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Margaret Rush Williams

Female Abt 1788 - Abt 1857  (~ 69 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Margaret Rush Williams was born about 1788 in North Carolina; died about 1857.

    Notes:

    (Research):
    Census Listings:

    1850 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
    Enumerated 11 and 12 Oct 1850
    Stamped 316
    87-87
    Margaret Payne 62 F $400 NC
    Scott Ganntt 49 M Ga
    88-88
    Louisa Holoway and family
    89-89
    Benjamin W Payne 32 M Farmer Ga
    Ursa Ann Payne 27 F La
    Amanda Payne 5 F Tx
    Epps Payne 3 M Tx
    Sarah Agnes Payne 1 F Tx

    Margaret married John M. Payne on 21 Mar 1805 in Georgia. John was born on 4 Mar 1784 in North Carolina; died on 14 Oct 1848 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Epperson Duke Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1810 in Georgia; died on 8 Oct 1840; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 3. Teresa Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1811 and 1813 in Georgia; and died.
    3. 4. Emily Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1813 and 1815 in Georgia; and died.
    4. 5. Benjamin William Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1817 in Georgia; died in Jul 1859 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. 6. Mary Rush Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 1819 and 1823 in Georgia; and died.
    6. 7. John M. Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1825 in Georgia; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Epperson Duke Payne Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born before 1810 in Georgia; died on 8 Oct 1840; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    The San Augustine Tribune reports that he served at the siege of Bexar and the Battle of San Jacinto. (17 March 2005, p 3).

    Epperson married Jane Caroline Russell on 24 Dec 1828 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. Jane was born about 1810 in South Carolina; died on 24 Sep 1872; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. David Russell Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1833; died about 1853; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 9. Margaret Emily Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1835; died about 1864; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 10. Jayne Eliza Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1837; died about 1853; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. 11. James Pickens Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1839; died about 1904.
    5. 12. Caroline Epperson Derusha Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Oct 1840 in Texas; and died.

  2. 3.  Teresa Payne Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born between 1811 and 1813 in Georgia; and died.

    Notes:

    Married a Haloway. (San Augustine Tribune, Thursday, March 17, 2005, p 3)


  3. 4.  Emily Payne Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born between 1813 and 1815 in Georgia; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Howell Garrett. Howell was born between 1810 and 1825; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Benjamin William Payne Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born about 1817 in Georgia; died in Jul 1859 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Mortality Schedule for 1860 Sabine County "Benjamin W. Payne, farmer, age 42, male born in Georgia, died July 1859 of drunkness, sick 42 days" No dates are inscribed on his tombstone.

    Sabine County, Texas Affidavit of B. R. Payne, sworn on August 25, 1927 and witnessed by Edna Whitehead, Notary Public. B. R. Payne was age 74 at that time, and a livelong resident of Sabine County, living about two miles south of Geneva. He was also a grandson of William Roberts, and son of B. W. Payne. He stated his father died in the early sixties.

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1850 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
    Enumerated 11 and 12 Oct 1850
    Stamped 316
    87-87
    Margaret Payne 62 F $400 NC
    Scott Ganntt 49 M Ga
    88-88
    Louisa Holoway and family
    89-89
    Benjamin W Payne 32 M Farmer Ga
    Ursa Ann Payne 27 F La
    Amanda Payne 5 F Tx
    Epps Payne 3 M Tx
    Sarah Agnes Payne 1 F Tx

    Family/Spouse: Ursa Ann Roberts. Ursa (daughter of William Roberts and Sarah) was born on 20 Apr 1824 in Louisiana; died on 18 Feb 1895; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Margaret Amanda Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1845 in Texas; and died.
    2. 14. Epperson Duke Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1847 in Texas; died after 1 Jun 1850; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 15. Sarah "Sallie" Agnes Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1849 in Texas; died before 1895; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. 16. Benjamin Rush Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1853 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Feb 1939; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. 17. William E. Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1855 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    6. 18. Mary "Mollie" E. Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1859 in Texas; died on 9 Apr 1921; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

  5. 6.  Mary Rush Payne Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born between 1819 and 1823 in Georgia; and died.

