Avor A. McFarland

1897 - 1994  (97 years)

• Name	Avor A. McFarland  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	6 Feb 1897	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Jul 1994	Nacogdoches County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter July 13, 1994, Page 7 Avor Harper Funeral services for Mrs. Avor Harper, 97, of Hemphill were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 1994, at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. W. Clarence Howell officiating. Interment followed at Harper's Chapel Cemetery in Sabine County. She died at 10:40 p.m. Sunday, July 10, 1994, at Medical Center in Nacogdoches. Born Feb. 6, 1897, in Sabine County, Mrs. Harper was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a member of the Baptist church and a retired homemaker. Survivors: a daughter, Jessie Lee "Sookie" Bird of Hemphill; three sons, Wendell Harper, Atrell Harper, and Glenn Harper, all of Hemphill; a sister-in-law, May McFarland of Monroe, Louisiana; ten grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2008)
  Person ID	I3797	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Louis P. "L. P." McFarland,   b. Jul 1852, Mississippi d. Abt 1928, Texas (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Bettie Helen Walker,   b. Sep 1871, Mississippi d. Abt 1950, Sabine County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1890  [4]
  Family ID	F2164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Albert Lewis Harper,   b. 3 Sep 1886, Texas d. 4 Apr 1976, Sabine County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1917	Texas
  Children	1. Wendell Holmes Harper,   b. 25 Jul 1922, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas d. 7 Aug 2008, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 86 years)   2. Atrell Leo Harper,   b. 23 Jun 1927, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 Nov 2003, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 76 years)   3. Jesse L. "Sookie" Harper,   b. 30 Aug 1929, Sabine County, Texas d. 29 Jun 2020, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 90 years)   4. Living
  Family ID	F2163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Feb 1897 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - Abt 1917 - Texas Death - 10 Jul 1994 - Nacogdoches County, Texas Burial - - Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S218] Miller, Yolanda Pepper, Family Researcher (Ypmiller@stx.rr.com). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), July 13, 1994, Page 7 (Reliability: 3). [S1760] Nix, Megan, Clark, Louise and Keith "Harper's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Indexed 1 Oct 1999. [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, Precinct 2 Enumerated 9 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 69 Sheet 5A Stamped 111 81-81 (Reliability: 3). [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, Precinct 2 Enumerated 16 - 18 Apr 1910 SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 2A Stamped 108 24-24 (Reliability: 3).