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Earl Percy Beddoe

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Earl Percy Beddoe was born on 30 Jan 1822 in Tennessee; died on 27 Nov 1876 in Navarro County, Texas.

    Notes:

    From the Handbook of Texas Online
    http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/BB/fbe20.html


    BEDDOE, EARL PERCY (1822-1876). Earl Percy Beddoe, pioneer civil engineer, was born on January 30, 1822, in eastern Tennessee, son of Philip Tolbert and Catherine (Parr) Beddoe. He married Martha Caroline Hembree on October 12, 1843, in Tennessee, and they had nine children. In 1845, after an education in civil engineering, Beddoe moved to Texas, lived in Marshall, where he built a tanyard, then in 1850 settled in Sabinetown, where he established a saddle and harness business. He served for a while there as school principal; he was named county surveyor of Sabine County and laid out the town of Hemphill as the new county seat in 1859. Beddoe acted as a courier during the Civil War , and as a civil engineer he figured in the planning of fortifications at Sabine Pass in 1863 (see SABINE PASS, BATTLE OF ). He helped plan and execute the embankments or breastworks fortifying Sabinetown in 1864. In 1869 or early 1870 the family moved to Sabine Parish, Louisiana, but soon after 1871 they moved to Navarro County, Texas, where Beddoe died on November 27, 1876, in Chatfield.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY: Robert Cecil McDaniel, Sabine County, Texas (Waco: Texian, 1987). Helen Gomer Schluter and Blanche Finley Toole, 1850 Sabine County Census (Westminster, Colorado, 1979). Virgie Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County (Nacogdoches, Texas: Ericson, 1983).
    Helen Gomer Schluter

    Virgie Speights writes, in OLD TIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, that he established a tan yard, taught school and put in a stagecoach inn. He was also a surveyor and surveyed the town of Hemphill in 1858, when the county seat was moved from Milam. As many people objected to this move, the surveying was begun in the middle of the night. (p. 35).


    There was an article featuring a photograph of Earl Percy Beddoe in the October 2, 2013 issue of The Sabine County Reporter. The article was a story about a recent Civil War reenactment at Sabine Pass, during which the William Henry Parsons Camp #415, Sons of Confederate Veterans honored Earl Percy Beddoe, and early resident of Sabine County, whose family later moved to Chatfield, a community in Navarro County, Texas, where the Parsons Camp is located.

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1850 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
    31 October 1850
    148-148
    Earl P. Beddo 28 M Saddler and Farmer $50 Tenn
    Martha C. Beddo 22 F Tenn
    Malvina P 5 F Tenn
    Ann E M 3 F Texas (Could this actually have been Alonzo M, age 12 in the 1860 census)
    Veranah H A 1 F Tx
    149-149
    Philip H. Beddo 23 M Saddler and Farmer $600 Tenn
    Martha Beddo 13 F Tx

    1860 Census
    Texas. Sabine County, Sabine Beat No. 2. PO Sabine Town
    Enumerated 20 Jun 1860
    Page 4
    85-85
    E P Beddo 38 M No occupation listed 150 150 Tenn
    M C Beddo 34 F Tenn
    Alonzo M Beddo 12 M Tenn
    R M Beddo 11 F Tx
    Philip Beddo 9 M Tx
    Theophilus Beddo 5 M Tx
    Dewit Beddo 2 M Tx
    Joseph Beddo 4/12 M Tx
    M P Beddo 15 F Tenn

    1870 Census
    Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Ward Six, PO Mansfield DeSoto Parish
    Enumerated 24 July 1870
    Page 5 Stemped 357
    31-31
    Beddo, Earl P 48 M W Land Surveyor 60 200 La
    Beddo, M. Caroline 42 F W Keeping House Tenn
    Beddo, Philip D N?/A? 19 m W Works on Farm Tx
    Beddo, Albert D 15 M W Works on Farm Tx
    Beddo, Verona H 20 F W At Home Tx
    Beddo, Theophilus 18 m W Works on Farm Tx
    Beddo, Dewit C 11 m W Works on Farm Tx
    Beddo, Dalia 7 F W At Home Tx
    Beddo, Catharine 73 F W At Home NC



