Pensy Elizabeth Raiford

Pensy married Michael Watson on 9 Dec 1819 in Jefferson County, Georgia. Michael was born about 1798 in Georgia; died about 1865 in Texas; was buried in McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A scan of his Pension application is posted to his FindAGrave Memorial page. The application was made by his widow.

He served in Company D, 1rst Regiment Texas Hea. Artillery

Family/Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Brown. Mary was born on 20 Oct 1842 in Texas; died on 22 Jul 1928; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Helen Gomer Schluther and Blanche Finley Toole show her as the daughter of Michael Watson and Patsy Raiford of Georgia. They were living next door to her parents at the time of the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census.

Family/Spouse: William P. Roberts. William (son of William Roberts and Sarah) was born about 1826 in Louisiana; died after 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His headstone is engraved with his name and dates, and also shows "Husband of Cynthia A. HALEY, Waul's Texas Legion, CSA"

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Michael Watson, b ca 1798 in Ga., m Pensey Raiford b 1798 in Ga., moved to Texas ca 1836, rec'd a second class land grant, and settled in Sabine County. He was a charter member of the Jackson Masonic Lodge at Milam. A son, JACOB MOORE WATSON, b Feb 11, 1835, d Sept 6, 1872, m Oct 15, 1857 at Milam, NANCY CURRAN ROWAN DAY. (White and Toole, p 68).

FindAGrave shows that Michael and Pensey were buried at McMahans Chapel Cemetery.

(Research):Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Housan Bayou, P.O. Hemphill
Enumerated 21 Jun 1860
Page 13
95-95
J.M. Watson 25 M Merchante $250 Ga
N.C.R. Watson 23 F Miss
O.M. Watson 1 M Texas


1870 Federal Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill
Enumerated 27 Jun 1870
Page 1
1-1
Watson, J. M. 35 M W Lawyer $1000 $1000 Ga
Watson, Nancy C. R. 24 F W Keeping House Mississippi
Watson, Thomas R 9 M W Texas
Watson, Lucinda C 8 F W Texas
Watson, Jacob A 6 m W Texas
Watson, Roberta S 4 F W Texas
Watson, Eddie 3 M W Texas
Watson, Nannie J 1 F W Texas
Elizabeth BROWN 21 F W Widow Mississippi

1880 Federal Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sub Distr. 84
Page 12, SD 1, ED 84, Stamped 14
Enumerated 26 Jun 1880
116-123
Watson, C. R. W F 44 Keeping House Miss Ga Ga
Waston, Thomas W M 20 Son Merchant Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Luly C. W F 18 Dtr Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Jacob W M 16 Son Farmer Tx Ga Miss
Watson, R. W F 14 Dtr Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Eddy W M 12 Son Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Nannie W F 11 D Tx Ga Miss
Watson, Dora W F 7 D Tx Ga Miss
Davis, W. R. W M 25 Boarder Merchant Miss Ala Miss

Jacob married Nancy Curren Rowan Day on 15 Oct 1857 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas. Nancy was born on 17 Jul 1835 in Mississippi; died on 23 Feb 1909 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave Memorial Page:

Mrs. Anna Mary Dent was born at Hemphill, Sabine County, February 1st,1869 and died at her home in Hemphill June 27,1949 at 7:30 p.m. She was 80 years 4 months and 27 days old She was the daughter of Thomas Barden Watson and Mary E. Watson, old-time residents of Hemphill. She united with the Methodist church when she was a young girl and had been a member since that time.

She was married to John T. Dent of Milam March 3,1898 and moved to Milam where she resided for a number of years. She taught in the schools of Sabine County before her marriage. She was assistant teacher in the Hemphill school several terms. Her husband preceded her in death over 32 years ago.

She was the mother of three children, Mrs. D. A. Sibley of San Augustine, Ray Dent and Miss Mary Dent of Hemphill all of whom survive. She is also survived by one grand-daughter, Miss Dorris Ann Sibley of San Augustine, 5 step-children, Rev. I. O. Dent, J. T. Dent, Mrs. Ettie Finley and Mrs. Annie Williams of Henderson and R. H. Dent of Hemphill. A number of step-grandchildren and step great great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Davidson of Pasadena and Miss Evie Watson of Nacogdoches, one brother, Dr. C. A. Watson of Ballenger.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at Milam Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Rev. Alverson Fanks pastor of McMahans Chapel Methodist church and Rev. Clarence Howell pastor of the Baptist church at Hemphill conducted the services. Interment was in the cemetery at Milam. Pallbearers were: L. E. Busby, Ramsey Smith, Lee Robbins, Brad Carter, Oscar Pate and V. B. Elliott.Out of town relatives here for the funeral were: Rev. and Mrs. I. O. Dent., J. T. Dent and Mrs. Ettie Finley of Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dent and daughter, Mrds. John Rahar and Children. Mr and Mrs I. O. Dent and Miss Myrta Watson of Beaumont, Mr and Mrs Wilson Dent and Miss Laverne Halbert of Dallas. Rev and Mrs. Dal McGaughey of Pasadena, Mrs. Willie Dent and Mrs. Dessie Halbert of Milam and Russell Watson of Geneva.

