1813 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
1. | Martha Matilda Flournoy was born on 15 Aug 1813 in Kentucky; and died. Notes:
Said to be the daughter of Samuel Flournoy and Nancy Ann Martin of Mercer County, Kentucky, and granddaughter of Matthew Flourney who settled Fort Flournoy in Kentucky, and was killed by Indians.
Martha married Randolph Allen Hankla on 29 Jan 1827. Randolph was born on 1 Feb 1803 in Virginia; died after 1870 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
2. | Pendleton Flournoy Hankla (1.Martha1) was born about 1832 in Kentucky; and died. Notes:
(Research):Census listings show him as an "Idiot" and it appears that he never married, instead remaining at home with his parents.
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4. | John Flournoy Hankla (1.Martha1) was born about 1835 in Kentucky; and died. Notes:
(Research):Census Listings:
1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No. 3, P. O. Brookeland
Enumerated 21 Aug 1870
633-633
Hankla, John F 35 M W Farmer $2000 $500 Ky
Hankla, Martha 24 F W Keeping House Texas
Family/Spouse: Martha Catherine Evans. Martha was born about 1846 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. John Jackson Hankla was born on 7 Feb 1871 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Apr 1929 in Midland, Midland County, Texas.
- 13. Samuel Flournoy Hankla was born on 22 Dec 1879 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jul 1966 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.
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5. | Minerva Nancy Hankla (1.Martha1) was born about 1837 in Mississippi; and died. Notes:
Said to have first married Joseph Henry Atkinson, and second Dr. John N. Fall.
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6. | Mary Francis Hankla (1.Martha1) was born about 1840 in Mississippi; and died. Notes:
Barbara Yancey Dore shows that she married Wade E. Noble, Sr.
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7. | Eliza Yiza Hankla (1.Martha1) was born on 21 Dec 1841 in County Of Sabine, Republic Of Texas; died on 7 Aug 1919 in Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Notes:
Barbara Yancey Dore shows that she first married Benjamin Arthur ATKINSON, who was born 24 Aug 1838 in Butts County, GA and died ca 1863 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Eliza married Robert Tucker Noble in 1866. Robert was born before 1841; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Martha R. Hankla (1.Martha1) was born about 1844 in County Of Sabine, Republic Of Texas; and died. Notes:
Said to have married Columbus C. Meador.
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10. | William Harrison Hankla (1.Martha1) was born on 17 Feb 1849 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; and died. Notes:
Could he actually have been born after 1850, or might he have died young? Not listed with his family on the 1850 federal census.
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Generation: 3
12. | John Jackson Hankla (4.John2, 1.Martha1) was born on 7 Feb 1871 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Apr 1929 in Midland, Midland County, Texas. Notes:
On his Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, his usual occupation was shown as "Farmer." He was shown as a son of John Hankla of Kentucky, with his mother's maiden name being Evans. He was showsn as married.
(Medical):See attached sources.
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13. | Samuel Flournoy Hankla (4.John2, 1.Martha1) was born on 22 Dec 1879 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jul 1966 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
On his Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, he was listed as a retired farmer, and the son of John Hankla and Martha Evans. The informant was his daughter, Florine Hankla Ramsey.
Family/Spouse: Lula Elma Smith. Lula was born on 23 Sep 1895 in Texas; died on 18 Jan 1964 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Randolph Allen Hankla was born on 22 Aug 1914 in Texas; died on 6 May 2002 in San Augustine County, Texas.
- 16. Living
- 17. Florine Hankla was born on 19 Dec 1920 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Dec 2009 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
- 18. Hiram Coy "Jim" Hankla was born on 21 May 1923 in Texas; died on 1 May 1960 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 4
15. | Randolph Allen Hankla (13.Samuel3, 4.John2, 1.Martha1) was born on 22 Aug 1914 in Texas; died on 6 May 2002 in San Augustine County, Texas. Notes:
San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, May 26, 1932, Vol. XXIV, Number 9
School Term Brought to Successful Close
Thursday night at the high school auditorium the commencement exercises were attended by a large crowd....diplomas were presented by R. V. Greer, superintendent of the local schools to the following candidates:Randolph Hankla, Charles S. McMillan, Willys G. Blount, Sam Henry Williams, Lois Marie Thompson, A. C. Everett, Evon McLemore, Willie Mae Stevenphson, Geneva Stallings. Earl McEachern, Hoyt J. Alford, Sidney Westbrook, Allene Stewart, Ruby Mitchill, Mildred Whitton, Clifford Childers, Bonnie Partin, Zelma Soward, Alran Hays, James Bridges, Helen Alford and Early Needham.
