1851 - 1918 (66 years)
Generation: 1
1. | George Henry Williams was born on 25 Dec 1851; died on 15 Mar 1918. George married Oleander "Olla" Anna Ferguson on 20 Mar 1869 in Sabine County, Texas. Oleander (daughter of William Ferguson and Martha Mahala Hines) was born on 25 Mar 1854 in Texas; died on 24 Jun 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Bessie Edna Williams was born on 18 Jun 1882 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Nov 1942 in Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- 3. Nettie Elizabeth Williams was born on 18 Jun 1882 in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Mar 1968.
- 4. Visey "Viccie" Lula Williams was born on 22 Apr 1885 in Six Mile Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Feb 1918 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 2
2. | Bessie Edna Williams (1.George1) was born on 18 Jun 1882 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Nov 1942 in Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFTC-WZ4
Name: Bessie Edman Clark
Death Date: 02 Nov 1942
Death Place: Yellowpine, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: white
Death Age: 60 years 4 months 7 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 18 Jun 1882
Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: G. H. Williams
Father's Birthplace: No Data
Mother's Name: Ollie Ferguson
Mother's Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Yellowpine, Sabine Co., Texas
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Fairmount, Texas
Burial Date: 03 Nov 1942
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137185
Digital Film Number: 4136000
Image Number: 3252
Reference Number: cn 51047
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
Bessie married Monroe Ira Clark on 24 Sep 1903 in Sabine County, Texas. Monroe (son of William Barnett "Barnie" "Bill" Clark and Sarah Melissa Deas) was born on 18 Mar 1882 in Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Dec 1953 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. William Ira Clark was born on 4 Aug 1904 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Feb 1998 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- 6. Vira Victoria Clark was born on 6 Mar 1917 in Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Nov 1998 in Jasper County, Texas.
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3. | Nettie Elizabeth Williams (1.George1) was born on 18 Jun 1882 in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Mar 1968. Family/Spouse: William Taylor Smith. William (son of John Hillis Smith, Jr. and Martha Catherine Smith) was born on 7 Jan 1873; died on 16 Mar 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Onie Myrtle Smith was born on 30 Nov 1901 in Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- 8. Sallie P. Smith was born on 25 Oct 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- 9. Burdice William Smith was born on 10 Aug 1905 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- 10. Eula Gladys Smith was born on 10 Aug 1907 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Nov 1997 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
- 11. Arlee B. Smith was born on 30 May 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- 12. Nettie Mae Smith was born on 26 Aug 1915 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
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4. | Visey "Viccie" Lula Williams (1.George1) was born on 22 Apr 1885 in Six Mile Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Feb 1918 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Visey married William Joseph "Joe" Clark, Sr. on 12 Sep 1901 in Sabine County, Texas. William (son of William Barnett "Barnie" "Bill" Clark and Sarah Melissa Deas) was born on 8 May 1877 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Dec 1929 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Nina Myrtle Clark was born on 8 Jul 1902 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Mar 1968 in Jasper County, Texas.
- 14. Ray Henry Clark was born on 13 Jan 1904 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Jun 1978 in Vidor, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- 15. J. C. J. Clark was born on 16 Aug 1906 in Texas; died on 3 Oct 1908 in Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- 16. Thomas Wilburn "Will" Clark was born on 10 Dec 1908 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 1998 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas.
- 17. Gerthern M. Clark was born on 30 Mar 1910 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Apr 1910 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- 18. Anna B. "A B" Clark, Sr. was born on 4 Sep 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Apr 2001 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- 19. Basil Monroe Clark was born on 26 Apr 1915 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Aug 1985 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Burkeville City Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas.
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Generation: 3
5. | William Ira Clark (2.Bessie2, 1.George1) was born on 4 Aug 1904 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Feb 1998 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
The Sabine County Reporter
February 25, 1998, Page 12
William Ira Clark
William Ira Clark, 93, of Hemphill died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1998, at Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine.