    Family/Spouse: John McRae. John was born between 1810 and 1825; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  John M. Payne Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born before 1825 in Georgia; and died.

    Notes:

    Served in the Somerville campaign and the Civil War. (San Augustine Tribune, Thursday, March 17, 2005, p 3)

    Family/Spouse: Mahala Ann Oliphint. Mahala (daughter of Alfred Davenport Oliphint and Jemima Allen) was born about 1825; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  David Russell Payne Descendancy chart to this point (2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1833; died about 1853; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

  2. 9.  Margaret Emily Payne Descendancy chart to this point (2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1835; died about 1864; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Margaret married John Pye about 1851. John (son of Edwards Pye and Adaline Wynn) was born about 1832 in Georgia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Mary Pye  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1852; and died.
    2. 20. Jane Caroline Pye  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Nov 1854 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Feb 1937 in Converse, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Bossier Cemetery, Union Springs, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
    3. 21. Eddaline Pye  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Mar 1856; and died.
    4. 22. Rebecca Josephine Pye  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1859; and died.
    5. 23. George Ederhard Pye  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1861; died in 1869 in Hill County, Texas.

  3. 10.  Jayne Eliza Payne Descendancy chart to this point (2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1837; died about 1853; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

  4. 11.  James Pickens Payne Descendancy chart to this point (2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1839; died about 1904.

    Notes:

    Enrolled in the District 10 School in Sabine County in 1854, while living in the household of Thompson Allen.

    James married Ann Gooch in 1861 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Ann (daughter of C. P. Gooch and Louisa Bradshaw) was born before 1843 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Epps Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1862; died in 1886.
    2. 25. William E. Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1864; died in 1889.
    3. 26. Alice Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1867; and died.
    4. 27. Marry G. Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1873; and died.
    5. 28. Birdie Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1874; and died.
    6. 29. Lula Marcella Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1877; and died.
    7. 30. James P. Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1881; and died.

  5. 12.  Caroline Epperson Derusha Payne Descendancy chart to this point (2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born in Oct 1840 in Texas; and died.

    Caroline married Philander Davis Gooch before 1862 in Sabine County, Texas. Philander (son of C. P. Gooch and Louisa Bradshaw) was born in Sep 1838 in Tennessee; died after 1920; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Margaret A. "Maggie" Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1863; and died.
    2. 32. Claiborne Patrick Gooch, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct 1866 in Texas; died on 23 Nov 1898; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 33. William Lee Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1870 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Mar 1951.
    4. 34. Robert G. "Bob" Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1871 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    5. 35. Jack Payne "Paynie" Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Apr 1874 in Texas; and died.
    6. 36. James Harvey Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 May 1876 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Aug 1951 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
    7. 37. Henrietta Louisa Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    8. 38. Abbie E. Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1881 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  6. 13.  Margaret Amanda Payne Descendancy chart to this point (5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1845 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Sabine County, Texas Affidavit of B. R. Payne, sworn on August 25, 1927 and witnessed by Edna Whitehead, Notary Public. B. R. Payne was age 74 at that time, and a livelong resident of Sabine County, living about two miles south of Geneva. He was also a grandson of William Roberts, He showed Amanda (Payne) Borders as the eldest child of Ursa and B. W. Payne, and as the wife of Dr. S. E. Borders, married only once, and leaving eight children:

    a) Anna (Borders) Moore, wife of Houston Moore
    b) Emma (Borders) Thompson, who married Austin Thompson.
    c) Eugene Borders, near Corsicana, Texas.
    d) Eva (Borders) Callaham, wife of D. E. Callaham.
    e) Mattie Anderson, wife of J. W. Anderson, Dallas, Texas.
    f) Maude Walling, wife of J. L. Walling.
    g) Burt Borders, near Port Arthur.
    h) Mack Borders (don't know whether living or dead)


  7. 14.  Epperson Duke Payne Descendancy chart to this point (5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1847 in Texas; died after 1 Jun 1850; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

