Living

Notes:

Member of the Bronson High School annual staff circa 1950. ("A Pictorial History of Sabine County, Texas.")

SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE
7 July 1994

Donnie Dean Drawhorn, 61, of Houston died Friday at Colonial Pines Nursing Home in San Augustine, where he had been a resident for several weeks.

Funeral services were held Saturday, July 2, 1994 at 2:00 pm at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine with burial at Rosevine Cemetery in Sabine County.

Services were conducted by Rev. Noel Hammock and Rev. Lou Dane.

Mr. Drawhorn had lived for many years in Houston, where he was an Administrator with the Aldine School System. He was born March 9, 1933 and lived in the Rosevine Community with his parents, Eather Parker Drawhorn and the late Ira Drawhorn. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley Drawhorn of Houston; two sons, Donnie Dean Drawhorn II and Derek Dayne Drawhorn, both of Houston; two brothers, I.B Drawhorn Jr of Bronson and Joe Parker of Crystal Beach; three sisters, Eva Mae Springer of Louisiana, Juanita Cartwright of San Antonio and Dorothy Cindric of Canton, Ohio; and his mother, Eather Drawhorn of San Augustine.

Pallbearers were Bob Wagstaff, Winfred Wright, Joe Cindric, Wendell Eddings, Billy Franks and Billy Rae Ware.

A nearly identical obituary was published in the July 6, 1994 issue of the Sabine County Reporter.

Donnie married Shirley Jack "Jackie" Bragg on 15 Aug 1955. Shirley (daughter of Mack Register Bragg and Annie Pearl Barlow) was born on 15 Nov 1935 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Sep 2000 in Spring, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Transcriptions of the Rosevine Cemetery show her middle name as Jackie, the Texas Birth Index instead shows her middle name as Jade.

Notes:

Private U.S. Army, World War I.

May have been a son of James Willliam Drawhorn I1871-1937) and Mary Amanda "Sis" Johnson.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP No 6, Bronson
Enumerated April 9 and 10, 1930
ED 202-8 SD 19 Sheet 3B
54-56
Drawhorn, I.B. Hd M W 34 M 21 Tx Tx Tx Farmer General Farm
Drawhorn, Rosie Lee Wf F W 29 M 18 Tx Ga Tx
Drawhorn, Irie Belle Dtr F (sic) W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Drawhorn, Eva Mae Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Drawhorn, Curtis L Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Drawhorn, Jeanna (?) Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx (Probably Frankie Juanita Drawhorn??)

Ira married Eather Parker before 1933. Eather was born on 29 Jan 1904 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 2 Sep 1995 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
September 6, 1995, Page 10

Eather Drawhorn

Eather Parker Drawhorn, 91, of Rosevine died Saturday, Sept. 2, 1995, at Hines Health Care Center in Pineland.

She was born Jan. 29, 1904, in San Augustine County. Mrs. Drawhorn, a longtime Rosevine resident, was a member of the Baptist Church and a homemaker.

Survivors: a daughter, Dorothy Mae Cindric of Canton, Ohio; a son, Joseph Samuel Parker of Crystal Beach; step-daughters, Eva Mae Stringer of Converse, Louisiana, and Frankie Juanita Cartwright of San Antonio; and a step-son, Ira Bell Drawhorn, Jr. of Bronson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ira Bell Drawhorn Sr., in 1980.

Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Wyman Roberts Funeral Chapel in San Augustine. Interment followed at Rosevine Cemetery in Rosevine, Sabine County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2009)

(Research):Census Listings

1910 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1
Enumerated 18 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 137 Sheet 4B
57-59
Parker, William M Hd M W 53 m1 26 Ala Ga Ga Farmer Farm Own
Parker, Sarah E. Wf F W 43 m1 26 11/9 La La Miss
Parker, Ada Dtr F W 15 S Tx Ala La
Parker, Evie Dtr F W 11 S Tx Ala La
Parker, Melvin Son M W 8 S Tx Ala La
Parker, Ether Dtr F W 6 S Tx Ala La
Parker Minnie Dtr F W 2 S Tx Ala La
Parker, Elisa Son M W 8/12 Tx Ala La

