Pedras Phillip Davidson

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Census Listings:

1870 Sabine County Texas Census
624/624
Davidson, P.P. 26 M W Farmer 1200 800 Texas
Davidson, Malvina 25 F W K.H. Texas
Davidson, Sarah A. 3 F W Texas
Davidson, Calvin B. 1 M W Texas
FULLER, P.N. 54 M W 200 400 S.C. (Might be FULLEN)
FULLER, Sarah A. 54 F W Va.
FULLER, Rachel E 13 F W Texas
Noble, Elizabeth J 18 F W Farmer 1000 400 Texas
Noble, William 1 M W Texas

Pedras married Malvina Parr Beddoe on 17 Sep 1865 in Sabine County, Texas. Malvina (daughter of Earl Percy Beddoe and Martha Caroline Hembree) was born on 18 Aug 1844 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

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(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]

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]

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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.



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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]

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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]

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.

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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]

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]

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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]

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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)

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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]

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]

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Her Texas Death certificate showed that she died at home in rural Chireno, due to natural causes, as confirmed by inquest. Informant was her son, George G. Lawrence.

Abbie married Ellis M. Lumon on 23 Apr 1977 in San Augustine County, Texas. Ellis was born about 1917; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Edward Cleo Charles James. Edward was born on 20 Nov 1909 in Houston County, Texas; died on 19 Jul 1976; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate showed that he was married, a resident of 2309 Bertrand, Houston, Texas, and machinist in the textile industry. Informan was his daughter, Ann LOUT.

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The Sabine County Reporter
October 25, 1995, Page 14

Philip Gandy

Philip Pedras Gandy, 71, of Hemphill died early Monday, Oct. 23, 1995, at Sabine County Hospital in Hemphill.

He was born Nov. 15, 1923, in Hemphill as a son of the late Pedras P. Gandy and Wilna (Watson) Gandy and had been a lifelong resident of Sabine County. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of the East Mayfield Baptist Church. Gandy was retired from the clothing and dry cleaning business with the family operated Gandy's in Hemphill.

Survivors: wife, Emily Ann Gandy, daughters, Tera Gandy and Vicci Fuller, both of Hemphill, sons, Philip Mark Gandy of Hemphill and Jeffery Scott Gandy of Bartesville, OK; step-daughters, Diane Freedman of Beaumont, Marsha Carr and Janet East, both of Pt. Arthur; a grandson, Dustin Fuller of Hemphill; and brother, Leon Gandy and wife Frances of Oklahoma City.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Gravelhill community with Bro. Wendell Ferguson officiating. Interment was at Hemphill City Cemetery. Services were handled by Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2009)

Philip married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]