  8. 15.  Sarah "Sallie" Agnes Payne Descendancy chart to this point (5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born before 1849 in Texas; died before 1895; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

  9. 16.  Benjamin Rush Payne Descendancy chart to this point (5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 2 Jul 1853 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Feb 1939; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Mary Virginia Scurlock. Mary was born on 9 Jul 1856; died on 18 Jul 1907; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. John W. Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Sep 1876 in Texas; died on 20 Nov 1944 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
    2. 40. William W. "Willie" Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1881 in Texas; died about 1935; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 41. Essie Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1887 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Dec 1977; was buried in Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. 42. Roberta Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Apr 1890; died on 5 Oct 1890; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

  10. 17.  William E. Payne Descendancy chart to this point (5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1855 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Sabine County, Texas Affidavit of B. R. Payne, sworn on August 25, 1927 and witnessed by Edna Whitehead, Notary Public. B. R. Payne was age 74 at that time, and a livelong resident of Sabine County, living about two miles south of Geneva. He was also a grandson of William Roberts, He showed his younger brother, W. E. Payne, as a resident of Rusk, Texas in 1927.


  11. 18.  Mary "Mollie" E. Payne Descendancy chart to this point (5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born in Nov 1859 in Texas; died on 9 Apr 1921; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Middle name shown as both Emma or Elizabeth. She appears to have married second a McGown, as she is listed as Mollie McGown, widowed and age 60, at the time of the 1920 Census enumeration. She was living with her son William Benjamin Cordray in JP 8, Sabine County at the time.

    (Research):

    Census Listings:


    1900 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, Pr. 8
    Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
    SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 5B
    Cordray, Mollie Head Hd W F Nov 1859 41 Wd 7/7 Tx --- ---
    Cordray, William E Son W M Nov 1876 23 S Tx Ga Tx Farm Laborer
    Cordray, John R Son W M Mar 1883 16 3 Tx Ga Tx
    Cordray, Florence Dtr W F Mar 1882 18 S Tx Ga Tx
    Cordray, Emma M Dtr W F Dec 1885 14 S Tx Ga Tx
    Cordray, Annie E Dtr W F Dec 1889 10 S Tx Ga Tx
    Cordray, Lowrey Son W M Dec 1891 8 S Tx Ga Tx

    Family/Spouse: John Lawrence "J. L." Cordray. John was born on 13 Jan 1854 in Georgia; died on 1 Mar 1896; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. William Emmett Cordray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1876 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Sep 1962 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 44. Benjamin William Cordray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Mar 1879 in Texas; died about 1929; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 45. Sallie Florence Cordray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Mar 1880 in Texas; died on 13 May 1956 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. 46. John "Jack" Randolph Cordray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1884 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jan 1968 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried on 10 Jan 1968 in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
    5. 47. Mary Emma Cordray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Dec 1885 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Oct 1973 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    6. 48. Annie Elizabeth Cordray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1888 in Texas; died on 21 May 1978 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas.
    7. 49. Lowry Lawrence Cordray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Dec 1892 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 May 1973 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in San Jacinto Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas.


Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Mary Pye Descendancy chart to this point (9.Margaret3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1852; and died.

    Notes:

    Said to have married Cat BROWN.


  2. 20.  Jane Caroline Pye Descendancy chart to this point (9.Margaret3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 8 Nov 1854 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Feb 1937 in Converse, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Bossier Cemetery, Union Springs, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

    Jane married Claiborne Parish McDonald on 7 Jul 1873 in Converse, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Claiborne (son of John McDonald and Narcissa Waldrop) was born on 10 Jun 1845 in Alabama; died on 30 Sep 1916 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Bossier Cemetery, Union Springs, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 21.  Eddaline Pye Descendancy chart to this point (9.Margaret3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 28 Mar 1856; and died.

    Notes:

    Was married to Bill Smith and later to Buck Brown. Married a third time and moved to the area of Logansport, Louisiana.


  4. 22.  Rebecca Josephine Pye Descendancy chart to this point (9.Margaret3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 27 Jan 1859; and died.