Anna married John Turner Dent on 3 Mar 1898. John (son of Richard Hezekiah Dent and Elizabeth Walker) was born on 24 Sep 1847 in Wilkes County, Georgia; died on 27 Oct 1916 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1860, nine year old A. J. Roberts was living with his father, W P Roberts, and three of his cousins, sons of Talitha Roberts and James Stevenson, in Rusk County, Texas. A 1927 affidavit of another cousin, B. R. Payne, stated Albert was the only child of W.P., and that "Albert moved out about Lampasas and I understood his heirs were later somewhere near Brownwood. If living, he would be abut 76 or 77 years old."

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Said to have married Frances Solomon. Kay Parker McCary notes that his tombstone was inscribed "Farwell my wife and children all, from you a father God doth call."

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Her headstone was inscribed Lucina C. Watson, 6 Apr 1862-29 Aug 1884, "She was a kind and affectionate wife, a fond mother and a friend to all" Her footstone was marked L C W

Kay Parker McCary, on her annotated transcription of the Hemphill City Cemetery, shows her as the daughter of Jacob Moore Watson and Nancy Curren Day Watson, and the wife of George Franklin Conn, who was buried in Gravel Hill. No indication is given as to why her tombstone was inscribed with her maiden name.

Lucinda married George Franklin "Frank" Conn on 20 Jan 1881 in Sabine County, Texas. George (son of George Washington Conn and Mariah Mulford) was born on 10 Oct 1856 in Louisiana; died on 9 Jul 1928 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Robert Cecil McDaniel describes him as a Hemphill pioneer and businessman. He served as city secretary during the 1930's.

Name: Jacob Authur Watson
Death Date: 04 Mar 1961
Death Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas United States
Gender: Male
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Death Age: 97 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1864
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Film Number: 2116712
Digital Film Number: 4157173
Image Number: 983
Reference Number: 17852
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):

Census Listting

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 14 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 14B
290-307
Watson, Jake A Head M W 52 M Tx Miss Miss Manufacturer Pine Lumber
Watson, Martha A Wf F W 43 M Tx Ga Tn
Watson, Susie P Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Murphy, Elbert H Son-in-law M W 30 m Ala Ala Ala Druggist Retail Drug Store
Murphy, Lucile Dtr F W 22 M Tx Tx Tx

Family/Spouse: Martha Adams. Martha was born on 3 Jan 1877 in Newton County, Texas; died on 11 Jan 1950 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Martha "Mattie" Mahana Hines. Martha (daughter of Charlton Hines and Mary Josephine Davidson) was born on 3 Feb 1864; died on 27 Sep 1944 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In his column titled "Haints", Harry P. Noble writes that "My grandmother, Nancy (Nannie) Curren Watson, married Isaac (Ike) Monroe Noble on March 5, 1891. She died September 21, 1905, shortly after the birth of her sixth child, all boys. My Dad, Harry P. Noble, Sr. was their fifth child and was three at his mother's death. My Dad's uncle and aunt, Robert Scurlock Noble and Della Cobb Noble, took Harry Sr. in and raised him to manhood. So I always considered Bob and Della as my grandparents. Bob and Della lived in Sabine county, a quarter mile west of McMahan's Chapel."

Nannie married Isaac Monroe Noble on 5 Mar 1891. Isaac (son of Isaac Owen Noble and Frances Snead Scurlock) was born in Feb 1861 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She and her husband operated the Williams Hotel, and she also taught school.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Madora married Simeon "Sim" Rufus Williams in 1897. Simeon (son of William Archer Williams and Susan Culver Bickley) was born on 25 Jun 1873 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Feb 1961 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Weldon McDaniel states her parents were John T. and Anna M. Watson Dent.

Lou married David Angelo Sibley on 4 Sep 1920 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas. David (son of Robert William Sibley and Hanna Irena "Rena" McNaughten) was born on 25 Nov 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Nov 1983; was buried in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave memorial page:

Funeral services for Mary Lizzie Dent, 76, of Hemphill were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Starr Funeral Home with burial in Milam Cemetery. Miss Dent died at 1:15 a.m. Thursday at San Augustine Memorial Hospital. She was a retired postal clerk in Hemphill. Survivors include a brother, Ray Dent of Hemphill, a sister, Lou Ella Sibley of San Augustine; and a number of nieces and nephews.

