William N. Buckley

Notes:

In her transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary indicates that this grave is marked with a military marker only, Co. C. Regt Texas Cav CSA, and further notes that he was the son of M. Archer Buckley and Charity Bennett, and that his wife was Ruth Mary Ann Land

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabinetown
Enumerated 26 July 1870
Page 9 Stamped 11
388-388
Buckley, William 49 M W Farmer $500 $800 Ala
Buckley, Ruth 22 F W Keeping House Miss
Buckley, Francis 13 F W Tx
Buckley, Mary C 11 F W Tx
Buckley, Nancy E 8 F W Tx
Buckley, William E 6 M W Tx
Buckley, Young A 4 M W Tx
Buckley, Laura E 2 F W Tx

1880 Census
Enumerated 29 and 30 June 1880
Page 18B SD 1 ED 85
179-182
White, Henry S Jr W M 23 Farmer Tx Ga Miss
White, Mary W F 22 Wf Keeping House Tx Ala Miss
White, William C W M 1 Son Texas
180-183
Buckley, William N W M 50 Farmer Ala Ga Ga
Buckley, Ruthy M W F 43 Wf Keeping House Miss Miss Miss
Buckley, Frances E W F 23 Dtr At Home Tx
Buckley, Nancy E W F 19 Dtr At Home Tx
Buckley, William A W M 17 Son Farm Laborer Tx
Buckley, Young E W M 14 Son Farm Laborer Tx
Buckley, Laura E W F 11 Dtr W F 11 Dtr Farm Laborer Tx
Buckley, Ruthy O W F 8 Dtr Tx
Buckley, John C W M 6 Son Tx
Buckley, Jefferson B W 1 Son Tx

William married Ruth Mary Ann "Ruthie" Land before 1856. Ruth was born in Sep 1837 in Mississippi; died after 1900 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Henry Strickland White, Jr on 22 Dec 1877 in Sabine County, Texas. Henry (son of Henry Strickland White, Sr and Mary Etta "Polly" Vardeman) was born on 15 Apr 1857 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Jul 1901 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ashley James Huffman. Ashley (son of Christopher "Kit" Bryant Huffman and Angelina Jones) was born about 1859 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sometimes shown as William Archibald Buckley, however Teresa Cunningham writes that "William N. lost a brother Young Archie in Virginia. All the Buckley family who went to Sabine County named one of their boys William Archer, not Archibald. My Grandfather was Archie. My GrGrandfather was William N. Buckley's brother. "

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 22 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 4A Stamped 154
56-57
Buckley, William A Head M W 47 m1 18 Tx Ala Miss Farm
Buckley, Fannie R Wf F W 35 m1 18 4/4 Tx Tx Tx
Buckley, William E Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Buckley, Roy Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Buckley, Alef M. Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Buckley, Vera Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer

William married Fannie Rowena White on 16 Sep 1891 in Sabine County, Texas. Fannie (daughter of Edward James White and Mary Benena Meador) was born on 29 Apr 1874 in Texas; died on 23 Sep 1953 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He married first Fannie OLIPHANT. In her transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary indicates that this grave is marked SCT.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Milam Pr 4
Enumerated 7 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 71 Sheet 4A
61-61
Buckley, Young Head W M Feb 1866 34 m3 Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Buckley, Mary Wf W F Jan 1871 29 m3 2/1 Tx Ala Miss
Buckley, Pearl Dtr W F Sept 1899 8/12 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Nary Boarder W M Jan 1880 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Johnson, E Servant W M May 1854 46 S Tx Ind Ind Farm Laborer

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 22 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 4A
Stamped 154
56-57
Buckley, William A Head M W 47 m1 18 Tx Ala Miss Farmer
Buckley, Fannie R Wf F W 35 M1 18 4/4 Tx Tx Tx
Buckley, William E Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Buckley, Roy Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Buckley, Alef M Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Buckley, Vera Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
60-61
Buckley, Young E Head M W 44 M 13 Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Buckley, Mary E Wf F W 38 m1 13 7/3 Tx Ala Miss
Buckley, Pearl V Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Buckley, Roy Y Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Buckley, Iva D Dtr (sic) F (sic) W 1 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 9 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 171 Sheet 4B
79-80
Buckley, Young Head M W 53 M Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Buckley, Mary Wf F W 49 M Tx Ala Miss
Buckley, Pearl Dtr F W 20 S Tx Tx Tx
Buckley, Roy Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Buckley, Iby Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx

