Ernest Lafitte Anderson

Notes:

Graduate of Center University. Studied under Dr. West in South Texas.
Military Marker: Texas Pvt Co. A 360 Infantry WW I.

At the time of the 1920 Sabine County census, he was a boarder in the home of Brad and Bula Carter in Sabine County (JP 1, SD 316, ED 168, Sheet 4A). listed as age 33 and widowed. His occupation was Sawyer, Lumber Mill. His chilren were not living with him at the time.

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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine, JP 1
Enumerated 4 May 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 13B
Hemphill and San Augustine Road
227-229
Anderson, Ernest L Head M W 22 M1 2 Tx Ark Ark Farmer
Anderson, Aary J Wf F W 22 m1 3 1/1 Tx Tx Miss
Anderson, Simon E Son M W 1 8/12 S Tx Tx Tx
228-230
Anderson, George W Head M W 30 m1 8 Tx La Miss Farmer
Anderson, Mimeie Wf F W 33 m1 8 3/2 Tx Tn Il
Anderson, Bergley H Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Anderson, John L Son M W 1 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, John H cousin M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer

Ernest married Ara Josephine Clark on 29 Dec 1907 in Sabine County, Texas. Ara (daughter of Elias Clark and Mary Josephine Wallace) was born on 4 Nov 1887 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Dec 1917 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Simon Elton "Pete" Anderson was born on 3 Nov 1908 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Feb 2006 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
2. Tera Jewel "Andy" Anderson was born on 9 Sep 1910 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Sep 1993 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Grove Hill, Dallas County, Texas.
3. Grady Ernest Anderson was born on 29 Sep 1912 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Apr 1997 in San Jacinto County, Texas.
4. Louie Bryant Anderson was born on 1 Nov 1914 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Nov 1997 in Buna, Jasper County, Texas.
5. Baby Boy Anderson was born on 21 Nov 1917 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Nov 1917 in Sabine County, Texas.

Ernest married Albertie "Bertie" Harvey on 30 Dec 1923 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. Albertie (daughter of Lonnie Harvey and Wavie Emeline Quinn) was born on 29 Apr 1904; died on 11 Aug 1992 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elaine Anne Anderson was born on 15 Dec 1924 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Mar 1995 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
2. Lillian Vermell Anderson was born on 5 Mar 1928 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 2 Oct 2018 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
3. Lonnie Charles "Andy" Anderson, Sr. was born on 30 Mar 1933 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Jun 2012 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas; was buried on 3 Jul 2012 in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Charter Member (3 Jan 1876) Gravel Hill Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Date of death shown as 1912 or 1913, depending on the source.

John married Martha Ann "Mattie" Conn about 1868 in Sabine County, Texas. Martha (daughter of George Washington Conn and Mariah Mulford) was born on 1 Sep 1848 in Mississippi; died on 28 Feb 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Census Listings:

1860 Census
Louisiana, Bossier Parish, Ward No. 6, P.O. Cotton Valley
Enumerated 14 Aug 1860
Page 38
282-282
W.P. Anderson 35 M Planter $??? $??? Tenn
Mrs. Ruth Anderson 27 F Tenn
J.S. Anderson 10 M La
S.E. Anderson 8 F La
N.A. Anderson 6 F La
W.B. Anderson 4 M La
A.L. Anderson 1 M La

William married Rutha Moore on 2 Mar 1848 in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Rutha was born about 1833 in Tennessee; died about 1888 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of Thomas Moore and Sarah Doyle.

Notes:

Charter member of the Gravel Hill Antioch Baptist Church, also gave land for the Church. His tombstone reads "Father Married To Mariah A. Mulford 19 Sept 1847, Kind father of love thou are gone to thy rest, Forever to bask in the joys of the blest." Kay Parker McCary shows him as a son of James CONN and Martha A. GIBSON.

He donated the property used to establish the Gravel Hill Cemetery. A deed to the property where the Church and cemetery are now located was given by Mr. George W. Conn, in August, 1875, but the Sabine County Court House burned in November and all records were destroyed, including the deed to the property. For some reason the deed was not refiled, but 97 years later, in 1972, a copy was found by a daughter-in-law looking through Mr. Conn's old trunk. Mrs. Allie Conn promptly filed the old deed.