    Notes:

    Grayson County, Texas

    Family/Spouse: Tom Smith. Tom was born before 1859; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 23.  George Ederhard Pye Descendancy chart to this point (9.Margaret3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1861; died in 1869 in Hill County, Texas.

  6. 24.  Epps Payne Descendancy chart to this point (11.James3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1862; died in 1886.

  7. 25.  William E. Payne Descendancy chart to this point (11.James3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1864; died in 1889.

  8. 26.  Alice Payne Descendancy chart to this point (11.James3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1867; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Bill Singleton. Bill was born before 1867; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 27.  Marry G. Payne Descendancy chart to this point (11.James3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1873; and died.

    Notes:

    She married a Hodge.


  10. 28.  Birdie Payne Descendancy chart to this point (11.James3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1874; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Alex Nash. Alex was born before 1874; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 29.  Lula Marcella Payne Descendancy chart to this point (11.James3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1877; and died.

    Notes:

    Said to have married Hosie Browning and moved to Shelby County, Texas.

    Could she have also once been married to Isham B. Alford (son of Burtis Alford and Lizzie Collier) as per a Sabine County Marriage record dated 16 February 1902? Lynn Bennett for the Alford Family Association (bennett@surewest.net) does not think so. She believes the Lula Payne that married Isham Alford was the daughter of Benjamin Rush Payne and Mary Virginia Scurlock.


  12. 30.  James P. Payne Descendancy chart to this point (11.James3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1881; and died.

    Notes:

    Resides in Arkansas.


  13. 31.  Margaret A. "Maggie" Gooch Descendancy chart to this point (12.Caroline3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1863; and died.

    Margaret married John Quincy Travis on 25 Nov 1885 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. John (son of Simpson Travis and Jane Harvey) was born on 1 Oct 1864 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 32.  Claiborne Patrick Gooch, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (12.Caroline3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 13 Oct 1866 in Texas; died on 23 Nov 1898; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.

    Claiborne married Roxy Jane Harper in Jul 1888 in Sabine County, Texas. Roxy (daughter of James Robert Harper and Delia Rice) was born on 30 Apr 1867 in Texas; died on 31 Jan 1946; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 50. Caroline "Lina" Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1890 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 51. Willie Viola Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1891 in Texas; and died.
    3. 52. Philander D. Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1893.
    4. 53. Robert Lawrence Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 1895 in Texas; died on 26 Nov 1989; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. 54. Walter Lee Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Feb 1898 in Texas; died on 20 Jul 1966; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.

  15. 33.  William Lee Gooch Descendancy chart to this point (12.Caroline3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 26 Apr 1870 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Mar 1951.

    William married Amanda Belzora Hammock on 29 Apr 1900 in Sabine County, Texas. Amanda was born in May 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 55. W. M. Donley Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    2. 56. Charlie Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1903 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    3. 57. C. Theo Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    4. 58. Gayre "Gay" Valentine Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Sep 1961 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. 59. Onie Lee Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1910.
    6. 60. Cleo Goodwin Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jan 1914 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Dec 1992 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
    7. 61. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  16. 34.  Robert G. "Bob" Gooch Descendancy chart to this point (12.Caroline3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1871 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Robert married Sydney L. Smith on 10 Aug 1899 in Sabine County, Texas. Sydney (daughter of Christopher "Kit" Smith and Mary Jesse Alma Scruggs) was born about 1882; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  17. 35.  Jack Payne "Paynie" Gooch Descendancy chart to this point (12.Caroline3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born about Apr 1874 in Texas; and died.