Born Aug. 4, 1904, in Clarktown community as a son of the late Monroe and Bessie (Williams) Clark, he was a lifelong resident of the area and was a retired pipefitter for Local #395. Clark was a member of East Mayfield Baptist Church and Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge #305.
Survivors: wife, Lexie Clark of Hemphill; a son, Terrel Clark of Hemphill; daughters, Oweda Boyd of Nacogdoches and Caroline Womack of Hemphill; nine grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great granchild.
Funeral services were held Feb. 21 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Homer Williams, Bro. W. Clarence Howell, and Bro. W. P. Murchinson officiating. Interment followed at Fairmount Cemetery in Fairmount.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2011)
(Research):
Census Listings:
1940 Census
Texas, Sabine Cunnty, JP 7, Bayou, Fairdale, Fairmount
Enumerated 20 Apr 1940
SD 42-2 ED 202-11 Sheet 5A
75
O $2000
Clark, N. Easeal Hd M W 43 M Tx Same House Farmer
Clark, Bertie Wf F W 36 M Tx Same House
Clark, Easual Jr Son M W 17 S Tx Same House Laborer Farm
Clark, Georgia D Son M W 15 S Tx Same House Laborer Farm
Clark, Hiram K Son M W 12 Tx Same House
Clark, Clara M Dtr F W 10 S Tx Same House
Clark, Janell Dtr F W 6 Tx Same House
Clark, Bobbie L Dtr F W 5 Tx
Clark, Reba Dtr F W 3 Tx
Clark, W. Lee O. Son M W 7/12 Tx
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R $3
Clark, Ira Hd M W 35 M Tx W Same Place Farmer
Clark, Lexie Wf F W 29 M Tx Same Place Cook WPA Lunch Room
Clark, Terrell Son M W 9 S Tx Same Place
Clark, Oevda Dtr F W 7 S Same Place
William married Lexie Olivia McNaughten on 8 Jul 1930. Lexie (daughter of Daniel Edward McNaughten and Julia Emma Jane Edgar) was born on 5 Nov 1912 in Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Oct 2004 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. William Terrel Clark was born on 2 May 1931 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jan 2014 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- 21. Living
- 22. Carolyn Ann Clark was born on 8 May 1944 in Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 10 Jan 2013 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
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6. | Vira Victoria Clark (2.Bessie2, 1.George1) was born on 6 Mar 1917 in Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Nov 1998 in Jasper County, Texas. Notes:
Said to have married Lionel SCOTT.
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10. | Eula Gladys Smith (3.Nettie2, 1.George1) was born on 10 Aug 1907 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Nov 1997 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
The Sabine County Reporter
December 4, 1997, Page 10
Eula Smith King
Eula Smith King, 90, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997 in Houston.
She was born Aug. 10. 1907, in Hemphill.
Survivors: a son, Ronald S. King and wife, Marianna; a daughter, Alicia Hammock, grandchildren, Ronda Tisdale, Ronald King, Jr., Anthony King, Brian King, Kevin King, and Jeffifer Avila; and eight great-granchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the chapel of Aldine Funeral Home in Houston.
Graveside rites and interment were ehld at 1 p.m. Monday at the Hemphill City Cemetery in Hemphill.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)
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14. | Ray Henry Clark (4.Visey2, 1.George1) was born on 13 Jan 1904 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Jun 1978 in Vidor, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
John W. Clark shows that he married first Myrtle Click, and that they had four children: Juaneta who m. Lue Elliott, Edsel who was killed in a car accident, Jerrold and Gary. He married an Anna Bell second, who had also been previously married. He and Anna Bell had no children.
Kay Parker McCary, on her annotated transcription of the Fairmount Cemetery does not list either spouse, but does show he was a shriner.