The church was organized on January 3, 1876, under the direction of Elders J. S. Lambert and J. J. Roundtree. Thirteen other men and women went into the organization, including George Conn, John Anderson, J. S. White, Hosie Baldaree, Ann Mason, M. A. Conn, T. D. Burkhalter, John Deweese, L. S. Hoard, Mary E. White, Sophie H. Wallace, Mrs. C. A. Hoard, and C. Baldaree. In their preamble to organization, signed by each member, the church stated that they had "been regularly baptized on the profession of our faith"..."under the name of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Christ holding to the doctrine contained in the sacred Scriptures to be predicated on republican principles..." On May 18, 1991, the new sanctuary was dedicated. In July, 1997, the church became incorporated under the name Gravelhill Antioch Missionary Baptist Church to distinguish it from another church in the state with the name Antioch.

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Pike County, Third Police District
Enumerated 8 Nov 1850
443-444
George W. Conn 29 M Farmer Miss
Mariah Conn 29 F Miss
Martha A. Conn 1 F Miss

1860 Census
Louisiana, Bossier Parish, PO Orchard Grove, Ward 6
Enumerated 15 Aug 1860
Page 41
294-294
G W Conn 35 M Planter 6000 711 Miss
Mrs. Mriah Conn 30 F Miss
Martha Conn 11 F Miss
F B Conn 5 M La
Henry Clark 20 M Helper on Farm Miss

1870 Census
not located

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County
Page 17 SD 1 ED 85 A. 232
Enumerated 29 Jun 1880
168-170
Conn, George W W M 59 Farmer Miss Miss NC
Conn, Maria A W F 56 Wf Keeping House Miss --- NC
Conn, Frank G. W M 23 Son 1 At School Louisiana

George married Mariah Mulford on 19 Sep 1847 in Marion County, Mississippi. Mariah was born on 7 Jul 1826 in Mississippi; died on 12 Oct 1888 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary writes: "Daughter of Charles B. Mulford & Mary Letitia Ennis (Birth year is 1820 per parent's Bible record and census records)."

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Married:
The transcription of this record at Ancestry.com shows her first name as Martha, not Mariah.

James married Martha Gibson on 10 Mar 1820 in Marion County, Mississippi. Martha was born about 1800 in North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Martha Gibson was born about 1800 in North Carolina, daughter of Stafford Gibson and Mary Ann Sumrall. Stafford Gibson died in 1805 in North Carolina. He may have died in Chesterfield District. South Carolina, as in Drawer 7, Case # 278, Nancy Ann Gibson was granted letters of Administration.

In 1829 in Marion County, Ms., Drawer 71, Case 278, Calvin Sumrall and wife Elizabeth (Gibson) Sumrall, Purson Powell and wife Sarah (Gibson) Powell and Thomas Gibson

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William H. Graham and wife, Nancy, late Nancy Gibson widow of Stafford Gibson.

Stafford Gibson and Nancy Sumrall had four children: Elizabeth Gibson married her cousin Calvin Sumrall, Sarah Gibson married Purson Powell, Martha Gibson married 1st. James Conn ,2nd. Allen McDaniel and Thomas Gibson married Anna Adams.

Martha Gibson Conn McDaniel was the only child that did not sue her Mother and stepfather, William H. Graham. Thomas Gibson was the father of Clarissa Gibson that married Henry Patrick Conn, son of James & Martha. Henry Patrick Conn & Clarissa Gibson were first cousins.

James Conn & Martha Gibson were married March 10, 1820, page 179 Book A. Richard Conn, Jr. was a witness. They were married by James Phillips, Minister of Gospel.

Martha Gibson-Beneficiary of Stafford Gibson, page 109, March 15, 1820, as well as Sarah & Elizabeth, received their full share of the estate of Stafford Gibson, decreased, from Ann Graham.

Martha married 2nd. Allen McDaniel in Copiah County Ms. on July 28, 1835. Then Allen McDaniel was made guardian of the six children of James Conn & Martha Gibson Conn. They were George, Nancy, William, James, John and Henry Conn. Dated 24th. August 1835 in Copiah Co., Ms. Recorded in Bond as Guardian-Filed 24th. August 1835.

Proof that this Martha Conn was the same Martha Gibson that married 1st. James Conn, then 2nd. Allen McDaniel. See Transcribed Deed Record J, Copiah County, Page 82. William Graham for love and affection that he felt for his stepdaughte Martha McDaniel, late Martha Gibson. Wm. Graham was like a father to Martha as her father died when she was young.

William H. Graham married February 10, 1809 to Nancy Ann Sumrall Gibson, widow of Stafford Gibson.
They had five children: Leonidas Graham b April 21, 1810, Clarissa Graham b Dec. 18, 1813, John Graham b Dec. 15, 1815, William Henry Graham, Jr. b Oct 28, 1817 and Polly Graham b July 18, 1819.

Martha Gibson Conn McDaniel and Allen had two children: Leonidas b ca 1838 d April 1860 in Marion Co., Tn. and Martha Ann born ca 1840.

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