    Jack married James Valentine Edgar on 19 Oct 1893 in Sabine County, Texas. James was born on 2 May 1871 in Grimes County, Texas; died on 19 Mar 1953 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 62. William Gooch Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Aug 1894 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jul 1979 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 63. Columbia M. Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1897 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    3. 64. Willie Lorena Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Apr 1963 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. 65. Emily Melvie Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jun 1995 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. 66. James David Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Feb 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Oct 1980.
    6. 67. Florence Beatrice Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jun 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 2 Jan 2002 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    7. 68. Nicholas Austin Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Dec 1911 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Aug 1994 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 15 Aug 1994 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    8. 69. Madie Edgar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Dec 1911 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  18. 36.  James Harvey Gooch Descendancy chart to this point (12.Caroline3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 11 May 1876 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Aug 1951 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Shown as James A., age 5, on an extract of the 1880 Sabine County, Texas census. Laura Buckmaster instead listed his middle name as Horace.

    Name James Harvey Gooch
    Event Type Death
    Event Date 31 Aug 1951
    Event Place Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States
    Gender Male
    Marital Status Married
    Birth Date 11 May 1876
    Birthplace Hemphill, Texas
    Father's Name Phil Gooch
    Mother's Name: Unknown
    Informant Mrs Nettie Gooch
    Certificate Number 47868
    GS Film number 2074778
    Digital Folder Number 005145612
    Image Number 03029



    Citing this Record:
    "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3C2-QLX : accessed 12 Apr 2014), James Harvey Gooch, 31 Aug 1951; citing certificate number 47868, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2074778.

    James married Nettie Z. McDaniel on 29 Dec 1899 in Sabine County, Texas. Nettie (daughter of Tilman Leland McDaniel and Marguerite Smith) was born on 23 Oct 1879 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Jun 1961 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 70. James Harvy Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; died about 1901 in Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 71. Vitula Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Sep 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 May 1992.
    3. 72. Vessie Lafayette Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Sep 1905 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 Jan 1977 in Jefferson County, Texas.
    4. 73. Nettie Luna Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Mar 1908 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 May 1987 in Jefferson County, Texas.
    5. 74. Attice Grace Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1910 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Jan 1956 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
    6. 75. Marie Trellice Gooch  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Mar 1913 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 May 1990 in Hardin County, Texas.

  19. 37.  Henrietta Louisa Gooch Descendancy chart to this point (12.Caroline3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born in Jul 1878 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Married John Williams on 15 Jan 1904???


  20. 38.  Abbie E. Gooch Descendancy chart to this point (12.Caroline3, 2.Epperson2, 1.Margaret1) was born in Sep 1881 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Frank Lewis. Frank was born about 1868 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  21. 39.  John W. Payne Descendancy chart to this point (16.Benjamin3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 16 Sep 1876 in Texas; died on 20 Nov 1944 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDJ5-3XG
    Name: John W. Payne
    Death Date: 20 Nov 1944
    Death Place: San Augustine Co., Texas
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Death Age: 68 years 2 months 4 days
    Estimated Birth Date:
    Birth Date: 16 Sep 1876
    Birthplace: Texas
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: B. R. Payne
    Father's Birthplace: Texas
    Mother's Name: Mnary V. Scurlack
    Mother's Birthplace: Texas
    Occupation: Retired
    Place of Residence: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
    Cemetery:
    Burial Place: San Augustine, Texas
    Burial Date: 21 Nov 1944
    Additional Relatives: X
    Film Number: 2137864
    Digital Film Number: 4029653
    Image Number: 1382
    Reference Number: CN53519
    Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1910 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, Geneva Pr. 8
    Enumerated 22 and 23 April 1910
    SD 2 ED 135 Sheet 5A
    44-79
    Payne, John W Head m W 33 m1 14 2/2 Tx Tx Tx Farm Manager
    Payne, Maggie Wf F W 30 m1 14 2/2 Tx Ga Ala
    Payne, Fatie Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Payne, Rodney E Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx

    John married Maggie Cobb about 1896. Maggie (daughter of Dr. John Lafayette Cobb and Lydia Ann Dent) was born on 18 Mar 1880 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Feb 1969 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried on 19 Feb 1969 in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 76. Faytie Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Oct 1897 in Texas; died on 2 Nov 1976; was buried in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
    2. 77. Rodney E. Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Sep 1902 in Texas; died on 16 Sep 1927; was buried in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.

