1870 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, PO Many
Enumerated 24 Aug 1870
Page 3 Stamped 324
16-16
Watkins, John J 38 M W Farmer $200 $452 Tx
Watkins, Elizabeth M 24 F W Keeping House La
Watkins, Sarah P 6 F W La
Watkins, Lorell W 8 M W La
17-17
Watkins, Elizabeth 78 F W At Home 700 300 Tenn
Watkins, Susanna 32 F W Keeping House La
Watkins, Amanda 28 F W At Home La
Scott Watkins (firedogger@gmail.com) showed that she married first a CANNON and later a CONSTABLE, an Englishman. She was NOT the Mary Ann Watkins that married Amon P. Morris. Mary Ann Watkins Morris was instead the daughter of Alfred Watkins.
Scott notes that on the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census Mary Ann and Daniel Cannon are listed. Mary Ann is shown as age 28, born ca 1822. Their son, Green B. Cannon is enumerated with them. In 1860 Mary Ann can be found in Sabine Parish, Lousiana, age 28, and living with her second husband, Thomas Constable. Her son, now listed as Greenbury, is living with them at age 11.
In Kathy Casagranda's 1850 Sabine Parish Census, she cites Mary Watkins as being the daughter of Joseph W. Watkins and Mary Smith of Sabine County, Texas on page 79 of her book. Later, on page 87, she indicates that she was likely a daughter of G. B. Watkins and his wife, Elizabeth, and that Mary Ann later married into the Constable family (sic).
Tim Willingham and Bettye Wagstaff don't think this is correct, nor does Scott Watkins (firedogger@gmail.com). In December, 2010 he emailed that:
"Green Berry's younger brother Alfred L, only had two daughters and no sons. The oldest daughter was Mary Ann, who married Amon P. Morris and her younger sister Drucilla Cordelia who married 1) White and 2) Partin. Both Mary Ann(s) are used back in forth between the family lines as well as William W. and Nancy. I started out to prove I was a descendant of Alfred L., only to find out I belong with Green Berry instead."
The 1840 Natchitoches Parish census shows:
J. B. Watkins 0111001000000 222001000000 1 3 1
A. L. Watkins 0000010000000 002001000000
The J. is a G. (census writers?) Both brothers are on the same page, just 10 lines apart. J. B. has 4 males and 7 females. A. L. has 1 male and 3 females. Later census shows Alfred with the same numbers and Green Berry with another daughter.
Ann McElhaney emailed, in March 2014, that "Mary Ann Watkins Morris died on November 21, 1892 and is buried on private land in Grosebeck, Limestone Co, Tx where it appears there was a small cemetery that has been hit by a small tornado. Mary Ann's grave was the only one with the stone intact and standing, I had to stoop down under trees and step over brush to get there and as I lifted my head, she was facing me as if to say, 'I'm here, I've been waiting for you to find me.' Truly there was great rejoicing on my part. "
He lived in Sabine County in 1850, and San Augustine County in 1870. He is listed on the 1863-1864 Sabine County rosters of indigent families of CSA. He married and Eliza and had two children. (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 88).
Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave Memorial Page:
Mrs. Anna Mary Dent was born at Hemphill, Sabine County, February 1st,1869 and died at her home in Hemphill June 27,1949 at 7:30 p.m. She was 80 years 4 months and 27 days old She was the daughter of Thomas Barden Watson and Mary E. Watson, old-time residents of Hemphill. She united with the Methodist church when she was a young girl and had been a member since that time.
She was married to John T. Dent of Milam March 3,1898 and moved to Milam where she resided for a number of years. She taught in the schools of Sabine County before her marriage. She was assistant teacher in the Hemphill school several terms. Her husband preceded her in death over 32 years ago.
She was the mother of three children, Mrs. D. A. Sibley of San Augustine, Ray Dent and Miss Mary Dent of Hemphill all of whom survive. She is also survived by one grand-daughter, Miss Dorris Ann Sibley of San Augustine, 5 step-children, Rev. I. O. Dent, J. T. Dent, Mrs. Ettie Finley and Mrs. Annie Williams of Henderson and R. H. Dent of Hemphill. A number of step-grandchildren and step great great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Davidson of Pasadena and Miss Evie Watson of Nacogdoches, one brother, Dr. C. A. Watson of Ballenger.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at Milam Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Rev. Alverson Fanks pastor of McMahans Chapel Methodist church and Rev. Clarence Howell pastor of the Baptist church at Hemphill conducted the services. Interment was in the cemetery at Milam. Pallbearers were: L. E. Busby, Ramsey Smith, Lee Robbins, Brad Carter, Oscar Pate and V. B. Elliott.Out of town relatives here for the funeral were: Rev. and Mrs. I. O. Dent., J. T. Dent and Mrs. Ettie Finley of Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dent and daughter, Mrds. John Rahar and Children. Mr and Mrs I. O. Dent and Miss Myrta Watson of Beaumont, Mr and Mrs Wilson Dent and Miss Laverne Halbert of Dallas. Rev and Mrs. Dal McGaughey of Pasadena, Mrs. Willie Dent and Mrs. Dessie Halbert of Milam and Russell Watson of Geneva.
Extract from a transcription of the 1850 Meriwether County, Georgia Census: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/ga/meriwether/1850/pg0353b.txt
687 687
Watson, Arthur 42 M F 2,400 SC
Watson, John F. 19 M F SC
Watson, Mary A 16 F GA
Watson, Allen H. 13 M GA 6
Watson, Ophelia F. 12 F GA X
Watson,Elizabeth P.8 F GA X
In searching the WorldConnect Project family trees, I found a match at DANA'S FAMILY COLLECTIONS http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=dana_thomas
Arthur Holmes (sic) WATSON was born 1807, and died 1880. He was buried in Concord Methodist Church Cemetery outside of Woodbury, Meriwether County, Georgia. He married Frances Ophelia O'HARA, daughter of William O'HARA and Rebecca Louisa FOY. She was born 1805, and died ABT 1845. She was buried in Imac, Meriwether County, Georgia. Dana's tree included sons Allen Hezikiah WATSON and John Frederick WATSON, but did not list the daughters shown in the above census. As her sources were not listed, this information should be used as a starting point for further research. It is believed to be realible, but not proven.
On her annotated transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary shows him as the son of Richard T. Watson and Tommie Watson. The SSDI instead shows his date of birth as 30 Jun 1887.
Funeral services for Eunice Collier, 87, of Douglass, TX, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, May 27, 2011, at First Baptist Church, Douglass, with Bro. John McGuire, Bro. C. T. "Pete" McGuire, and Bro. Bobby Whitehead officiating. Interment will follow in Douglass Cemetery. Mrs. Collier passed away May 25, 2011, in Nacogdoches, TX.
