alabama, Mobile County, Southern Division
Enumerated 25 July 1860
339-270
William R. Bonneau 61 M Farmer $650 $15,000 SCarolina
Anna M. Bonneau 60 F S. Carolina
Sarah A. Bonneau 24 F None Ala
Hugh S. Bonneau 23 M S. Carolina
Peter M. Bonneau 19 M Ala
Arnoldus Bonneau 17 M Clerk Ala
Octavius Bonneau 15 M Ala
Anna M Crook 15 M Ala
Susan M. Gibbs 26 F None Ark
Mary J. Gibbs 7 F S. Carolina
Anna M. Gibbs 6 F Lousiana
Daniel 4 M Louisiana

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary, in her annotated transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, indicates that there was a Military Marker Only: Co. C 8 Ala Inf CSA

[Hugh Swinton Bonneau - Son of William Henry Bonneau & Anna Maria Swinton - w Mary M. "Mollie" Brown]



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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 1
Enumerated 18 Jun 1900
SD 8 Ed 68 Sheet 6B
97-101
Bonneau, Hugh S Head W M Dec 1834 65 M 12 SC SC SC Farmer
Bonneau, Mary M Wife W F Oct 1858 41 M 12 2/2 La SC La
Bonneau, Leonard Son W M Nov 1887 12 S Tx SC La Farm Laborer
Bonneau, Lillie Dtr W F May 1890 10 S Tx SC La

Hugh married Mary M. "Mollie" Brown about 1887. Mary was born in Oct 1858 in Louisiana; died about 1906 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Michael Youngblood after 1854. Michael (son of Henry Youngblood and Sarah Miller Harvey) was born on 26 Mar 1823 in Mississippi; died on 26 Apr 1898 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her middle name if variously shown as Elizabeth or Esther, and sometimes she is listed as Esther Maybanks Bonneau. At the time of the 1880 Federal census, she was widowed and living with a son and daughter-in-law.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1880 Census
Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
W. B. BROADNAX Self M Male W 26 LA Farmer GA SC
C. J. BROADNAX Wife M Female W 23 TX Keeps House VA VA
Edner BROADNAX Dau S Female W 4 TX At Home LA TX
Olive BROADNAX Dau S Female W 1 TX At Home LA TX
Caroline BROADNAX Mother W Female W 54 SC At Home SC SC Hessie BROADNAX Sister S Female W 18 LA At Home GA SC
Paul BROADNAX Brother S Male W 8 AL At Home AL AL

Source Information: Census Place Precinct 1, San Augustine, Texas Family History Library Film 1255325 NA Film Number T9-1325 Page Number 269C

Caroline married Thomas Whitaker Brodnax on 23 Apr 1846 in Lowndes County, Alabama. Thomas was born on 16 Jul 1818 in Putnam County, Georgia; died on 16 Jul 1874 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Son of William Henry Bonneau and Anna Maria Swinton of Charleston, South Carolina. Husband of Margaret Elizabeth Carroll of Coushatta, Louisiana and father of Sallie, Daisey, Boland

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Kay Parker McCary, in her annotated transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, indicates that there was a Military Marker Only: 1 SGT Co C 24 ALA INF CSA

[Son of William Henry Bonneau & Anna Maria Swinton - No dates given - 1st w Margaret Elizabeth Carroll; 2nd w Ella ?]

Family/Spouse: Margaret "Maggie" Elizabeth Carroll. Margaret was born on 18 Oct 1852 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana; died on 8 Mar 1926 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Octavius Bonneau was the eighth son of William Henry Bonneau and his wife, Anna Maria Swinton. He was married to Frances Elizabeth Cragin, daughter of Dr. John Cragin on 14 Nov. 1867 in Mobile, AL. Children of Octavius and Frances Bonneau were: George Rutledge Bonneau, Annie Bonneau, Evelyn Bonneau, Frances Bonneau, Daisy (Bonneau)Guillard, Margery (Bonneau) Hawkins, and John Henry Bonneau.

