Benjamin Franklin Meador, Sr.

Notes:

Robert Cecil McDaniel notes he was a merchant in Sabine County, until he closed his store in 1908 and moved to South Houston.

(Research):Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Milam
FHL Film 1255325 NA Film T9-1325 Page # 237A
Ben. F. Meador Self M M W 31 Tx Dry Goods Merchant VA KY
Anna E. Meador W M F W 20 Tx Keeps House Ga Ga
Alef. Meador Dau S F W 4 Tx At School Tx Tx
Horice Meador Son S M W 2 Tx Tx Tx
Joe W. Meador Son S M W 1m TTx Tx Tx
Eliza Meador Other S F B 7 Tx Servant Tx Tx
Martha Scruggs Other M Female W 42 Tx Ga Ga

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Milam
Enumerated 21 and 22 June 1900
SD 8 ED 71 Sheet 11B
201-201
Meador, Ben Hd W M Dec 1848 51 M25 Tx Va Ky Farmer
Meador, Anna Wf W F Feb 1860 39 M25 11/11 Tx Ga Ga
Meador, Emma A Dtr W F Oct 1882 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Onie S Dtr W F Jany 1885 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Lelee Dtr W F May 1887 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Sidney C Son M M Oct 1889 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Anna Dtr W F Nov 1890 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Ben T Son W M Dec 1893 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Tillman E Son W M APr 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Wallace W Son W M Dec 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, Harris, JP 2
Enumerated 27 Apr 1910
SD 8 ED 110 Sheet 18B
32-32
Meador, Ben F Hd M W 61 M1 28 Tx Va Ky Merchant General Mdse
Meador, Anna E Wf F W 50 m1 38 13/11 Tx Ga Ga
Meador, Horace L Son M W 31 Wd Tx Tx Tx Merchant Lumber
Meador, Bessie Dtr F W 17 s Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Ben F Jr Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Wallace Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Tillman Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Lyndel Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx TGx
Meador, Rex Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Effie Grdtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Elga???Grndson M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Sudie F M 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Clive Grandson M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx

Benjamin married Anna Elizabeth "Bettie" Tillman on 18 Aug 1875 in Patroon, Shelby County, Texas. Anna was born on 3 Feb 1860 in Patroon, Shelby County, Texas; died on 18 May 1941 in South Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barbara Yancey Dore shows that she married James Polley Weatherred on 5 Jun 1898 in Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, notes that his usual occupation was that of a Contractor doing Road Construction.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Harris, JP 2
Enumerated 27 Apr 1910
SD 8 ED 110 Sheet 18B
32-32
Meador, Ben F Hd M W 61 M1 28 Tx Va Ky Merchant General Mdse
Meador, Anna E Wf F W 50 m1 38 13/11 Tx Ga Ga
Meador, Horace L Son M W 31 Wd Tx Tx Tx Merchant Lumber
Meador, Bessie Dtr F W 17 s Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Ben F Jr Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Wallace Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Tillman Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Lyndel Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx TGx
Meador, Rex Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Effie Grdtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Elga???Grndson M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Sudie F M 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Meador, Clive Grandson M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx

Horace married Willie Elizabeth Arnold on 16 Sep 1899 in Sabine County, Texas. Willie (daughter of William Thomas Arnold and Susan Lucine Halbert) was born on 28 Sep 1881 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Oct 1909 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barbara Yancey Dore shows that he married Cora Ella Barr on 28 Dec 1902 in Sabine County.

Notes:

(Medical):See attached sources.

Emma married George Wilfred Oliphant on 16 Feb 1902 in Sabine County, Texas. George (son of Seaborn Harris Oliphint and Gabriella E. Collier) was born on 6 Jan 1872 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Mar 1948 in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is said to have married John Burton FORSE on 27 Mar 1904 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

Family/Spouse: John Burton Forse. John (son of William Henry Forse and Eliza Rice) was born on 16 Oct 1874 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Mar 1966 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"A Pictorial History of Sabine County, Texas" shows Leelee's last name as Meador, which appears to be correct. In "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" she is instead shown as Leelee Meadow.

Leelee married John Sidney Fuller on 21 May 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. John (son of James Easter "Bud" Fuller and Hannah Pinkney Deweese) was born on 28 Apr 1883 in Texas; died on 28 Mar 1945 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is said to have married Joseph Roland Tisinger. Her last residence on the SSDI was shown as Houston, however Texas Death Records show that she actually died in Bexar County.


Mackie and Kay McCary's transcription of the Meador Cemetery shows that her gravesite was marked with "In Loving Memory - Married Roland Tisinger - Founder of the Shepard, Tx Library - Mother of Louise, Mazo, Betty, Peggy"

(Research):She married a TISINGER.