Born February 10, 1924, in Clarksville, TX, Eunice Collier was the daughter of the late Willie Walter and Eunice Mae (Bledsoe) Watson. She graduated from Ringgold High School in Ringgold, TX. On September 1, 1944, she and Homer Collier were married in Orange, TX, where they both worked at Consolidated Steel Shipyard. After the end of World War II, they returned to their home in Douglass.
Eunice was a lady of many talents. She was co-owner of a clothing store and co-owner and bookkeeper for many years at Nacogdoches Sewing Center. Eunice was a teacher of the Martha Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church, Douglass. Her talents as an excellent seamstress and cook allowed her to fashion beautiful wedding gowns and wedding cakes for many brides. She was a true homemaker - taking care of her home and family. Eunice was a talented hostess who provided hospitality not only for her family, but also for many friends. Her caring for others was based on her great Christian strength and beliefs.
Survivors includes her husband Homer Collier of Douglass; daughter Joyce Rogers of Alto; 3 sons: Larry Collier and wife Diann, Dale Collier and wife Judy, and Dave Collier, all of Douglass; brother Roy Watson of Wichita Falls; grandchildren: Kevin Rogers, Carla Absalom, Lalena Rushing, Amanda Arrington, Casey Collier, Michelle Baggett, Ann Tucker, Thomas Collier, Nancy Rice, Lucas Collier, and Christine Snyder; 26 great grandchildren; and 1 great great grandchild. In addition to her parents, Eunice Collier was preceded in death by 4 brothers and 1 sister.
The Sabine County Reporter
October 12, 1996, Page 12
Fay Watson Turner
Fay Watson Turner, 83, of Hemphill died at 9:35 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, 1996, at Hemphill Care Center.
She was born May 22, 1913, in Remlig, as a daughter of the late Clifford J. and Minnie Ola (Bragg) Watson. She was a former longtime resident of Beaumont, where she was a member of the Calvary Baptist Chruch and retired from Citizens National Bank, before moving to Hemphill in 1990.
Survivors: two sisters, Sybil Irene Burcalow of Hemphill and Margie Nelius of Bellville.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Bob Arthur officiating. Interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)
Per ABBEVILLE DISTRICT WILLS AND BONDS Compiled by Willie Pauline Young of Liberty, S.C. and copyright 1950:
WATSON, HEZEKIAH Box 102, Pack 2504
Est. Admnr. Oct. 27, 1828 by John W. Swanzy, Richard Anderson, Geo. W. Hodges bound to Moses Taggart Ord. Abbeville Dist. sum $1,000. Cit. pub. at Greenville Church. Inv. made Nov. 21, 1828 by Wm. Dunn, Jas. Hodges, A.C. Edward Weatherall. Sale, Nov. 27, 1828. Byrs: Gilla Watson, Rosannah Moore, Saml., Richard L. Anderson, etc.
IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE WILL ABSTRACTED ABOVE IS FOR THE SAME HEZEKIAH WATSON.
Robert Cecil McDaniel describes him as a Hemphill pioneer and businessman. He served as city secretary during the 1930's.
Name: Jacob Authur Watson
Death Date: 04 Mar 1961
Death Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas United States
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 97 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1864
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Author Watson
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
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Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2116712
Digital Film Number: 4157173
Image Number: 983
Reference Number: 17852
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 14 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 14B
290-307
Watson, Jake A Head M W 52 M Tx Miss Miss Manufacturer Pine Lumber
Watson, Martha A Wf F W 43 M Tx Ga Tn
Watson, Susie P Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Murphy, Elbert H Son-in-law M W 30 m Ala Ala Ala Druggist Retail Drug Store
Murphy, Lucile Dtr F W 22 M Tx Tx Tx
Michael Watson, b ca 1798 in Ga., m Pensey Raiford b 1798 in Ga., moved to Texas ca 1836, rec'd a second class land grant, and settled in Sabine County. He was a charter member of the Jackson Masonic Lodge at Milam. A son, JACOB MOORE WATSON, b Feb 11, 1835, d Sept 6, 1872, m Oct 15, 1857 at Milam, NANCY CURRAN ROWAN DAY. (White and Toole, p 68).
FindAGrave shows that Michael and Pensey were buried at McMahans Chapel Cemetery.
1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Housan Bayou, P.O. Hemphill
Enumerated 21 Jun 1860
Page 13
95-95
J.M. Watson 25 M Merchante $250 Ga
N.C.R. Watson 23 F Miss
O.M. Watson 1 M Texas
1870 Federal Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill
Enumerated 27 Jun 1870
Page 1
1-1
Watson, J. M. 35 M W Lawyer $1000 $1000 Ga
Watson, Nancy C. R. 24 F W Keeping House Mississippi
Watson, Thomas R 9 M W Texas
Watson, Lucinda C 8 F W Texas
Watson, Jacob A 6 m W Texas
Watson, Roberta S 4 F W Texas
Watson, Eddie 3 M W Texas
Watson, Nannie J 1 F W Texas
Elizabeth BROWN 21 F W Widow Mississippi
1880 Federal Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sub Distr. 84
Page 12, SD 1, ED 84, Stamped 14
Enumerated 26 Jun 1880
116-123
Watson, C. R. W F 44 Keeping House Miss Ga Ga
Waston, Thomas W M 20 Son Merchant Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Luly C. W F 18 Dtr Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Jacob W M 16 Son Farmer Tx Ga Miss
Watson, R. W F 14 Dtr Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Eddy W M 12 Son Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Nannie W F 11 D Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Dora W F 7 D Tx Ga Miss
Davis, W. R. W M 25 Boarder Merchant Miss Ala Miss
Helen Gomer Schluther and Blanche Finley Toole show her as the daughter of Michael Watson and Patsy Raiford of Georgia. They were living next door to her parents at the time of the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census.
Her headstone was inscribed Lucina C. Watson, 6 Apr 1862-29 Aug 1884, "She was a kind and affectionate wife, a fond mother and a friend to all" Her footstone was marked L C W
Kay Parker McCary, on her annotated transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, shows her as the daughter of Jacob Moore Watson and Nancy Curren Day Watson, and the wife of George Franklin Conn, who was buried in Gravel Hill. No indication is given as to why her tombstone was inscribed with her maiden name.
The Sabine County Reporter
October 22, 1997, Page 7
Class of 1944
Hemphill's Class of 1944 recently held a reunion at the home of Phillip and Loretta Sterle in Hemphill. Shown are, from left: Claudine Gellaty Polley, Philip Sterle, Onie Bell Grim Williams, Doris Stewart Walts, Eugene Procella, Margie Watson Neilus, LaTrent Walker, Melba Rue Isom Byley, Charlotta Kign Walker, Bertie Scott, Helen Strickland Murray, Betty Mae Ener McGraw and Patsy Pickley Becka. The Class of '44 donated $100 from their treasury to the J. R. Huffman Public Library.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)
According to the online trascription of the 1850 Meriwether County, Georgia census, there were two Mary Watsons living in Meriwether County, Georgia in 1850. I believe that the Mary Watson whom married John Brooks Fuller was the daughter of Arthur Watson.