    Earl married Martha Caroline Hembree on 12 Oct 1843 in Roane County, Tennessee. Martha was born about 1828 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Malvina Parr Beddoe  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1844 in Tennessee; and died.
    2. 3. Ann Eliza Beddoe  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1847 in Texas; and died.
    3. 4. Alonzo M. Beddoe  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1848 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    4. 5. Veronica H. Adaline Beddoe  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1849 in Texas; and died.
    5. 6. Philip Beddoe  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1851 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    6. 7. Dr. Albert Beddoe  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1854 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Jan 1932 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
    7. 8. Theophilus Beddoe  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1855 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    8. 9. Dewit Beddoe  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1858 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    9. 10. Josephine C. Beddoe  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1860 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    10. 11. Julia E. Beddoe  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Sep 1864 in Texas; died on 24 Oct 1956 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Malvina Parr Beddoe Descendancy chart to this point (1.Earl1) was born on 18 Aug 1844 in Tennessee; and died.

    Malvina married Pedras Phillip Davidson on 17 Sep 1865 in Sabine County, Texas. Pedras (son of Solomon Davidson and Christina Crawford) was born about 1844 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Sarah"Sallie" Etta Davidson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1867 in Texas; and died.
    2. 13. Calvin B. Davidson, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1869 in Texas; and died.
    3. 14. Solomon N. Davidson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1873 in Texas; and died.
    4. 15. Mattie Earl Davidson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1874 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    5. 16. James Pedras Davidson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 May 1877 in Texas; died on 30 Mar 1957 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in King Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
    6. 17. Ellafair Davidson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1879 in Texas; and died.
    7. 18. David Lee Davidson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1885; and died.

  2. 3.  Ann Eliza Beddoe Descendancy chart to this point (1.Earl1) was born about 1847 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Not listed with the family on the 1860 census.


  3. 4.  Alonzo M. Beddoe Descendancy chart to this point (1.Earl1) was born about 1848 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  4. 5.  Veronica H. Adaline Beddoe Descendancy chart to this point (1.Earl1) was born about 1849 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Not listed with the family on the 1860 census, but is present again in 1870, shown as Verona H.


  5. 6.  Philip Beddoe Descendancy chart to this point (1.Earl1) was born about 1851 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  6. 7.  Dr. Albert Beddoe Descendancy chart to this point (1.Earl1) was born about 1854 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Jan 1932 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Virgie Speights wrote, in OLD-TIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS (p. 83) that "Dr. A. F. Beddoe spent 40 years tracing family records and putting them into a book in which he tells how each generation of the (Beddoe) family in England and Wales appointed an historian and kept accurate records, a custom to which is still adhered to.....Dr. Beddoe, who was born at Sabinetown, grew up there and went to Dallas to help found Baylor Medical School, to marry Miss Addie Buckner, daughter of R. C. Buckner, found of Buckner's Orphan Home, wrote letters to these British relatives, and then visited them."

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFQ1-5HG
    Name: Dr. Albert ... Beddoe
    Death Date: 27 Jan 1932
    Death Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
    Gender: Male
    Race:
    Death Age: 78 years 5 months 11 days
    Estimated Birth Date: 1854
    Birth Date:
    Birthplace:
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Addie Beddoe
    Father's Name: E. P. Beddoe
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Martha C. Hembree
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Occupation:
    Place of Residence:
    Cemetery:
    Burial Place:
    Burial Date:
    Additional Relatives:
    Film Number: 2135736
    Digital Film Number: 4163646
    Image Number: 1386
    Reference Number: 1269
    Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

    (Research):Not listed with the family on the 1860 census, but present in 1870.

    Family/Spouse: Addie Buckner. Addie was born on 5 Oct 1862 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas; died on 25 Oct 1930 in Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Theophilus Beddoe Descendancy chart to this point (1.Earl1) was born about 1855 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  8. 9.  Dewit Beddoe Descendancy chart to this point (1.Earl1) was born about 1858 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  9. 10.  Josephine C. Beddoe Descendancy chart to this point (1.Earl1) was born about 1860 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    (Research):Shown as Joseph, M in 1860 and Josephine, F, in 1870 and 1880.