Young married Mary Lee Davidson on 23 Dec 1896 in Texas. Mary (daughter of Jefferson Oliver Davidson and Nancy C. "Nannie" Travis) was born on 5 Jan 1871 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jan 1934 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Laura married Riley C. Huffman about 1892 in Texas. Riley (son of Christopher "Kit" Bryant Huffman and Angelina Jones) was born about 1864 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruthy married Levi G. Fetner about 1903 in Texas. Levi was born about 1869 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: J. C. Buckley
Death Date: 09 Dec 1917
Death Place: Bronson, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: W
Death Age: 43 years 7 months 21 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 18 Apr 1874
Birthplace: Tx
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Buckley
Father's Birthplace: Al
Mother's Name: Ruthy Land
Mother's Birthplace: Ms
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Hemphill, Tx
Burial Date: 10 Dec 1917
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2052019
Digital Film Number: 4165782
Image Number: 269
Reference Number: 36238
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 1
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 2A Stamped 93
20-21
Buckley, John Head W M Apr 1875 25 M 0 Tx Ala Miss Farmer
Buckley, Pinkie Wf W F Feb 1875 25 M 0 Tx Tx Ala

John married Mary Pauline "Pinkie" Ellison about 1900 in Texas. Mary was born in Feb 1875 in Texas; died on 30 Dec 1965 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed as Jefferson B. Buckley on the 1880 census, and B. E. Buckley on his tombstone.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Federal Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 16 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 1B
Milam Road
17-18
Buckley, Bubb E Head M W 30 m1 9 Tx Ala Miss Farmer
Buckley, Ida L Wf F W 27 m1 9 4/4 Tx Miss Miss
Buckley, Addie B Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Buckley, Aubrey B Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Buckley, Virgil H Son M w 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Buckley, Laure N Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx

Jefferson married Ida L. Carlton on 20 Jan 1901. Ida (daughter of Henry Harrison Carlton and Laura E. Bolton) was born in Jul 1882 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 Mar 1976 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Martha May Davidson on 11 Dec 1899 in Sabine County, Texas. Martha (daughter of William Richard Davidson and Sarah Josephine Drawhorn) was born about 1880 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1920, he was living in the home of his widowed mother and younger brother.

His Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, indicates that he was a retired merchant.

Name: Henry Ernest White
Death Date: 05 Feb 1960
Death Place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 78 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 02 Jan 1882
Birthplace: Hemphill, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Henry Strickland White
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Cordelia Delia Buckley
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Merchant
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Hemphill Cemetery
Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
Burial Date: 06 Feb 1960
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2116165
Digital Film Number: 4135999
Image Number: 1053
Reference Number: cn 11826
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 28, 1930
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 6A Stamped 28
63-66
White, Henry E Head M W 48 M 23 Tx Tx Tx Grader Man State Highway
White, Sarah E Wf F W 42 M 18 Tx Tx Tx
White. Lillian A Dtr F W 24 S Tx Tx Tx Stenographer Chevrolet Co
White, Sibyl E. Dtr F W 21 S Tx Tx Tx Teacher Public School
White, Buna E Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx

(Medical):See attached sources.

Henry married Sarah Evelyn "Evie" Boyd on 30 Nov 1904. Sarah (daughter of William Henry Boyd, Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" McGown) was born on 31 Aug 1887 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Dec 1967 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Nina White Davidson
Death Date: 06 Nov 1960
Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: W
Death Age: 76 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1884
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Henry S. White
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Cordelia Buckley
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife & Mother
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Hemphill
Burial Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Burial Date: 08 Nov 1960
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2116618
Digital Film Number: 4166556
Image Number: 41
Reference Number: 68134
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Rutha married Richard Franklin Davidson on 28 Dec 1902 in Sabine County, Texas. Richard (son of William Richard Davidson and Sarah Josephine Drawhorn) was born in Apr 1882 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Mary Ella White
Death Date: 17 Sep 1969
Death Place: Hemphill, Precinct #1, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 81 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1888
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Henry White
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Cordelia Buckley
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2218188
Digital Film Number: 4168796
Image Number: 85
Reference Number: 67375
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Kay Parker McCary, in her transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, indicates she shares a double marker with her sister, Olive.