1) The daughter of Arthur Watson, below, was born circa 1834. This matches the closely to her age as of the 1870 Sabine County Census (she was shown as age 36). On the 1860 Arkansas census, she is listed as age 24, which would make her year of birth circa 1836. On neither the 1860 or 1870 census, however, is she shown as being born circa 1831, as was the daughter of Robert Watson.
2) Robert Watson was born in Ireland. There is no indication that Mary Watson's father was born in Ireland. Arthur Watson was born in South Carolina, and at the time of the 1880 census, Charles H. Fuller indicates that his mother was born in South Carolina.
3) Arthur Watson has a daughter named Ophelia. This name is used in later generations of the Fuller family in Texas.
More work needs to be done to verify this, but it seems that it is a resonable hypothesis that Arthur Watson of South Carolina is the father of Mary Watson Fuller.
WATSON Families in Meriwether with daughters named MARY
687 687
Watson Arthur 42 M F 2,400 SC
Watson John F. 19 M F SC
Watson Mary A. 16 F GA
Watson Allen H. 13 M GA
Watson Ophelia F. 12 F GA
Watson Elizabeth P.8 F GA
383 383
Watson Robert 55 M F 2,500 Ireland
Watson Elizabeth 49 F GA
Watson Mary Ann 19 F GA
Watson William 18 M F GA
Watson Susan Ann 15 F GA
Watson Margaret 12 F GA
Other WATSON's in Meriwether
67 67
Johnson Mordica 62 M F 1,370 VA
Johnson E. 49 F VA
Watson Cintha 6 F GA
Murphy Wm. D. 23 M F GA
265 265
Watson William 50 M F 2,100 NC
Watson Rebecca 44 F NC
Watson John F. 20 M F GA
Watson William T. 17 M F GA
Watson Martha A. 15 F GA
Watson Henry L. 13 M GA
Watson Rebecca M. 10 F GA
Watson Georgia A.8 F GA
Watson Laura J.5 F GA
Watson Robert A. 3 Mo GA
Only a death date is shown on her headstone. She shares a double marker with John Fuller. This is also engraved with "Precious Memories."
Other WATSON Brides during that time period. This doesn't appear to list either of her sisters listed on the 1850 census.
PARTRIDGE CHARLES 15-Jul1868 WATSON ANN
STRICKLAND E 28-Mar1868 WATSON BETTY
STROZIER GEORGE 13-Feb1869WATSON DILLA
BELLARC H 26-Dec1875WATSON EASLEY
PERKINSON JOHN D 20-Dec1860 WATSON GEORGIA A
ROSSER WILSON 1-Jan1873 WATSON HANNAH
HAYSBUCK S 23-Dec1870 WATSON LINA
DARDIN FRANKLIN A 5-Dec1858 WATSON MARGARET
GILLOLVIN H 22-Jun1856 WATSON MARYANN
GATES GEORGE 18-Sep1870 WATSON SUSAN
At the time of the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, Michael and Patsy (indexed on Ancestry.com as Dorsey) were living next to daugher Katherine and her husband, William P Roberts. Living in the Watson household were their four sons, and James Halbert, age 29, who would later marry Phoebe Eliza Irvine. Per marriage records and a photo of her grave marker, her first name was actually Pensy.
Shown as Virginia Moira on the birth certificate of her son, but Instead shown as Mora Virginia Watson on his marriage license.
Her own marriage license lists her as "Miss Moira Virginia Sanderlin" The Social Security Applications and Claims Index shows her parents of James L. WATSON and Grace B. WEAVER.
Her own name is listed variously as Mora Virginia Watson Chandler, Virginia Watson Sanderlin, Virginia Mclemore, and Mora Virginia Watson.
In his column titled "Haints", Harry P. Noble writes that "My grandmother, Nancy (Nannie) Curren Watson, married Isaac (Ike) Monroe Noble on March 5, 1891. She died September 21, 1905, shortly after the birth of her sixth child, all boys. My Dad, Harry P. Noble, Sr. was their fifth child and was three at his mother's death. My Dad's uncle and aunt, Robert Scurlock Noble and Della Cobb Noble, took Harry Sr. in and raised him to manhood. So I always considered Bob and Della as my grandparents. Bob and Della lived in Sabine county, a quarter mile west of McMahan's Chapel."
In upland South Carolina, at a place where local farmers penned their cows, an American force of 300 Continentals and 700 militia from North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, won a brilliant victory against the British. On January 16, Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, pursued by 1,100 British under Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, carefully picked his ground for a defensive battle. That night, Morgan personally went among the Continentals and militiamen to explain his plan of battle. Morgan wanted two good volleys from the militia, who would then be free to ride away. The next day, the battle went very much as Morgan had planned. Georgia and North Carolina sharpshooters, in front of the main body of American militia, picked off British cavalrymen as they rode up the slight rise toward the Americans. Then the deadly fire of the main body of South and North Carolina militia forced Tarleton to commit his reserves. Seeing the militia withdrawing as planned, the 17th Light Dragoons pursued, but were driven off by Morgan's cavalry. Meanwhile, the British infantry, who assumed that the Americans were fleeing, were hit by the main body of Continentals, Virginia militiamen, and a company of Georgians. At the battle's end they were aided by militia troops, who, instead of riding away as planned, attacked the 71st Highlanders, who were attempting to fight their way out of the American trap. The British lost: 100 killed including 39 officers, 229 wounded, and 600 captured. As they fled the field, Tarleton and his dragoons were pursued by Colonel William Washington's cavalry, which included mounted Georgia and South Carolina militiamen. http://www.ngb.dtic.mil/gallery/heritage/cowpen.shtml
Susy Watson Moore, 92, a native of Hemphill, died March 28, 1997, at a Ft. Worth hospital.
She waw preceded in death by her husband, Marsline K. Moore, owner and manager of several early day theaters in East Texas, including Hemphill. He was also a rancer and advertising executive before he died in 1979.
During World War II, she was a uniformed volunteer driver for the Red Cross Motor Corps. She graduated from Hemphill High School in 1922 and attended the College of Industrial Arts in Denton.
Her sister, Lucille Watson Murphee, died in Dallas in 1983. They were daughters of Hemphill natives Jacob A. Watson and Martha Adams Watson on Newton. "Uncle Jake" was born in Hemphill in 1864, during the the Civil War. Both are buried in the Hemphill Cemetery.
Susy Moore is survived by twin sons, Jake Watson Moore and Martin S. Moore of Ft. Worth and Martin's wife, Barbara; sister-in-law, Ilene Moore Carter of Dallas; grandchildren Martin S. Moore Jr. and wife Ginann of Ft. Worth, Karen L. Moore of Arlington, Jake W. Moore Jr and wife Ursula of Pensacola, Florida, and Martha K. Moore of Dallas; and great-granchildren, Seth and Sheridan of Pensacola.
