Robert Carson Bragg

1893 - 1987  (93 years)

• Name	Robert Carson Bragg  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	4 Dec 1893	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Jun 1987	Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi   [3, 4]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	(Research): Census Listings: 1930 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 Enumerated 22 Apr 1930 ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 7B 145-158 Bragg, R. Carson Head M W 36 M 20 Tx Tx Tx Farmer Bragg, Ada Wf F W 32 M 16 Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Evon Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Alton Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx 146-159 Bragg, James R. Head M W 56 M 22 Tx Fl Fl Farmer Bragg, Martha J Wf F W 53 M 19 Tx Miss Tx Bragg, Mattie C. Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Bragg, Elvada Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx ----160 Bragg, Chester L Head M W 24 m 22 Tx Tx Tx Farmer Bragg, Addie B Wf F W 18 M 16 Tx Tx Tx
  Person ID	I14274	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	David Benjamin Bragg,   b. 6 Mar 1868, Isla, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 8 Feb 1922, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Naomi Leona Dorsey,   b. 19 Sep 1872, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 4 Jul 1964  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1888
  	Virgie Speights wrote that when Naomi married David Bragg in 1888, the bought the house and farm where she was still living in 1963. It is a pleasant tree shaded, double penned square logged house, and already old. Repairs and additions have been added to the original logs, which are still underneath The Braggs were farmers, and also raised sheep, which he sheared and she spun into yarn, and then knit into sweaters, gloves and socks for her family. (Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, p. 20).
  Family ID	F1186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida Angeline Russell,   b. 16 Nov 1896, Texas ,   d. 28 Feb 1967  (Age 70 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1914	Isla, Sabine County, Texas   [3, 5]
  	Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas (pages 49-50) Virgie Speights April 23, 1964 Mr. and Mras. Carson Bragg wre honored April 12, 1964 at their home with an open house, on the Fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. Approximately 60 guests attended the celebration between the hours of 2 and 5 pm. Hostesses were Mrs. George Bragg, Mrs. David Bragg, Mrs. Herman Bragg, Jr., Mrs. Ardell Wise, Mrs. Jim Wilson, Miss Darlene Bragg and Miss Elizabeth Bragg. They were married at 4 p.m. April 12, 1914, Easter Sunday, at the home of her late parents, Mr. and Mrs. Trav Russell, into which her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dorsey had moved at the time of her parents death, and which was located in the Isla community, Sabine County. They attended services that morning at Time Methodist Church, where a prominent Methodist minister, the Rev. C. A. Perkins, was preaching. There was a big Sunday family dinner at the bride's home, and after the ceremony, at which the Rev. Jim Mason officiated, the went to the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. B Bragg for a wedding supper, after which everyone attended a community singing at the home of Carson's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bragg. The young couple spent a month with the D. B. Braggs' in the Bragg Settlement on the Sabine River, after which they attended a three week camp meeting, conducted by Perkins. Mrs. Bragg had inherited some furniture from her parents, which was taken to the camp meeting. She even had a stove, a rarity at camp meetings, and which all the other ladies wanted to use. They had a wonderful time, with a singing school held in the afternoons, and preaching and cooking the rest of the time. The Braggs bought a place near his parents and built a house, in which they lived unitl 1928, when they bought the place on which they now live. They have always farmed and raised cattle. There were four children, three of whom survive, Mrs. Evonne Cochran, Beaumont; Mrs. Doyla Dean Williams of Memphis, Tennessee; and Alton Bragg, who lives with them. They have three grandchildren, Travis Earl Layfield of Bossier City, Louisiana, Linda Kay Willimas and Robert Craig Williams of Memphis, and four great grandchildren. Out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Steele Russell, Houston; Mrs. Esther Gilchrist and son, Pat; Mr. and Mrs. Cockran, all of Beamont; Mr. and Mrs. Travis Layfield, Bossier City, Louisiana; Mrs. Anna Maxey and daughter, Mattie Lea, Miss Hettie and Hettie Ayers; Mr. and Mrs. Ural Maxey and daughter; Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Murdock, all of Zwolle, Louisiana; Mrs. Hattie Crow Chesser, Shreveport, Louisiana; and Mr. and Mrs. Hayne Booker, Newton; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Wilson, Lufkin; and Misses Tracy and Cynthia Ellison of San Augustine. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, November 2012)
  Children	1. Evonne Bragg,   b. Abt 1916, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F11244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Dec 1893 - Sabine County, Texas Married - 12 Apr 1914 - Isla, Sabine County, Texas Died - 28 Jun 1987 - Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S632] Descendants of William Mercer http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mbonsal/mercer/william.html. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine, Milam Enumerated 15 and 16 June 1900 SD 8 ED 71 Sheets 8 B and 9A 141-141 (Reliability: 3). [S928] McCary, Mackie & Kay "New Hope Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.). [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 49 (Reliability: 3).