(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Town, Pr. #1
ED 202-2 SD 19 Sheet 4B
85-101
White, Ella Head F W 42 S Tx Tx Tx Seamstress Tailor Shop
White, Olive O Sister F W 30 S Tx Tx Tx None
85-102
White, Archie B Head M W 40 M 36 Tx Tx Tx Concrete worker Brickyard
White, Maude M Wf F W 27 m 23 Ind Ind Ind
White, Arlis J Brother M W 34 D/S Tx Tx Tx Concrete worker Brickyard

Notes:

In 1920, twenty-nine year old Archie was a farmer and the head of household of a family of nine, including his widowed mother, 2 sisters, 2 brothers, a sister-in-law and three nieces. By 1930, he was listed as married for 4 years, and his brother Arlis was living with him.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Town, Pr. #1
ED 202-2 SD 19 Sheet 4B
85-101
White, Ella Head F W 42 S Tx Tx Tx Seamstress Tailor Shop
White, Olive O Sister F W 30 S Tx Tx Tx None
85-102
White, Archie B Head M W 40 M 36 Tx Tx Tx Concrete worker Brickyard
White, Maude M Wf F W 27 m 23 Ind Ind Ind
White, Arlis J Brother M W 34 D/S Tx Tx Tx Concrete worker Brickyard

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Town, Pr. #1
ED 202-2 SD 19 Sheet 4B
85-101
White, Ella Head F W 42 S Tx Tx Tx Seamstress Tailor Shop
White, Olive O Sister F W 30 S Tx Tx Tx None
85-102
White, Archie B Head M W 40 M 36 Tx Tx Tx Concrete worker Brickyard
White, Maude M Wf F W 27 m 23 Ind Ind Ind
White, Arlis J Brother M W 34 D/S Tx Tx Tx Concrete worker Brickyard

Arlis married Susie Hortense Casparis before 1936. Susie was born about 1911 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Olyve Ophelia White
Death Date: 16 Jul 1975
Death Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 75 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1900
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Henry White
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Cordelia Buckley
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243828
Digital Film Number: 4167851
Image Number: 95
Reference Number: 61174
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Kay Parker McCary, in her transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, indicates she shares a double marker with her sister, Ella.

Notes:

Name: Millie Blanche Butler
Death Date: 18 Dec 1946
Death Place: Bronson, San Augustine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 57 years 9 months 23 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1889
Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Ashley James Huffmen
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Nannie E. Buckley
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: House Wife
Place of Residence: Brouson
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Gravel Hill, Texas
Burial Date: 19 Dec 1946
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2218505
Digital Film Number: 4030561
Image Number: 788
Reference Number: 57053
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Mable married Homer Leon Butler on 23 Dec 1909 in Sabine County, Texas. Homer (son of Robert Curry Butler and Frances "Fannie Mae" Ellen Andrews) was born on 3 Sep 1889 in Texas; died on 21 Nov 1942 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Ashley Jones Huffman
Death Date: 05 Sep 1975
Death Place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 79 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1896
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Ashley Huffman
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Nannie Buckley
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243830
Digital Film Number: 4167876
Image Number: 2383
Reference Number: 70211
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

Name: William Earl Buckley
Death Date: 26 Jul 1968
Death Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 75 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 07 Sep 1892
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Wm. A. Buckley
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Fannie White
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Ret. Carpenter
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Hemphill Cemetery
Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
Burial Date: 26 Jul 1968
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137257
Digital Film Number: 4030477
Image Number: 2834
Reference Number: it 6, cn 94251
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 30, 1930
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 12 A Stamped 34
Hemphill County and North from Hemphill
187-191
Buckley, William E Hd M W 37 M 21 Tx Tx Tx Carpenter Public Building
Buckley, Estelle Wf F W 34 m 18 La La Ga
Buckley, Rodney A Son M W 13 S Tx Tx La
Buckley, Gene T Son M W 2 11/12 S Tx Tx La

William married Estelle Ola Hogan before 1913. Estelle was born on 10 May 1895 in Louisiana; died on 16 Nov 1984; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary indicates that this grave is inscribed "Brother, Rest in Peace, At Rest."

