Lamar Allan Childers

Notes:

Name: Lamar Allan Childers Date of Birth: 4 Mar 1932 Gender: Male Birth County: Sabine Father's Name: William Grady Childers Mother's Name: Tera Evon Conn Roll Number: 1932_0002

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-200:

Name: L. Childers
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1932
Death Date 12 Apr 1988
SSN 453484950
Branch 1 ARMY
Enlistment Date 1 16 Jan 1953
Release Date 1 23 Dec 1955

Said to have married a woman named Clara.

Notes:

Said to be a son of William T. CHILDERS and Elizabeth COUSSONS. Elizabeth was said to have been Cherokee.

William married Tera Evon Conn on 25 Aug 1926 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Tera (daughter of William Henry "Bill" Conn and Florence Drucilla Ferguson) was born on 14 Sep 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Sep 1995 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Byerly Campground Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
October 25, 1995, Page 14

Tera Conn Childers

Tera Conn Childers, 85, of Jasper died Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995, at Mary E. Dickerson Memorial Hospital in Jasper.

Mrs. Childers was a native of Sabine County and former resident of San Augustine County and Buna. She was a homemaker and longtime member of the Jasper Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors, a son, William Grady Childers Jr. of Houston; daughters, Betty Campbell of Nederland and Lou Yeates of Jasper; a sister, Carrie Scurlock of Buna; a brother, Woodrow Conn of Kingston, Tennessee; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Lamar Allen Childers.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home--Jasper Chapel. Interment was at Byerly Campground Cemetery near Jasper.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2009)

Shown, in error, as Tena Childers on the transcription of the Byerly Cemetery

Notes:

Married:
SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY

William Grady Childers Sr
b. 9/11/1904 in Co d. 9/22/1987 in Beaumont,Tx buried in
Jasper,Tx
m. 08/25/1926 in Hemphilll,Tx to
Tera Evon Conn
b. 09/14/1909 in buna, Hemphill, Tx d. 09/10/1995 Jasper,Tx
Both are buried in Byerly Campground Cemetary

one son Lamar Allan Childers b.in 1932 is also buried in the Byerly Campground Cemetary

http://www.angelfire.com/in4/injack/txcem.html

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 2B
30-31
Conn, Wm Head W M Oct 1871 28 m 8 Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Florence Wf W F Apr 1876 24 M 9 5/3 Tx Tx Tx
Conn, John H Son W M Mar 1894 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Cracie E Dtr W F Oct 1896 S S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Gram B Son W M Aug 1899 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 4 May 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 14A
Hemphill and San Augustine Road
235-237
Conn, William H Head M W 39 m1 19 Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Florence D Wf F W 34 m1 19 10/6 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Home Farm
Conn, Clarissa E Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Granberry Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Home Farm
Conn, William L Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Home Farm
Conn, Leonard E Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Tera E Dtr F W 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 16 Feb 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 36B
725-748
Conn, William H Head M W 47 M Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Florence D Wf F W 44 M Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Lenard E Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Conn, Tera E Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Woodrow W Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, James P Son M W 2 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx

William married Florence Drucilla Ferguson on 22 Nov 1890 in Sabine County, Texas. Florence (daughter of Gram Berry Ferguson and Mary Elizabeth Sophronie White) was born on 18 Apr 1875 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Jun 1934 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary writes: "Born in Jefferson Co. Miss. Moved to Copiah Co in 1833, Moved to Arkansas in 1854, Married to Miss Clarrissa Gibson 2 Jan 1859, Moved to Texas in 1869 - Only sleeping [FS: H. P. C.] (Henry Patrick Conn - Son of James Conn & Martha A. Gibson - CSA - Originally this grave & his wife Clarissa Conn's grave were surrounded by a wrought iron fence)."

At the time of the 1850 Federal census, an 18 year old Henry Conn, born in Mississippi and working as a laborer, was living in the home of Farrish and Martha Kendrick of Copiah County, Mississippi.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1860 Census
not located

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No. 3, PO Brookeland
Enumerated 14 Aug 1870
Page 14
603-603
Conn, H P 38 M W Farmer 1000 1000 Miss
Clarissa 29 F W Keeping House Miss
Mary E 10 F W Ark
Elisha 3 M W Ark
Martha A 1/2 F W Tx
Gleason M 22 F W La

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 1
Enumerated 26 Jun 1880
Page 16 SD 1 ED 85
162-163
Conn, Henry P W M 49 Farmer Miss Miss Miss
Conn, Clarissa W F 39 Wf Keeping House Miss SC SC
Conn, Elisha L W M 11 Son At School Ark
Conn, Martha W F 10 Dtr At School Tx
Conn, Willie H W M 9 Son At School Tx
Conn, George W M 7 Son At School Tx
Conn, Clarissa A W F 2 Dtr Tx
Conn, Abbie W F 5/12 Jan Dtr Tx
Travis, Martha W F 29 Servant Miss Miss Miss