Family/Spouse: Allene Whitton. Allene (daughter of Columbus Lee Whitton and Nancy "Nannie" Mahalya Williard) was born on 10 Nov 1919 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 8 May 2012 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Florine Hankla (13.Samuel3, 4.John2, 1.Martha1) was born on 19 Dec 1920 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Dec 2009 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. Notes:
Florine Hankla Ramsey
Florine Hankla Ramsey was born in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas on December 19, 1920 and died December 5, 2009 in Austin, Texas. She was the third of four children born to Samuel Flournoy and Elma Smith Hankla.
She found the love of her life when she married Ben Ramsey, an attorney and Texas State Senator from San Augustine, in 1943. They were married in Boulder, Colorado, where she was a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder. They honeymooned on a road-trip back to San Augustine through Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, using precious gasoline ration coupons given to them by friends and family as wedding gifts.
While she loved Austin and resided there for most of her adult life, her roots were in East Texas. She maintained a home in San Augustine and continued to vote there for the rest of her life. She attended Stephen F. Austin State College in Nacogdoches, North Texas State College in Denton as well as the University of Colorado at Boulder. She taught first through third grade in a one-room schoolhouse in San Augustine County.
Florine was a proud member of the Ezekiel Cullen Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and her ancestors were early settlers in Sabine County in East Texas.
She grew up on a farm where every meal was made from scratch and learned from her mother to be a masterful cook and baker. She even gave renowned cookbook author and teacher, Helen Corbitt (director of food service for Neiman Marcus, the Driskill Hotel and The University of Texas), a few tips and recipes. To this day, a meat processing company in Austin still uses her recipe for making the best venison sausage ever. Florine loved to travel and for more than 50 years was part of a monthly poker group.
For more than 30 years, Florine was a political wife: when Ben was a State Senator, Texas Secretary of State, Lt. Governor of Texas, and Railroad Commissioner for the State of Texas. She cut an elegant and stylish figure at the Capitol and was known throughout her life for being smart, witty and charming. You could just as easily find her beautifully attired in a ball gown or up on the roof of their home repairing a shingle. She was one of the lucky few able to call the Texas State Capitol home, living in the Lt. Governor's apartment for more than a decade with her family. She recalled having to haul groceries through the chamber when the Senate was in session. She was the longest serving member of the Senate Ladies Club having joined in 1944.
She is preceded in death by her parents; by her brothers Randolph and Jim Hankla; and by her beloved husband of 41 years, Ben Ramsey. She is survived by her older sister, Ernestine Hankla Henry, of Nacogdoches; by her three daughters: Rita Ramsey Kreisle and husband Matthew of Austin; Ann Hankla Ramsey of San Augustine; and MariBen Ramsey and partner Karen Kahan of Austin; by her only grandchild, Claudia Ramsey Kreisle of Houston; and by many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at the First United Methodist Church in San Augustine, Texas on Tuesday, December 8 at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Florine and Ben Ramsey Scholarship Fund at the San Augustine Scholarship Foundation, PO Box 671, San Augustine, TX 75972, to the Austin Community Foundation, P.O. Box 5159, Austin, TX 78763 (www.austincommunityfoundation.org) or to a charity of your choice.
Arrangements by Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, San Augustine
Published in the Austin American Statesman on December 6, 2009
Published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 9, 2009
Published in The San Augustine Tribune, December 19, 2009
Florine married Ben T. Ramsey about 1943 in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado. Ben (son of Judge William Charles Ramsey and Emma T. Jenkins) was born on 28 Dec 1903 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 27 Mar 1985 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Hiram Coy "Jim" Hankla (13.Samuel3, 4.John2, 1.Martha1) was born on 21 May 1923 in Texas; died on 1 May 1960 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Presumably was called "Jim," as this is how he was referenced in the obituary of his sister, Florine Hankla Ramsey
On his Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, his usual occupation was shown as Poultry Buyer. The informant was his wife, Reba Hankla. He died of a fractured cervical verterbrae, as the result of a 2 car head-on collision
Hiram married Reba Jane Arnold on 21 Mar 1949 in McMahan's Chapel, Sabine County, Texas. Reba (daughter of Dewey Bronson Arnold and Burlie Jane McGown) was born on 3 Mar 1929 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Aug 2005 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Judge Noble Harris (14.May3, 7.Eliza2, 1.Martha1) was born on 6 Oct 1907 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Oct 1934 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. Judge married Nettie Arthur on 6 Oct 1928. Nettie (daughter of Jefferson Arthur and Lula McLendon) was born on 10 Jan 1910 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 27 Feb 2003 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 31. Kathleen Edith Harris was born on 1 Jul 1929 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Jan 2016 in Gravel Hill Community, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- 32. Roy Arthur "Jack" Harris was born on 25 Oct 1930 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Feb 2007 in Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas; was buried in White Rock Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas.