Funeral services were held at Shannon's TCU Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the family plot at Greenwood Cemetery in Fort Worth.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)
Said to have married Frances Solomon. Kay Parker McCary notes that his tombstone was inscribed "Farwell my wife and children all, from you a father God doth call."
Judith Muck received an email from Vicky Greig, a granddaughter of Helen Corkins, in June 2001 regarding the parents of Edward Watters. Vicky said that Edward was a son of Earnest A. and Ralene WATTERS.
"William's middle name is disputed. Some family oral tradition has his middle name as George, yet others suggest that it was Green. Most records simply used the initial G. as his middle name.
In his Confederate Pension Application, William G. stated that his parents were Penelope (Lott) and John Watts, both born in Georgia. He first married Mary McGrew, and she apparently died. In about 1892, he married Lizzie MOORE. He further stated that he had twelve sons and two daughters. His pension application was dated 20 Aug 1912.
The name of three sons and two daughters were indentified in the 1880 census. Aileen Watts Thames, a great-granddaughter of William and Mary, recalled the brothers and sisters of her father (Thomas H.) as Will, Annie, Susie, and a yonger brother who died young. The 1880 census listed Bobbie as two years old, yet in the 1900 census a Robert who was 18 years old was enumerated with William G. Whether these two names refer to the same person is unknown, but probably does. No other children were cited with William and Lizzie in 1900 and none in 1910, but they were living with the W. W. Watts family in Pearl River County, Mississippi in 1920. All of the known children were probably Mary Ann's, because Lizzie and William had been married eight years and had no children according to the 1900 census. The nine unknown children could have been either Lizzie's from a previous marriage, an error by the Covington County clerk who took orally and/or transcribed William G.'s Confederate Pension application, or an unintentional error by William G. when he completed his Pension application." (Wynema McGrew, p. 195)
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Wm. G. WATTS Self M Male W 35 MS Teaching School GA GA
Mary A. WATTS Wife M Female W 31 MS Keeping House GA GA
Thomas L. [H.] WATTS Son S Male W 11 MS At School MS MS
Artimiti WATTS Dau S Female W 9 MS MS MS
Willis WATTS Son S Male W 7 MS MS MS
Annie WATTS Dau S Female W 4 MS MS MS
Bobbie WATTS Son S Male W 2 MS MS MS
Source Information:
Census Place District 2, Covington, Mississippi
Family History Library Film 1254646
NA Film Number T9-0646
Page Number 299C
Arlene Brown, 75, of Bon Wier, Texas, died Saturday, July 15, 1995, at a DeRidder, La., hospital.
She was a native of Brookeland and had live in Bon Weir several years. She was the owner/operator of several restaurants and a service station.
Survivors: daughter, Judy Irvin of Bon Weir; and sisters, Velma Robbs of Groves and Ose Lee Hawthorn of Orange.
Funeral services were held July 17 at Bon Wier Baptist Church in Bon Wier. Interment was at Zion Hill Cemetery near Jasper. Services were handled by Colonial Funeral Home in DeRidder.
Published in The Sabine County Reporter, July 26, 1995, Page 7
Don J. Weaver was born on December 10, 1929, in Duncan, Okla. to Leroy and Viola Weaver. Don graduated from Gainesville High School in 1947.
Don had an interest in the medical field and therefore went on to serve in the United States Navy in the medical field for 3 years. Upon his honorable discharge, Don chose Patricia Settle to be his wife on Feb. 24, 1952.
After serving his country, he then chose a career in the health care industry by working for the Gainesville Hospital and then took a position as the administrator for Coleman Hospital.
Don then took a position with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas in their Provider Relations Division as a Provider Relations Representative, which encompassed calling upon hospitals. Through this 23-year career, Don made many lifetime friends at Blue Cross and as well as hospital personnel. He was greatly respected by his employees and peers. You could count on Don to have all of the answers to any issues you many have. He had a wealth of knowledge about hospital billing practices along with a great memory.
After retirement, Don enjoyed his farm in Saint Jo, Texas, and invited everyone that knew him and Pat to come and visit at the farm. They hosted many cookouts which we all enjoyed and now look back on as such happy events that we shared with this couple.
Don was called home on November 30 after a 3-week stay at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton, Texas. He will be greatly missed by his family, Jim and Susan Weaver; grandchildren, Jake, Alex, and Nick; great-grandchildren, Olivia and Alexis. Don is also survived by his wonderful mother, Viola. Don's death leaves a great void in each of our lives and as we continue on with our lives, we can all stop and think of the humor Don had and enjoy a happy thought.
The family will receive friends at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. today.
A Graveside Service will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, at Fairview Cemetery, officiated by Rev. Rob Spencer. Services are under the direction of Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home.
(Clipping from the Daily Register, Gainesville, Texas, not dated; transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2007)
1910 Census
Ohio, Seneca County, Pr. 13, Fostoria City
Enumerated 22 and 23 Apr 1910
SD 12 ED 183 Sheets 7A and 7B
East Crocker Street
240-162-171
Weaver, Dura D Head M W 37 m1 6/12 Oh Oh Oh Merchant Dry Goods
Weaver, Nettie A Wf F W 41 m2 6/12 2/2 Oh Pa Oh
Hazen, J. Clair Son M W 18 S Oh Oh Oh Salesman Dry Goods Store
Hazen, Charles Son M W 15 S Oh Oh Oh
1930 Census
Texas, Newton County, JP 3
Enumerated April 10, 1930
ED 176-4 SD 19 Sheet 2A Stamped 43
24-24
Weaver, Earl T Head M W 31 m 21 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Weaver, Sarah Wf F W 26 m1 24? Tx Tx Tx
Weaver, Dorothy Dtr f W 6 S Tx Tx Tx (born to first wife based on Sarah's age at marriage, IF that age is correct??)
Obituary: Mrs. W.A. Fullen Buried at Newton. Funeral services for Mrs. W.A. Fullen, step-mother of Otis Fullen, official of the Security State bank, Mrs. F.B. Kee, and W. B. Fullen, all of this city, were held in Newton Sunday afternoon. Interment was in Weaver cemetery near Fairmount. Surviving Mrs. Fullen besides the daughter with whom she made her home are a son, Harvey Sherrod of Newton and 10 stepchildren, the three here, Mrs. Ramsey Simmons, Mrs. Ramsey Smith, Mrs. J.B. Bobbitt, and J. Bertis Fullen, all of Newton, Mrs. Kelly Fogg of New Orleans and Mrs. Charles Atkins of El Paso.
Kay Parker McCary notes that she was also married to Gene Sherrod.
