Helen Louise Gomer

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SABINE COUNTY REPORTER July 31, 2002

Helen Gomer Schluter, 78, of Alvarado died Saturday, July 27, 2002, at an Alvarado care center.

She was born March 12, 1924, in Los Angeles, California, and had been a longtime resident of Fort Worth, where she had moved in 1926.

Mrs. Schluter was a descendant of several Republic of Texas settlers and was the organizing president of the James F. Gomer Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, in Hemphill. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Colonial Dames, and several other genealogy clubs and organizations. Her passion was genealogy and she gathered much historical information concerning Sabine County.

She was married first to Aldon M. Sellers of Bluff Dale, and then to Orra J. Schluter of Baraboo, Wisc., in July 1961.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Orra J. Schluter.

Survivors: mother, Ocie Gomer of San Augustine; sons, Michael Sellers and wife Linda of Alvarado and Morris "Rusty" Sellers and wife Ramona of Pineville, La.; daughter, Melinda K. Sellers of Westminister, Colorado; grandchildren, Jacob Morton, Jill Clark, Andrew Sellers, Holly Sellers, Sean Williams, Michael Sellers, and Robert Sellers; brothers Edgar R. "Bill" Gomer and wife Mae of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Stanly S. Gomer, Jr. and wife Wanda of Burleson; great grandchildren, Zachary, Haley, Austin, Logan, and Treyvor; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Graveside rites are set for 9:30 am today (Wednesday) at Mount Olivet Memorial Cemetery in Fort Worth.

Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association or the Alzheimers Association.

Mount Olivet Funeral Home of Fort Worth, directors.

Helen married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Helen married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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STANLEY GOMER 26 Nov 1902 Feb 1986 76020 (Azle, Tarrant, TX) (none specified) 459-48-2170 Texas

Stanley married Ocie Inez Felts on 23 Dec 1922 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Ocie (daughter of Thomas Jefferson Felts and Martha "Mattie" Bell Burkett) was born on 21 Jan 1905 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Nov 2005 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sabine County Reporter December 7, 2005

Ocie Felts Gomer

Ocie Felts Gomer was born Jan. 21, 1905, at Sabinetown, Sabine County. She died on Nov. 27, 2005, at San Augustine. Ocie was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson FELTS and Mattie Bell BURKETT FELTS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley S. GOMER Sr.; her daughter, Helen Gomer SCHLUTER; her parents; and 11 brothers and sisters. Ocie is survived by her two sons, Edgar R. "Bill" GOMER and wife Mae of Salt Lake City, Utah and Stanley S. GOMER Jr. and wife Wanda of Burleson, nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews in Sabine County and elsewhere. Stanley and Ocie were married Dec. 23, 1922, at Hemphill and went to California by train where Stanley was employed by a nursery and Ocie was employed as a cook for the work crew. Later Stanley found employment with the U.S. Post Office in Los Angeles and transferred to Ft. Worth in 1925. They made the trip from California in a Model T Ford, camping out each night with infant daughter, Helen. The trip took three weeks. They lived in Fort Worth until retirement and in 1962 moved back to Sabine County to live on Toledo Bend Lake. Stanley died in 1986 and Ocie continued to live by the lake until she suffered a heart attack and she then moved to Hemphill Care Center and from there to Trinity Rehab and Retirement Community in San Augustine. Ocie was a loving mother and grandmother. She was very independent and self-sufficient, a good fisherman, and a really good cook. She will be missed. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill. Interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill.

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Name Josh Gomer
Event Type Death
Event Date 12 May 1948
Event Place Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 09 Nov 1867
Birthplace Sabine, Texas
Father's Name Augustus Gomer
Mother's Name Margaret Lowe
Certificate Number 22134
GS Film number 2218864
Digital Folder Number 005145041
Image Number 02206



Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K39P-V38 : accessed 20 Apr 2014), Josh Gomer, 12 May 1948; citing certificate number 22134, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2218864.

Joshua married Winnie Luthenia "Thena" McDaniel on 10 Dec 1891. Winnie (daughter of William W. McDaniel and Zeroine Joan "Jo Ann" Smith) was born on 30 Sep 1870 in Texas; died on 18 Jan 1944 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
The 1910 census indicated that she was the mother of six children, five of them still living.

