Pole M. Coussons, Jr.

Notes:

Funeral Services For P. M. Coussons Held Saturday

Pole Mason Coussons, 75, died Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Baptist Hospital, Beaumont, after a lengthy llness. Mr. Coussons was a retired banker. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church Hemphill. The Rev. Clarence Howell officiated. Burial was in the Hemphill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home of Hemphill. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Carrie Coussons of Hemphill; two daughters, Miss Joy Coussons of Hemphill and Mrs. Evon Leediker of Cleveland, Texas; two sons, T. Coussons of Alto and Bobby Coussons of Hemphill; one sister, Mrs. Fannie Pou of Tenaha; one brother, Goodrich Coussons of Hemphill, and six grandchildren.
Pall bearers were Horace Pratt, Abb Howard, V. A. Jones Sr., Deas Fuller, E. T. Killion, C. C. Rice and James Fuller.

Obit Sabine County Reporter, Hemphill, TX


http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/obituaries/TXSabine_Obits_Surname-C.htm


https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDNM-GZ9
name: Pole Mason Coussons
death date: 05 May 1960
death place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
gender: Male
race: white
death age: 74 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 10 Sep 1885
birthplace: Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: William Thomas Coussons
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Julia Dean
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Retired Banker
place of residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
cemetery: Hemphill
burial place: Hemphill, Texas
burial date: 05 May 1960
additional relatives: X
Informant W T Coussons
film number: 2116266
digital film number: 4166547
image number: 3137
reference number: cn 30941
Collection: Pole Mason Coussons, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 14 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 14B
Pineland Road
254-301
Coussons, Pole M Head m W 35 M Tx Ga Ga Salesman Retail Drug Store
Coussons, Carrie Wf F W 28 M Tx Tx Tx
Coussons, William T Son M W 2 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Coussons, Lela J Dtr F W 6/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
not located

1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill JP 1
Enumerated April 13, 1940
SD 42-3 ED 202-1 Sheet 5B
100
Coussons, Pole M Head m W 55 M Tx Same House Realtor Private Work
Coussons, Carie Wf F W 48 M Tx Same House
Coussons, William T. (ab) Son M W 22 S Tx Same House
Coussons, Joy (ab) Dtr F W 20 S Tx Same House
Coussons, Yvonne (ab) Dtr F W 18 S Tx Same House
Coussons, Bobbie Joe Son F (sic) W 9 S Tx Same House
McDaniel, Robert C Lodger M W 24 S Tx Same House Salesman Gen merch Store

Pole married Carrie A. Nethery before 1915. Carrie (daughter of Charles Alexander Nethery, Sr. and Amanda Fitzellen Speights) was born in Jan 1891 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Tennessee, Giles County, PO Lynnville Station
Enumerated 10 Aug 1870
Pages 1 and 2 Stamped 325
7
Coussons, William T 28 M W Farmer Ga
Coussons, Harriett L 28 F W Keeping House Ga
Coussons, Elizabeth 6 F W Ga
Coussons, Lucy W F W Tenn
Coussons, Alice M 10 days F W Tenn May

1880 Census
not located

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 27 June 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 13A Stamped 104
213-217
Coussons, Wm F/T Head M W Mar 1844 56 m 16 Ga Ga Ga Tax Assessor
Cousson, Julia G Wf W f Dec 1855 44 m 16 3/3 Ga Ga Ga
Coussons, Pole M Son M W Sept 1885 15 S Tx Ga Ga At School
Coussons, Fannie L Dtr W F Apr 1886 13 S Tx Ga Ga At School
Coussons, John G Son W M Apr 1887 13 S Tx Ga Ga At School
McGown, Phelix GrandSon W M Aug 1897 2 S Tx Tx Tenn

William married Julia Green Dean on 13 Dec 1883 in Shelby County, Texas. Julia was born on 23 Dec 1855 in Chattahoochee County, Georgia; died on 12 Jan 1929 in Teneha, Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She applied for a confederate pension based on the service of her late husband on 12 May 1914 in Sabine County, Texas. File #27759.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6YK-3ZQ
name: Julia Green Coussons
death date: 12 Jan 1929
death place: Tenaha, Shelby, Texas
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 73 years 20 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 23 Dec 1855
birthplace: Chatahoocha Co., Ga.
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name:
father's name: Simeon Dean
father's birthplace: Ga.
mother's name: Anna ... Dean
mother's birthplace: Ga.
occupation: House Wife
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place: Hemphill
burial date: 14 Jan 1929
additional relatives:
Informant Fannie Coussons Pou
film number: 2114761
digital film number: 4165425
image number: 1109
reference number: cn 6582
Collection: Julia Green Coussons, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
October 22, 2014
Pages 1 and 2

"Milam Cemetery receives marker"

The Texas Historic Cemetery Dedication Ceremony for Milam Cemetery took place on Saturday, October 11, following the annual Nethery reunion...local historian Weldon McDaniel....gave a presentation outlining some of the significant historical events that took place in Milam and the importance of preserving the history of Milam Cemetery. He said as many as 85 percent of all early settlers coming into Texas put their boots in red dirt. Although San Augustine and Nacogdoches counties have a friendly battle over which is older, Milam is just as old as either of them....