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15. | J. C. J. Clark (4.Visey2, 1.George1) was born on 16 Aug 1906 in Texas; died on 3 Oct 1908 in Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. |
16. | Thomas Wilburn "Will" Clark (4.Visey2, 1.George1) was born on 10 Dec 1908 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 1998 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. Notes:
(Research):
Census Listings:
1940 Census
Texas, Jefferson County, Port Neches, JP 7
ED 42-2 ED 123-118 Sheet 18A
Page 35 of 74
Montgomery
391-R-18-20 No
Clark, Wilburn Head M W 31 M Tx R Sabine Tx Laborer Oil Petro Corp
Clark, Ella Wf F W 31 M 6 Tx R Sabine Tx
Clark, Hazel Dtr F W 13 S Tx R Sabine Tx
Clark, Thomas W Son M W 9 S La R Sabine Tx
Clark, Helen Dtr F W 2 S Tx
Thomas married Nancy Ella Lane on 20 Mar 1926 in Jasper County, Texas. Nancy was born on 27 Jun 1909 in Lanetown Community, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Hazel Mae Clark was born on 1 Dec 1926 in Browndell, Jasper County, Texas; died on 4 Apr 2008 in Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas.
- 28. Living
- 29. Helen Fae Clark was born on 14 May 1937 in Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 23 Aug 2012 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
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17. | Gerthern M. Clark (4.Visey2, 1.George1) was born on 30 Mar 1910 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Apr 1910 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. |
18. | Anna B. "A B" Clark, Sr. (4.Visey2, 1.George1) was born on 4 Sep 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Apr 2001 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Known simply as "A B" he was shown as Anna B. Clark on the birth index listing for his daughter, Ida Jane Clark, as well as on the Social Security Death Index.
Anna married Ida Exanna McNaughten on 2 Oct 1933 in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Ida (daughter of George Ellis McNaughten and Mattie M. Sibley) was born on 16 Jun 1914 in Fairmount Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Dec 2010 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. Ida Jane Clark was born on 21 Jan 1939 in Newton County, Texas; died on 16 Feb 1943 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- 31. Living
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19. | Basil Monroe Clark (4.Visey2, 1.George1) was born on 26 Apr 1915 in Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Aug 1985 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Burkeville City Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas. Notes:
Basil was shown in the US Department of Veteran Affairs BIRLS Death File, having served in the US Army from 1 May 1945 to 12 Dec 1945.
Basil married Bertha Nancy Smith on 20 Jan 1937. Bertha (daughter of James Abraham Smith and Lucinda Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wright) was born on 11 Jan 1908 in Survey Community, Newton County, Texas; died on 18 May 2003 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Burkeville City Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
20. | William Terrel Clark (5.William3, 2.Bessie2, 1.George1) was born on 2 May 1931 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jan 2014 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Obituary
copied from www.starrfuneralhome.com
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 14, 2014, Page 12
William Terrel "W. T." Clark, 82, died January 9, 2014, at home in Hemphill Texas. He was born in Sabine County on May 2, 1931 to William Ira Clark and Lexi McNaughten Clark. W.T. was a retired DPS officer, having worked for forty years in the Beaumont area before retiring in 1993. He was also a veteran of the Korean War, a member of East Mayfield Baptist Church, and a member of the Masonic Lodge.
W.T. is survived by his wife, Rosa Clark of Hemphill; his three sons, Ricky Clark of Hemphill, Ronald Clark and wife Kathy of Hemphill, and Michael Clark and wife Marilyn of LaBelle Texas; one daughter, Dianna Clark of Vidor; one sister, Oweda Boyd of Nacogdoches; ten grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
Visitation will be 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Friday, January 10, at Starr Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 11, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, TX 75948. Burial will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery in Sabine County.