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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K338-4P5
name: Minnie Lee Boyett
event: Death
event date: 11 Jul 1957
event place: 1410 Taylor Street, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
birth date: 12 Oct 1881
birthplace: Hemphill, Texas
father's name: G F Coon
mother's name: Lula Watson
certificate number: 40922
film number: 2135797
digital folder number: 005145167
image number: 02145
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Minnie Lee Boyett, 1957

Minnie married Nathan Daniel Boyett on 17 Mar 1901. Nathan (son of Philip Wesley Boyett and Sarah Ann Catherine Boyett) was born on 17 Jul 1876 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 May 1945 in Goose Creek, Harris County, Texas; was buried on 28 May 1945 in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Shown by some as Mary Margaret "Maggie" Conn Clark, however her tombstone is simply inscribed with the name "May," with Kay Parker McCary referencing her as Mary May.

Mary married Thomas Franklin "Frank" Clark on 30 Dec 1900 in Sabine County, Texas. Thomas (son of Elias Clark and Mary Josephine Wallace) was born on 18 Jul 1881 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Apr 1962 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elbert H. Murphree. Elbert was born about 1890 in Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
June 4, 1997, Page 12

Susy Watson Moore

Susy Watson Moore, 92, a native of Hemphill, died March 28, 1997, at a Ft. Worth hospital.

She waw preceded in death by her husband, Marsline K. Moore, owner and manager of several early day theaters in East Texas, including Hemphill. He was also a rancer and advertising executive before he died in 1979.

During World War II, she was a uniformed volunteer driver for the Red Cross Motor Corps. She graduated from Hemphill High School in 1922 and attended the College of Industrial Arts in Denton.

Her sister, Lucille Watson Murphee, died in Dallas in 1983. They were daughters of Hemphill natives Jacob A. Watson and Martha Adams Watson on Newton. "Uncle Jake" was born in Hemphill in 1864, during the the Civil War. Both are buried in the Hemphill Cemetery.

Susy Moore is survived by twin sons, Jake Watson Moore and Martin S. Moore of Ft. Worth and Martin's wife, Barbara; sister-in-law, Ilene Moore Carter of Dallas; grandchildren Martin S. Moore Jr. and wife Ginann of Ft. Worth, Karen L. Moore of Arlington, Jake W. Moore Jr and wife Ursula of Pensacola, Florida, and Martha K. Moore of Dallas; and great-granchildren, Seth and Sheridan of Pensacola.

Funeral services were held at Shannon's TCU Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the family plot at Greenwood Cemetery in Fort Worth.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)

Family/Spouse: Marsline Kimble Moore. Marsline was born on 23 Jul 1902; died in Apr 1979 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

San Augustine Tribune
November 2, 2006

Sleeping in the Attic
Harry P. Noble, Jr.

Harry P. Noble, Sr., when he was a young man in his early twenties, moved ot Wichita Falls, Texas to make his fortune. While working a short period for his uncles in Noble Hardware, he met and married Maizie C. VINCENT. Like many young couples they soon started a family. Their first child was a girl and they named her Della Laverne. Another daughter was born and they name her Bobbie Lou. Then on December 6, 1929 their first son was born and they named him Harry P. Noble, Jr. Meanwhile, Harry Sr. a native of San Augustine and Sabine Counties, had borrowed money and opened his own business, a small radio shop....By the winter of 1934 the (great economic) depression had such a stranglehold on the economy, Harry Sr. had to close his radio shop. Since he owned a 270 acre farm in San Augustine County, he and Maizie decided to move to East Texas and ride out the depression there. On March 31, 1935, Laverne's tenth birthday, the family crowded into their small Ford car with all their earthly possessions and began the 380 mile trip to Robert S. and Della Noble's house in the northwestern part of Sabine County. They arrived at 11 a.m. the next day. The family's dog, Ginger, had ridden on the running boards all the way...Dad worked at a number of jobs to keep us fed. He had slaughtered, butchered and sold beef; developed and operated a cream route that extended all the way to Hemphill, and opened a radio repair shop. By 1938 a branch of the REA had headquarted in San Augustine (and) electrical lines were being constructed and houses wired for electricity. That's when Dad and I appeared in attics across the countryside wiring houses.

Harry married Maizie Carman Vincent before 1925 in Wichita County, Texas. Maizie was born after 1902; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Either married or died prior to the 1920 census, as she is not listed in McDaniel's transcription.

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A tireless worke in civic affairs and Charter Member of the Hemphill Garden Club. She is a member of the DAR, the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century and the James F. Gomer Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. (White and Toole, p 70).

Nannie married Thomas Vance Parker about 1928. Thomas (son of Samuel Parker and Judith Florence Knight) was born on 24 Jul 1895 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 27 Jun 1992 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Imogene Mildred Greer. Imogene was born about 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A member of the Hemphill Garden Club and the DRT. (White and Toole, p 69).

Thelma married Chester Dennis Murray on 3 May 1944. Chester was born about 1906. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Wendel Ward Smith. Wendel was born before 1908. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]