  10. 11.  Julia E. Beddoe Descendancy chart to this point (1.Earl1) was born on 6 Sep 1864 in Texas; died on 24 Oct 1956 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

    Notes:

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JF3W-Y4R
    Name: Julia E. Todd
    Death Date: 24 Oct 1956
    Death Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
    Gender: Female
    Race: white
    Death Age: 92 years 1 month 8 days
    Estimated Birth Date:
    Birth Date: 06 Sep 1864
    Birthplace: Texas
    Marital Status: Widowed
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: Earl Percy Beddoe
    Father's Birthplace: Unknown
    Mother's Name: Caroline Hembree
    Mother's Birthplace: Unknown
    Occupation: Housewife
    Place of Residence: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
    Cemetery: Oakland Cemetery
    Burial Place: Dallas, Texas
    Burial Date: 26 Oct 1956
    Additional Relatives:
    Film Number: 2114935
    Digital Film Number: 4167327
    Image Number: 1216
    Reference Number: 52387
    Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Sarah"Sallie" Etta Davidson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born about 1867 in Texas; and died.

    Family/Spouse: James Jefferson McGown. James (son of George W. McGown and Margaret "Peggy" Sartain) was born about 1836 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. James Pedras "Fred" McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Feb 1886 in Texas; died on 14 Feb 1983 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 20. William Henderson McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1887 in Texas; died on 28 Jan 1959 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Buna, Jasper County, Texas.
    3. 21. Mary Maybelle McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 May 1890 in Texas; died on 31 Aug 1912 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. 22. Malcolm Elisha McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jun 1892 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Feb 1962 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Resthaven Cemetery, Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas.
    5. 23. Clinton McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1894 in Texas; and died.

  2. 13.  Calvin B. Davidson, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born about 1869 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    (Research):Census Information:

    1910 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 4
    Enumerated 30 April 1910 by Reginald G. Goodrich
    SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 9A Stamped 159
    158-132
    Davidson, Calvin B Hd M W M1 14 Tx Tx Tx Farm Labor
    Davidson, Mary I Wf F W 39 M1 14 6/6 Tx Ark Ark
    Davidson, Lula A Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Labor
    Davidson, Effie M Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Labor
    Davidson, Horace C Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Labor
    Davidson, Iva E Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
    Davidson, Albert F Son M W 5 Tx Tx Tx
    Davidson, Calvin B Jr. Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx

    1920 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
    Enumerated 16 Jan 1920
    SD 326 ED 171 Sheet 10B
    197-199
    Davidson, Calvin B Hd M W 50 M Tx Tx TUS Farmer
    Davidson, Mary I Wf F W 49 M Ark Ala Ga
    Davidson, Lela A Dtr F W 22 S Tx Tx Ark Teacher
    Davidson, Effie E Dtr F W 21 S Tx Tx Ark
    Davidson, Horace C Son m W 20 S Tx Tx Ark
    Davidson, Ivy E Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Ark
    Davidson, Albert F Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Ark
    Davidson, Calvin B Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Ark
    Davidson, James R Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Arl
    Davidson, Emid?/Erma M Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx F W 5 S Tx Tx Ark

    1930 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
    Enumerated April 19, 1930
    ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 6B
    125-140
    Davidson, Calvin B Hd M W 60 M 26 Tx Tx Tn Farmer
    Davidson, Mary A Wf F W 59 M 25 Tx Ala Ga
    Davidson, Erma M Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx

    Family/Spouse: Mary Idella "Della" Henderson. Mary was born about 1871 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Lela Alma Davidson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1897 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jul 1999 in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas.
    2. 25. Effie M. Davidson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    3. 26. Horace C. Davidson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1900 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    4. 27. Ivy E. Davidson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Mar 2004 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
    5. 28. Albert F. Davidson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    6. 29. Calvin Ballard Davidson, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1907 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    7. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 14.  Solomon N. Davidson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born about 1873 in Texas; and died.

