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Sallie Wilson

Female 1865 - Abt 1904  (~ 38 years)


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  1. 1.  Sallie Wilson was born in Jul 1865 in Texas; died about 1904 in Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Sallie married John William "Doc" Speights, M. D. on 20 Jan 1884 in Sabine County, Texas. John (son of Jonathan "Johnse" M. Hopkins Speights and Emily Ann Scott) was born on 29 Oct 1856 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Feb 1922 in Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Thomas Green Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1885 in Texas; died about 1933 in Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 3. Dora E. Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Feb 1886 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Sep 1964 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried on 13 Sep 1964 in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 4. Orin Wilson Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Feb 1887 in Texas; and died.
    4. 5. Mermond Leon Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Dec 1891 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Jul 1939 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. 6. Buford Arlington Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Feb 1898 in Texas; died on 28 Jul 1959 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    6. 7. Sallie L. Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1903 in Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Green SpeightsThomas Green Speights Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sallie1) was born on 15 Feb 1885 in Texas; died about 1933 in Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    (Research):Census Information:

    1930 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, Justice Precinct No. 1
    Enumerated April 28 and 29 by Hugh M. Ireland
    ED 202-3 SD 19th Sheet 20A Stamped 42
    62-65
    Speights. Tom G. Hd M W 45 M20 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
    Speights, Arlis Wife F W 45 M 20 Tx Tx Tx
    Speights, Elton Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
    Speights, Anna Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
    Speights, Rudolph Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Speights, John H Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
    Speights, Sallie L Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
    Speights, Gloria Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx

    Thomas married Arley Emmaline Bennett on 12 Jul 1905. Arley (daughter of Jesse Archibald "Archie" Bennett and Anna Eliza Huffman) was born on 16 Mar 1885 in Texas; died on 3 Oct 1964 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Drayton Bennett Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1906 in Center, Shelby County, Texas; died in Mar 1997 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 9. Dale Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died after 1906 in Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 10. Otho A. Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1911 and 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    4. 11. Elton T. Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1913.
    5. 12. Anna Mignon Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1914 and 1916 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    6. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 14. John Archie Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1920 in Sabine County, Texas; died about 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    8. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 16. Gloria Mittie Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Nov 1929 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Jul 2016 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried on 4 Aug 2016 in Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.

  2. 3.  Dora E. SpeightsDora E. Speights Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sallie1) was born on 7 Feb 1886 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Sep 1964 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried on 13 Sep 1964 in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    At the time of the 1910 census, she was shown as the mother of two living children.

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1930 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
    Enumerated 8 Apr 1930
    ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 1B
    17-20
    White, Dora Head F W 44 Wd 19 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
    White, Cornell Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm
    White, Drew C. Son M w 17 S Tx Tx Tx


    (Medical):See attached sources.

    Dora married Cade Drew White, Jr. on 22 Jan 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Cade (son of Cade Drew White and Mary Susan Click) was born on 11 Sep 1883 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Jan 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Beulah Emily White  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 May 1906 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Jul 2008 in Friendswood, Galveston County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 18. William White  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1908 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Aug 1976 in Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 19. Cornell A. White  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Apr 1911 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Sep 1964 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried on 23 Sep 1964 in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas.
    4. 20. Drew C. White  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1914 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  3. 4.  Orin Wilson Speights Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sallie1) was born on 26 Feb 1887 in Texas; and died.

  4. 5.  Mermond Leon Speights Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sallie1) was born on 22 Dec 1891 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Jul 1939 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Mermond married Rutha Elvie McLemore on 22 Dec 1913. Rutha (daughter of John F. "Finn" McLemore and Rutha Triphene White) was born on 4 Dec 1893 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Mar 1980 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Ruth Dorine Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Nov 1914 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Dec 2007 in Brenham, Washington County, Texas; was buried on 12 Dec 2007 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 22. Ruby Laverne Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 May 1919 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Jun 2014 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 23. Johnnie Mae Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Feb 1922 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Feb 2007 in Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.

  5. 6.  Buford Arlington Speights Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sallie1) was born on 20 Feb 1898 in Texas; died on 28 Jul 1959 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1920 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP One
    Enumerated 16 Feb 1920
    SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 36B
    717-740
    Speights, Buford A Head M W 21 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
    Speights, Abbie E Wf F W 19 M Tx Tx Tx
    Griffin, Wiley Boarder m W 54 Wd Tx Tenn Tx Farmer Own Farm

    Family/Spouse: Abbie Ella Conn. Abbie (daughter of George Washington Conn and Lena Fullen) was born on 30 May 1900 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Feb 1923; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Wilson Dempsey Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jan 1920 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Jan 1920 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Mattie Estelle McGown. Mattie (daughter of John Thomas McGown and Margaret Jane Tallulah "Lula" Smith) was born on 2 Jul 1891 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jan 1971 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Sallie L. Speights Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sallie1) was born about 1903 in Texas.