  22. 40.  William W. "Willie" Payne Descendancy chart to this point (16.Benjamin3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1881 in Texas; died about 1935; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1910 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, Geneva Pr. 8
    Enumerated 21 and 22 April 1910
    SD 2 ED 135 Sheet 4B
    70-75
    Payne, Willie W. Head M W 28 m1 6 Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborers Share Farmer
    Payne, Buela L Wf F W 27 m1 6 3/3 Tx Tx Tx
    Payne, Willie O Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
    Payne, Floyd Son (sci) F W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
    Payne, Thos. R Son MW W 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx

    William married Beulah Cousins about 1903. Beulah (daughter of James Clark Cousins and Susan Serena "Renie" Woods) was born on 22 Nov 1882 in Newton County, Mississippi; died on 6 May 1964 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 78. Willie O. Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1906 in Texas; and died.
    2. 79. Floy Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1907 in Texas; died on 30 Jun 1960 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Sparkman Hilcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
    3. 80. Thomas R. Payne  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  23. 41.  Essie Payne Descendancy chart to this point (16.Benjamin3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 8 Sep 1887 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Dec 1977; was buried in Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    On Kay Parker McCary's annotated transcription of the Halbert Cemetery she is shown as a daughter of Benjamin Payne and Mary V. Scurlock.

    Essie married Clarence Burton Halbert on 23 Apr 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Clarence (son of Joel Pickens Halbert and Eva Susan McGown) was born on 25 Feb 1885 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Aug 1951 in Zwolle, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 81. Eva Mae Halbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1907 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Feb 1989 in Walker County, Texas; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas.
    2. 82. Rubye Halbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jul 1909; died on 7 Aug 1954; was buried in Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 83. James Arthur Halbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Dec 1913 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Jan 2001 in Texas; was buried in Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
    4. 84. Maurice Clarence Halbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jun 1917 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Jun 1996 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.

  24. 42.  Roberta Payne Descendancy chart to this point (16.Benjamin3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 5 Apr 1890; died on 5 Oct 1890; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    The annotated transcription of the Payne-Williams cemetery in Sabine County indicates that her headstone is inscribed "Dau of B. R. and Mary V Payne-In Sweet Rememberance of-Lord she was Thine and not my own. Thou hast not done me wrong."


  25. 43.  William Emmett Cordray Descendancy chart to this point (18.Mary3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 22 Nov 1876 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Sep 1962 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDFP-SXQ
    name: William Emmett Cordray
    death date: 22 Sep 1962
    death place: Beaumont, Texas
    gender: Male
    race: w
    death age: 85 years
    estimated birth date:
    birth date: 22 Nov 1876
    birthplace: Sabine County, Texas
    marital status: Widowed
    spouse's name:
    father's name: John Cordray
    father's birthplace:
    mother's name: Mary Emma Payne
    mother's birthplace:
    occupation: Farming
    place of residence: Beaumont, Texas
    cemetery: McMahah's Chapel Cemetery
    burial place: San Augustine, Texas
    burial date: 22 Sep 1962
    additional relatives: X
    film number: 2117116
    digital film number: 4028546
    image number: 1385
    reference number: 56744
    Collection: William Emmett Cordray, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1910 Census
    Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1
    Enumerated 26 Apr 1910
    SD 2 ED 137 Sheet 10 B
    157-154
    Cordray, Emmett W Head M W 32 m1 5 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
    Cordray, Della Wf F W 31 m2 5/4 Tx Ala Ala
    Cordray, Mary L Dtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
    Cordray, Ruth Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx
    Baldree, Fannie Mother-in-law F W 55 Wd 7/5 Tx Tx Tx

    1920 Census
    not located

    1930 Census
    Texas, San Augustine, JP 1
    Enumerated April 26, 1930
    ED 203-2 SD 19 Sheet 17A Stamped 163
    317-317
    Cordray, Emmet Head M W 52 M 27 Tx Ga Tx Farmer
    Cordray, Della Wf F W 51 M 26 Tx Ark Ark
    Cordray, Mary Lou Dtr F W 21 S Tx Tx Tx Teacher Public School
    Cordray, Ruth Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Teacher Public School
    Cordray, Truman Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Mechanic Garage
    Baldree, Fannie Mother-in-law F W 83 Wd Tx Tx Tx