September 30, 1965 (unknown newspaper) W.R. Weaver Services to be held today at Spur Church of Christ Funeral services will be held today at 2:30 in the Spur Church of Christ for W.R. (Bob) Weaver, 68. Holland Boring, minister, will officiate. Mr. Weaver died Tuesday morning in a Crosbyton hospital. He had been ill about two months. Retired at the time of his death, Mr. Weaver had been an employee of West Texas Utilities Co. for 34 years. He served 33 years as manager at the local office in Spur. A member of the Church of Christ, he was also active in Boy Scout work and was also a member of the American Legion, VFW, and Rotary Club. He retired as manager of WTU in 1962. Survivors include his wife, one son, Bob, Dallas; two daughters, Mrs. Norton (Margaret) Barrett, Crosbyton and Mrs. Edd Brannon, Scottsdale, AZ, and six grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Bill Schmidt, Marshall Powell, Neal Chastain, Guy Goen, E.S. Lee, Cleston Pritchett, R.C. Lane and W.D. Blair. Burial will be in the Spur Cemetery.
Name: B. Lewis Webb
Death Date: 22 Aug 1953
Death Place: Mclean, Gray, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 52 years 7 months 13 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 09 Jan 1901
Birthplace: Roger Mills Co., Okla.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Lewis H. Webb
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Lollie Morgan
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Rancher
Place of Residence: Gray, Texas
Cemetery: Hillcrest
Burial Place: Mclean, Texas
Burial Date: 24 Aug 1953
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2113982
Digital Film Number: 4030523
Image Number: 3411
Reference Number: cn 46043
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
(Research):
Census Information (Courtesy Lyn Gentry Cordell):
1930 census
Texas, Gray County
ED 90-1 Pg. 81A
538/602
Webb, B. Louis, head, MW, 29, M, age when first married 20, OK TX TX
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Henry Thomas Webb was born in Geneva, Texas on August 21, 1913 to Johnny and Mamie Webb. He was the oldest of five siblings. He passed away in San Augustine, Texas on April 12, 2015 at the age of 101 years, 7 months, and 22 days.He was a life-time member of the Geneva Baptist Church and was able to attend the homecoming of 2014. He was an active member of the Sexton Masonic Lodge # 251 of Milam, Texas for over forty years,he had a loving family for his entire life and all of his children were with him when he passed. He was kind and generous and had a life-time of many friends, but unfortunately he outlived all of his generation. He was known as the best gardener of Geneva, Texas and was active on his John-Deere tractor until the ripe age of 97. We will miss his presence and his warm heart and especially his, "'Ya'll be pretty now!"
He is survived by his wife of sixty-eight years, Dorothy Ener, also his 5 children: Bonnie Nulisch, Tommie Bowen, Ray Webb, Kenneth Webb, and Kathy McGraw, 11 Grandchildren: John Bowen, Rhonda Jones, Terri Salter, Tammi Burkes, Alicia Jeter, Curt Webb, Heather Webb, Kenny Webb, Leslie Huval, Tom Mc Graw, Lee Mc Graw, 22 Great Grandchildren: Brooke Salter, Brittany Salter, Josh Heinemeyer, Ashley Heinemeyer, Connor Jones, Aaron Jones, Ethan Jones, Katie Garza, Jacob Bowen, Kaleb Bowen, Lance Jeter, Reese Webb, Miles Jeter, Alec Webb, Cole Webb, Tyler Webb, Ryan Webb, Timothy Huval, Ruth Huval, Adam Huval, Lillian Huval, and Koen McGraw. He was preceded in death by his parents, and first wife, Yvonne Chambers, as well as three sisters, Atrelle Nethery, Winona Innerarity, and LaNorma Innerarity, and one brother, Virgil Webb.
Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM, Thursday, April 16, 2015, at the Starr Funeral Home,510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral Service will be at 11:00AM, Friday, April 17, 2015, at the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Masonic Graveside Service will be at Myrtle Springs Cemetery on FM 330 N in Geneva, Texas.
Copied from the Starr Funeral Home Website
Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, April 15, 2015, Page 14
John Dale Webb, Sr., 72, of Geneva, Texas passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019 at his residence.
Mr. Webb was born November 30, 1946 in Geneva to Frank Virgil Webb and Gloria Jean Behymer. He was a lifelong resident of Geneva and worked most of his life as a logger. He was a member of Geneva United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his son, John Dale Webb, Jr. and fiance', JaNelle, of Geneva; daughter, Tracy Webb of Hemphill; brother, Wayne Webb of League City; sisters, Janice Webb and Sue Butler, both of Geneva; and grandchildren, John Dale Webb III and Braelyn Webb.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas.
Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Richard Smith officiating.
Burial will follow services in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, FM 330, in Geneva with Joe Clark, Clint Impson, Michael McClelland, Michael Harris, John Webb, and Trace Webb serving as pallbearers.
You may leave condolences and sign memorial book online at starrfuneralhome.com.
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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, November 20, 2019, Page 5
Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave memorial page, created by McKenzie-Roberts.
Funeral services for Reginia "R.V" McLemore, 95, of Maydelle will be at Autry Funeral Home Chapel in Jacksonville. Interment will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
She was born to Arthur and Myrtie Gleason Webb.
Regina was a member of the Mt. Hope Baptist Church of Maydelle. She was a hairdresser for ten years. She like to travel and enjoyed sewing and deer hunting. Regina was a great grandmother and wonderful friend.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul McLemore; daughter, Barba Herring; and a son-in-law, James Herring.
Survivors include her son, Danny McLemore; a brother, Fred Webb; 12 grandchildren; many, many, many great and great great grandchildren.
Robert Stephen "Stevie" Webb, 75, of Center, passed away while surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 4, 2013. He was born February 21, 1938 in Center to Lomax Webb and Versie Pate Webb. Steve attended Center High School and graduated in 1956. He attended Panola College and Stephen F. Austin. He later served in the United States Army. Steve worked for Land of Pines Dairy Products and as a distributor for Toms, where he retired in 2000. After retirement, he continued to raise and breed cattle and work at Center Livestock. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his sons and buddies. He took pleasure in cooking for friends and family. His favorite pastime was taking care of his cattle. Steve was a member of First Baptist Church of Center and also the Bible Class. He was involved in numerous community activities such as Center Little League, 4H, Kiwanis and Center ISD school board. Steve was a loving and caring husband, father and friend. His grandchildren were the joy and delight of his life. He will be dearly missed.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 8, 2013 at First Baptist Church in Center with Bro. Michael Hale and Bro. Carl Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center.
Pallbearers will be Michael Spells, Stephen Neuville, Tom Watkins, Bobby Griffin, Nathan Pike, Allan Metcalf and George Stubblefield. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Warr, Joe Shofner, Cecil Watlington, John Walker, George Burns, Bertis Wells and Don Bush.