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
May 28, 1997, Page 14

Alef May Seale

Alef May Seale, 100, of Hemphill died at 11:20 a.m. Saturday, May 24, 1997, at Hemphill Care Center.

She was born April 24, 1897, in Hemphill as a daughter of the late Fannie Rowena (White) and William Archibald Buckley and was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Seale was a retired seamstress.

Survivors: six grandchildren, Hugh Byars of Nacogdoches, Stephen Simcoe and William Simcoe, both of Lufkin, Jane Sutherland of Newark, Texas, and Patty Cornwell and Vera Vess, both of Rhome, Texas; a sister, Clemence Erwin of Hemphill; and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Hugh Marble, and a daughter, Maxine Cornwell.

Funeral services were held at s p.m. Monday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Clarence Howell and Bro. Vance R. Purtell officiating. Interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)

Notes:

Virgie Speights writes that the widowed Sudie Halbert Wilson, at age 74, "made her home in a neat two room apartment in the home of Miss Vera Buckley."

Notes:

The SSDI showed her last address of record as Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Clemence married John Preston Erwin, Sr. on 24 Nov 1934. John (son of Samuel Erwin and Susan Emmeline Armstrong) was born on 24 Nov 1909; died in 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pearl married Jesse "Bud" Conn on 20 Oct 1920. Jesse (son of Henry Patrick "Jiggs" Conn and Frances Mae "Fannie" Barrett) was born on 21 Oct 1895 in Texas; died on 16 Jun 1971 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Jefferson County, Port Arthur City
Enumerated 14 Apr 1930
ED 123-59 SD 27 Sheet 16A Stamped 265
18th Street
1023-289-394
Buckley, Roy Had M W 28 M 21 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Refinery
Buckley, Beaulah Wf F W 24 M 16 Tx Tx Tx
Buckley, Clinton Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Buckley, Elaine Dtr F W 4 1/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Buckley, Louise Dtr F W 1 8/12 S Tx Tx Tx
White, William Brother-in-law M W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Refinery

Family/Spouse: Beulah Emily White. Beulah (daughter of Cade Drew White, Jr. and Dora E. Speights) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
January 8, 1997, Page 10

Ivy Davidson Buckley, 88, of Beaumont died Monday, Dec. 30, 1996 at a Beaumont Hospital.

He was a native of Sabine County and had lived in Jefferson County several years. Buckley was a retired operator with Texas Gas Company.

Survivors, wife, Grace Gilchriest Buckley of Beaumont, sons, Dwaynee Buckley of Beaumont and Gerald Buckley of Vidor: six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Graveside rites were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Gravelhill Cemetery in Sabine County following 10 am funeral services at the Kelley & Watkins Funeral Home chapel in Beaumont.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)

Ivy married Grace Idelle Gilchriest after 1930. Grace (daughter of James Clarence Milam "Mike" Gilchriest and Nola Idel Carpenter) was born on 13 Sep 1915 in Center, Shelby County, Texas; died on 31 May 2007 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Eugenia Huffman
Death Date: 15 Feb 1972
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 68 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1904 (Appears to be off by 10 years per census records?)
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Riley Huffman
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Laua Buckley
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2223616
Digital Film Number: 4005468
Image Number: 00149
Reference Number: 11532
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

The 1971 obituary of brother, Gervis, shows he was survived by sister, Vivian Sabine of Guilford, Conn.