    Notes:

    Lived with her brother, Thomas G. Speights in 1920, two houses away from her future husband, Sam Cammack.

    Laura Buckmaster shows that she also married Med Thompson and Joe Henry Harper.

    Family/Spouse: Sam D. Cammack. Sam (son of James Ardean Cammack and Maggie Eugenia Grace) was born about 1899 in Texas; died on 18 Jan 1953 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Drayton Bennett Speights Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 15 Aug 1906 in Center, Shelby County, Texas; died in Mar 1997 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Sabine County Reporter
    August 10, 2005

    "On the Bright Side: "I Remember" Part 2"
    By Mary Howell

    He taught school in Rosevine and served as County School Tax Assessor. Drayton had an uncanny sense of humor and loved to pull pranks on his friends. One time he even master-minded the building and landing of a UFO and even put a letter written in a foreign language in his contraption. He situated it so that his croquet-playing friends would find it. News of Hemphill's UFO spread like wildfire throughout East Texas.

    Drayton married Virginia "Virgie" Louise Collier on 10 Dec 1928. Virginia (daughter of Nathan Plympton Collier and Lula Blanche Chambers) was born on 18 Jul 1908 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 8 Feb 1986 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Drayton Bennett Speights, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Sep 1928 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Jun 1979 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 26. Baby Girl Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Apr 1930 in Dallas County, Texas; died about 1930 in Dallas County, Texas.
    3. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 31. Mary Elizabeth Speights  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jun 1949 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Jun 1949 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

  2. 9.  Dale Speights Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1) was born after 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died after 1906 in Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    "Lived one week" (White and Toole)


  3. 10.  Otho A. Speights Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1) was born between 1911 and 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Vallie Jones. Vallie was born after 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Elton T. Speights Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1) was born about 1913.

    Notes:

    He was said to be married to a Ruby Jones.


  5. 12.  Anna Mignon Speights Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1) was born between 1914 and 1916 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Rolland Gerald Crouch. Rolland was born on 28 Oct 1910 in Texas; died on 28 Jul 1996 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Forest Park (Forest Park Lawndale) Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1)

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


  7. 14.  John Archie Speights Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1) was born about 1920 in Sabine County, Texas; died about 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    "Died at age 16" (White and Toole)


  8. 15.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1)

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


  9. 16.  Gloria Mittie Speights Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 17 Nov 1929 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Jul 2016 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried on 4 Aug 2016 in Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Sabine County Reporter
    July 12, 2006
    Hemphilll Elementary School Fifth Grade -1939-1940

    Eighteen students from a larger group, pictured, graduated from Hemphill High School's Class of 1946 who recently enjoyed their 60th class reunion. Blake Eddings, Nadine Easley, LaNell Slay, Robert Earl Gray, Gladys Hogue, Wayford Jones, Jack Chisum, Reba Arnold, Lexie Mae Wood, Berintha Maund, Helen Rushing, Evelyn Wright, Dorothy Sterle, Wilma Lawrence, Joe (Gwen/Quinn) McGown, Doris Anderson, Paul Huffman, Eloise Inman, Archie Jones, Vermell Anderson, LaVern Wright, Lois Paudert, Billy Edgar, Sutton Ware, Jessie Lee Harper, Wynell Elliott, Jack Jones, Doris Jennings, Burtis Earl Moore, Hattie Pearl Kelly, Imogene Carlton, Kathryn Curry, Marcus Huffman, Jimmie Procell, Emma Clark Fuller, Marjorie Crawford, Louise Crnkovic, GLORIA SPEIGHTS, and Herman Chop.

    Obituary
    copied from obits.dignitymemorial.com
    Also published in the Houston Chronicle

    Gloria Speights McBeth, age 86, of Houston, Texas, passed away on July 29, 2016. The youngest of nine children, she was born in Hemphill, Texas to Tom and Arley Speights on November 17, 1929. She was preceded in death by her parents, all siblings except one dear sister, and her beloved husband, Ted McBeth.

