Abbie Lydia Harvill

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
March 15, 1995, Page 10

Abbie Harvey

Abbie Harvill Harvey, 80, of Lufkin died Sunday, March 12, 1995, at her residence.

She was born Sept. 2, 1914, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late Lawrence and Lorena (Cooper) Harvill and had lived in Angelina County several years. She was a member of the Denman Avenue Baptist Church in Lufkin.

Survivors: husband, Martin Harvey of Lufkin; two daughters, Juanell Beckham of Hemphill and Helen Williams of Pineland; sons and daughters-in-law, Wyman and Louise Tompkins and Jerry and Ruby Tompkins, all of San Augustine, Jimmy and Mary Ann Tompkins of Marietta, Georgia, Tommy and Barbara Tompkins of Longview, and Larry and Annette Tompkins of Lufkin; 17 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill with Bro. Vance R. Purtell Sr. and Bro. Don R. Falke officiatin. Interment followed at Cooper Cemetery in Geneva.

Grandsons were pallbearers.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2009)

Abbie married Bennie Hamp Tompkins before 1931. Bennie was born before 1913; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bennie Jaunell Tompkins was born on 20 May 1931 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Oct 2016 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Cooper-Harris Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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Abbie married Martin D. Harvey after 1950. Martin was born on 24 Aug 1917; died on 25 Apr 2001; was buried in Cooper-Harris Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rootsweb WorldConnect lists a Lawrence Alfred Harvill, born Dec 1890 in Angelina County, Texas to Seaborn Alfred Harvill and Almeda Burris.

Lawrence married Lula Lorena Cooper. Lula (daughter of Alexander Randle Cooper and Lula Elizabeth Fullen) was born on 4 Oct 1894 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Nov 1965 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Cooper-Harris Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JX2P-9YP
name: Lula Lorena Harvill
death date: 01 Nov 1965
death place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 71 years 27 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 04 Oct 1894
birthplace: Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Elic Cooper
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Lula Fullen
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: San Augustine, Sabine, Texas
cemetery: Cooper
burial place: Sabine County, Texas
burial date: 03 Nov 1965
additional relatives: X
film number: 2117868
digital film number: 4028293
image number: 702
reference number: 708
Collection: Lula Lorena Harvill, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Notes:

Name: Alex Randle Cooper
Death Date: 03 Oct 1947
Death Place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 79 years 3 months 21 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1868
Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Cooper
Father's Birthplace: Ill.
Mother's Name: Arletha Harris
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Place of Residence: San Augustine, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Cooper Cemetery
Burial Place: San Augustine, Texas
Burial Date: 05 Oct 1947
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2218828
Digital Film Number: 4032242
Image Number: 1641
Reference Number: CN 86871
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):
Census Information:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Milam
Enumerated 4 and 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 7 Sheet 2B
29-29
Cooper, Alix R Hd W M Jun 1868 31 M 7 Tx Il Ala Farmer
Cooper, Lula Wife W M ??? 1870 29 M 7 3/3 Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Lizzie Dtr W F Aug 1889 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Lorena Dtr W F Oct 1894 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Henry Son W M May 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, James Son W M July 1888 3 M Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Justice Precinct 4
Enumerated 2 May 1910
SD 2, ED 134, Sheet 9B
143-148
Cooper, William H Hd 69 Wd Il Tn Tn
Cooper, Alexander R Son 41 M3 6 Tx Il Al
Cooper, Lillitha I Dtr-in-law 42 M1 6 1/1 Tx Mo Tx
Cooper, Lorena Granddaughter 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, John H Grandson 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, James A Grandson 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Arletha J Granddaughter 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Lora Greatgrandchild 4 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Justice Precinct 4
Enumerated 12 Jan 1920 by Napoleon B. Mason
SD 326, ED 171 Sheet 9A
174-176
Cooper, Alick R Hd M W 51 M Tx Il Ga Farmer
Cooper, Telitha Wife F W 52 M Tx Tn Tx
Cooper, John H Son M W 23 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Arletta J Dtr F W 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Lora Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Cooper, Wiliam H Father M W 78 Ill Tn Tn

Alexander married Lula Elizabeth Fullen on 26 Oct 1892 in Sabine County, Texas. Lula (daughter of John W. Fullen and Jane Allen) was born on 25 Dec 1870 in Texas; died on 30 Apr 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Cooper-Harris Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Military Marker: Co F 11 Regt Texas Inf CSA

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Texas, Angelina County, PO Pennington
Enumerated 3 Sept 1870
Page 29 Sheet 135
92-92
Cooper, William 29 M W Farmer 250 150 Ill
Cooper, Mrs. Alethie 33 F W Housekeeping Ala
Cooper, Alexander 2 M W Tx
Cooper, William 3/12 M W Tx Mar
Alford, Marthie 9 F W Tx
Alford, Eliza 8 F W Tx

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Fourth Precinct
Enumerated 14 and 15 Jun 1880
Page 3 SD 1 ED 86 Stamped 233
19-19
Cooper, William H W M 39 Farmer Ill Ill Ill
Cooper, Lethia W F 43 Wf Keeping House Ala Va SC
Cooper, Aliex R W M 12 Son At School Tx Ill Ala
Cooper, Mary E W F 6 Dtr Tx Ill Ala
Cooper, Mary E W F 6 Dtr Tx Ill Ala
Cooper, Martha E W F 3 Dt W F 3 Dtr Tx Ill Ala
Alford, Eliza W F 18 StpDtr At School Tx Ala Ala

William married Arletha L. "Lethia" Harris on 17 Jan 1867 in Texas. Arletha (daughter of Alexander Harris and Elizabeth Reeves) was born on 23 Apr 1837 in Alabama; died on 2 Jan 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Cooper-Harris Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not listed as a daughter in White and Toole's "Genealogical Sketches of Sabine County, Texas."