Notes:

Name Gervis Gaines Buckley
Event Type Death
Event Date 17 Jan 1971
Event Place Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 15 Mar 1903
Birthplace , Texas
Father's Name John C Buckley
Mother's Name Mary P Ellison
Certificate Number 04226
GS Film number 2223072
Digital Folder Number 005145902
Image Number 00038

Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K36C-C3C : accessed 17 Sep 2014), Gervis Gaines Buckley, 17 Jan 1971; citing certificate number 04226, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2223072.

Obituary
Transcribed from undated, unreferenced clipping posted on the facebook group, "Farm Road 1 - From one end to the other."

Gervis Buckley
Bronson - Funeral services for Gervis G. Buckley, 67 of Bronson will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Bronson with the Rev. L.H. Thompson officiating. Burial will be in the Hemphill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home of Hemphill. Masonic graveside services will be held.

Buckley died at 5:35 p.m. Sunday in Mary Dickerson Hospital in Jasper after a long illness. He was a native of Sabine County and a member of Bronson Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge 893 and was retired employee of the Texas Highway Department.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Zelm Buckley; one brother, John Buckley of Merryville, La; four sisters, Mrs. Hattie Sheffield of Beaumont, Mrs. Pauline Forbes of Houston, Mrs. Vivian Sabine of Guilford, Conn. and Mrs. Lucilled Keller of Webster and several nieces and......

Notes:

The 1971 obituary of brother, Gervis, shows he was survived by sister, Hattie Sheffield of Beaumont.

Notes:

The 1971 obituary of brother, Gervis, shows he was survived by brother, John Buckley of Merryville, LA.

Notes:

The 1971 obituary of brother, Gervis, shows he was survived by sister, Lucille Keller of Webster.


Name Lucille Buckley Keller
Event Type Death
Event Date 16 Jun 1975
Event Place Webster, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender Female
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 04 Oct 1909
Birthplace
Father's Name John C Buckley
Mother's Name Mary Pauline Ellison
Certificate Number 44621
GS Film number 2240147
Digital Folder Number 005144716
Image Number 00444



Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K782-213 : accessed 17 Sep 2014), Lucille Buckley Keller, 16 Jun 1975; citing certificate number 44621, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2240147.

Notes:

Name Paule Hazel Buckley
Event Type Birth
Event Date 18 Jun 1913
Event Place Bronson, Sabine, Texas, United States
Gender Female
Father's Name John Buckley
Mother's Name Pinkie Ellison
Certificate Number 50652
Digital Folder Number 004152072
Image Number 00193

Citing this Record:
"Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLSZ-L4J : accessed 17 Sep 2014), Paule Hazel Buckley, 18 Jun 1913; citing Bronson, Sabine, Texas, United States, certificate 50652, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 4152072.

The 1971 obituary of brother, Gervis, shows he was survived by sister, Pauline Forbes of Houston.

Forbes

Paule Hazel Buckley Forbes, affectionately known by her friends as Paula, was killed in an automobile accident of Thursday, December 17, 1998, in Houston. She was 84. Mrs. Forbes was born in San Augustine, Texas on June 18, 1914, to John C. Buckley and Mary P. Ellison Buckley. Paula was one of the original Rocketts at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York. After leaving the Rocketts, she enjoyed traveling and seeing the world. Mrs. Forbes was a retired Real Estate agenty and a former member of the Houston Association of Realtors, the Texas Association of Realtors, a life long member of South Main Baptist Church where she attended the Hope of Miriam Sunday School Classes. She was an avid gardener and a charter member of the Rivercrest Garden Club, and served several times as the Chairman of the Rivercrest Beautification Committee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilmot E. Forbes on August 26, 1973. Her survivors include her son, Lance E. Forbes, Dean P. Forbes and Wade K. Forbes; 8 grandchildren; and two nephews, Larry Sullivan and The Honorable Tom Sullivan. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, December 21, 1998, in the Chapel of Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home, 12800 Westheimer Road at Dairy Ashford, with the Rev. M Eugene Vickrey officiating. Interment will be private for the family only. In lieu of the usual floral rememberances, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to The Nature Conservancy of Texas.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, September 2014, from an undated clipping from The Houston Chronicle)