- 33. Robert Noble Harris, Sr. was born on 22 Dec 1932 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 29 Jul 2016 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 5
31. | Kathleen Edith Harris (19.Judge4, 14.May3, 7.Eliza2, 1.Martha1) was born on 1 Jul 1929 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Jan 2016 in Gravel Hill Community, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Teaches in the Hemphill ISD and is a member of the James Frederick Gomer Chapter of the Daughters of Republic of Texas.
The in BACK IN TIME column of the May 3, 2000 issue of the Sabine County Reporter it was noted that in 1965, "Mrs. Tommy White, Hemphill High School Teacher, was elected president of the Sabine County Chapter of the Texas State Teachers Association."
Sabine County Reporter 8 May 2002
Class of 1947 Members of the class of 1947 attending the (Hemphill High School) reunion included, from left, front; Norman Ener, Alice Procell, Elouise (Armstrong) McLemore, Nan Carol (Harvey) Kirbow, Joyce (Davidson) Winkle and Lillie Faye (Horne) Bennefield; (center): Frances (Woods) Trapp, Kathleen (Harris) White, Ann (Maund) McClain and La Vern (Halbert) Roberts; and back; Paul Beauchamp, Conald Glover, Curtis Killion, Joe Lynn Whittlesey, King Davidson, Millard Jordan, John Parker and J.C. Click. Not pictured: Bessie Lou (Coussons) Neal and Earline (Polk) Brown.
The October 8, 2008 issue of the Sabine County Reported noted that she had been the director of the Vergie Speights Memorial Jailhouse Library and Musuem for the past five years. She had taught English and Spanish for 33 years at Hemphill High School prior to her retirement.
Kathleen Edith White, 86, of the Gravelhill Community, Sabine County, Texas, passed away Saturday morning in her home. She was born in Sabine County to Judge Noble and Nettie Arthur Harris. Mrs. White held a Masters Degree from Stephen F. Austin University, and spent her life teaching. She taught in the Hemphill Independent School District for over 50 years, and held classes in several other schools and colleges. Mrs. White was a lifetime member of the Gravelhill Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, holding several offices in the Church, a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the National Honor Society.
Mrs. White is survived by her sons: Michael A. White of Killeen, Drew N. White and wife Vicky of Hemphill, Keven White and wife Veronica of Hemphill, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, her brother Robert "Bobby" Harris and wife Laverne of Geneva. She is preceded in death by her husband Tommy White, her brother Jackie Harris, her grandson J.T. White and great grandson Ryder Griffin.
Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Monday, January 18, 2016, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 4:00 pm, Tuesday, January 19, 2016, in the Gravelhill Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Gravelhill Cemetery.
Copied from the Starr Funeral Home Website
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 20, 2016, Page 10
Kathleen married Thomas Albert White, Jr. on 28 Feb 1952 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. Thomas (son of Thomas Albert White, Sr. and Ollie Lee Conn) was born on 1 Jul 1927 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Oct 2004 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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32. | Roy Arthur "Jack" Harris (19.Judge4, 14.May3, 7.Eliza2, 1.Martha1) was born on 25 Oct 1930 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Feb 2007 in Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas; was buried in White Rock Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas. Notes:
Jack passed away at the Silsbee Convalescent Center.
A native of Geneva he was a longtime resident of Evadale. He was a tour boss on #1 and #2 paper machines at Eastex Pulp and Paper. He was a member of Evadale Masonic Lodge and proudly served his country in the Army Air Force during WWII in Greenland.
Survivors include his wife Joyce Stewart Harris; son David Harris, daughter Lyn Terry and husband Jim; grandsons Joshua Terry and Jordan Terry; brother Bobby Harris and sister Kathleen White.