Notes:

Mackie and Kay McCary's transcription of the Meador Cemetery shows that his gravesite was marked with "TEC 5 US Army WW II"

Notes:

She married a ESTES.

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/MMGM-X9Y/p1
Name: Effie M. Smith
Death Date: 09 Feb 1974
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 73 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1901
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Horace T. Meador
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Willie Arnold
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243038
Digital Film Number: 4169946
Image Number: 1084
Reference Number:
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Fred married Thelma Lucille Clark on 19 Dec 1930. Thelma (daughter of Elijah Wallace Clark and Cordelia "Delia" Chandler) was born on 21 Feb 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Dec 1987 in McLennan County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Katie Laura Vickers on 16 Dec 1928. Katie (daughter of Burnice Jefferson Vickers and Mattie L. Honeycutt) was born on 22 Nov 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Verdie Alma Low. Verdie (daughter of Jackson Green Low, Jr. and Hattie Francis Smith) was born on 2 Jun 1910 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Feb 1994 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows that he was the son of John Sydney Fuller and Lelee Meadow. The informant was his wife, Mrs. Rubye Fuller. His occupation was listed as Pharmacist at the Simpson Drug Company.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pauline married George Keith Mitchell on 18 Sep 1943 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. George was born on 31 Oct 1913 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; died on 15 Aug 1988 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Sanderson, Terrell County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Per "Citizens Soldiers of Sabine County, Texas" by Robert McDaniel (Texian: 1992), Lester Fuller was a WWII veteran, and was discharged on October 25, 1945. His son reported that Lester used to enjoy hunting with his cousin Fred Oliphant when they were younger.

Per his granddaughter, Tracy Rice, Lester married Olga Tracy Maresh. They had two children, Patti Lynn and Lester Ray.

This APPEARS to be him in the SSDI: LESTER FULLER 03 Jan 1910 May 1982 77087 (Houston, Harris, Texas) 77087 (Houston, Harris, Texas) 454-05-7267 Texas

Family/Spouse: Olga Tracy Maresh. Olga was born on 12 Feb 1910 in Austin County, Texas; died in Sep 1994 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sabine County Reporter 13 March 2002

Joe Fred Fuller

Joe Fred Fuller, 76, of Hemphill died Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at Hemphill Care Center.

Fuller was born April 20, 1925, in Hemphill as a son of the late Sydney and LeLee (Meador) Fuller. He was a lifelong resident and accountant.

He is survived by two sons, Dr. Greg Fuller of Houston and Dr. Mick Fuller of San Antonio.

Graveside rites were held at 10 am Friday at Plainview Cemetery in Sabine County with Bro. Fred Raney officiating.

Starr Funeral Home Inc, Hemphill, directors.

Family/Spouse: Elnora Carter Strickland. Elnora (daughter of Nay Carter (Rev) Strickland and Nora Belle Humble) was born on 22 Jun 1929 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Aug 1986 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Keith L. Oliphint
News-Journal.com, Longview, Texas

Keith L. Oliphint
Van---Memorial services for Keith Oliphint, 76, of Longview, are scheduled for 2 p.m. today, July 7, 2011, at Calvary Baptist Church, 4715 Tenneryville Road, Longview. Keith Lamar Oliphint passed away July 3, 2011, after a short illness.

Keith was born September 10, 1934, in Hemphill, Texas to Fred Meador Oliphint and Thelma Lucille Clark Oliphint. The family moved to South Houston, Texas, when Keith was young. He graduated from Pasedena High School, Baylor University in Waco, Texas and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

Keith loved his Lord. After pastoring Baptist Churches in Pledger, Texas and St. Clairsville, Ohio, the family moved ot Tanzania, East Africa, to served as missionairies for the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. They served there for the next 22 years, and returned to teh U.S. in 1987, to live in Waco, Texas. There he worked for Plantation Foods until retirement. Keith moved to Longview, Texas in 2010.

Keith loved to work with his hand and often thanked God for that ability. he also loved people and to make new friends. He enjoyed very much meeting Oliphints worldwide and attended the Clan meeting in Scotland. But he thought his most enjoyable privilege was to raise his three daughters.

Keith is survived by his wife, Peggy Howell Oliphint, brother, George Clark Oliphint of Los Angeles; daughter, Cynthia and husband, P. J. Cooley, of Longview, Texas, and daughter, Susan and husband, David Fergeson, of Fort Worth; and son-in-law, Darrell White of Corpus Christi. There are eight grandchildren, Amanda, Maci and Ryland White, Courtney Oliphint, Kenneth and Ben Copely, and Malaika and Amanda Ferguson; and one great-grandchild, Canaan White.