FORBES, Paule Hazel "Paula" (BUCKLEY); 84; Houston TX; Houston Chronicle; 1998-12-20; jhodgin (Obituary Daily Times Index)

Paule married Wilmot Edward Forbes before 1940. Wilmot was born on 12 Mar 1904 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; died on 26 Aug 1973 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Harris County, Houston City, JP #1
Enumerated April 12, 1930
ED 101-2 SD 26 Sheet 49A Stamped 90
2107-?-463
Buckley, Henry Hd M W 24 M 22 Tx Tx Tx Truck driver? Refining Co
Buckley, Ollie Wf F 20 W M 18 Tx Tx Tx
Buckley, Joyce Dtr F W 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Henry married Ollie Hall about 1928 in Texas. Ollie was born about 1910 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He married Rosie Warner, and they are the parents of Patsy Rose White. Patsy Rose White married Hershell Lindsey.

Notes:

SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE 28 June 2001

Dr. Sibyl W. Wyatt

Graveside services for Dr. Sibyl W. Wyatt, 92, of Nacogdoches were conducted by the Reverend Justin Beadles of Grace Bible Church at Sunset Memorial Park on June 25, 2001 at 10 am. Dr. Wyatt entered her larger life on June 23, 2001, in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born November 12, 1908, on the White Plantation in the Gravel Hill Community in Sabine County, the daughter of Henry Ernest White and Sarah Evelyn Boyd White.

She is survived by a son, Gayle D. Wyatt, of Nacogdoches and several cousins, nieces and nephews.

A native East Texan, Dr. Wyatt taught British Romance and Victorian literature at Stephen F. Austin State University for twenty-five years. Prior to joining the SFA faculty, she taught and served as a high school teacher and principal in public schools; and while on leave from SFA for doctoral work, she held a teaching fellowship at Rice University.

Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors in charge of services.

It is noted in the Bob Bowman's book, THE MYSTERY OF LADY BOUNTIFUL, that Sibyl White became principal of Hemphill High School in the 1940s and was perhaps the first woman in Sabine County to earn a Ph.D. (Bowman, p. 55).

Family/Spouse: Archie Wyatt. Archie was born on 11 Jan 1906 in Texas; died on 4 May 1969 in Center, Shelby County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She shares a triple headstone with her parents, Ernest and Evie White, at the Hemphill City Cemetery.

Ethelyn married Louis F. Symms on 26 Sep 1925. Louis was born on 14 Feb 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Longtime postmaster of Bronson, Texas. (White and Toole, p 87).

Winnie married Jesse James Morgan, Jr. on 26 Sep 1925. Jesse (son of Jesse James Morgan, Sr. and Julia Ann McLemore) was born on 16 Dec 1902 in Texas; died on 24 May 1985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zeda married Lester A. Schulze on 14 Mar 1942. Lester was born on 23 May 1906. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mattie married James David Edgar on 25 Jan 1934. James (son of James Valentine Edgar and Jack Payne "Paynie" Gooch) was born on 12 Feb 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Oct 1980. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Reggie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lola married John Thomas "Mac" McGown, Sr. on 15 Mar 1941. John (son of Andrew Lewis "Bud" McGown and Emma B. Waller) was born on 2 Apr 1918 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; died on 13 Jan 2002 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

When he registered for the draft during World War II, he was a resident of Baton Rouge

Name Hubert Henry Davidson
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Year Range 1940-1945
Event Place Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Gender Male
Birth Date 27 Mar 1916
Affiliate Publication Title Draft Cards (1st Registration) for the State of Louisiana
Affiliate ARC Identifier 2169763
Digital Folder Number 004735994
Image Number 01078



Citing this Record:
"Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/9MNH-CY6L : accessed 13 Jun 2014), Hubert Henry Davidson, .

Hubert married Claudia Evelyn McGown on 31 Jul 1939. Claudia (daughter of Andrew Henderson McGown and Vitura Evelyn "Lina" Whitehead) was born on 1 Sep 1917 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died in Nov 1989. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Madie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Madie married Woodrow W. Snowden on 27 Jun 1945. Woodrow was born on 29 Oct 1912; died on 6 May 1990. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown as Hester C. on census records

SABINE COUNTY REPORTER 10 January 2001

Hester Davidson Collier, 79, of Hemphill died Saturday, January 6, 2001 at a Houston hospital.