  4. 15.  Mattie Earl Davidson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born on 23 Dec 1874 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Virgie Speights writes that she was brough up in Milam where she went to school. Her parents were in the Mercantile business in Milam, where her only brother surviving [as of 1963] still lived. She married Lee P. GANDY in 1895, and moved to East Pendeleton, where their two children, Lula Marie and Pedras Perry Gandy were born. Lula died at age 5. The Gandy's moved to Runnels County, Texas, where they lived until forced to come home because of the drought in 1912. (Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas, p. 35).

    Mattie married Leroy "Lee" Gandy about 1895. Leroy was born about 1877 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Pedras Perry Gandy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1897 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  5. 16.  James Pedras Davidson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born on 31 May 1877 in Texas; died on 30 Mar 1957 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in King Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    A digital image of his actual Texas Death certificate is viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. At the time of his death he was married and a resident of the Goff Nursing Home. His occupation was shown as retired farmer, and he was listed as the son of P. P. Davidson and Malvina Parr Beddoe. The informant was Lee Davidson, relationship not indicated. He was buried at the King Cemetery in Milam, Texas.



    (Medical):See attached sources.


  6. 17.  Ellafair Davidson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born about 1879 in Texas; and died.

  7. 18.  David Lee Davidson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born about 1885; and died.

    David married Mary Jane Smith on 23 Dec 1915. Mary (daughter of Thomas J. Smith and Pattie Fleta Mason) was born before 1895; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Gary Lee Davidson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Jul 2005 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas.


Generation: 4

  1. 19.  James Pedras "Fred" McGown Descendancy chart to this point (12.Sarah"Sallie"3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born on 12 Feb 1886 in Texas; died on 14 Feb 1983 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1900 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, Pr No 1
    Enumerated 7 Jun 1900
    SD 8 ED 68 Sheet ___ B
    50-51
    McGown, Jas J Head M W Aug 1860 39 M Un Tx Tenn Ga Farmer
    [Actually the first cousin, once removed, of the children listed below, based on his name, month and year of birth, and location of birth]
    McGown, Jas J Son [???] W M Feb 1886 14 S Tx Ten Tx Farm Laborer
    McGown, Wm H Son [???] W M Sept 1887 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
    McGown, May B Dtr [???] W F May 1890 10 S Tx Tx Tx
    McGown, Malcom Son [???] W M June 1892 7 S Tx Tx Tx
    McGown, Clinton Son [???] W M Dec 1894 6 S Tx Tx Tx

    1920 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
    Enumerated 16 and 17 Feb 1920
    SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 37A
    736-760
    McGown, Fred Head m W 34 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
    McGown, Fannie Wf F W 28 M Tx Ala Miss
    McGown, Abbietius Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
    McGown, Allievius Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
    McGown, Lula Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
    McGown, Littleton Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
    McGown, Lillian Dtr F W 1 10/12 S Tx Tx Tx

    Family/Spouse: Frances Lee "Fannie" "Pinkie" Wright. Frances was born on 31 Jul 1891 in Texas; died on 25 Apr 1938; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Abbie Tine McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 May 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Jan 1978 in Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Horton Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
    2. 35. Allevius McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    3. 36. Lula May McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 May 1912 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Dec 2000; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. 37. James Littleton McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 1914 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Dec 1977 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
    5. 38. Lillian McGown  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  2. 20.  William Henderson McGown Descendancy chart to this point (12.Sarah"Sallie"3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born on 5 Dec 1887 in Texas; died on 28 Jan 1959 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Buna, Jasper County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Name William Henderson Mcgown
    Event Type Death
    Event Date 28 Jan 1959
    Event Place Hemphill, Sabine, Texas, United States
    Gender Male
    Marital Status Married
    Birth Date 05 Dec 1887
    Birthplace , Texas
    Occupation Farmer Truck farm
    Father's Name J J Mcgown
    Mother's Name Sallie Davison
    Informant Mrs. Lillie McGown
    Cause of Death Unknown, no sign of violence
    Certificate Number 10669
    GS Film number 2115875
    Digital Folder Number 005145589
    Image Number 00690



    Citing this Record:
    "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3CH-FH5 : accessed 21 Jun 2014), William Henderson Mcgown, 28 Jan 1959; citing certificate number 10669, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2115875.