Survivors include
His loving wife of 51 years: Betty Webb of Center
Sons:
Barry Webb and wife, Michelle of Timpson
Darren Webb and wife, Wendi of Garrison
Granddaughters:
Emily Webb of Fort Smith, Arkansas
Taylor and Mallory Webb of Garrison
Tatum Greer of Timpson
Grandson: Trace Greer of Woden
Great Granddaughters:
Aubrey, Averi and Addisyn Greer of Woden
Sisters-in-law:
Mildred Webb of Center
Johnnie Smith and husband, Millard of Milam
Linda Horton and husband, Joe of Hemphill
Nephews:
Keith Webb of Center
Lomax Webb of Center
Numerous other nieces, nephews and cousins
Preceded in death by
Parents: Lomax Webb and Versie Pate Webb
Brother: Eugene Webb
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Stevie Webb CHS Memorial Scholarship Fund at Farmers State Bank in Center.
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter
December 11, 2013, Page 12
Susie Allice "Webb" Trawick was born 18 DEC. 1874, died 11 NOV. 1966.
(From the Roger Mills Co. query board.) Unknown newspaper. Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Trawick, 91, who died in an Elk City hospital, were held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, November 13, at Church of Christ with Lonnie Clayton, minister, officiating. Burial was in the Red Hill cemetery. Mrs. Trawick was born Dec. 18, 1874 in Arkansas and came to western Oklahoma when she was 8 years old. She was married in 1892 to W.H. Trawick, who preceded her in death in 1934. Surviving are one son, John, of Richmond, CA; five daughters, Bertie Chance, of Sacramento, CA; Mary Lou Delaughter, of Napa, CA; Grace Collins of LaMesa, CA; Lorene Barry of Richmond, CA and Bessie Lancaster of Lorenzo, TX; 16 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren. Funeral Arrangements were under the direction of Savage Funeral Home.
According to her daughter, Carolyn, Luetta was born during Port Arthur's 1915 Hurricane. The .U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. shows her as a daughter of Alex Weber and Maude E Hall.
Her children wrote that she went by Juanita. She was born a few miles outside of Kosse, Texas. Juanita later married a WILSON, and as of 2008 was living in Vidor, Texas. In 2010, she moved to the live with daughter Norma on her Virginia farm until her death.
SABINE COUNTY REPORTER 10 August 1994 page 8 (with picture) "Weems tops class at Baylor University's School of Law"
Lori Kaye Weems, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.Z. (Bill) Weems Jr of Nacogdoches received her Juris Doctor Degree from Baylor University Graduation Program for the School of Law on Saturday, July 30, at Waco Hall, Baylor University Campus.
Weems graduated summa cum laude--the highest ranking student in the graduating class of 45 students.
On Aug. 1-4 she attended a meeting of the American Bar Association held in New Orleans where she participated in the National Moot Court Competition.
In September, Weems will join the staff of Judge Sam Johnson in Austin.
Parents of Weems are Dr. Mary Kate HALBERT Weems, a member of the faculty of Stephen F. Austin University and former Hemphill High School graduate, and attorney W.Z. (Bill) Weems Jr who has law offices in Hemphill, San Augustine and Nacogdoches.
Grandparents are Mrs. Genevieve HALBERT and the late L.T. HALBERT of Milam, former faculty members of the West Sabine and Hemphill Independent School Districts.
Mr. Halbert was also later associated with Halbert's Inc. and Holly Farms, Inc.
Other grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W.Z. Weems Sr. of Dallas.
The 2019 obituary of her uncle listed her as niece, Loria Weems EVERS.
Obituary
Lori Weems Evers (Lori Kaye Weems) daughter of the late, William Zachary (Bill) Weems and Mary Kate (Suzy) Halbert Weems, was born September 26, 1968, in Lubbock, TX and passed to life eternal the week of April 22, 2022, in her home in Mary Esther, Florida.
Lori loved her family, her friends, and her life. She lived life to its fullest. Deeply loyal, passionately loving, and fiercely caring to all she loved and the causes she supported. We will miss her but know she has been restored to eternal life because of her faith in Jesus Christ.
Lori graduated from Nacogdoches High School. She earned her BA in 1990, her Masters in English, and then her law degree in 1994 all from Baylor University. After graduating first in her class at Baylor School of Law in 1994, she clerked for the Honorable Sam D. Johnson on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Lori Weems Evers fought, for people in areas of Family, Criminal, Probate and Government Law. She was an experienced & accomplished Florida attorney with over 20 years' experience.
In 2017, Lori made the decision to return to her roots in the law, representing people who could not fight for themselves. An expert on the Florida Constitution and its interrelation with complex statutory and regulatory schemes, Lori could spot legal issues decisively and accurately. Most importantly, she used her experiences lobbying opinion makers and leaders to solve her client's problem as quickly, creatively, inexpensively, and painlessly as possible.
Lori fought tirelessly for children and was recognized by The Florida Bar, Lawyers for Children America, the American Bar Association and Holland & Knight's highest awards for representing Florida's most vulnerable. Lori met her late husband, Greg Evers, in politics and they made their home in Baker, Florida.
Lori was preceded by her husband State Senator Greg Evers, her father Bill Weems, and her grandparents
She is survived by her mother Suzy, and her stepchildren Stephanie Evers Barlow of Milton FL, Jennifer Evers Wallace, La Grange, GA and Rob Evers of Windermere, FL, and two grandchildren. Her brothers Jon Weems and wife Amber of Marble Falls, TX; Zac Weems and wife Becky of Nacogdoches, TX; Rob Weems of Midland, TX; Her pride and joy nieces and nephew: Lexi, Max, Morgan, Natalie, Carli, and Mia.
Lori's life will be celebrated on May 28, 2022, at 2 p.m. Nacogdoches, TX at the Fredonia Hill Baptist Church, 1711 South St. Nacogdoches, TX. and May 21, 2022, at 1:00 pm in Florida at Shalimar United Methodist Church, 1 Old Ferry Road, Shalimar, FL 32579. She was laid to rest on May 2 at a family graveside service at the Joel Halbert Cemetery in Milam, Texas.
In lieu of flowers please consider giving to a charity of your choice or one that Lori supported over the years.
Condolences and memories may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.
The Texas Birth Index shows him as a son of William Zachary Weems, Jr. and Dorothy Lee Cooper. There was a World War II pilot, First Lt. William Z. Weems, Jr., who was missing over Torretta, Italy in July 1944. His next of kin was his wife, living on 2259 Goldsmith Road in Houston, Texas. It is not known if this is the same William Zachary Weems Jr who had a namesake son born in Harris County.
"....Attorney W.Z. (Bill) Weems Jr who has law offices in Hemphill, San Augustine and Nacogdoches..."
Obituary, copied from Find A Grave
William Zachary ("W.Z." or "Bill") Weems, Jr., 75, died peacefully in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at his home in Nacogdoches, where he spent his final days surrounded by his close family.