Mrs. Collier, born Feb. 9, 1921, in Hemphill as a daughter of the late Ruthie Nina (White) and Richard Frank Davidson, was a retired registered nurse, having served as company nurse for Mossier Steel. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and American Business Women's Association.

Survivors: sons, William Collier and Craig Collier, both of Houston; daughter Susan Jones of Houston; sisters Betty Ferguson and Zeda Schultz, both of Hemphill and Madie Snowden of Beaumont; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Jan. 8 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. D.W. McCasland officiating. Interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery.

Hester married Barnett Craig "Barney" Collier, Jr. on 3 Jul 1946. Barnett was born on 23 Sep 1921 in Alabama; died on 16 Jul 1990; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Betty Pauline Davidson Ferguson

Betty Pauline Davidson Ferguson, 80, of Hemphill died July 13, 2001, at San Augustine Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services were held at 10:00 am Monday, July 16, 2001, at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill with burial at King Cemetery.

A native and longtime resident of Hemphill, she was a U.S. Postal Service postmaster.

Survivors include her son, Hadley Ferguson of Jasper; daughter Rhonda Brooks of Bronson; sisters Zeda Schulze of Hemphill and Madie Snowden of Beaumont; and two grandchildren.

(San Augustine Tribune, 19 July 2001)

Betty married James Gay Ferguson on 24 Dec 1940. James (son of George Kellie Ferguson and Mattie Martha Wiggins) was born on 13 Feb 1915 in Texas; died on 24 Jan 1977 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in King Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jack married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):Shown as Raymond on the 1920 census?

Notes:

Could she have been listed as Fannie, in error, on the 1930 census?

The Sabine County Reporter
September 2, 2009, Page 9

Dollie B. Ponder

Mrs. Dollie B. Ponder, 92, of San Augustine, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009.

Mrs. Ponder was born April 23, 1917, in San Augustine County as a daughter of the late Homer Leon and Millie Blanch Butler. She was a member of the Antioch Church of Christ and retired after working several years as a clerk at a local business.

Survivors: daughters, Treva Gray of Nacogdoches and Kay Davis and husband Buddy of Broaddus; seven grandchildren, Valarie Harrell and husband Jeff, Christy Wood and husband John, Sabrina Delaney and husband Michael, Molly Brown, Milton Gray Jr., Jason Pike and wife Pam, and Melanie Abshire and husband Percy; eight great-grandchildren, and three great-great granchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Ponder; a grandson, Clark Cortines; her parents; four brothers; and a sister.

Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Aug. 29, at Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel in San Augustine with Alton B. Shaw, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Interment followed at Antioch Cemetery in San Augustine County.

Services were under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, September 2009)

A nearly identical obituary was also published in the September 3, 2009 issue of the San Augustine Tribune.

Dollie married Jessie Berry Ponder on 22 Dec 1941. Jessie (son of Berry Ponder and Lillie Eppes) was born on 21 Nov 1917 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 26 Aug 1996 in Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Could he have married Willie Mae Adkins of San Augustine and moved to Galveston?

Notes:

His Texas Death Certificate shows that he was a son of Homer Butler and Millie Huffman, and his surviving spouse was Eloise Lee. He was a pipefitter in the carbide industry, retired. Cemetery was listed as Mt. Zion, with his body removed to Lufkin.

Notes:

Name: Rodney Arlis Buckley
Death Date: 14 Aug 1972
Death Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 55 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1916
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Earl Buckley
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Estelle Ola Hogan
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Self-Employed
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Hemphill Cemetery
Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
Burial Date: 14 Aug 1972
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2223986
Digital Film Number: 4169329
Image Number: 233
Reference Number: cn68733
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

In her transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary indicates that this grave is marked with a military marker "USMC 1935 Louisiana Pvt US Marine Corps"

Notes:

Obituary

PORT NECHES ? Elynor Erwin Heath, 77, of Port Neches, Texas died Tuesday, September 03, 2013 at Summer Place Nursing Home in Beaumont, Texas.