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Ancestry.com has images of U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958.
Frances Elizabeth Bonneau was shown as the widow of Octavius Bonneau
of Mobile, Alabama. His pension was based on his service in Co. G,
Twenty-Fourth Alabama. The pension record shows that Frances died on 5
Jan 1946.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile City
Enumerated 2 Jun 1900
SD 1 ED 111 Sheet 3B
Palmetto Street
918-46-49
Bonneau, Octavis Head W M May 1843 57 m 30 Ala SC SC Livestockman? Watchman?
Bonneau, Francis E Wf W F Feby 1848 52 M 30 7/5 Ala Mass Ala Housewife
Bonneau, Rutledge Son W M Apr 1871 29 S Ala Ala Ala Clerk? Post Road?
Bonneau, Francis Dtr W F Apl 1883 17 S Ala Ala Ala At School
Bonneau, Margaret Dtr W F Mch 1886 14 S Ala Ala Ala At School
Bonneau, John Son W M Dec 1887 12 S Ala Ala Ala At School

Family/Spouse: Francis Cragin. Francis was born in Feb 1848 in Alabama; died on 5 Jan 1946 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Called Van.

Family/Spouse: Ella Sarah Pratt. Ella (daughter of Hampton Pratt and Mary Lucinda Potts) was born on 15 Jan 1855 in Louisiana; died on 18 Feb 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frances Jane Gomer. Frances (daughter of Augustus C. Gomer and Margaret Ann Low) was born on 24 Dec 1863 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 Jan 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Owen Fort Whitehead on 20 Dec 1871. Owen (son of Charles C. Whitehead and Missouri Amanda Loyless) was born about 1847; died about 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Leonard L. Bonneau
Death Date: 06 Feb 1956
Death Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 68 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1888
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: S. Bonneau
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Merchant
Place of Residence: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Cemetery: Stringer Funeral Home
Burial Place: Kirbyville, Texas
Burial Date: 09 Feb 1956
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2114627
Digital Film Number: 4165506
Image Number: 3102
Reference Number: 7111
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

Paul was the youngest of 11 or so children born in Thomas Brodnax and Caroline Bonneau.

Name: Paul Dewitte Brodnax
Death Date: 24 May 1959
Death Place: San Augustine, San Augustine Co., Texas
Gender: Male
Race: W
Death Age: 87 years 7 months 3 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 21 Oct 1871
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: T.W. Brodnax
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Carlyn Bonnean [Bonneau]
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence: San Augustine, San Augustine Co., Texas
Cemetery: Hemphill
Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
Burial Date: 26 May 1959
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2115899
Digital Film Number: 4165920
Image Number: 1978
Reference Number: 28927
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, Hemphill Town
Enumerated 7 May 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 16A Stamped 101
262-264
Brodnax, Paul D Head M W 37 M1 16 Tx Ala Ala Farmer
Brodnax, Lula C Wf F W 33 m1 15 8/6 Tx Ga Tx
Brodnax, Belva C Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Brodnax, Myrtie E Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Brodnax, Linus W Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Brodnax, Leon D Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Brodnax, Elton D Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Brodnax, Paul D Son M W 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Bessie Servant F W 18 S Tx Miss La Cook Private Family

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 17 and 19 of January 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 19A Stamped 112
382-404
Brodnax, Paul D Head M W 48 M Tx SC SC Farmer
Brodnax, Lula C Wf F W 44 M Tx Ga Ala
Brodnax, Myrtie E Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Teacher Rural Public School
Brodnax, Leon D Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Brodnax, Elton D Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Brodnax, Paul D Jr Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Brodnax, William A Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Brodnax, Ernest H Son M W 2 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated April 26, 1930
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 5A Stamped 27
48-50
Brodnax, Paul D Head M W 58 M 22 Tx Ala Ala Farmer
Brodnax, Lula C Wf F W 54 M 18 Tx Ga Tx
Brodnax, Paul D Jr Son M W 21 S Tx Tx Tx Salesman Drug Store
Brodnax, Elton D Son M W 23 S Tx Tx Tx Army Marines
Brodnax, Arnold W Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Brodnax, Everest H Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx

Family/Spouse: Lula Clair Arnold. Lula (daughter of William Thomas Arnold, Sr. and Louisa Della Alford) was born on 27 Oct 1875 in Texas; died on 28 May 1947 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: William Henry Or Harry Youngblood
Death Date: 04 Dec 1961
Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 77 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 30 May 1884
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: V.B. Youngblood
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Ella Pratt
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Harpers Chapel
Burial Place: Sabine Co., Texas
Burial Date: 05 Dec 1961
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2116859
Digital Film Number: 4166720
Image Number: 2583
Reference Number: 73690
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):
Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine, JP 1, ED 168
Enumerated 10 and 11 February 1920 by Wm. A King
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 32B
#638-660
Youngblood, William H Head M W 29 M Tx La Tx Farmer
Youngblood, Willie V Wife F W 27 M Tx Tx Tx
Youngblood, Rubie L Dtr F W 1 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Neighbors included Edward Youngblood, Larkin Morris, Gilbert Hogan, J. Harper and Van Youngblood.

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine, Precinct 1, ED 3
Enumerated April 8, 1930 by Elbert G. Hart
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 17B
Youngblood, William H Hd M W 45 M @ 26 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Youngblood, Willie V Wife F W 38 M @ 18 Tx Tx Tx
Youngblood, Ruby L Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx

Neighbors included Tom Lowe, O. Dupree, Joe Harper

Family/Spouse: Willie Viola Gooch. Willie (daughter of Claiborne Patrick Gooch, Sr. and Roxy Jane Harper) was born about 1891 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bulah married Walter Lee Gooch about 1920 in Texas. Walter (son of Claiborne Patrick Gooch, Sr. and Roxy Jane Harper) was born on 9 Feb 1898 in Texas; died on 20 Jul 1966; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
December 3, 1997, Page 10


Ida Gooch

Ida Gooch, 95, of Rt. 4, Hemphill, died at 9:57 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, 1997, at Hemphill Care Center.

She was born March 29, 1902, in Sabinetown as a daughter of the late Jane (Gomer) and Van B. Youngblood and had been a lifelong resident of Sabine County. A homemaker, Mrs. Gooch was a member of the First Baptist Church and its Martha Sunday School Class.

Survivors: five children, Marcelle Moore, Pauline Neal, R. F. Gooch, and J. E. Gooch, all of Hemphill, and Edelle Jackson of Beaumont; 12 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren, and eight great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, R. L. Gooch and a son, C. P. Gooch.

Funeral services were held at 2 pm. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Bobby C. Dagnel, Bro. Clarence Howell, and Bro. Bob Arthur officiating. Interment followed at Harper Chapel Cemetery in Sabine County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)

Ida married Robert Lawrence Gooch about 1917 in Texas. Robert (son of Claiborne Patrick Gooch, Sr. and Roxy Jane Harper) was born on 23 Nov 1895 in Texas; died on 26 Nov 1989; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A West Point Graduate and retired from the Army with the rank of General. (White and Toole, p 78).

Henry married Louise EgintonKentucky. Louise was born after 1873; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: J.B. Lewis. J.B. was born about 1874; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Levi Low. Levi (son of Samuel Tobias "Tobe" Low and Permelia Estes) was born on 27 Feb 1880 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Nov 1936; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth Beres shows him as married to Melissa Alice Forse, the daughter of William Henry Fose. Betty Bragg Wagstaff, in her annotated transcription of the Pleasant Grove (Whitehead) Cemetery, shows that Melissa Forse was actually married to William Martin Whitehead, a son of Martin Whitehead and Mary Jane Martin, and not to William Wallac Whitehead, the son of Owen and Mary.

Notes:

She married a Mr. Clark. (White and Toole, p 79).