Born in Houston, Texas, on July 30, 1944, to the late Lieutenant W.Z. Weems and Dorothy Cooper Weems, Bill grew up moving frequently, attending high school at Hillcrest High School in Dallas, and graduating from Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio, in 1962, where he was a competitive swimmer and active in Junior ROTC and Boy Scouts, earning his Eagle Scout at just 16.
Bill attended The Ohio State University and transferred to Texas Tech University in Lubbock where he graduated with a Finance undergraduate degree in 1968 and then law school in Texas Tech's second graduating class of Juris Doctorates in 1971. While an undergrad at Tech Bill roomed with the late Tom Halbert of Milam, Texas, and Bill married Tom's big sister Suzy on his 22nd birthday in 1966, a decision he called the very best and "most fortunate" of his life. Following law school, Bill served in the U. S. Army in Fort Knox, Kentucky, and then moved to East Texas where he opened law offices and title companies serving Sabine and San Augustine Counties. After joining his father for a stint in the tire business, Bill returned to East Texas to practice law in Nacogdoches, San Augustine and Sabine Counties until his retirement.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years Mary Kate "Suzy" Halbert Weems of Nacogdoches; Daughter Lori of Florida; Sons Jon and wife Amber of Marble Falls, Zac and wife Becky of Nacogdoches, and Rob of Midland; Grandchildren, Lexi, Max, Morgan, Mia, Carlie and Natalie; brother Craig and wife Pamela of Cedar Park, sister Barbara and husband Walt of Dallas; his favorite Aunt Marcie; and many nieces and nephews.
Bill loved golfing, farming, fishing, hunting, eating, travelling, living and -- most of all -- just being with his beloved family who he left with so many precious memories of laughter, love, and life. Bill's children love and remember him proudly and gratefully for his integrity, honesty, humor, humility and character and his infectious love for the people of his East Texas home. His grandchildren also will always love and remember their "Cockle" and have promised to take care of Suzy, Lori, Jon, Amber, Zac, Becky, Rob, each other and his beloved surviving service dog Buster.
Visitation will be held at Cason-Monk Funeral Home in Nacogdoches from 4 to 6 PM on Thursday evening, June 11, 2020, with graveside services to follow at Halbert Cemetery in Milam, Friday morning at 10 AM.
Honorary Pallbearers will be: Don Tucker, Richard Ahrens, Dillon Tinsley, and David Price.
Funeral Arrangements under the direction of Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors.
Miss Betty Alice Wehunt is spending the summer in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Wehunt. Miss Wehunt, who received her bachelor's degree in education from the Oklahoma State University at Stillwater, plans to teach in Denver, Colorado next year.
Obituary
Betty Alice Strong passed away on April 29, 2013. Betty was born in Ada OK on March 4th, 1935 to Arthur and Evelyn Wehunt and spent her childhood in Sulphur OK, graduating from Sulphur High School in 1953.
At Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater OK, Betty was an active member of Kappa Delta sorority. While at A&M she met her future husband, William R "Bill" Strong on a blind date. After receiving her BA degree in Home Economics in 1957 she started her career as a school teacher in Denver, CO and she and Bill, then a member of the US Army, were married in Colorado Springs in Feb. 1958.
Together they enjoyed living around the United States (Oklahoma, Texas, California, Louisiana, Maryland and Virginia) and Germany (Berlin and Stuttgart) for over twenty years as members of the US Army, raising four sons and making many lifelong friends along the way.
She lived in the Oklahoma City area from 1978, where she has been an active member of the Putnam City Baptist Church and a Regional Manager for Hearst Business Publications for Oklahoma and the surrounding states. After her retirement in 2004 she and Bill spent winters in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas where she was also a member of the First Baptist Church.
Always an active person, her love of learning and travel continued throughout her life. She traveled extensively with family and friends all over the U.S., Europe, China and Northern Africa, and was actively planning new travel adventures with her grandchildren at the time of her passing.
She relished spending time with her five grandchildren at every opportunity. Being with them always brought her great joy.
Always elegant, always positive, her passion for life was contagious and lives on in all who knew her, and her deep love for her family and friends will forever be a cherished memory and a comfort for all the loved ones she leaves behind.
Betty is survived by her husband, Bill Strong; her sister, Lynda Wehunt Soady of Washington DC and her husband Bob Soady and son Rick Lewis; her son Richard Strong of San Francisco, CA; her son John Strong of Winston Salem, NC and his wife Kim and son Benjamin; her son Stanley Strong of Piedmont, OK and his wife Ginger and daughters Kennedy, Brooklyn and Rayanna; her son Gregory Strong of San Francisco, CA and his wife Cecilia and son Max.
The funeral service will be held at 10am Friday, May 3rd, 2013 at Mercer-Adams Funeral Service, 3925 North Asbury Avenue, Bethany, OK.
Excerpts from her eulogy, written by son Richard Strong
Good morning everyone, thanks very much for being here. Today, I'd like to share a couple of stories that Mom and I always enjoyed remembering together.
As most of you know, ours was an Army household, and while the boys were growing up we moved every three years or so to a new place. Some folks wouldn't like that type of life, but Betty saw it as an opportunity, taking full advantage of what each new place had to offer. We had the opportunity to live in Germany on two different tours, and during the first of those tours we took a family vacation to Greece.
While in Athens, we visited the Acropolis one morning, strolling around the ruins. I was pretty young, but I could see that Mom was fascinated by the history and by the setting. Now at that time on the Acropolis there were a lot of small pieces of rock and broken marble on the ground around the Parthenon. I decided to preserve the moment (or perhaps it was just boys being boys), and I reached down and picked up a hefty specimen and said "Mom, hide this in your purse!". She took the chunk of marble, looked around, smiled conspiratorially, opened her purse and nonchalantly dropped it right in.
I still have that piece of marble today. I think it's time to have it framed with a plaque that says "My Mom stole this from the steps of the Parthenon. What a gal!".
A little later that day Mom wanted to stroll around, and she and I ended up off the normal tourist path and back in a local working class neighborhood.
Well, it was lunch time, and Mom picked this small local place on the side of a busy road ? I had no idea why and truth be told I was a little uneasy. But I tell ya, the folks at this place were very friendly and more than happy to seat us, but they didn't speak any English. And there were no English menus. So, after a couple of minutes of unsuccessful menu charades the waiter motions to Mom and I to follow him. Mom is game to see what's going on so she pops right up and says let's go. I'm thinking I really have no idea what's happening here.
The waiter leads us across the busy road and inside a small building across the street. It turns out we're in a small kitchen with several large pots simmering on the stove. The waiter says something to the cook, who smiles and motions us over. He opens each of the pots so that we can see what's cooking, and Mom tells me we get to pick which one we want for lunch. Mom is having a great time, and me, I'm just trying to see whether there is anything that I can recognize in those pots.