Memorials may be made to Orphans Unlimited Inc.,, 11152 Westheimer Road, PMB #391, Houston, TX 77042, to help orphans in Mozambique or the charity of your choice.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on July 7, 2011
Online on Ancestry.com

Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2012

Notes:

James M. Fuller
April 29, 1936 April 20, 2005

Graveside services will be held Monday, April 25, 10 a.m., at Hillcrest Memorial Park, 9101 Kern Canyon Road, for James Melton Fuller, who died following a brief struggle with cancer. Pastor John May will officiate.

Jim was born in Hemphill, Texas, April 29, 1936, to J.E. and Rubye Fuller. In the mid- 1940s his family moved to Tyler, Texas, where he lived until 1954 when he left to attend the University of Texas in Austin to major in geology.

Jim served his country proudly in the Texas National Guard, 49th Armored Division, in Fort Hood, Texas.

Jim married his wife, Mary, in 1958 and in 1961 they moved to Bakersfield, where he had accepted a position with Mobil Oil Company.

In 1968, Jim formed his own company, Fuller Oil Company, where he at one time employed 70 people. The company continued to operate until his death.

Jim enjoyed watching Fox News and followed the stock market religiously. He also enjoyed having lunch with his friends at Wool Growers and Rice Bowl. He was a long-standing member of the Bakersfield Association of Petroleum Landmen, having served as AAPL director representing Region VIII and was also a member of the American Association of Petroleum Landmen. Jims hobbies were coin and stamp collecting.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents and infant son, James Michael. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Mary; two sons, Michael Wayne and Derek James; two grandchildren, Laura and Patrick Fuller, all of Bakersfield; and sister, Fran Fuller of Fort Worth, Texas.

A special thank you to Loretta Valente, who worked so faithfully for Fuller Oil Company for so many years, and also to Hoffman Hospice.

(Courtesy of Ann Ussery)

James married Mary Bob Franklin on 28 Jan 1958. Mary was born on 21 Feb 1939 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas; died on 9 Jun 2023 in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frances "Fran" Louise Fuller was born in Nacogdoches, Texas on Decemeber 16,1943 to Ruby Theo Jordan & James Easter Fuller of Hemphill, TX. Her family moved to the "big city" of Tyler, TX. On August 16, 1955 at 16 she had the opportunity to see a 21 year-old Elvis in concert. Her mother wouldn't allow her to go because she thought she had the measles. She didn't. She never forgave her mother. (She finally saw Elvis in 1974.) After completing John Tyler High early, she attended nursing school in Austin, TX. As a military spouse she lived in Arkasas, California, Massachusetts, Florida, Kansas & Alaska. In 1975, she earned her BS in nursing, graduating cum laude from Alaska Methodist University while working at Hope Cottage with a husband in the Air Force & 2 children under the age of 7. She returned home to TX in 1976 & was a long time member of Saint Paul United Methodist Church in Hurst where she sang in the choir & was active in the Mary & Martha group .After a stint at Arlington Memorial Hospital, she worked at North Hills Medical Center in North Richland Hills, TX. The last decade of her career was her favorite because she worked in Labor & Delivery. After retiring she moved to San Antonio & became a member of University Presbyterian Church in San Antonio.

She passed away peacefully after a long illness on September 21, 2021 at the age of 77. She passed at Juniper Village in Lincoln Heights, TX after thriving in assisted living for 4 years.

Passions:

She was an avid gardener, movie & music lover. She loved to dance. She adored good Mexican food & strong Margaritas. A voracious reader. She was a student of the classics. A painter & potter with numerous artistic endeavors included singing, charcoal & painting. She was a fan of Ann Richards & Molly Ivans & became very interested in politics in her retirement years. She was an avid consumer of MSNBC & was dedicated to turning Texas blue. She was a generous contributor to the Texas Democratic Party, Bexar County Democratic Women, Alamo City Democrats & volunteered for many TX Democrats. She was an advocate for women's rights & an unapologetic Planned Parenthood supporter.

Proceeded in death by her Mother ~Ruby Theo Jordan, Father ~ James Easter Fuller & brother ~ James "Jimmy" M. Fuller of Bakersfield, CA. She is survived by her two children & three grandchildren. Son, Brian David Coleman of San Antonio, TX. Daughter, Lisa Coleman-Austin of Seattle, WA. Grandchildren: Brandon Ross Austin of Kirkland, WA, Ethan James Coleman of Boulder, CO & Sophie Alena Coleman of San Antonio, TX

(Courtesy of Ann Ussery)