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 20 and 21 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheets 4B bottom and 5A Top
Hemphill and Sabine Town Road
66-68
Felts, Thomas J Head M W 45 m1 24 Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Felts, Martha B Wf F W 44 M1 24 12/11 Miss Miss Miss
Felts, William L. Son M W 23 S Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Felts, Walter E. Son M W 21 m1 0 La Miss Miss Farmer
Felts, Clarence E Son M W 19 S Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Felts, Virgil D Son M W 18 S Miss Miss Miss Laborer
Felts, Hugh J Son M W 13 S La Miss Miss Laborer
Felts, Drewey C Dtr F W 11 S La Miss Miss
Felts, Opal L Dtr F W 8 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, Osie E Dtr F W 5 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, Thomas E Son M W 7 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, Ora Dtr F W 3 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, R. C. Son M W 6/12 S Tx Miss Miss
Felts, Lina Dtr-in-law F W 20 M1 0/0 Tx Tx Tx

Thomas married Martha "Mattie" Bell Burkett. Martha was born on 5 Apr 1867 in Simpson County, Mississippi; died on 3 Mar 1955 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
At the time of the 1920 Sabine County, Texas census, Thomas and Martha Felts had eight children living at home with them, ranging from 32 year old William to 9 year old Robert. They lived next door to 31 year old Walter Felts. He is assumed to be their son based in their last name, their proximity, his age and place of birth, and the place of birth of his parents per the census records. This is based solely on census information, and has not yet been verified based on other records. Additionally, 27 year old Virgil D. Felts (Household #345-365) and 27 year old Clarence E. Felts (Household #358-378) are also assumed to be sons based on their last name, ages, place of birth and the places of births of their parents. This also is based soley on census records.

Helen Gomer Schluter, a granddaughter, self-published a book titled "The Thomas Jefferson Felts Family of Mississippi and Sabine County, Texas, Including the Burkett and Polk Families" in June 1988.

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Was shown on the muster roll of Captain J.M. Burroughs Company of the Sabine County Volunteer Infantry, CSA, and was enlisted at Hemphill, Texas by Drury Field for 3 months duty on January 15, 1863.

Augustus married Margaret Ann Low on 25 Oct 1860 in Sabine County, Texas. Margaret (daughter of Isaac Low and Elizabeth Parsons) was born on 6 Nov 1829 in Republic Of Texas; died on 20 Nov 1891 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Margaret was the youngest child of Isaac and Elizabeth Low, and she remained unmarried until after her mother died. Presumably she remained at home to care for her. Elizabeth died in July, 1860, when she was 73 years old. Margaret married a few months after this, at the age of 30.

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Middle name shown by family descendants as Walton, his mothers maiden name.

Kay Parker McCary instead lists him as William Watson McDaniel, Jr., a namesake son of his father. She also indicates that he has a military marker at his gravesite, which reads" Co F 11 Texas Inf CSA"

Laura Buckmaster and Barbara Yancey Dore also show his middle name as Watson.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, SubDiv 84
Enumerated 9 and 10 July 1880
Page 28D SD 1 ED 84
254-264
McDaniel, W W W M 33 Farmer SC SC SC
McDaniel, Ann Joe W F 25 Wife La Miss Miss
McDaniel, Luthenia W F 8 Dtr Tx SC La
McDaniel, Ella W F 6 Dtr Tx SC La
McDaniel, Wm W M 3 SOn Tx SC La
McDaniel, Eva W F 6/12 Dec Dtr Tx Sc La

William married Zeroine Joan "Jo Ann" Smith on 14 Jan 1869 in Newton County, Texas. Zeroine (daughter of Irving Smith and Luthenia Garlington) was born on 8 May 1852 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 29 Dec 1937 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
Enumerated 9 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 69 Sheet 5B
89-89
Mrs. McDaniel W Head W F May 1852 48 W 10/8 La Miss Miss Farmer
McDaniel, Maud Dtr W F May 1882 18 S Tx SC La Farm Laborer
McDaniel, Sim R Son W M Feb 1886 14 S Tx Sc La Farm Laborer
McDaniel, Earnest N Son M W Dec 1887 12 S Tx Sc La Farm Laborer
McDaniel, Alma T Dtr W F Feb 1890 10 S Tx Sc La Farm Laborer
Smith, Reubin Nephew W M Nov 1876 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
Enumerated 15 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 1A
4-4
McDaniel, Joann Z Mrs. Head F W 55 Wd 10/7 Tx SC Miss Own Income
McDaniel, Nolan E Son m W 22 S Tx Sc Tx Farmer

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Married:
Robert Cecil McDaniel wrote, in his autobiography, that after "his grandparents married, they moved to the Bayou Community, located about four miles north of Fairdale. They lived there until Grandpa's death on December 10, 1899, at the age of fifty-five."