Michael Bert Gilchriest: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Michael Bert Gilchriest was born on 24 Jan 1946 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (son of Bert Gilchriest and Willie Esther Dorsey); died on 18 Feb 2019 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Michael married Marcia Lynne Kendrick on 18 May 1979 in Sabine County, Texas. Marcia was born on 27 Oct 1943 in Harris County, Texas; died on 25 Jun 1987 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Bert Gilchriest was born on 25 Apr 1910; died on 21 Dec 1979; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Bert married Willie Esther Dorsey before 1946. Willie (daughter of Edward Woodland Dorsey and Willie Francis Russell) was born on 16 Dec 1912 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Feb 1995 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried on 13 Feb 1995 in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Willie Esther Dorsey was born on 16 Dec 1912 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas (daughter of Edward Woodland Dorsey and Willie Francis Russell); died on 10 Feb 1995 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried on 13 Feb 1995 in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Children:

1. Michael Bert Gilchriest was born on 24 Jan 1946 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Feb 2019 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Living

Generation: 3

Edward Woodland Dorsey was born on 13 Sep 1874 in Texas (son of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Dorsey and Tibatha Emeline Halbert); died on 26 Jun 1951 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Edward married Willie Francis Russell. Willie (daughter of Abraham Travis "Trav" Russell and Mary Ellen Bragg) was born on 4 Dec 1882 in Texas; died on 2 Mar 1972 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Willie Francis Russell was born on 4 Dec 1882 in Texas (daughter of Abraham Travis "Trav" Russell and Mary Ellen Bragg); died on 2 Mar 1972 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Children:

3. Willie Esther Dorsey was born on 16 Dec 1912 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Feb 1995 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried on 13 Feb 1995 in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Edward Wilson Dorsey was born on 6 Mar 1917; died on 27 Mar 2001; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 4

12.

Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Dorsey was born on 28 Oct 1847 in Alabama (son of James H. Dorsey, Jr. and Mary Reeves); died on 14 Apr 1886 in Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Benjamin married Tibatha Emeline Halbert. Tibatha (daughter of Joel Halbert and Emeline Grindle) was born on 17 Dec 1852 in Texas; died on 12 Jan 1926 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Tibatha Emeline Halbert was born on 17 Dec 1852 in Texas (daughter of Joel Halbert and Emeline Grindle); died on 12 Jan 1926 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Children:

Thomas Dorsey was born about 1870 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Naomi Leona Dorsey was born on 19 Sep 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jul 1964; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
6. Edward Woodland Dorsey was born on 13 Sep 1874 in Texas; died on 26 Jun 1951 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
Rosa E. Dorsey was born on 16 Aug 1876 in Texas; died on 15 Nov 1930 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas.
Dosia Dorsey was born in Nov 1879 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Mary B. Dorsey was born in Apr 1881 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
William Joel Dorsey was born in Sep 1884 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

14.	Abraham Travis "Trav" Russell was born on 12 May 1850 in Alabama; died on 24 Jan 1912. Abraham married Mary Ellen Bragg on 10 Jan 1881. Mary (daughter of William Herman Bragg and Sarah Willie Register) was born about 1863 in Louisiana; died on 30 Dec 1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary Ellen Bragg was born about 1863 in Louisiana (daughter of William Herman Bragg and Sarah Willie Register); died on 30 Dec 1886.

Children:

7. Willie Francis Russell was born on 4 Dec 1882 in Texas; died on 2 Mar 1972 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.