Mary Benjamin "Bennie" Polk

1905 - 1995  (90 years)

• Name	Mary Benjamin "Bennie" Polk  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Bennie
  Born	3 Mar 1905	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	12 Mar 1995	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Buried	Runnels Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas
  Notes	San Augustine Tribune 16 March 1995 page 6 Funeral Services Tuesday for Bennie Morgan Bennie Polk Morgan 90, of Jasper, formerly of San Augustine, died Sunday, March 12, 1995 at Forum Health Care Center in Dallas. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Runnels Cemetery in Broaddus. Mrs. Morgan was born in San Augustine County, attended County Schools, and Mary Hardin-Baylor University in Belton. She taught in the San Augustine Schools for a number of years and was active in civic and church activities. She was married to Frank Youngblood, a San Augustine car dealer and later to Bronson Morgan of Jasper. Mr. Morgan was the original partner in the Morgan & Lindsey Variety Store Chain. She was co-founder of the Hampton-Morgan Chair of Nursing at Mary Hardin-Baylor at Belton. Mrs. Morgan was head of the Department of Public Welfare offices in San Augustine County for a number of years. While living in San Augustine, her home was the Ezekiel Cullen House at Congress and Market which she sold in the 1950's to Hugh Roy Cullen, who restored it to the 1839 setting and presented it to the Ezekial Cullen Chapter of the Daughters of The Republic of Texas. She visited here for historical activities often thoughout the years. She was descended from a pioneer San Augustine County family and used her means to presume the family lands near Broaddus, including the Runnels Cemetery where she was buried. Survivors include a son, Frank Polk Youngblood of Austin; daughters, Jane Teel Youngblood of Plano; seven grandchildren; and two great-granchildren. A similar obituary was published in the March 22, 1995 issue of the Sabine County Reporter. This second obituary added that she was "born March 3, 1905, as a daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary (Runnels) Polk."
  Person ID	I16328	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Frank Dowling Youngblood,   b. 1 Jul 1896, Jasper County, Texas ,   d. 7 Feb 1947, Nacogdoches County, Texas  (Age 50 years)
  Married	Bef 1946  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Jane Teel Youngblood,   b. 6 Jan 1934, Tarrant County, Texas ,   d. 20 Aug 2012  (Age 78 years)   2. Living   3. James Benjamin "Ben" Youngblood,   b. 28 Apr 1939,   d. 21 Dec 1979  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2009
  Family ID	F6195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Bronson Morgan,   b. 3 Aug 1893, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas ,   d. 19 Aug 1955, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 62 years)
  Married	Aft 1946
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F4276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Mar 1905 - San Augustine County, Texas Died - 12 Mar 1995 - Dallas, Dallas County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S342] San Augustine Tribune, weekly, 807 E. Columbia, San Augustine, TX, (San Augustine Tribune, USPS No. 479-040, Published every Thursday at 807 E. Columbia St., San Augustine, Texas 75972 Stephen Hays & Arlan Hays, Publishers. Postmaster: Change of Address notice should be made at P.O. Box 539, San Augustine, Texas 75972. The Tribune is a continuation of the Texas Chronicle moved from Galveston to San Augustine in 1837 and published as the Redlander.). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), March 22, 1995, Page 10 (Reliability: 3).