  3. 21.  Mary Maybelle McGown Descendancy chart to this point (12.Sarah"Sallie"3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born on 10 May 1890 in Texas; died on 31 Aug 1912 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Her headstone read "She was the sunshine of our home."

    Family/Spouse: Eli C. Garlington. Eli (son of Calvin Decater Garlington and Martha Ener) was born in 1892 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Ollie Garlington  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1912.

  4. 22.  Malcolm Elisha McGown Descendancy chart to this point (12.Sarah"Sallie"3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born on 7 Jun 1892 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Feb 1962 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Resthaven Cemetery, Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas.

    Notes:

    His Texas Death Certificate shows he is an engineer at a Ice Plant, and was a resident of Rural Silsbee, though he died at the Hotel Dieu Hospital in Beaumont. Informant was Mrs. Lois Tarver.

    Family/Spouse: Emma Jane Clark. Emma was born on 25 Apr 1898 in Texas; died on 8 Mar 1981 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Resthaven Cemetery, Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 23.  Clinton McGown Descendancy chart to this point (12.Sarah"Sallie"3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born in Dec 1894 in Texas; and died.

  6. 24.  Lela Alma Davidson Descendancy chart to this point (13.Calvin3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born on 20 Jan 1897 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jul 1999 in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas.

    Notes:

    San Augustine Tribune
    January 16, 1997, Page 8

    Lela Wyatt's 100 Years Celebration Saturday at Twin Lakes

    Lela Davidson Wyatt celebrates her One Hundredth birthday Saturday, January 18, 1997. [Assumed Saturday, January 18 was chosen to celebrate because it was a weekend, according to the SSDI, Lela's actual date of birth was January 18, 1897.]

    Her friends and famiy are invited to come out to Twin Lakes Care Center between 2:00 and 4:00 that afternoon to share in this celebration.

    Lela has had a very interesting life. She taught school for 41 years. She graduated from Huntsville Teacher's Normal that is now known as Sam Houston State Southwest Texas Teacher's College and Stephen F. Austin State University where she received her BA and MA. Her first degree was handed to her by Lyndon B. Johnson. Her first experience in teaching was in 1912-1913 at the age of 16. She was chosen by the community to take the teacher's exam. She was awarded a teacher's certificate to teach in Sabine County. Her salary was $37.50 per month and she paid $7.00 for her room and board per month to Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Pratt.

    Some of the places she taught were Pratt, Lowe's Chapel (Allen Old Mill), Milam, Camp Springs, New Hope, Spring Hill, Mt. Nebo, Henry Hill, Shady Grove, Grange Hall, Denning, Black Jack and Diboll, where she taught 17 years before retiring. After retiring she still worked as a substitute and then at the Lively Furniture. She has always been active in her church, First Baptist of Lufkin where she lived from 1946-1991.

    Lela was born in 1897 in Milam, Texas to Calvin and Della Davidson. She was the oldest of 8 children. The family home still stands in Milam under the big oak tree where a lot of memories were made. She has one sister, Ivy Kirk of Houston, still living. She has a daughter, Dorothy Chandler of New Braunfels, a step-daughter Alice Dillon of Nacogdoches, a step-son, Henry Wyatt of Nacogdoches, 3 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren.

    At her retirement dinner, a brother said it best when he quoted from Margurite Stanley about what he attributed her long life: "She has achieved success because she has lived well, laughed often, and loved much. She has gained the confidence and respect of Godly men and pure women and the love of little children. She has filled her niche in life and accomplished her task. She has made the world better than she found it by her devotion to duty and her consecrated life. Surely we can say of her life is an inspiration and her memory will be a benedicition."

    Lela still enjoys her family and friends coming by to see her. She says her memory is not as good as it used to be, but what can you expect after 100 years? She resides now at Twin Lakes Care Center where she is one of the official greeters as you come to visit.