Anna married Adrian Reese Toole on 9 May 1909. Adrian (son of James Oswell Toole and Emily Elizabeth Pratt) was born on 1 Sep 1886 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jan 1941 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Theodore Toole. Theodore (son of James Oswell Toole and Emily Elizabeth Pratt) was born on 22 Mar 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Belva B. Bennett
Death Date: 07 Feb 1969
Death Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 72 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 02 Mar 1896
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Paul D. Brodnax
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lula Arnold
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Clerk, U.S. Air Base
Place of Residence: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Park
Burial Place: San Antonio, Texas
Burial Date: 10 Feb 1969
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137323
Digital Film Number: 4029824
Image Number: 82
Reference Number: cn 7177
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Obituary
San Antonio Express and News Daily
Monday, February 10, 1969

Mrs. Belva B. Bennett, 72, 1121 W. Mulberry Ave, died Feb. 7. Resident of San Antonio, member of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church. Survivors, Husband, Posey A. Bennett, San Antonio; son, Arnold Bennett, San Antonio; daughters, Mrs. Leroy K. (LaBelle) Cravens, San Antonio, Mrs. Del (Edna Mae) Wilber, St. Louis, Mo; sister, Mrs. D. N (???) Bessley, San Augustine, ---brothers, Arnold Brodnex, Houston, Texa, Ernest Brodnex, Tyler, Tex., ??son Broadnax, Troutville, Va., E??nax, Stamford. Conn., 8 grandchildren, a great granddaughter. Services 10 am Monday, Feb. 10, from the Madison Square Presbyterian Church. Dr. Samuel L. Teley officiating. Pallbearers, William A. Dube, ??? Chamberlain, David Moody, Roy Dunn???, Ronald ???, Winston Yeager. Interment Sunset Memorial Park under the auspices of OES Chapel. Arrangements by Roy Akers.

Belva married Posey Archibald Bennett on 17 Jun 1916 in Caldwell County, Texas. Posey (son of Jesse Archibald "Archie" Bennett and Anna Eliza Huffman) was born on 16 Sep 1891 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Nov 1986 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Myrtie Esther Beasley
Death Date: 21 Dec 1973
Death Place: San Augustine County, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 71 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1902
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: D. N. Beasley
Father's Name: Paul Brodnax
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lula Arnold
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2242963
Digital Film Number: 4169912
Image Number: 1173
Reference Number: 103708
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

The 1930 census indicated he was serving in the Marines.

Notes:

Name: Paul D Brodnax Jr
Death Date: 21 Jan 1966
Death Place: Livingston, Polk, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: w
Death Age: 56 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 27 Nov 1909
Birthplace: Hemphill Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Paul D Brodnax Sr
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lula Arnold
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Druggest
Place of Residence: Livingston Polk Texas
Cemetery: Forest Hill
Burial Place: Livingston Polk Co Texas
Burial Date: 23 Jan 1966
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117922
Digital Film Number: 4028272
Image Number: 2201
Reference Number: cn 04763
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter

Ruby Low Smith

Ruby Low Smith, 84, of Hemphill died at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, at Hemphill Care Center in Hemphill. Mrs. Smith was born Feb. 7, 1918, in the Sabinetown community as a daughter of the late Willie (Gooch) and Harry YOUNGBLOOD. She was a homemaker and lifelong resident of Sabine County. Survivors; a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Dean SCHOBER of Dallas; a granddaughter, Dena SCHOBER of Dallas; a grandson Brian SCHOBER of Dallas, a brother, Frankie YOUNGBLOOD of Hemphill; three nieces and three nephews. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Howard LOW in 1974, and Aubrey SMITH in 2001. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. T.A. Lane and Bro. J.R. "Bob" Gwin officiating. Interment followed at Harper's Chapel Cemetery in Sabine County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Ruby married Thomas Howard Low before 1948. Thomas (son of Thomas Wright Low and Sarah Jane "Sallie" Howard) was born on 14 Jan 1915 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 May 1974 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruby married Aubrey Elton Smith after 1974. Aubrey (son of James Obie Smith and Mary Evaline "Evie" Arthur) was born on 19 Dec 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Dec 2001 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 5 Dec 2001 in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
July 17, 1996, page 12

V. B. Youngblood,

V. B. Youngblood, 71, of Route 4, Hemphill, died at 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, 1996, at Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches.