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33. | Robert Noble Harris, Sr. (19.Judge4, 14.May3, 7.Eliza2, 1.Martha1) was born on 22 Dec 1932 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 29 Jul 2016 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Robert Noble Harris, Sr., 83, passed away in the Nacogdoches Medical Center, Friday, July 29, 2016. Robert was born to Judge and Nettie Harris on December 22, 1932 in Sabine County. A lifetime member of the Geneva area, he was teacher, farmer, and rancher. Robert served his country in the Army during the Korean Conflict, and he was a member of the Sexton Masonic Lodge, a Shriner, and was active in various other organizations and committees.
Robert is survived by his wife, LaVerne Harris of Geneva; his two sons, Robert Harris Jr. and wife Stacy of Geneva, and Roy Joe Harris and wife Mary of Geneva; one daughter, Angela Marnette Harris of Geneva; six grandchildren, Holli Lynn Harris, Hannah Lean Johnson, Robert Harris III, Virginia LaVerne Harris, Sarah Elizabeth Harris, and Roy Joe Harris Jr.; and two great grandchildren, Makenna Len Harris-Wallace and Scarlett Jane Harris.
Visitation will be from 5:00P.M. until 8:00P.M., Monday, August 1, 2016 in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St. Hemphill, Texas. Funeral Services will be at 2:00PM, Tuesday, August 2, 2016 in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in McMahon Chapel Cemetery in Geneva.
Copied from www.dailynewsandmore.com website
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, August 3, 2016, Page 12
Family/Spouse: Bertha LaVerne Droddy. Bertha was born on 7 Aug 1939 in Jefferson County, Texas; died on 11 Aug 2016; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 44. Living
- 45. Angela Marnette Harris was born on 1 Oct 1971 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; died on 28 Nov 2021 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 1 Dec 2021 in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 6
45. | Angela Marnette Harris (33.Robert5, 19.Judge4, 14.May3, 7.Eliza2, 1.Martha1) was born on 1 Oct 1971 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; died on 28 Nov 2021 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 1 Dec 2021 in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Miss Angela Marnette "Marnie" Harris left the mortal constraints of this earth on November 28, 2021, in Geneva, Texas. Marnie was born on October 1, 1971, in Lufkin Texas.
Marnie is now with her father, and the only person who had his bluff in on her, Robert N. Harris Sr. Moreover, she has now reassumed the copilot position with her mother, LaVerne Droddy Harris. At their peak, it was not uncommon to have a Marnie and LaVerne sighting ? even in New York City!
Marnie is survived by: Robert N. Harris Jr.(brother) and wife Stacy Archer Harris and Roy Joseph Harris (brother) and wife Mary Brackin Harris. She leaves behind nephews and nieces: Holli Harris King, Hannah Harris Johnson, Robert N. Harris III, Virginia Harris Standley, Sarah Harris Nichols, and Roy Joseph Harris Jr. Additionally, Marnie was the proud great aunt for six great-nieces and three great-nephews.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, located at 316 W. Columbia Street in San Augustine, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at the Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel with Dr. Karen Jones officiating. Interment will follow at McMahans Chapel Cemetery, Geneva.
Pallbearers: Robert N. Harris III, Roy Joe Harris, Justin King, Rex Johnson, J.D. Standley, and Jared Nichols.
Visit www.WymanRobertsFuneralHome.com for memories and condolences.
Services are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine, Texas.
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 1, 2021, page 7
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Generation: 7
50. | John Thomas "J. T." White (43.Living6, 31.Kathleen5, 19.Judge4, 14.May3, 7.Eliza2, 1.Martha1) was born on 14 Nov 1990 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; died on 26 Feb 2009 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 28 Feb 2009 in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
The Sabine County Reporter
March 4, 2008, Page 11
John Thomas "J. T." White, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, near Hemphill.
J. T. was born on Nov. 14, 1990 in Lufkin and had lived near Hemphill in the Gravelhill community. He was a senior at Hemphill High School and a member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Grevelhill.
J. T. is survived by his father, Keven White and his wife Kimberly of Gravelhill; his mother, Charlene Howard and her husband Doug of Nacogdoches; great grandparents, Mildred and Jesse Travis of Hemphill; grandmother, Kathleen White of Gravelhill; grandparents Wendy and Kirk Travis of Richmond, VA; three sisters, Chris White and Brianna Smith of Gravelhill, and Candace Howard of Nacogdoches; and four brothers, Zachery Johnson of Beaumont, Jared, Joshua and Carl Howard, all of Nacogdoches.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 28 in the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church,. Interment followed in the Gravelhill cemetery.
Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2009)
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