So we both choose our main course, the waiter escorts us back across the street and then a few minutes later he treks back across the street and returns wielding a big tray with our meals. It was delicious.
Something clicked in my mind - this is kinda fun, Mom is kinda cool, I want to do this again!
That was my first lesson in how to travel, and it came directly from my Mom - appreciate the local history, show an interest in the culture, get off the beaten path and more often than not, you'll find some locals that are excited to show you around.
As I matured I grew to admire and appreciate more and more her desire to travel, and her appetite for new experiences. Because of her example, I now have many wonderful travel memories of my own.
In fact one of those memories comes from a trip that Mom and I took together.
A few years ago when my brother John and his family were living in Nanjing, China, Mom and I paid a visit. We had a wonderful time, and Mom thoroughly enjoyed all of the cultural and historical sites, as well as the local markets and restaurants that John and Kim showed us. While we were there we had lots of fabulous meals, but Mom loved recalling a story about one of our dinners in particular.
John and Kim had arranged a very nice dinner for us with their colleagues from work, and we had a grand dinner in a private room. Everything smelled and tasted wonderful, and then a special dish arrived and it was placed on the table in front of Mom. John explained to Mom that as guest of honor, as his Mom and the eldest guest, she was being given the honor of having the first bite of.... an artfully plated entr?e of...
Turtle!
John continued and told Mom that the turtle's shell, which was detached and sitting on top of the rest of the turtle entree, had been slow cooked so that you could bite into it and eat the outer layers. That's apparently where she should start.
While John was explaining this. I could see Mom's eyes getting bigger and bigger, and when it was time for her to take the first bite, she looked all around the table, her gaze finally settling on me and she said "Riiiich, I think this is something that you might like to try!"
So that's how I got my first taste of turtle, and in that one bite earned a week's worth of brownie points and saved my Mom from trying to pick up an entire turtle shell with a pair of chopsticks.
You know, after I heard of Betty's passing on Monday, that evening I sat in front of my computer and looked at hundreds of pictures that I had of her. Viewing those pictures made me realize all over again what a passion she had for living, and how much she enjoyed her time with her family and friends.
I'm certain that passion for life that she had lives on in each one of us who had the privilege to know her.
In particular, as I look around and see her grandchildren, I'm thankful that each of them got to experience her generous spirit and to know how much she loved them. I look forward to hearing about their adventures and their accomplishments and thinking about how proud Betty would be of them.
Lastly, as I look at her life, and the example she set for me personally, I know I'll always tell anyone willing to listen what a wonderful woman she was, and how proud I am to call myself her son
FindAGrave shows that her tombstone was inscribed "Gattin Von Peter Haag - Translates to Wife of Peter Haag" and indicates she was the "Daughter of Johann Georg and Marie Elisabeth Rosert Weilbacher. Born in Bonfeld, Oberamt Heilbronn, W?rttemberg, Germany."
She married first Christof Kappelmann (1739-1838) about 1834 in W?rttemberg. They had a daughter, Pauline Kappelman Pape.
She married second Johann Peter Haag on February 2, 1841 in Germany.
On July 1, 2015, Harriette R. Solomon (nee Weinstein); beloved wife of Marvin B. Solomon and the late Bernard Rosensweig; devoted mother of Abbie (Gary) Bass and Dr. Jeffrey Rosensweig (Cheryl Spector); dear step-mother of Cantor Robbie (Helen) Solomon and Marsha Solomon (companion Mary); loving sister of Millie Snyder of Charleston, WV and the late Dr. Bernard Weinstein; beloved daughter of the late Abraham and Nettie Weinstein; adored Bubby of Benjamin Bass, Sophie Bass, Mariah Rosensweig, Carmi Rosensweig, Sam (Kristy) Solomon, and Byron Solomon; cherished great grandmother of Nicolas and Leo Solomon; also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, dear friends and caregivers at North Oaks and Mercy Medical Center. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS., INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road, at Mount Wilson Lane on Friday, July 3, at 1 pm. Interment Anshe Emunah Aitz Chaim Cemetery - 3901 Washington Blvd. Please omit flowers. Contributions in her memory may be sent to Jewish Community Services, 5750 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215 or Hadassah of Greater Baltimore, 3723 Old Court Road, #205, Baltimore, MD 21208 or Surgical Oncology at Mercy Medical Center, c/o Mercy Health Foundation, 301 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202. In mourning at 725 Mount Wilson Lane (North Oaks), Baltimore, MD 21208, Friday following interment through Sunday with services at 6:30 pm Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The family will begin receiving Saturday and Sunday after 1 pm.
Published in Baltimore Sun on July 3, 2015
Joan Birdwell Bailey was my Mom, and I pray my words do her justice. Mom was summoned by the Lord on July 31, 2018. The only child of Lola and Frederick Weiss, she was born on May 21, 1930 in White Plains, New York. She joined the USAF and in 1949, while working as an air traffic controller at Keesler AFB in Mississippi, she met, fell in love with, and married a dashing young airman named Norman Birdwell of San Augustine.
They had four children together in a 14-year period. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lola and Frederick Weiss, her son, Brett Michael Birdwell, and Norman Birdwell. She is survived by a daughter, Linda Birdwell Thomson of San Augustine, two sons, Bruce Frederick Birdwell (wife Jacque) of Houston, and Barry Norman Birdwell of San Antonio, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Mom remained the glue that held the family together as she oversaw the numerous moves from one location to another as the military assigned dad where he was needed. Biloxi, Alamagordo, Tucson, Laredo, Bryan, Waco, New York, the United Kingdom, and Alexandria all come to mind. A bunch of sometimes rowdy children and numerous pets packed into a car for hours bring back fond memories.
Mom had to perform as both parents while dad spent a year in Vietnam. Only as I matured did I comprehend just how difficult that was for her. No one could have done better or with more class. Mom encouraged, inspired, guided, disciplined, tutored, bandaged, and consoled us. She loved animals, was kind, giving, and demonstrated compassion to those less fortunate. Mom passed those traits to her children. While her children were the joy of her life, she was truly the joy and inspiration of ours.
Even when she worked on what was at that time the largest off-shore submersible oil rig in the world ("New Era"), everyone on the rig referred to her as "Mom". That alone speaks volumes.
So, Mom, although I cannot see you now, I will see you again on the other side.
We love and miss you Mom, Bruce
At her request, a intimate quiet memorial service will be held.
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 1
Enumerated 6 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 3A
38-39
Welch, Jenkins Head W M Feb 1851 49 m 30 Ark Miss Ala Farmer
Welch, Louisa F (nee Griffen) Wf W F Jun 1844 55 M 30 9/4 Tx Tenn Tx
Welch, Hannah E Dtr W F Sept 1884 15 S Tx Ark Tx
Griffin, Cora N Niece W F Oct 1892 7 S Tx Tx Tx