Born July 21, 1924, as a son of the late Harry and Willie (Gooch) Youngblood, he was a lifelong resident of Sabine County. Youngblood a retired truck driver in the oilfield industry, was a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors: wife, LaMerle Compton Youngblood of Hemphill; sons, Revelle Youngblood and wife Donna of Pasedena and Wayne Marshall of Tampa, Florida; duaghters, Vickie Beth Nichols of Temple and Alecia Butler and husband Mike of Pasadena; five grandchildren; a brother, Frankie Youngblood of Hemphill; a sister and brother-in-law, Ruby and Aubrey Smith of Hemphill, an aunt, Ida Gooch of Hemphill; 15 nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Richard Bass and Bro. Vance R. Purtell officiating. Interment followed at Harper's Chapel Cemetery near Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)

Family/Spouse: Inez Elna King. Inez was born on 30 Dec 1935 in Texas; died on 8 Aug 2012 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frankie Youngblood, 90, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away on May 28, 2024. He was born on December 23, 1933, in Hemphill, Texas, to Harry and Willie Gooch Youngblood.

Frankie proudly served in the United States Air Force as a Jet Engine Mechanic for 28 years before retiring at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas. After retirement, he returned to Sabine County.

He was a graduate of Hemphill High School and held an associate's degree in real estate. Frankie was a member of Yellowpine Missionary Baptist Church.

Frankie is survived by his son, Marty Youngblood and wife, Wilhelmina, of Keller, Texas; daughters, Charlotte Gordon and husband, Cary, of Lago Vista, Texas, and Fredette Youngblood of Hemphill; grandchildren, Christopher Touchton and wife, Sarah, Eric Rosen and wife, Rachel, and Keagon Youngblood; and great-grandchildren, Colt Touchton, Parker Rosen, and Collette Rosen.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 31 years, Kenelia Osborn Youngblood.

His hobbies included fishing, hunting, playing Bingo and going to the Senior Citizen Center.

Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. prior to service at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.

Graveside services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Harpers Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Tracy Lane officiating. Serving as pallbearers are Doug Youngblood, Butch Harper, Glenn Harper, Keagon Youngblood, Eric Rosen and Bryan Shobert.

Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas, is assisting with the arrangements.

Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com, downloaded from their website

Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, June 5, 2024, Page 4

Family/Spouse: Kenelia Blanche Osborn. Kenelia was born on 7 Mar 1936 in Texas; died on 13 Sep 2017 in Texas; was buried in City Of Lubbock Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
Page 14, June 13, 2007
Obituaries

Novie Whitmire Cones

Novie Whitmire Cones, 86, of Lumberton died on her birthday, June 2, 2007.

Mrs. Cones was born June 2, 1921, in Hemphill as a daughter of the late Walter Lee and Bulah (Youngblood) GOOCH. As an active member of the First Baptist Church in Silsbee, she was a Sunday School teacher. Mrs. Cones was retired from Baptist Hospital as an admitting clerk.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Tucker WHITMIRE.

Survivors: her husband of 16 years, John D. CONES; daughters, Gladys BAGGETT and husband Larry of Spring and Carolyn McLEMORE of The Woodlands; stepchildren, Ronnie FORMAN and husband Fred of Houston, Kenneth CONES and wife Anita of Tyler, and Johnny CONES and wife Donna of Los Angeles, California; a sister, Gladys JOHNSON of Florida; grandchildren, Tracie BROOKS, Jeremy BYROM, Julie BYROM, Jill SHEFFIELD, Dustin McLEMORE and Josh BYROM; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 5, at First Baptist Church in Silsbee with Dr. Scott Moody officiating. Interment followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Beaumont.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Silsbee, 350 Hwy 96 S, Silsbee, Texas 77656.

