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Melissa Ann Fuller

Female Abt 1836 - Aft 1850  (~ 15 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Melissa Ann Fuller was born about 1836 in Arkansas; died after 1850 in San Augustine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    May have instead been born is Illinois, as per the 1850 census.

    Family/Spouse: John Smith Forse. John was born on 20 May 1823 in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri; died before 1898 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in W. W. Parker Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Henry Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1850 in Texas; died before 1934 in Sabine County, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Henry Forse Descendancy chart to this point (1.Melissa1) was born on 22 Jul 1850 in Texas; died before 1934 in Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    1880 Federal Census:

    Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace William H. FORCE Self M Male W 30 TX Farmer MO AR Eliza FORCE Wife M Female W 34 TX Keeps Hou Malissa FORCE Other S Female W 8 TX --- --- John D. FORCE Son S Male W 6 TX --- --- William FORCE Son S Male W 3 TX --- --- Mary FORCE Dau S Female W 9M TX --- ---


    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information:
    Census Place Precinct 4, Sabine, Texas
    Family History Library Film 1255325
    NA Film Number T9-1325
    Page Number 228B

    William married Eliza Rice on 7 Aug 1871 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. Eliza (daughter of Joseph Rice and Jane Catherine Melton) was born about 1844 in Mississippi; died in in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Melissa Alice Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jul 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 May 1971; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 4. John Burton Forse  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    3. 5. Walter Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1876; and died.
    4. 6. William Charles "Charley" Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 May 1877 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Oct 1970 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. 7. Mary E. Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Sep 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Aug 1881 in Sabine County, Texas.
    6. 8. Alberta "Bertie" Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1880; and died.
    7. 9. Joseph M. Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Nov 1881 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 May 1882 in Sabine County, Texas.
    8. 10. Allen Isaac Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1883 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died in Feb 1963 in Texas.
    9. 11. Horace Homer "Pless" Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 May 1892 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Nov 1970 in Sabine County, Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Melissa Alice Forse Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 28 Jul 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 May 1971; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: William Martin Whitehead. William (son of Martin Whitehead and Mary Jane Martin) was born on 16 Aug 1860 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 May 1931; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. George Burtis Whitehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Dec 1900 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Dec 1956 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

  2. 4.  John Burton Forse Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Melissa1) 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.

    Family/Spouse: Onie Sinclare Meador. Onie (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Meador, Sr. and Anna Elizabeth "Bettie" Tillman) was born on 6 Jan 1885 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 May 1980 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Wendell Hammond Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jan 1905 in Texas; died on 3 Nov 1993 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

  3. 5.  Walter Forse Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1876; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Lydia Hines. Lydia (daughter of John Marion Hines and Elizabeth Melton) was born after 1877; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 6.  William Charles "Charley" Forse Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 10 May 1877 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Oct 1970 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1920 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
    Enumerated 31 Jan 1920
    SD 326 ED 173 Sheet 22A
    426-426
    Forse, William C Head M W 42 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
    Forse, Della M Wf F W 37 M Tx Ark Ga
    Forse, Mary E Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
    Forse, Charlie Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
    Forse, Mabel Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Forse, Elbert B Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx

    Family/Spouse: Mary Della Elizabeth Crouch. Mary (daughter of George W. Crouch, M. D. and Sarah "Sally" Tucker) was born on 14 Sep 1881 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Mar 1927 in Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Mary E. Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    2. 15. Charlie Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Apr 1905 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Apr 1984 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 16. Mae Belle Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1907 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    4. 17. Elbert Burton Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Dec 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Mar 1975 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas.

    William married Lora Lee Warner after 1927. Lora (daughter of Dud Ernest "Dudley" Warner and Sarah Candis Cousins) was born on 25 Jul 1894 in Texas; died on 2 Aug 1983 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Joy LaNell Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Nov 1934 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 2015 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

  5. 7.  Mary E. Forse Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 5 Sep 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Aug 1881 in Sabine County, Texas.

  6. 8.  Alberta "Bertie" Forse Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born after 1880; and died.

    Notes:

    Alberta Forse. Her nickname was Bertie. She married Unknown Harper. Source Family Interview with Bobby Lee Forse, and Elizabeth C. Lazenby (Great niece).

    DICKIE J. SIMS
    ?u?DJFORSE9158@AOL.COM ?/u?


  7. 9.  Joseph M. Forse Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 9 Nov 1881 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 May 1882 in Sabine County, Texas.

  8. 10.  Allen Isaac Forse Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 12 Apr 1883 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died in Feb 1963 in Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Emma Williams. Emma was born after 1883; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 11.  Horace Homer "Pless" Forse Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 24 May 1892 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Nov 1970 in Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Ronald Barlow, in his "Farm Road 1" column in the May 16, 2018 issue of the Sabine Conty Reporter, page 10, wrote "Horace Homer Forse (1892-1970) lived on Charlie Forse Raod, about 1/2 miile east of railroad. Pless married Addie Sofronia Impson Forse (1896-1985) and is buried in Palinview Cemetery. Horace was a brother to William Charley "Bill" Forse, who married my great-grandmother, Lora Lee Warner Russell, after her husband was murdered in 1920, and his wife died in 1927."