Said by Barbara Yancey Dore to have married Britton Alford, and to be the mother of Aletha "Lethia" Alford, who married Alfred A. Halbert. Some researchers show that is was she that married Alfred Vickers.

Notes:

Most official documents and census records simply show him as either John Fullen or John W. Fullen. His middle name is not known with certainty.

Frances Simmons [mailto:fsimmons@ruralcomm.com], in an email dated June 10, 2000, wrote that she discovered that John's middle name was Willoughby "last year at the Fullen family reunion by looking at notes and articles they had kept. I think one article called it the James Willoughby Fullen reunion. Before that I only had James W. Fullen...." However, Danice Hurt, a direct descendant through son William Franklin Fullen, emailed in January, 2012 that "my mother (Bobbie Sue Fullen Lunsford) has always told me that his name was John Whitney Fullen. He lived with Frank & Nannie Fullen when my mother was a child. Unfortunately, so far I have been unable to find any documentation as to the middle name, your website is the first time I had heard of any other name." A third possibility is that his middle name was Whitaker, as this is the middle name of his eldest son.

John and his brother, William were orphaned sometime before 1860. They lived with their stepfather, Solomon Causey, and his new wife until the Civil War.

John was just 16 when he enlisted in the Confederate States Army in February, 1862, alongside his brother William. John served in Company F, 11th Texas Regiment, from February, 1862 through February, 1864. The 11th Texas Infantry Regiment was placed under the command of Colonel Oran M. Roberts (a later governor of Texas). The 11th was marched to Arkansas where it combined into Randal's Brigade, McCulloch's Division in September 1862. The regiment is later moved to Louisiana. They combined forces with Green's 15th and 18th Texas Infantry on November 1, 1863. The combined force went south from Opelousas, Louisiana toward Grand Coteau in what Roberts described as a "rapid and fatiguing march." The 11th was ordered forward towards the enemy by the commander of the Confederate District of Western Louisiana, Major General Richard Taylor. On November 3, 1863, they were deployed in the Battle of Bayou Bourbeau. Several companies were sent out as skirmishers. The remainder of the 11th, including Company F, were deployed on the left wing of the lines, roughly two miles south of Opelusas. The infantry force retired from the field after approximately 3 hours of combat. The 11th reported 4 killed, 15 wounded, and 32 missing. Union casualties in the whole engagement numbered approximately 716 men. On November 4, 1863, the 11th joined the rest of Walker's Division in holding the country from Simsport to Opelousa against future assaults by Union forces.

Source: http://www.cba.uh.edu/~parks/tex/texreb.htm

I was unable to locate John W. Fullen in Sabine County, or anywhere else, at the time of the 1870 census. It was possible he was simply missed by the enumerator due to the turmoil of the reconstruction.

John W. Fullen made an application for a Pre-emption grant of land in Sabine County on August 12, 1876. In this application he, and two witnesses (G. Guthrie and A.C. Woolam), swore that he was a bona fide settler on vacant public land, and the head of a family. Pre-emption grants were made after statehood, and from 1866 to 1898 up to 160 acres could be claimed. Homesteaders were required to live on the land for three years and make improvements (such as building a barn) in order to qualify for a pre-emption grant of 160 acres. He patented his application on December 11, 1879. In his affadavit John Fullen swore, and his two witnesses affirmed, that he had occupied the land he was claiming for three consecutive years, from Sept. 30, 1876 through the current date. Witnesses were J. P. Payne and Wm. W. Weatherred. J. P. Payne was a step-son of Thompson Allen, the grandfather of John's wife, Jane Allen Fullen. The original Sabine Preemption Grand is on file at the Texas General Land Office, File #68.

As of 1880, John was living in Bronson and working as a farmer. He and Jane had four children at the time: James, Leala (Lula), Viola, and John. Viola can be found on the actual census microfilm, but is missing from Toole and Speight's transcription of the 1880 census.

None of his children appeared to have been recorded as attending school at the time of the 1890 Scholastic census,unlike those of his brother William, who had attended school. Presumably they were needed at home to help John and Jane on the farm.

According to the Sabine County 1910 Federal Census, John and Jane Fullen had been married for 42 years. They had had 9 children, 7 of whom were still living.

In his Confederate Pension Application file, the Application for Mortuary Warrant indicates that he died of Bright's Disease (kidney disease) in the home of his son, W.F. Fullen of Bronson.