Services were under the direction of Claybar/Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont.

Novie married Tucker Whitmire about 1943 in Galveston County, Texas. Tucker was born on 5 Dec 1913; died on 4 Apr 1987 in Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Novie married John "Jay" David Cones on 29 Sep 1990 in Jefferson County, Texas. John was born on 15 Dec 1917 in Jefferson County, Texas; died on 5 Feb 2009 in Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Sabine County Reporter
February 11, 2009, Page 11

Marcille Gooch Moore

Marcille Gooch Moore was born the oldest child of Lawrence and Ida Youngblood Gooch Jan. 8, 1921, at Sabinetown. On Feb. 8, 2009, in San Augustine, she succumbed to complications of Alzheimer's disease and receiving her promise of eternal life, joined in heavenly paradise her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and all her loved ones who have gone on before.

Marcille is survived by her husband, Madison Moore, of Port Arthur; sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Jeannie Coday of Lake Jackson and Frank and Virginia Coday of Hemphill; brothers, R. F. Gooch and wife Dorothy and J. E. Gooch and wife Nina of Hemphill; and sister, Pauline Neal of Nacogdoches. Also surviving are step-daughters Johnnie Lee O'Dell and Billie Jean Legg of Silsbee, Patricia Donnelly and Sondra Thompson of Port Arthur, Willie Mae Harvey of Newton, Louis Adkison of Hemphill, and step-son, Richard Moore of Woodville. Other survivors include nieces, nephews, grandsons, granddaughters, and grandchildren all of whom are a living legacy of her marriage to three wonderful, loving husbands.

Marcille was predeceased by husbands, H.D. Coday, Sr. and Delton Jones, her parents, siblings C. P. Gooch, Edelle Jackson and step-children Florene Casciola, Maurice Salles, Mildred Merritt, Aliene Belaire, and H. D. (Sonny) Coday, Jr.

Upon graduation from Hemphill High School in 1938, Marcille moved to Houston where she employed as a telephone operator by Southwestern Bell. She met and married Drexel Coday, a widower with seven children. From that union, Roger and Frank were born.

After the death of her first husband in 1969, Marcille married Delton Jones. They shared their final years of employment with Temple Lumber Company as they both moved toward retirement. After Delton passed away, Marcille met and married Madison Moore. Their lives together were filled with activities, surrounding family, church, travel, the Hemphill Senior Citizens Center, Eastern Star, and Madison's Masonic activities.

Marcille was a strong woman. Her life epitomized the strength and where-with-all exhibited by pioneer women of her first husband's age (he was born in 1894.) Although she was a sensative, loving woman, she could and did work like a man. In 1954 at LaBelle, while helping Drexel and the hands work cattle in spring roundup, she was cornered in a corral and knocked flat by an enraged 900 pound Brahman bull. The "working hands" were amazed when two hours later, although banged and bruised, she had picked herself up, gone back to work, and under shade trees near the corral, served a hot noon-time meal to the cowboys.

A visitation was held from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Starr Fuenral Home, Hemphill.

Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Aaron Pardue, First Baptist Church of Hemphill assisted by Rev. Jim Salles of West End Baptist Church of Beaumont at 1 p.m. Wednesday, (today), Feb. 11 at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Hemphill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be J.E. Gooch, Robert G. Neal, Sr., Tommy Neal, Dean McGee, Josh Thompson, John Edwin "Butch" O'Dell, and Ted O'Dell.

Services are under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill.

(Transscribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2009)

Marcille married Henry Drexel Coday, Sr. before 1943. Henry was born on 31 Jul 1894 in Louisiana; died on 6 Jul 1969 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marcille married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In her annotated transcription of the Harper's Chapel Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary indicates that he had a Military Marker inscribed "US Navy WW II."