    Gloria had a joyful spirit and was rarely without a smile on her face. Her father passed away when she was three-years-old, and Gloria was raised by her mother during the Great Depression. She was voted "Most Popular" and played on the Hemphill High basketball team. She was proud of her Hemphill heritage and returned often for family and school reunions.

    As a young career woman, Gloria worked at a bank in downtown Houston in the '50s. It was here where her future husband was encouraged by an aunt to meet a pretty girl she knew at church when he visited from his studies at A&M. She was right. Gloria and Ted were soul mates who held hands every day of their long marriage. Bless you, Aunt Mildred.

    Gloria's banking career was put on hold to work at home as a wife and mother to two daughters. She enjoyed entertaining, gardening, cooking, traveling, reading and was an excellent Bridge player. Gloria's greatest joy in life was her family which extended from her husband and two daughters to three grand-daughters and a great grand-son. "Gigi" as she was affectionately known, taught her granddaughters the lost art of cooking and sewing as well as to seek adventures in life. She gave them unconditional love and the most amazing Christmas stockings a child ever knew for which she shopped all year long. Her home was filled with love and endless support, helping them become women of strength and substance. Always stylish, Gloria's inner beauty and loving personality far outweighed the exterior. But outings to Neiman's and Sakowitz with her growing up -with lessons on how to work the sale rack '96 will never be forgotten.

    Gloria was also a woman of strong faith, counting bible studies and volunteering at church among life's rewards. She led by example in her endeavors. Perseverance to overcome obstacles included swim lessons as an adult since she wasn't taught as a child. Though she learned to swim, she never took to water. Her aversion to water extended to dietary choices. Seafood was off limits and she often told people she was "allergic" to avoid further questions. This was the one area in which she was known to take license with the truth. She had no known food allergies.

    As the wife of a Chemical Engineer, Gloria learned to move from city to city. From Lake Jackson to Odessa to Lake Charles and finally back to Houston, Gloria made each transition as easy as possible for her family. Not one to complain, we never knew West Texas wasn't to her liking until years later. Gloria returned to her banking career upon arrival in Houston in the early '80s when she inquired about a job at her new bank and was hired on the spot. Her financial prowess continued as she enjoyed investing in the stock market with her husband and recently instructed at age 85 that her "bond man" be called from her hospital bed. Her mind was as sharp as her spirited wit.

    Gloria is survived by daughters, Patricia Chandler (Robert), Mary McBeth (Jim Crump); granddaughters, Michele Reed, Jillian Pennington, Charlotte Pennington; great-grandson, Cameron Reed, and countless friends whose support is much appreciated. You will be missed, Gigi.

    Family/Spouse: Lloyd Theodore "Ted" McBeth. Lloyd was born on 20 Dec 1929 in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas; died on 27 Apr 2012 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried on 2 May 2012 in Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 33. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 17.  Beulah Emily White Descendancy chart to this point (3.Dora2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 27 May 1906 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Jul 2008 in Friendswood, Galveston County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Roy Young Buckley. Roy (son of Young Elijah Buckley and Mary Lee Davidson) was born on 12 May 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Mar 1950 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Clinton Leland Buckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Sep 1923 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Jan 1995 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 35. Dora Elaine Buckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1926 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jul 1963 in Groves, Gregg County, Texas; was buried in Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas.
    3. 36. Mary Louise Buckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Nov 1928 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jan 2009; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Mikel W Hoffpauir. Mikel was born on 1 Aug 1902; died on 17 Dec 1982; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 18.  William White Descendancy chart to this point (3.Dora2, 1.Sallie1) was born about 1908 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Aug 1976 in Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    The September 20, 2006 "Sabine County Reporter" had a picture of the Milam, Texas, First Grade through High School--Spring 1927. A William White was pictured. It is not known what grade he was in, or if indeed it was the same William White. The photo was submitted to the "Sabine County Reporter" by Robert E. "Ted" Finley of Van Nuys, California.

    As of the 1930 census, William was living with his sister and brother-in-law, Beulah and Roy Buckley, in Port Arthur, Texas. Both William and Roy were worker as laborers in the refining business.


  12. 19.  Cornell A. White Descendancy chart to this point (3.Dora2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 11 Apr 1911 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Sep 1964 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried on 23 Sep 1964 in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas.

    Notes:

    His death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, indicated he was married, and that he was employed at the Treating Department of Texaco. He died of a self-inflicted shotgun wound.

    (Medical):See attached sources.