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 2B
29-30
Conn, Henry Head M M Mar 1832 68 M 40 Miss Miss Tenn Farmer
Cobb, Clarcy Wf W F Mar 1841 59 M 40 10/7 Miss Miss Miss
Cobb, Abbie E Dtr W F Jan 1880 20 S Tx Miss Miss

Henry married Clarissa "Clarrisee" Gibson on 2 Jan 1859 in Lafayette County, Arkansas. Clarissa was born on 12 Mar 1841 in Marion County, Mississippi; died on 30 Jan 1932 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary writes: "Born Marion Co, Miss. Moved to Arkansas 1854, Married H. P. Conn 2 Jan 1859, Moved to Sabine Co. Tex 1869, Daughter of Thomas Gibson & Anna Adams"

Did she marry second a DICKERSON? The death certificate of daughter Martha Conn Boyett lists her mother as Clarrisa Dickerson. She is also shown as Clarissa (Dickerson) CONN on the FindAGrave memorial for Martha Conn Boyett.

FindAGrave instead lists her date of death as 30 Jan 1902, but there is not a photo of the tombstone to verify this earlier date.

Notes:

Married:
The transcription of this Arkansas Marriage record on Ancestry.com shows him as Henry P. COMEY.

Notes:

He and Green were twins.

Gram married Mary Elizabeth Sophronie White. Mary (daughter of James White and Drucilla C. Watkins) was born between 1848 and 1854 in Louisiana; died on 27 Aug 1921 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her Rootsweb World Connect File entitled "Descendants of John and Mary Smith," Katherine Freistat shows that Mary White, the wife of Gram Berry Ferguson, is the daughter of James and Drucilla White. I believe that James and Drucilla are the most likely parents of Mary, but there are several discrepencies that should be resolved if possible.

1) The fact that Gram Ferguson's wife was a White is supported by this entry in "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" by Blanche Toole: White, Mary E to Green B Ferguson ca 1870

However, Green is Gram's twin, and it appears he actually married Lucy Bean in Orange County (source: Pam Mahon, family researcher)

2) A Mary E. S. White is listed on the 1850 Sabine County census as a two year old born in Louisiana in the household of James E. White and Drucilla C. (Watkins) White (#258-258), along with younger sisters Drucilla and Cordelia. However, the Mary Elizabeth Sophronia White shown as the wife of Gram Berry Ferguson by Katherine Freistat is shown as being born 6 years later, in 1854.

3) Another mystery is why she is not listed with her mother, Drucilla, and stepfather, John C. Partin, in the transcript of the 1860 Sabine County census by Helen Gomer Schluter. Her sisters Theodosia and Cordelia are listed. The actual microfilm should be reexamined. She would have been only 12/13 at the time, so it is doubtful she was already married. If she was not married, this means she had either died or was living with another family in 1860. Her grandparents, Edward and Elizabeth (Strickland) White were living in Sabine County in 1860, and an 11 year old girl, shown as L.E. White born in Texas, was living with them, according to the transcript of the 1860 census prepared by Mrs. Helen Gomer Schluter. Could this have actually been M.E. White? There is a discrepency in her birthplace, Texas vs. Louisiana. However, both she and her grandparents might have forgotten that she was born in Sabine Parish and not Sabine County. Additionally, L.E. White does not show up again. She may have either died or married after 1860, and may have indeed married Gram.

4) On a transcript of the 1870 Census of Sabine County (Blanche Toole), Household #25/25 lists:

Ferguson, G. 21 M W Farmer Texas
" , Mary E. 16 F W K.H. Texas

This would make Gram's wife born circa 1854, not circa 1848 as is shown by Katherine Freistat. I read the actual microfilm, and the ages on the transcript match those on the microfilm. It is possible that the census taker made a mistake when recording her age, or that Mary gave him incorrect information.

It could also be that Gram's wife is someone other thatn Mary White, the daughter of James White.

Notes:

Married:
Blanche Toole's SABINE COUNTY MARRIAGES shows a Green Ferguson to Mary E. White ca 1870. On Katherine D. Freistat's web site, she shows that Gram Ferguson married Mary Elizabeth White, daughter of Jarvis White and J. Massa in Orange County, Texas. Katherine further states that Gram died April 5, 1922 in Bronson, according to Pat. Pat also said that Mary died August, 1920 in Bronson.