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Referred to as Edelle JACKSON of Beaumont in the 1997 obituary of her mother. In the 2013 obituary of her brother, Robert F. Gooch, she was instead listed as Edelle McGee, deceased.

Edelle married Alfred James "A. J." "Jim" McGee before 1956. Alfred (son of Joseph Bryant McGee and Lula America Morris) was born on 12 Jul 1920 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Aug 1972 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Mount Sinai Cemetery, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edelle married Dewey Jackson on 12 Mar 1976 in Jefferson County, Texas. Dewey was born about 1918 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Sabine County Reporter
December 8, 2010, Page 14

Pauline Gooch Neal

Pauline Gooch Neal, 85, died Sunday, December 5, 2010 in the Willowbrook Nursing Center, Nacogdoches, after an illness.

Mrs. Neal was born in Sabinetown to Robert Lawrence and Ida Youngblood Gooch and lived in Sabine County all her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, "PeeWee" Neal. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church in Pineland.

She is survived by her sons, Robert "Bob" Neal and his wife Charlene of Hemphill and Tommy Neal of Springhill. She is also survived by two brothers, J. E. Gooch and his wife Nina and R. F. Gooch and his wife Dorothy, all of Hemphill; her grandchildren, Bobby Neal, Josh Neal, and Jessica Conn; and great-grandchildren, Trey, Katie, Travis, Kiley, Kacie, Trent and Jake.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 8 (today), in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Springhill Cemetery near Hemphill.

Services are under the direction of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2010)

Pauline married Gerard Austin "PeeWee" Neal before 1950. Gerard (son of Austin Neal and Carra G. "Carrie" Alford) was born on 16 Sep 1919; died on 30 Mar 1985 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert F Gooch (R.F) of Hemphill, TX, passed away Saturday, June 22,2013 at Silsbee Oaks Health Care in Silsbee, TX. He was the son of Lawrence & Ida Youngblood Gooch, and was born in Sabinetown, TX on February 21, 1927. He graduated from Hemphill High School in 1945. He spent 2 years in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked at Allied Chemical in Orange, TX, for 33 years before retiring and returning to Hemphill.

In 1951, he married the love of his life, Dorothy Jane (Dot) McDaniel, the one he marched with in his high school commencement and Baccalaureate exercises. He trusted the Lord for salvation at age 19 and served God faithfully throughout his life. He was always a part of the music ministry where he lived and served. He was an ordained Music Minister and also a Deacon Emeritus of First Baptist Church of Hemphill. Robert also was a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his grandson, Ryan Joseph Pineda, and 4 siblings (C.P. Gooch, Marcille Moore, Edelle McGee, Pauline Neal). He is survived by his wife, Dot, of 61 years; two daughters, Rhonda Willey and her husband, Hershal of Mauriceville and Rachel Harbuck of Orange. One brother, J. E. Gooch and his wife, Nina. Two granddaughters: Amanda Marie (Steven) of Mauriceville, and Kathryn Knighton (Lee) of Vidor. Five great-grandchildren: Justin, Addison, Jacob, Kade and Zachary.

Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 pm on Monday, June 24, 2013, at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. The funeral will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at First Baptist Church of Hemphill. Pastor E. Dale Lee of the Orange County Cowboy Church and Rev. Kevin Brown of the First Baptist Church of Mauriceville, will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the Harper Chapel Cemetery. In honor of Robert's love for the church music programs where he has served, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the music ministry of the church of your choice, or the Alzheimer's Association.

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The Sabine County Reporter
June 26, 2013, page 14

Robert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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J. E. Gooch, 83, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at Shady Acres Nursing Home in Newton, Texas.

J. E. was born on August 16, 1937 in Sabine Town, Sabine County, Texas to Robert Lawrence Gooch and Ida Youngblood Gooch. He worked for many years as a supervisor for American General Life Insurance. He had resided in Hemphill since 1994, having previously lived in Houston. He loved to hunt and fish and was an avid storyteller.

