Minnie Myrline Arnold

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Minnie Myrline Thomas, 98, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas.

Myrline was born in Hemphill on September 11, 1922 to Carroll Lee Arnold and Myrtle Exa Bennett Arnold. She spent her life as a loving housewife and mother. She had lived in Humble, Texas for many years before moving back to Hemphill in 2017. She was a member of Second Baptist Church in Humble.

She is survived by her sister, Mattie Paul Green of Richardson, Texas; sister-in-law, Vernell Thomas; and a host of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Lamar. A. Thomas; daughter, Betty Carolyn Thomas; and sister, Reba Arnold Foster.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 7, 2021 in Hemphill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating.

Visitation will begin one hour prior to service at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.

Serving as pallbearers are Clint Yeary, Tommy Scales, Kenon Foster, Cane Yeary, William Lynch, and Kaleb McGee.

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

Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home, also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 6, 2021, page 4

Family/Spouse: Dr. Lamar Alfred Thomas. Lamar was born on 6 Jan 1917 in Texas; died on 8 May 1994 in Harris, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carroll married Myrtle Exa Bennett about 1923 in Sabine County, Texas. Myrtle (daughter of Robert Emmett Bennett and Phoebe Carbin Paul) was born on 16 Nov 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 May 1996 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary, in the transcription of the tombstone, writes that his tombstone was inscribed "Each Duty done, They Rest in Peace," and notes that he was the Son of Adam Jackson Bennett, Sr. & Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey - Double with 2nd w Phoebe Paul Bennett; 1st w Mary Collins [died 1881]. Virgie Speights indicates that he was teacher at Time, Texas. (Old Timers of Sabine County, p. 41).


(Research):
Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 5
Enumerated 14 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 15A Stamped 155
200-200
Bennett, Robert E Head M W May 1885 45 M 19 Tx La SC Farm
Bennett, Phoebe C Wf W F Feby 1863 37 M 19 9/5 La Ala Ms
Bennett, Burton R Son W M Sept 1883 16 S La Tx La Farm Laborer
Bennett, Hattie Dtr W F Jan 1887 13 S Tx Tx La
Bennett, William R Son W M Dec 1891 8 S Tx Tx La
Bennett, Phoebe A Dtr W F Aug 1894 5 S Tx Tx La
Bennett, Vera J Dtr W F Aug 1897 2 S Tx Tx La
Bennett, Myrtle E Dtr W F Nov 1899 6/12 S Tx Tx La
Ellis, Cuff Servant B M Sept 1883 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer

Robert married Phoebe Carbin Paul on 8 Sep 1881. Phoebe was born on 2 Feb 1863 in Louisiana; died on 10 Feb 1908 in Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary, in the transcription of the tombstone, writes that she was the daughter of Samuel Burton Paul & Mary Caroline Shamburger

Notes:

"2nd Lieut. in Co. K in the Mexican War." SABINE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL RECORDS by White and Toole

Kay Parker McCary, in the transcription of the tombstone, writes that he was Born in West Feliciana Parish, LA, Removed to Texas Dec 1842

(Research):
Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
Enumerated 30 Oct 1850
Stamped 320
146-146
Adam J Bennett 35 M Farmer $400 La
Mary J. E. Bennett 24 F La
Mary Ann Benett 9 F La
Henry L. Bennett 8 M La
Burtus C. Bennett 6 M Texas
Sarah Jane Bennett 4 F Texas
William H Bennett 3/12 M Texas

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Patroon Beat No. 5. P. O. Box Milam
Page 30 Stamped 333
225-225
A. J. Bennett 46 M Farmer $1600 $3190 La
Mary J. Bennett 37 F La
Mary A. Bennett 20 F La
Henry Bennett 18 M La
Bertis C. Bennett 15 M Tx
Sarah J. Bennett 12 F Tx
William Bennett 10 M Tx
A. J. Bennett 7 M Tx
Robert Bennett 5 M Tx
Major A. Bennett 1 M Tx


1880 Census
Adam J. Bennett Self M M W 65 La Farmer La La
Mary J. Bennett Wf M F W 58 SC Keeps House SC SC
Arch Bennett Son S M W 16 Tx Wks on Farm La SC
Alva Bennett Son S M W 11 Tx Wks on Farm La SC

Texas, Sabine, Precinct 5
FHL Film # 125535 NA Film # T9-1325 Page # 250C

Adam married Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey on 1 Aug 1839 in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Mary (daughter of Seth Harvey and Zelotus Margaret Ann Boyd) was born on 17 Dec 1821 in Louisiana; died on 8 Mar 1901 in Pine Hill, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary, in the transcription of the tombstone, writes that she was Born in Pitt Co., North Carolina, Moved to Texas Dec 1842 (Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey - Daughter of Seth Harvey & Zelotus Margaret Ann Boyd - Married 1 Aug 1839 h Adam Jackson Bennett, Sr.) The 1880 census shows her state of birth as South Carolina, and early census records instead show her as being born in Louisiana.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 5
Enumerated 14 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 15B
205-205
Bennett, Burtis Head W M Apr 1845 55 Wd Tx La La Farmer
Bennett, Mary J Mother W F Jan 1823 77 Wd La --- NC

Notes:

Married:
Virgie Speights, in OLD TIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS, in a column about Pearl Chambers Lord Greer, dated January 30, 1964, wrote that "Adam Bennett and Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey, came with their slaves from Louisiana, just ahead of the sheriff. He was chasing them to take away their slaves in connection with some sort of lien connected with the estate of Mrs. Bennett's mother. They barely made it to Texas and safety in time to camp in the 'sand field' now known as "Bennet Field," just on the Texas side of the Sabine. The Louisiana authorities camped on the opposite side of the river before frustratedly returning home the next day. Then Adam staked his claim atop a nearby hill with gently sloping fields towards the river. The place is still called the "Bennett Place." There is a family graveyard nearby. The elder Bennetts had come to East Feliciana Parish from Alabama, and his father, a silversmith, had come from Germany." In a later article, this one profiling Abbie Della Bennett Travis, January 27, 1966, she added that the lien was due to "a matter of a few unpaid debts. The slaves were to be confiscated, so the Bennett's, their two children, and Zelotus Margaret Ann Boyd Harvey raced to the Sabine River and safety which they attained just before dark."