    Family/Spouse: Sophronia Adaline "Addie" Impson. Sophronia (daughter of Elias George Impson and Parthenia Carter) was born on 3 Jun 1890 in Arkansas; died on 19 Dec 1985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 12.  George Burtis Whitehead Descendancy chart to this point (3.Melissa3, 2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 14 Dec 1900 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Dec 1956 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    The Sabine County Reporter
    February 21, 2018, Page 7

    Track Stars at Pineland High School in 1917

    Charlie O. Osborn (1899-1973) and George Burtis Whitehead (1900-1956) the son of William Martin Whitehead and Melissa Alice Forse. George married Eunie Bell Whitehead and is the father of Virginia "Deet" Whitehead White. George died in Arizona from meningitis while working on a pipeline job. The 100-year-old silver trophy cups are still on display at West Sabine High School, and were won at Sabine County Field Days in 1916 and 1917. (includes photo of the two athletes and the trophies).

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1930 Census

    Texas, Sabine County, JP No 2
    Enumerated April 16, 1930
    ED 202-4 SD 19 Sheet 4 A Stamped 49
    63-72
    Whitehead, Georg B Head M W 29 M 21 Tx Tx TSx Farm General Farm
    Whitehead, Eunie B Wf F W 27 M 19 Tx Tx Tx
    Whitehead, Bertie Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
    Whitehead, Ollie A Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
    Whitehead, Clifton Son M W 3 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Whitehead, Douglas Son M W 6/12 Tx Tx Tx
    Dickerson, Sid StepSon M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx

    George married Una "Eunie" Belle Manning before 1930. Una was born on 9 Feb 1902 in Henderson County, Texas; died on 22 Jul 1973 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Burtis Leonard Whitehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Oct 1922 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Sep 1975 in Batson, Hardin County, Texas; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 20. Ollie Bell Whitehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1925 in Texas; was buried in Centerview Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 21. William Clifton "Giddern" Whitehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1927 in Texas; died on 7 Jul 1993 in Hardin County, Texas; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. 22. Charles Douglas Whitehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Oct 1929 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Nov 2015 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. 23. Alice Virginia "Deet" Whitehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1932 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 May 2021 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    6. 24. George Larry Whitehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 May 1937; died on 28 Mar 1981; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    7. 25. Harold Lloyd Whitehead, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1939 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 May 1998; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    8. 26. Nelda Lou Whitehead  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jun 1941 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Jul 1943; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery (aka Whitehead Cemetery or Martin-Whitehead Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

  2. 13.  Wendell Hammond Forse Descendancy chart to this point (4.John3, 2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 2 Jan 1905 in Texas; died on 3 Nov 1993 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    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]


  3. 14.  Mary E. Forse Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  4. 15.  Charlie Forse Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 11 Apr 1905 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Apr 1984 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    County Judge 1941-1949, and again in 1971. (White and Toole, p. 55)

    Family/Spouse: Ollie Irene McGown. Ollie (daughter of Andrew Henderson McGown and Vitura Evelyn "Lina" Whitehead) was born on 4 Aug 1906 in Texas; died on 27 Jun 1986; was buried in Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Charles M. "Jack" Forse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Feb 1928 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Jul 1996 in Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico; was buried on 2 Aug 1996 in Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 16.  Mae Belle Forse Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1907 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  6. 17.  Elbert Burton Forse Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 9 Dec 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Mar 1975 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6SJ-6XJ
    Name: Elbert Burton Forse
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1975
    Event Place: Arlington, Tarrant, Texas
    Gender: Male
    Race (Original):
    Age (Formatted): 65 years
    Birth Year (Estimated): 1910
    Birth Date:
    Birthplace:
    Marital Status:
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: W. C. Forse
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name:
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Occupation:
    Residence Place:
    Cemetery (Original):
    Burial Place:
    Burial Date:
    Informant's Name (Original):
    GS Film number: 2243707
    Digital Folder Number: 4167404
    Image Number: 2038
    Reference ID: 2064
    Collection: Elbert Burton Forse, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"


  7. 18.  Joy LaNell Forse Descendancy chart to this point (6.William3, 2.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 6 Nov 1934 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 2015 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    LaNell Bragg, 81, passed away Thursday morning in Nacogdoches Medical Center in Nacogdoches, Texas. Ms. Bragg was born in Bronson, Texas to William and Lora Warner Forse. Nell worked in the cafeteria at the West Sabine I.S.D. She was a member of the Bethany Missionary Baptist Church in the Plainview area. Ms. Bragg will be dearly missed by all her friends and family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother.

    She is survived by her sons: Billy John Crow and wife Sandra of Pineland, Jim Crow and wife Brenda of Bronson and Bobby Crow and wife Cathy of Bronson, her 10 grandchildren, her 31 great grandchildren, and her 22 great great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, her son Danny Bragg, and her husband Bill Bragg.

    Vistation will be from 5:00 until 9:00PM, Friday, November 13, 2015, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St. Hemphill, Texas. Funeral service will be at 2:00PM, Saturday, November 14, 2015, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Plainview Cemetery.

    Copied from the Starr Funeral Home website
    Also published in the The Sabine County Reported, November 18, 2015, page 12

    Joy married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

    Joy married Billy Ray Bragg before 1956. Billy (son of Raymond Ellis "Ray" Bragg and Vera Bell Jones) was born on 10 Feb 1935 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jun 1991 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Danny Ray Bragg, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Oct 1956 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Apr 2011 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried on 5 Apr 2011 in Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.


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