J. E. was a member of Harper Chapel, Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge 305, Melrose Masonic Lodge of Houston, Scottish Rites in Houston, and Sons of the Republic of Texas.

J. E. is survived by his wife, Nina Gooch of Hemphill; daughter, Cindy Gooch Mims and husband, Mike, of Hemphill; grandchildren, Nicole Wade, Marcus Fishbeck, Matthew Fishbeck, and Kayla Doubrava; and seven great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kim Gooch Fishbeck; brothers, C. P. Gooch and R. F. Gooch; and sisters, Pauline Neal, Marcille Moore, and Edelle Jackson.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Harper Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Buddy Pratt officiating.

Serving as pallbearers are Marcus Fishbeck, Matthew Fishbeck, Dean McGee, Jason McGee, Bob Neal, and Bobby Neal.

Honorary pallbearers are Mike Mims, Chester Blackmann, Colton Bailey, Caleb McElroy, Will Doubrava, Tommy Neal, Josh Neal, Frank Coday, Roger Coday, Keith Arthur, Alan McDaniel, and Kirk Butler.

Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed online at starrfuneralhome.com.

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Family/Spouse: Nina Marie Hight. Nina was born on 8 Dec 1938 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Apr 2022 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Born the night Halley's Comet flashed across the sky."

Comet married Frances Blanche Finley on 30 Jun 1934. Frances (daughter of John William Finley and Effie Beatrice Williams) was born on 17 Jan 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jan 2008 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Lora Ava Woods on 26 Nov 1936 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas. Lora (daughter of Cavie O. Woods and Odie Pama Burkhalter) was born on 9 Nov 1914 in Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 8 Dec 2001 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Inez Cook. Inez (daughter of George Washington Cook and Rachel Inez Williamson) was born on 11 Mar 1914 in Texas; died on 13 Apr 2000; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary

Tommy Lynn Neal, 73, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023 in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Tommy was born in Hemphill on February 4, 1950 to G. A. "PeeWee" Neal and Pauline Gooch Neal. He was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and a member of First Baptist Church in Pineland. He worked for many years as City Manager for the City of Hemphill and later as City Manager for the City of Kirbyville. He also spent a few years working for J & D Construction.

Tommy enjoyed fishing and hunting and was a charter member of Pines Hunting Club, where he was a member for over 40 years.

He is survived by his brother, Bob Neal and wife, Charlene, of Hemphill; nephews and nieces, Bobby and Tami Neal, Josh and Teresa Neal, and Jessica and Kyle Conn; and great nephews and nieces, Trey Neal, Travis Neal, Katie Neal, Kacie Neal, Trent Neal, Kylie Conn and Jake Conn.

Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating. Visitation will begin 30 minutes prior to service.

Burial will follow services in Springhill Cemetery with Bobby Neal, Josh Neal, Trey Neal, Travis Neal, Trent Neal and Jake Conn serving as pallbearers.

Instead of flowers, Tommy's family asks that donations instead be made to the Springhill Cemetery account at BOM Bank.

Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.

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Sabine County Reporter
March 9, 2005

Donna Ruth Toole Hunter

Donna Ruth Toole Hunter, 67, of Milam died at 12:05 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2005, at Nacogdoches County Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches. Mrs. Hunter was born Sept. 7, 1937, in Hemphill as a daughter of Blanche Finley Toole and the late Comet TOOLE. She was a member of the Methodist Church and Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Survivors: husband, Thomas H. HUNTER, Jr. of Milam; mother, Blanche TOOLE of Hemphill; sons, Stephen OWENS of Bossier City, Louisiana, Jonathan HUNTER of Bellingham, Washington, and Thomas HUNTER III of San Clemente, California; daughters, Lisa OWENS of Hammond, Washington, Susan RICHARDSON of Somerset, Washington, and Sarah HANDY of Terre Haute, Indiana; eight grandchildren; and one great-granchild. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill, with Reba Barnett officiating. Interment followed at Meador Cemetery near Milam. Memorials may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 833 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill.

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