  13. 20.  Drew C. White Descendancy chart to this point (3.Dora2, 1.Sallie1) was born about 1914 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    The September 20, 2006 "Sabine County Reporter" had a picture of the Milam, Texas, First Grade through High School--Spring 1927. A Drew White was pictured, but a grade was not indicated. The photo was submitted to the "Sabine County Reporter" by Robert E. "Ted" Finley of Van Nuys, California.


  14. 21.  Ruth Dorine Speights Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mermond2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 26 Nov 1914 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Dec 2007 in Brenham, Washington County, Texas; was buried on 12 Dec 2007 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Sabine County Reporter
    December 19, 2007

    Dorine Speights Robinson

    Ruth Dorine Speights Robinson, 93, of Spring died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007 in Brenham.

    Mrs. Robinson was born Nov. 26, 1914, in Hemphill as a daughter of the late Mermond Leon Speights and Ruth Elvie McLemore Speights. She devoted over 40 years to the nursing profession in the Texas City/Galveston area.

    Survivors: a sister, Ruby Laverne GELLATLY, formerly of Beaumont; two nieces, Dorine GORDY and husband Craig of Spring, and Guyanne KEENE and husband, Gayle of Shreveport, LA; and a nephew, Mark HUGHES and wife Cindy of Ponchatoula, LA.

    She was preceded in dehat by her husband, John Albert (J.A) Robinson, and a sister, Johnnie Mae HUGHES.

    Graveside rites were held Wednesday, Dec. 12 at Hemphill City Cemetery in Hemphill.

    Services were under the direction of Adams/E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville.

    (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2007)

    Ruth married John Albert "J.A." Robinson, Jr on 18 Apr 1936. John (son of John Albert Robinson and Willifred Griesenbeck) was born on 19 Apr 1913 in Galveston County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 1963 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 22.  Ruby Laverne Speights Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mermond2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 3 May 1919 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Jun 2014 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Sabine County Reporter 29 May 2002

    Class of 1938

    Hemphill High School's graduating class of 1938 held a reunion Saturday, April 27. Attending were, from left: Dalton Boyd, Harold Smith, LaVerne Speights Gellately, Edele Manual Arnold and Vernell Conner Thomas.

    Obituary

    Ruby Laverne Speights Gellatly was born May 3, 1919 in Hemphill, Texas and went to be with her heavenly Father on June 20, 2014, at the age of 95.

    She is survived by her daughter, Dorine Gellatly Gordy of Houston; four grandchildren, Cheryl R. Gordy of Spring, Chrystie M. Gordy Vickery and husband, Jason of Richmond, Cheri E. Gordy Turney and husband, Justin of Spring, Bryan C. Gordy and wife, Heather of Porter; eleven great grandchildren; Caleb, Breanna, Andrew, Jacob, Bailey, Virginia, Griffin, Leslie Jo, Daniel, Robert and Julian; one nephew, Mark Hughes and wife, Cindy of Louisiana.

    She is preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Robert Earl Gellatly; father, Mermond L. Speights; mother, Ruth Elvie Mclemore Speights; and two sisters, Ruth Dorine Speights Robinson and Johnnie Mae Speights Hughes.

    Laverne lived and worked in Beaumont and Bevil Oaks for over 55 years and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bevil Oaks. She worked and retired from Jefferson County Health and Welfare in 1989 after 23 years.

    Laverne always loved gardening and spending as much time with family and friends as she could. Her loving smile and open heart never met a stranger and she was always willing to help in any way she could.

    A graveside service will be held Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the Hemphill Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas.

    A gathering of friends and family will be held Monday, June 23, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home.

    Copied from www.claybarfuneralhome.com

    Family/Spouse: Robert Earl Gellatly. Robert (son of Don Claude "D. C." Gellatly and Bena Norine Harris) was born on 27 Sep 1919; died in Jan 1987 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  16. 23.  Johnnie Mae Speights Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mermond2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 6 Feb 1922 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Feb 2007 in Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.

    Notes:

    The Sabine County Reporter
    February 14, 2007, Page 9

    Johnnie M. Speights Hughes

    Johnnie M. Speights Hughes died Friday, Feb. 2, 2007 in Bossier City. Mrs. Hughes was a beautician for 35 years and a graduate of Guy's Beauty School. Survivors: a daughter, Sharon "Guyann" and husband Wilbur Gayle KEENE; son Mark Mermond HUGHES and wife Cindy FERRAN; grandchildren, Robin KEENE and husband Chuck WILLIAMSON, Brady KEENE and wife Stacy, Benjamin Mark HUGHES, William Maxwell HUGHES, and Andrew Phillip HUGHES; five great-grandchildren; and sisters, Ruth Dorine ROBINSON and Ruby Laverne GELLATLY. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy M. HUGHES; and parents, Ruth Elvie McLEMORE and Mermond Leon SPEIGHTS. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 5, at 1 p.m. at Boone Funeral Home with Pastor Al Eden officiating. Interment followed at Forest Park West Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Boone Funeral Home Chapel in Shreveport.