1920 Census
Texas, San Augustin County, JP 1
Enumerated 5 and 6 January 1920
SD 326 ED 194 Sheet 2A
26-26
Adkins, Jessie Hd M W 32 M La La Tx Farmer Gen Farm
Adkins, Sallie Wf 31 M Tx Tx Tx
Adkins, Jethro Son M W 12 S Tx La Tx
Adkins, Bertha Dtr F W 10 S Tx La Tx
Adkins, Johnson Son M W 8 S Tx La Tx
Adkins, Reese Son M W 6 S Tx La Tx
Adkins, Francis Dtr F W 3 S Tx La Tx
Adkins, Lewis Son M W 3/12 S Tx La Tx
Parker, Ether Sister-in-law F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx

Mack married Annie Pearl Barlow on 16 Oct 1927. Annie (daughter of William Washington Barlow and Lizzie Elmira Morris) was born on 7 Sep 1908 in Texas; died on 6 Dec 1977 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of William Washigton Barlow and Lizzie Elmorrow Morris.

(Research):Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1, District 174
SD 226 ED 174 Sheet 15A Stamped 15
San Augustine and Tebo Road
279-282
Barlow, William Hd M W 41 M Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Barlow, Lizzie Wf F W 36 M Tx Tx Tx
Barlow, Alvie Son M W 13 S Tx Ms Tx
Barlow, Adad Sn M W 12 Tx Ms Tx (Probably actually ANNIE PE
ARL, born 1908)
Barlow, Earl Son M W 10 S Tx Ms Tx
Barlow, Marvin Son M W 8 S Tx Ms Tx
Barlow,JL. T. Son M W 6 S Tx Ms Tx
Barlow, Ruth Dtr F W 4 0/12 S Tx Ms Tx
Barlow, Jackson Son M W 2 0/12 S Tx Ms Tx
Barlow, ----- Son M W 1/12 S Tx Ms Tx

Notes:

His tombstone was erected by WOW, and was inscribed "He died as he lived a Christian"

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 4
Enumerated 28 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 7B
108-112
Bragg, Thomas A Hd M W 34 m1 8 Tx Fl Fl Farmer
Bragg, Frances H Wf F W 36 m1 8 4/2 Tx La Miss
Bragg, Willie I Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Mac R Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx

Thomas married Frances "Fannie" Harriet Alford on 15 Sep 1901. Frances (daughter of Rev. Needham Bryant Alford and Frances Ann Partin) was born on 27 Apr 1873 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Jul 1927 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Fannie Strather
Death Date: 10 Jul 1927
Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 54 years 2 months 13 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1873
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: N. B. Alford
Father's Birthplace: La.
Mother's Name: Francis Partin
Mother's Birthplace: Miss.
Occupation: Housewife
Informant: Mack Bragg
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: New Hope
Burial Date: 10 Jul 1927
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2114332
Digital Film Number: 4165164
Image Number: 2536
Reference Number: cn 24850
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):
Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 28 April 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 7B

108-112
Bragg, Thomas A Hd M W 38 M1 8 Tx Florida Florida Farmer Gen Farm
Bragg, Frances H Wf F W 36 M1 8 4/2 Tx La Miss
Bragg, Willie I Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Bragg, Mac R Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
10 Feb 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 32A, Stamped 125
624-646
Bragg, Fannie H Hd F W 46 Wd Tx La Miss Farmer Own Farm
Bragg, Charlie Nephew M W 26 S Tx Fla La Farm Laborer Home Farme
Davidson, Theron Son-in-law M W 23 M Tx Ga Ga Farmer Own Farm
Davidsion, Irona Dtr F W 16 M Tx Tx Tx Tx

William married Lizzie Elmira Morris on 21 May 1904. Lizzie was born on 21 Nov 1883 in Texas; died on 27 Apr 1967 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Bethel Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her Texas Death Certificate showed her as a daughter of Ben Morris and Jennie Howard. Informant was Mrs. Mack Bragg, her daughter. At the time of her death, she was living in rural Sabine county, on Highway 96, South of Hemphill.