    William married Della Baldree about 1905. Della (daughter of John H. Baldree and Frances "Fannie" Rebecca Burns) was born on 18 Apr 1879 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 18 Aug 1945 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 85. Mary Lou Cordray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1908 in Texas; and died.
    2. 86. Ruth Cordray  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1909 in Texas; and died.
    3. 87. Truman Emmett Cordray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Oct 1911 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 2 Mar 1976 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.

  26. 44.  Benjamin William Cordray Descendancy chart to this point (18.Mary3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 27 Mar 1879 in Texas; died about 1929; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    His tombstone was inscribed with "In Gad We Trust."

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1920 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP 8
    Enumerated 2 Jan 1920
    SD 326 ED 172 Sheet 1A Stamped 184
    1-1
    Albert and Fannie McGown family
    2-2
    Ben R. Payne
    3-3
    L. L. and Dollie Cordray
    4-4
    BW Cordray Head M W 40 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
    Bertie Cordray Wf F W 30 M Tx Al La
    Clara Cordray Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
    Ramsdel Cordray Son M W 4 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Thee Cordray Son M W 3 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Liddie Cordray Dtr F W 1 10/12 S Tx Tx Tx
    LaFayette Cordray Dtr F W 6/12 S Tx Tx Tx
    Mollie McGown Mother F W 60 Wd Tx Ga La



  27. 45.  Sallie Florence Cordray Descendancy chart to this point (18.Mary3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 22 Mar 1880 in Texas; died on 13 May 1956 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JXHF-73X
    name: Sallie Florence Gray
    death date: 13 May 1956
    death place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
    gender: Female
    race: White
    death age: 76 years 1 month 21 days
    estimated birth date:
    birth date: 22 Mar 1880
    birthplace: Texas
    marital status: Married
    spouse's name:
    father's name: John Cordray
    father's birthplace: Ala.
    mother's name: Mary Elizabeth Payne
    mother's birthplace: Texas
    occupation: Housewife & Mother
    place of residence: Milam, Sabine, Texas
    cemetery: Cordray Cemetery [actually Payne-Williams]
    burial place: Milam, Texas
    burial date: 15 May 1956
    additional relatives:
    informant Mrs. Buna McNaughten
    film number: 2114670
    digital film number: 4165424
    image number: 3396
    reference number: cn 27421
    Collection: Sallie Florence Gray, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

    Gravestone inscribed with "Not my will but Thy will be done."

    Family/Spouse: Lewis Corbin Gray. Lewis was born on 29 May 1881 in Louisiana; died about 1959; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 88. Annie Pearl Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 May 1908 in Texas; died on 11 Feb 1962 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 89. Lydia Buna Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 May 1911 in Texas; died on 24 Dec 1981; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 90. Johnnie Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Aug 1915 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 7 Jul 1930 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Cordray Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

  28. 46.  John "Jack" Randolph Cordray Descendancy chart to this point (18.Mary3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 26 Mar 1884 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jan 1968 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried on 10 Jan 1968 in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFNZ-9VL
    name: John Randolph Cordray
    death date: 09 Jan 1968
    death place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
    gender: Male
    race: White
    death age: 83 years
    estimated birth date:
    birth date: 26 Mar 1884
    birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
    marital status: Married
    spouse's name: Estella Cordray
    father's name: John Cordray
    father's birthplace:
    mother's name: Mary Payne
    mother's birthplace:
    occupation: Farmer, Ret.
    place of residence: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
    cemetery: City
    burial place: San Augustine, Texas
    burial date: 10 Jan 1968
    additional relatives:
    film number: 2138887
    digital film number: 4027197
    image number: 2982
    reference number: cn 06334
    Collection: John Randolph Cordray, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

    John married Estella Baldree before 1910. Estella (daughter of James David "Jim" Baldree and Florence Drawhorn) was born on 25 Dec 1893 in Texas; died on 9 Mar 1972 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 91. Looman Earl Cordray  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Aug 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Dec 1957 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.