    (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2007)

    Johnnie married Guy Marcus Hughes on 5 Sep 1941. Guy was born on 16 Feb 1920 in Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas; died on 4 Nov 1995 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 39. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 24.  Wilson Dempsey Speights Descendancy chart to this point (6.Buford2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 2 Jan 1920 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Jan 1920 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.


Generation: 4

  1. 25.  Drayton Bennett Speights, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (8.Drayton3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 23 Sep 1928 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Jun 1979 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Patsy Ruth Kelley. Patsy was born on 7 Jun 1931 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; died on 11 Apr 2007 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 26.  Baby Girl Speights Descendancy chart to this point (8.Drayton3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 11 Apr 1930 in Dallas County, Texas; died about 1930 in Dallas County, Texas.

  3. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Drayton3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1)

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

    Children:
    1. 40. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 41. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 42. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 43. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 44. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 28.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Drayton3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1)

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

    Children:
    1. 45. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 46. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 29.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Drayton3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1)

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

    Children:
    1. 47. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 48. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 49. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 50. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 30.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Drayton3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1)

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

    Children:
    1. 51. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 52. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 31.  Mary Elizabeth Speights Descendancy chart to this point (8.Drayton3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 11 Jun 1949 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Jun 1949 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

  8. 32.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (16.Gloria3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1)

  9. 33.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (16.Gloria3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Sallie1)

  10. 34.  Clinton Leland Buckley Descendancy chart to this point (17.Beulah3, 3.Dora2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 14 Sep 1923 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Jan 1995 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Obituary

    Clinton Buckley

    Graveside rites for Clinton Leland Buckly, 71, of Beaumont were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, 1995, at Gravehill Cemetery in Sabine County. Arrangements were handled by Carroll-Wallace Funeral Home in Beaumont.

    He died Friday, Jan. 6, 1995, at a Beaumont hospital.

    Buckley, a native of Sabine County, had lived in the Beaumont area several years. He was a U.S. Marine Air Corps veteran of Workd War II and the owner/operator of Buckley's Exxon Station.

    Survivors: wife, Gerry Buckley of Beaumont; mother Beulah Hoffpauir of Pt. Arthur; a son, Lee Buckley of Beaumont; daughter, Pamelaw Baldwin of Beaumont; a sister, Louise McElwee of Pt. Arthur; and three grandchildren.

    Published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 18, 1995, Page 12

    Family/Spouse: Geraldine Johnson. Geraldine was born on 16 Oct 1927; died on 6 Jan 2006; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 35.  Dora Elaine Buckley Descendancy chart to this point (17.Beulah3, 3.Dora2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 28 Feb 1926 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jul 1963 in Groves, Gregg County, Texas; was buried in Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Name: Dora Elaine Williams
    Death Date: 09 Jul 1963
    Death Place: Groves, Texas
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Death Age: 37 years
    Estimated Birth Date:
    Birth Date: 28 Feb 1926
    Birthplace: Hemphill, Texas
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: Roy Buckley
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Beulah White
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Occupation: Housewife
    Place of Residence: Nederland, Jefferson, Texas
    Cemetery: Oak Bluff Memorial Park
    Burial Place: Port Neches, Texas
    Burial Date: 10 Jul 1963
    Additional Relatives: X
    Film Number: 2117290
    Digital Film Number: 4028577
    Image Number: 910
    Reference Number: cn 45553
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

    Dora married Charles Ray Williams before 1954. Charles was born about 1922; died about 1982; was buried in Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 53. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 36.  Mary Louise Buckley Descendancy chart to this point (17.Beulah3, 3.Dora2, 1.Sallie1) was born on 26 Nov 1928 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Jan 2009; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

  13. 37.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (22.Ruby3, 5.Mermond2, 1.Sallie1)

  14. 38.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (23.Johnnie3, 5.Mermond2, 1.Sallie1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 54. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 55. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 39.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (23.Johnnie3, 5.Mermond2, 1.Sallie1)

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

    Children:
    1. 56. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 57. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 58. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


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