    (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2009)

    Lela married Edgar Rawson Wyatt before 1925. Edgar was born on 13 Feb 1902; died on 24 Dec 1991 in Angelina County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

  7. 25.  Effie M. Davidson Descendancy chart to this point (13.Calvin3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born about 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  8. 26.  Horace C. Davidson Descendancy chart to this point (13.Calvin3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born about 1900 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  9. 27.  Ivy E. Davidson Descendancy chart to this point (13.Calvin3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born on 22 Nov 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Mar 2004 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Sabine County Reporter

    Ivy Davidson Kirk

    Ivy Davidson Kirk, 102, of Houston died Friday, March 19, 2004, in Houston. She was born Nov. 22, 1901, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late Idella (Henderson) and Calvin Ballad Davidson. She was retired from the U.S. Department of Treasury. Survivors: eight nieces and four nephews. Graveside rites were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at King Cemetery near Milam with Robert E. Davidson officiating. Wyman Roberts Funeral Chapels, San Augustine, directors.

    (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)


  10. 28.  Albert F. Davidson Descendancy chart to this point (13.Calvin3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born about 1905 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  11. 29.  Calvin Ballard Davidson, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (13.Calvin3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born about 1907 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

  12. 30.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Calvin3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1)

  13. 31.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Calvin3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1)

  14. 32.  Pedras Perry Gandy Descendancy chart to this point (15.Mattie3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born about 1897 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1920 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP One
    Enumerated 13 Jan 1920
    SD 226 ED 168 Sheet 13A
    Hemphill and Fairdale Road
    252-268
    Gandy, Leroy R Head m W 43 M La Ala La Salesman Retail Dry Goods Store
    Gandy, Mattie E Wf F W 44 M Tx Tx Miss
    Gandy, Pedras P Son M W 23 M La La Tx Tailor Own Shop
    Gandy, Edith W Dtr-in-law F W 22 m Tx Tx Tx

    1930 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP #1, Hemphill Town
    Enumerated April 8, 1930
    ED 202-2 SD 19 Sheet 2B
    Lillian Street
    34-40
    Gandy, Lee P Head M W 54 m20 La Ala La Farm Overseer
    Gandy, Mattie Wf F W 54 m20 Tx Tx La
    35-41
    Gandy, Pedraw P Head M W 33 M 22 La La Tx Tailor Mens Clothing
    Gandy, Wilna W F W 31 m 21 Tx Tx Tx
    Gandy, Leon Son M W 9 S Tx La Tx
    Gandy, Phillip Son M W 6 S Tx La Tx

    1940 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, East Mayfield
    Enumerated 9 April 1940
    SD 42-2 ED 202-3 Sheet 4A
    Line 16
    Gandy, Pedras P head M W 43 M La Same House Merchant Retail Dry Goods
    Gandy, Wilma Wf F W 41 M Tx Same house
    Gandy, Hilliard Son M W 19 S Tx Same House
    Gandy, Philip Son M W 16 S Tx Same House

    Pedras married Edith Wilna Watson about 1919. Edith was born about 1898 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Col. Leon Hilliard Gandy  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Apr 1920 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 25 Jul 2008; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
    2. 42. Philip Pedras Gandy  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Nov 1923 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Oct 1995 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 24 Oct 1995 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

  15. 33.  Gary Lee Davidson Descendancy chart to this point (18.David3, 2.Malvina2, 1.Earl1) was born on 20 Sep 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Jul 2005 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Gary Lee Davidson
    Date of Birth: 20 Sep 1936
    Gender: Male
    Birth County: Sabine
    Father's Name: David Lee Davidson
    Mother's Name: Mary Jane Smith
    Roll Number: 1936_0002

    Gary married Jeanette B. Baldree on 14 Jul 1956. Jeanette (daughter of James Loma Baldree and Lou T. Kerr) was born on 17 Oct 1937 in Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Sep 2021 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried on 7 Sep 2021 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 44. Living  Descendancy chart to this point