Dorothy Nethery Spain had the honor of reading the script engraved on the marker:

"Milam, the first County Seat of Sabine County, has a history of travelers and visitors stretching back centuries. Native Americans and Spanish exploreres, soldiers and missionaries passed through and often camped on Las Boregas Creek. Texian settlers encountering the natural abundance echoed the words of Stephen F. Austin, who recorded in his diary entry of July 16, 1821: "We then suddenly came to an open rolling country thinly timbered soil about the color of Spanish browne, and in some places redder. This Red Land is very productive and is covered with the most luxuriant growth of grass I ever beheld in any country." The settlment first called Red Mound (Red Mount) was the seat of Government for the Sabine District since 1822, and was surveyed as a town site in 1828.

Milam Cemetery is on a high hill overlooking the historic community. The exact dated of the first burial will never be known Spanish Explorers were passing through present-day Milam as early as 1539 and camped on Las Boregas Creek a few hundred yards west of the cemetery. Local hisorians believed Anglo burials occurred here probably as early as 1775, since travelers used the campsite down the hill on the Las Boregas. The land on which the cemetery is located was granted to JOHN SMITH on Feb. 26, 1835. The first marked burial is dated 1864, although more than 100 unmarked graves are suspected. The numerous military Veterans dating back to the Creek War are interred here, as well as prominent early citizens from the CAUSEY, WEATHERRED. McGREW, and NETHERY families. Milam Cemetery may be the oldest organized cemetery in Sabine County, and cherished chronicle of generations of visitors and residents."

(Research):

Census Listings:

Texas, Sabine County, Milam Pr 4
Enumerated 1 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 71 Sheet 1A
Stamped 129
5-5
Nethery, Charles Head W M Apr 1860 40 M 15 Tx Tx Tx Merchant & Farmer
Nethery, Amanda Wf W F Oct 1867 32 M 15 7/6 Tx Miss Tx
Nethery, Clyde S Son W M Mch 1886 14 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Nethery, Drayton I Son M S Dec 1887 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Nethery, Carrie A Dtr W F Jany 1891 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Nethery, Eva A Dtr W F Jun 1893 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Nethery, Charles I Son W M Mar 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Nethery, William O Son W M Jan 1899 1 S Tx Tx Tx
Arnold, Frank Boarder W M Sept 1875 24 S Tx Tx

Charles married Amanda Fitzellen Speights on 14 Nov 1884 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Amanda (daughter of Jonathan "Johnse" M. Hopkins Speights and Rebecca Frances Halbert) was born on 18 Oct 1866 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Nov 1931 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Amanda Nethery
Death Date: 14 Nov 1931
Death Place: Milam, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age:
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1866
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: J. Speights
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Name: Rebecca Halbert
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2135733
Digital Film Number: 4166746
Image Number: 2951
Reference Number: RN 53248-20
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

Married:
The June 13, 2006 issue of the Sabine County Reporter featured the "All Things Historical" column by Bob Bowman titled "Nethery's Store." The oldest continually operated business in Sabine County, Nethery's was begun by C. A. Nethery, who came to Milam from Patroon as a young man. He and is wife, Amanda built a home on Main street and later opened a general store and saloon. The first store was burned during a snowstorm in 1913, but a new store was quickly built. The "new" store is still standing. After his father's death in 1942, C.A. "Buddy" Nethery, Jr. operated the store until his death. His nephew's, Gene and Doule Nethery kept the store open until 2000, selling hardware and providing a place for local dominoe players to meet. It is currently operated by Ellen Melton, Laura Tichnell, and Susan Nethery as an antique store.

Notes:

Sharon Speights Varney quotes Virgie Collier Speights as writing "John was a small child when the family moved to the Mississippi Delta along with his brothers and sisters. John married Emily Scott. To this union were born Tom, John "Doc" and Dora. His wife died and her amrried a Miss (Rebecca) Holbert. To this union were born Mandie in 1866, an infant that died, and Robert Joel on September 11, 1870. The second wife died and he married Lizzie Davis. To this union were born Exa in 187, Mattie, Minnie, and an infant that died. Johns third wife died and he lived a widower approximately 35 years. John hired a man to take his palce in the confederate army, however after one year he was assigned to making salt. John joined the Campbellite Church during his old age. He died in 1912 and was buried in Lowe Cemetery in Sabine County, Texas."

Jonathan married Rebecca Frances Halbert on 29 Aug 1865 in Sabine County, Texas. Rebecca (daughter of Joel Halbert and Tabitha Elizabeth Cox) was born on 27 Jul 1846; died on 16 Sep 1870 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sometimes shown as Rebecca Washburn Halbert.

Notes:

Married:
"They had one son and two daughters." (White and Toole)