Several photos exist of John Fullen. One is a family grouping, but only he and Jane have been identified positively.

(Written by Melinda McLemore Strong circa 1986 and revised periodically)

(Research):

Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Milam Beat, PO Milam
Enumerated 12 Jun 1860
Page 2, Stamped 318
7-7
Solomon Cawsey 44 M Farmer 1000 2625 Miss
Harriet L. Cawsey 34 F $--- $1320 La
William M. Fullen 16 M Tx
John W. Fullen 12 M Tx
William E Cawsey 12 M Tx
Sebern J. Cawsey 2 M Tx
Geo W Cawsey 1/12 M Tx

1870
Not located

Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 9 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 70 Sheet 6B
100-100
Fullen, John Head W M Aug 1844 55 M 33 Tx Tn Tn Farmer
Fullen, Jane Wf W F Dec 1849 50 M 33 12/9 Tx Miss Tx
Fullen, Daisy Dau W F Nov 1883 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Fullen, Wiley Son W M July 1886 13 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Fullen, Franklin Son W M Jan 1889 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Fullen, Clyde Son W M Nov 1890 9 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 6
Enumerated 11 May 1910
SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 32A
211-211
Fullen, John W. Head M W 64 m1 42 Tx Tn Pa Farming Home Farm
Fullen, Jane C Wf F W 57 M1 42 9/7 Tx Mi Tx
Fullen, Clyde Son M w 19 S Tx Tx Tx Farming

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 17 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 173 Sheet 16A Stamped 212
306-306
Becton, Jim L Hd M W 36 M Tx NC Miss Farmer
Becton, Daisie M Wf F W 36 M Tx Tx Tx
Becton, Ivie B Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Becton, Howard I Son F (sic) W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Becton, Fay A Dtr F W 7 Tx Tx Tx
Becton, Gladis R Dtr F W 2 8/12 S Tx Tx Tx
307-307
Fullen, John W Hd M W 72 M Tx Ms Ms Farmer
Fullen, Jane Wf F W 69 Tx Tx Tx
Fullen, James W Son M W 50 Wd Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Fullen, Drew O Grandson M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Fullen, Luke T Grandson M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx

(Medical):Brights Disease (Kidney Disease)

John married Jane Allen about 1868 in Sabine County, Texas. Jane (daughter of John Wooldridge Allen and Caroline C. McGrew) was born on 5 Dec 1850 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Jan 1926 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her middle initial is shown sometimes as C and sometimes as K. It is not known what her actual middle name was.

Nina Fuller always said that her grandmother, Jane (Allen) Fullen was "half Indian." It has not been proved if this is true, or merely a legend. The name ALLEN appears to be of common use among the Cherokees, and perhaps this is where either the actual Indian blood, or legend of Indian blood, came from. The mtDNA of a child of Nina Fuller, a direct female descendant of Jane, was classified as H. This is the most common mtDNA in Europe, and not one associated with Native American lineage. If Jane was part Indian, it was through her father's family, and not in her direct maternal line.

There is a photo of Jane Fullen, presumably taken shortly before her death in 1926, in a black silk bonnet. This bonnet was given by Jane to her granddaughter Nina (Fuller) McLemore. Nina's daughter, Evon Tisdale gave the bonnet to Melinda (McLemore) Strong.

(Research):A photo of her headstone on Find A Grave appears to be incorrect in listing her birthday as 5 December 1849. Blanche Finley Toole showed this instead as 5 December 1850, supported by census records below:

1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
Enumerated 1 Oct 1850
12-12
John W. Allin 27 M Farmer South Carolina
Cariline C " 23 F Miss
Jamest T. " 3 M Tx
Elizabeth " 1 F Tx

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Redland Beat No, 4, PO Milam
Enumerated 27 Jun 1860
Page 22
156-156
Allen, J.W,37,M,W, Clock Pedlar, $--- $700 SC
" , James T,13, M, W, TX
" , Elizabeth Do,11,F,W, TX (married to William Fullen)
" , Jane (*),9,F, W, TX (married to John Fullen) (brothers)
" , Susan (#),1, F, W, TX

*Jane is the daughter of J.W. Allen by wife Caroline. Jane was born in December 1850, and the 1850 census was taken in October 1850. Therefore, Caroline would have been between 6 and 7 months pregnant at the time of the census. The 1860 census was taken in June, before Jane had reached her 10th birthday.

#The mother of Susan Allen is not known. It does not seem likely that she is the daughter of John's second wife, Margaret Harvey Allen, who had moved back home with their one year old daughter, Mary Allen. Did John have a daughter by a woman other than his then wife, perhaps leading to their separation? Or is Susan perhaps a niece or other family member? Or are Mary/Susan the same child, listed in both households?

His former wife, Margaret, and his daughter Mary are living in another household in 1860, as follows:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Patroon Beat No 5, PO Milam
Enumerated 6 July 1860
Pages 29 and 30
224-224
ZMA Smith 59 F Farmer 400 671 NC
Margaret Allen 34 F La
W.H. Harvey 21 M Farmer LA
ZMA Smith 8 F Tx
MAA " 5 F Tx
Mary E. Allen 1 F Tx