Mary Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Grant b. 28 Dec 1874 Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas d. 30 Nov 1936 Newton County, Texas: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1874 - 1936 (61 years)

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Name	Mary Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Grant [1, 2, 3]
Nickname	Lizzie
Born	28 Dec 1874	Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Female
Died	30 Nov 1936	Newton County, Texas [1, 2]
Notes	Also shown as Emily Elizabeth. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDDB-ZBH Name: Mary Elizabeth Chance Death Date: 30 Nov 1936 Death Place: Newton, Texas Gender: Female Race: W Death Age: 61 years 11 months 2 days Estimated Birth Date: Birth Date: 28 Dec 1874 Birthplace: Fairmount, Texas Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Name: James Chance Father's Name: William Grant Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Caroline Smith Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana Occupation: Housewife Place of Residence: Cemetery: Survey Cemetery Burial Place: Burial Date: 01 Dec 1936 Additional Relatives: X Film Number: 2117124 Digital Film Number: 4166733 Image Number: 3275 Reference Number: v X cn 72993 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Person ID	I39510	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	11 Apr 2012

Father	William J. Grant, b. Jul 1846, Alabama , d. Abt 1919 (Age ~ 72 years)
Mother	Caroline Smith, b. 8 Aug 1844, Vernon Parish, Louisiana , d. 12 Jun 1906, Sabine County, Texas (Age 61 years)
Married	1 Aug 1867	Newton County, Texas [4]
Family ID	F6022	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James C. Chance, b. 29 May 1868, Shelby County, Texas , d. 25 Jan 1934, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas (Age 65 years)

Married 1 Sep 1891 Sabine County, Texas [1]

James C. Chance, born May 29, 1869 In Patroon, Texas or Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas; died January 25, 1934. Emily Elizabeth Grant, born December 28, 1874 in Sandy Creek, Texas, Sabine County, died in 1937. Sandy Creek is now under water at Toledo Bend Lake. Also, Hickory Hill, where all of their 13 children were born. James and Elizabeth were married September 21, 1891. They lived in Hickory Hill, Texas, Sabine County.

James was a farmer when me married Elizabeth. His first bale of cotton was sold after they married to buy merchandise for a general merchandise store. The building was in one corner of the front yard. They lived there until 1920 or 1921, and then the store was moved to Burkville, Texas, Newton County. They kept the farm in Sabine County.

The built a home in Burkville and operated a general merchandise store. In the early 30's, the store burned from a fire started next door at a garage. The farm in Sabine County was sold after the fire, and another merchandise store was built in Burkville on the same property. They also bought another smaller farm and built a home just outside Burkville on the Wiergate Highway. They both lived there until their deaths.

During the time he was in business at Burkville, it was known as JC Chance & Son. The son was Earl, the oldest of six (6) children living with them when they moved to Burkville. Earl was born July 14 1960 and died October 26, 1983. He married Inez Edgar, who was a daughter of the pastor of a Baptist Church, where the family attended services.

The 13 children, born to James and Elizabeth were:

Dan, born August 23, 1893, who married Gennie Strawther. The had tow children, Louida and Murry.

Elva, born July 19, 1895, who married Henry Gibson. They had three children, Eloise, Louella and Ordia.

Oda, born Jun 18, 1897, who married John Davis. They had four children, Hazel, Alma, Maracell and John, Jr., "Buck."

Lonnie, born January 26, 1899, who married Mallie Carter. They had four children, Elmer, Madie, Verga and Ray.

Worthy, born December 4, 1901, and died April 29, 1936. He never married.

Iley Hebert, born April 28, 1903, died January 23, 1909.

Viva, born May 29, 1905, died September 16, 1905.

Earl, born July 14, 1906, died October 26, 1983. He married Inez Edgar and they had five children, Wilburn (Bill), Charles, Maxine, Marion and Jimmie. He later married Annie and had one daughter, Judy.

Truda, born October 14, 1908 and married George Russell. They had no children, but he had tow by a previous marriage, G.W. and Thelma. (Note: Truda was alive at the time this was written; I will have to obtain date of death).

Laveda, born November 28, 1910, and married Kilcie Miller. They had one son who died at birth. (Note: Laveda was alive at the time this was written; I will have to obtain date of death).

Bertice, born Jun 12, 1912 and married Nadyne Tompkins. They have two boys, Jim and Jerry. (Note: Bertice was alive at the time this was written; I will have to obtain date of death).

Eva, born May 31, 1915, and married Lester Kirk. They had one daughter, Elizabeth Nell or "Liz."

Viola, (Vi) born August 20, 1917 and married Richard Cole. They had one son, Larry Louin Cole. Richard is dead and she married Jim or James Allen, November 11, 1967.

James Chance had three sisters that we can remember. One half-sister named Dora Marshall, who lived in Meryville, Louisiana; Laura Crowell, who lived near Hemphill, Texas; Nona Anders, whose husband died, and she came to Burkville to live with the children after James and Elizabeth died. They are all dead now.

Written by Vi Allen, approximately 1990.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/chance/messages/688.html

Children

	1. Danny Lee Chance, b. 3 Aug 1893, Sabine County, Texas , d. 12 Apr 1968, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 74 years)
	2. Elva Chance, b. 19 Jul 1894, Sabine County, Texas , d. 8 Apr 1948, Sabine County, Texas (Age 53 years)
	3. Minnie Oda Chance, b. 18 Jun 1897, Newton County, Texas , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. William Lonnie Chance, b. 26 Jan 1899, Newton County, Texas , d. 7 Aug 1970, Newton, Newton County, Texas (Age 71 years)
	5. James Worthy Chance, b. 4 Dec 1901, Newton County, Texas , d. 29 Apr 1936, Taylor County, Texas (Age 34 years)
	6. Iley Herbert Chance, b. 28 Apr 1903, Newton County, Texas , d. 23 Jan 1909, Newton County, Texas (Age 5 years)
	7. Viva Chance, b. 29 May 1905, Newton County, Texas , d. 16 Sep 1905, Newton County, Texas (Age 0 years)
	8. Benjamin Earl Chance, b. 14 Jul 1906, Sabine County, Texas , d. 15 Oct 1993, Orange County, Texas (Age 87 years)
	9. Truda "Trudie" Mae Chance, b. 14 Oct 1908, Sabine County, Texas , d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Loveda Chance, b. 29 Nov 1910, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas , d. Yes, date unknown
	11. William Bertice H. Chance, b. 12 Jun 1913, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas , d. Yes, date unknown
	12. Eva LaNell Chance, b. 30 May 1915, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas , d. Yes, date unknown
	13. Viola M. Chance, b. 21 Aug 1917, Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 11 Apr 2012

Family ID F11981 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 28 Dec 1874 - Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas
	Married - 1 Sep 1891 - Sabine County, Texas
	Died - 30 Nov 1936 - Newton County, Texas

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Sources

[S1223] Genforum: Chance Family Genealogy Forum ; http://genforum.genealogy.com/chance/messages/629.html.
[S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).
[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 County, Pr. 2 SD 8 ED 69 Sheet 6B Enumerated 15 Jun 1900 105-105 (Reliability: 3).
[S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.).