  29. 47.  Mary Emma Cordray Descendancy chart to this point (18.Mary3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 7 Dec 1885 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Oct 1973 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3DC-9JQ
    name: Mary Emma Mcgown
    event: Death
    event date: 15 Oct 1973
    event place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States
    gender: Female
    marital status: Widowed
    birth date: 07 Dec 1885
    birthplace: Geneva, Texas
    father's name: John L Cordray
    mother's name: Mary Payne
    certificate number: 78696
    film number: 2242914
    digital folder number: 005145841
    image number: 03277
    Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Mary Emma Mcgown, 1973

    On the Williams-McNaughten Tree at Ancestry.com, she is shown as a niece of Daniel C. Cordray (1834-1905), also of Sabine County, her father John Lawrence Cordray also being a son of Jonathan Cordray and Elizabeth Tomlinson. The transcription of the San Augustine City Cemetery also shows that John Randolph Cordray (1884-1968) was a son of John Cordray and Mary Payne, therefore a brother of Mary Cordray McGown.

    Family/Spouse: Houston Everett McGown. Houston (son of Samuel Houston "House" McGown and Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Conn) was born on 15 Jul 1881 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Jan 1958 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 92. Ralph Edward McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Dec 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Aug 1973 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 93. Leonard Everett McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1906 in Texas; died on 17 Jun 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. 94. Novie Laura McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Jan 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. 95. Clarissa Lucille McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1910 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Dec 1987 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. 96. William Leroy McGown, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Sep 1987 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
    6. 97. Mary Ann McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Oct 1914 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jan 2005 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
    7. 98. Dicy Faye McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Mar 1917 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Apr 1975 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

  30. 48.  Annie Elizabeth Cordray Descendancy chart to this point (18.Mary3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 1 Dec 1888 in Texas; died on 21 May 1978 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Married first to a Mr. FORD?

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KH3D-YZX
    name: Annie Elizabeth Honeycutt
    titles & terms:
    event: Death
    event date: 21 May 1978
    event place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas, United States
    gender: Female
    age: 89
    estimated birth year: 1889
    father: John Cordray
    father's titles & terms:
    mother: Mollie Payne
    mother's titles & terms:
    informant Laurie FORD (son)
    certificate number: 56164
    digital folder number: 004934670
    image number: 00174
    Collection: Annie Elizabeth Honeycutt, "Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986"

    Family/Spouse: Laurie L. Ford. Laurie was born on 28 Sep 1892; died on 21 Feb 1954; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  31. 49.  Lowry Lawrence Cordray Descendancy chart to this point (18.Mary3, 5.Benjamin2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 16 Dec 1892 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 May 1973 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in San Jacinto Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J69V-8WL
    name: Lowry Lawrence Cordray
    death date: 16 May 1973
    death place: Houston, Harris, Texas
    gender: Male
    race:
    death age: 80 years
    estimated birth date: 1893
    birth date:
    birthplace:
    marital status:
    spouse's name:
    father's name: John Lawrence Cordray
    father's birthplace:
    mother's name: Mary Emma Payne
    mother's birthplace:
    occupation:
    place of residence:
    cemetery:
    burial place:
    burial date:
    additional relatives:
    informant Mrs. R J Cassidy
    film number: 2242782
    digital film number: 4167877
    image number: 2770
    reference number: 2793
    Collection: Lowry Lawrence Cordray, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1920 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP 8
    Enumerated 2 Jan 1920
    SD 326 ED 172 Sheet 1A Stamped 184
    1-1
    Albert and Fannie McGown family
    2-2
    Ben R. Payne
    3-3
    L. L. Cordray Head M W 29 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
    Dollie Cordray Wf F W 24 M Tx Tx Tx
    Bertie Cordray M W 2 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx
    4-4
    BW and Bertie Cordray and family