Elynor was born December 16, 1935 in Hemphill, Texas to John Preston Erwin and Clemence Eloise Buckley Erwin. She was a resident of Port Neches for 46 years and a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Port Neches. Elynor was a Hospital Administrator at Beaumont Medical & Surgical Hospital (MASH) and retired from Christus Hospital St. Mary as Office Administrator.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Port Neches with Reverend Cliff Rucker officiating.

Visitation for family and friends will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches.

Elynor was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas A. Heath.

Surviving relatives include her daughter, Darla Fivecoat and husband, Robert of Crosby, Texas; sons, Michael McGreevy and wife, Cheryl of Beaumont, Texas; Monty McGreevy and wife, Rachel of Katy, Texas; Harold Heath and wife, Carey of Surprise, Arizona; sister, Faith Griffin of Leander, Texas; brothers, John Preston Erwin, Jr. and wife, Martha of Hillsboro, Texas; William Erwin and wife, Judy of Hemphill, Texas; 10 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Copied from the Port Aransas News Online
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, September 11, 2013, Page 14

Clemence married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clemence married Douglas Dorian Ashby Heath after 1960. Douglas was born about 1935; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary writes that he was first married to Wanda ADAMS.

Jesse married Betty Lee Worrell on 13 Jun 1951. Betty was born on 12 Apr 1934 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Aug 1975 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jesse married Wanda Hellen Adams after 1946. Wanda (daughter of George J. Adams and Mary Ella McGown) was born on 4 Mar 1928 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Jan 1992; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
May 6, 1998, page 14

Nobie Lee Chambers

Nobie Lee Chambers, 74, of the Gravelhill community died early Saturday, May 2, 1998, at her residence following an illness.

Mrs. Chambers was born April 14, 1924 in Sabine County and was a longtime area resident and a member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and member of the Jasper Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter #291.

Survivors: her husband, Leon Chamber of Gravelhill; a daughter and son-in-law, Althea and Roy Glen Odom of Gravelhill; two grandsons, Brian Odom of Milam and Glen Odom of Alto; and three great-grandsons.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Gravelhill, with Bro. I. W. Ferguson officiating. Interment followed a Gravelhill Cemetery.

Arrangements were handled by Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2011)

Family/Spouse: Leon Chambers. Leon (son of Thomas Dermont Chambers and Mary Jane Horton) was born on 21 Aug 1919 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jul 2000 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Billy Dwan Butler on 20 Feb 1952 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. Billy (son of Robert Raymond "R. R." "Bobby" Butler and Mary Arlene White) was born on 18 Jun 1933 in Texas; died on 22 Jul 1992 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

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]

Notes:

Joyce Virginia Buckley Date of Birth: 29 Dec 1929 Gender: Female Birth County: Harris Father's name: Henry Vergil Buckley Mother's name: Ollie Hall Roll Number: 1929_0001

The Sabine County Reporter October 31, 2007

Joyce Virginia Kilcrease

Joyce Virginia Kilcrease, 77, of Pineland, died at her residence, October 21, 2007 after an illness.

She was born Dec. 29, 1929, in Houston, and had lived in Pineland all of her life. She worked in sales in the Temple Inland Drygoods before her retirement.

She was preceded in death by her husband, J.W. Kilcrease and one son, Kenneth Kilcrease, Sr.

Survivors: Daughters Cathy Birdwell and husband, Mark of Pineland, sons, Larry Kilcrease and wife, Patsy, Greg Kilcrease and wife, Frances, all of Pineland, and Jerald Kilcrease and wife Susan of Huntsville; brother, Butch Buckley and wife, Linda of Houston; nine grandchidren and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 23 in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, Hemphill. Interment followed at Pineland Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Fall 2007)

Joyce married J. W. Kilcrease before 1948. J. (son of Howard Franklin Kilcrease and Willie Mae Peveto) was born on 5 Oct 1923 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 15 Jan 1996 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]