William married Rosa Ann Wright in Feb 1953. Rosa (daughter of Maccauley "Mack" C. Wright and Mary Lee Chambers) was born on 8 Nov 1933 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Jun 2022 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Living
- 34. Shirley Dianna Clark was born on 15 Feb 1957 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Jul 2021 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- 35. Living
- 36. Living
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22. | Carolyn Ann Clark (5.William3, 2.Bessie2, 1.George1) was born on 8 May 1944 in Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 10 Jan 2013 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
On Kay Parker McCary's annotated transcription of the Fairmount Cemetery, there is a listing for her as Carolyn Ann Clark, date of birth 8 May 1944, with no date of death listed. The headstone is inscribed "Home at Last" and Kay shows her as a daughter of William Ira Clark and Lexie Olivia McNaughter, and also indicates that her husband was Charles Eugene Womack. There is not a listing for her husband at the Fairmount Cemetery, he instead is buried with a military marker at the Rosevine Cemetery, also in Sabine County.
Obituary
Carolyn Ann Clark, 68, died Thursday night in the Lufkin Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pt. Neches, Texas, to Ira and Lexie McNaughten Clark. Carolyn was a lifetime resident of Hemphill, Texas.
She is survived by her sister Oweda Boyd of Nacogdoches, her brother Terrel (W.T.) Clark and his wife Rosa Ann of Hemphill, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son Charles Womack, Jr.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date by the family.
Courtesy of Starr Funeral Home
Also published in THE SABINE COUNTY REPORTER, January 16, 2013, Page 12
Family/Spouse: Charles Eugene Womack. Charles (son of William Henry Womack and Tassie Alice Walton) was born on 21 Apr 1941 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 7 Oct 1984 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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29. | Helen Fae Clark (16.Thomas3, 4.Visey2, 1.George1) was born on 14 May 1937 in Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 23 Aug 2012 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Said by John W. Clark to have married Chas. M. CLIFTON on 12 Sept 1958.
Helen Fae Clark
Helen Fae Clark, 75, of Hemphill, died Thursday, August 23, 2012. Born on May 14, 1937, in Port Neches, she was the daughter of Thomas Wilburn Clark and Nancy Ella Lane Clark. She was a resident of Port Neches for most of her life before retiring to The Camp in Clarktown, Texas. Helen was employed by Arco Oil and Gas, Sabine Pass and the Department of Human Services, Port Arthur and Newton.
Survivors include her children, Chas. Clifton and his wife, Evie, of Port Neches and Nancy Colleen Coats of Groves; grandchildren, Heather of Vidor, Kayla of Port Neches, and Sarah and Noah of Groves; and brother, T. W. Clark of Mayflower. She is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Hazel Clark Yancy; and grandson, Phillip Stuart.
A gathering of Ms. Clark's family and friends will be Sunday, August 26, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. until time of service at Wesley United Methodist Church, 3515 Helena Avenue, Nederland. A memorial service will be Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. at the church. Cremation was held at Broussard's Crematorium, 5150 Stivers Drive, Beaumont. Arrangements are under the direction of Broussard's, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Clark's name to the J. R. Huffman Public Library, 375 Sabine Street, Hemphill, Texas 75948-9695.
Complete and updated information may be found at www.broussards1889.com.
From the Sabine County Reporter Online, posted 27 Aug 2012
Print Edition published August 29, 2012, Page 14
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30. | Ida Jane Clark (18.Anna3, 4.Visey2, 1.George1) was born on 21 Jan 1939 in Newton County, Texas; died on 16 Feb 1943 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDTT-BFS
Name: Ida Jane Clark
Death Date: 16 Feb 1943
Death Place: Precinct No. 1, Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 4 years 25 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 21 Jan 1939
Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: A. B. Clark
Father's Birthplace: Sabine Co, Texas
Mother's Name: Eexannna Mcmaughan
Mother's Birthplace: Sabine Co, Texas
Occupation: Child
Place of Residence: Yellowpine, Sabine, Tex
Cemetery: Fair Mount
Burial Place: Texas
Burial Date: 17 Feb 1943
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137250
Digital Film Number: 4030120
Image Number: 503
Reference Number: cn 9367
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
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