Richard Hargis Hyden

Family/Spouse: Permelia Easley. Permelia (daughter of James Hornbeck Easley and Nancy Watkins) was born on 30 Apr 1847 in Texas; died on 13 Mar 1923. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Louis Arda Ener. Louis (son of James Trahane Ener and Mary Ann Gomer) was born on 12 Dec 1866 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lee Travis. Lee (daughter of William Hardy Travis and Grace Ener) was born on 20 Nov 1880 in Texas; died on 4 Mar 1970 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 7
Enumerated April 8 and 9, 1930
ED 202-10 SD 10 Sheet 1B
Scrapping Valley Road
15-15
Hyden, John A Head M W 45 M 22 Tx Ark Tx Farmer
Hyden, Elrina Wf F W 41 M 18 Tx Tx Tx
Hyden, Louie SOn M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
Hyden, Versie Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Hyden, Ruby Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Hyden, Johnny M Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Hyden, Clement Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx

John married Elrena Nancy Love on 20 Apr 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Elrena was born on 22 Aug 1889 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Nov 1970 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Millie married Green W. Travis about 1905 in Texas. Green (son of James Cannon Travis, Sr. and Ella Green Rice) was born in Oct 1882 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death Cerificate showed him as widowed, his usual occupation as County Surveyor, and as a son of L.A. Ener and Teba Hyden. Informant was his daughter, Lila E. Pratt. His residence at the time of his death was Hwy 87, South, inside the Hemphill City limits.

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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, SD 2, ED 131 Sheet 2A
Enumerated 18 Apr 1910
Hemphill and Fairdale Round
29-30
Ener, James H Head M W 18 M1 1 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Ener, Ella C. Wf F W 21 M1 1 1/1 Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Ardrey C Son M W 3/12 Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 7, SD 326, ED 169 Sheet 7A
Enumerated 9 and 12 Jan 1920
Hemphill and Fairdale Round
126-126
Ener, J. Hargis Head M W 28 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Ener, Ella C. Wf F W 30 M Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Ardra C Son M W 10 Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Ila Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Lila Dtr F W 3 10/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Town, JP 1, ED 202-2, SD 19, Sheet 1A
Enumerated 9 and 12 Jan 1920
1rst Street
6-6
Ener, J. Hargis Head $2,500 M W 36 M17 Tx Tx Tx Salesman General Store
Ener, Ella C. Wf F W 41 M 20 Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Ila M Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Lila Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Ener, Dixie L Dtr F W 4 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill, JP 1, SD 42-2, ED 202-1 Sheet 2b
Enumerated 8 Apr 1940
31 O 1200
Ener, J. Hargis Head M W 48 M Tx Surveyor, County High School Fourth Year
Ener, Ella C. Wf F W 51 M Tx High School Second Year
Ener, Lila Dtr F W 22 S Tx High School Fourth Year Waitress Cafe
Ener, Dixie Lou Dtr F W 13 Tx In School High School First Year

James married Ella Catherine Smith on 16 Jan 1909 in Texas. Ella (daughter of Giles Chapman Smith and Alice Jane Rice) was born on 7 Jun 1888 in Texas; died on 25 Dec 1951 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
May 22, 1996, Page 14

Obituaries

Versie Hyden Quick

Versie Hyden Quick, 82, of Jasper died Monday, May 20, 1996, at her residence.

She was a native of Sabine County and a longtime resident of Jasper. Mrs. Quick was a retired teacher with 38 years of experience in the Southeast Texas area and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association.

Survivors: husband, Roy Cecil Quick of Jasper, a son, Dr. Tommy C. Quick of Jasper; a sister, Johnnie Mae Smith of Austin; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) at the First Baptist Church of Jasper. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home, Jasper.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2011)

Family/Spouse: Roy Cecil Quick. Roy was born on 13 May 1913; died on 24 Feb 2004 in Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married a RANDALL.

Notes:

SABINE COUNTY REPORTER
10 January 2001

Johnnie Mae Smith, 82, of Austin died Tuesday, January 2, 2001, at her residence.

Mrs. Smith was born December 29, 1918 in Yellowpine as a daughter of the late John and Elrena Hyden and was an elementary school teacher for 36 years in the Galena Park and Deer Park School Districts. She was married April 15, 1941 to Tillman Smith and he preceded her in death.

Survivors: three daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Art Brannan of Austin, Judy and Lee Mitchell of San Marcos, and Mary and David Corban of Houston; grandchildren Rick Brannan, Andrea Brannan, Ashley Brannan, Leah Anderson, Brian Mitchell, Andrew Corban and Ethan Corban; and two great-grandchildren, Garrett Anderson and Samantha Anderson.

She was preceded in death by her brothers, Louie Hyden and Clemit Hyden, and sisters Ruby Randall and Versie Quick.

Funeral services were held Jan 5 at Bethany United Methodist Church in Austin. Interment followed at Colfax Cemetery in Colfax.

Beck Funeral Home of Austin/Round Rock, directors.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

JOHNNIE MAE SMITH 29 Dec 1918 02 Jan 2001 (V) 78750 (Austin, Travis, TX) (none specified) 459-22-7524 Texas

Johnnie married Tillman Smith on 15 Apr 1941. Tillman was born on 25 May 1918 in Texas; died on 12 Feb 1989 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary

Clement Hyden

Richard Clement Hyden, age 73, of Buna died at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1994, at a Beaumont hospital.

Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Buna with Jerry Clark and Rick Eifert officiating. Interment followed at Antioch Cemetery near Buna. Arrangements were handled by Stringer Funeral Home in Buna.

Born Sept. 26, 1921, in Yellowpine and a graduate of Hemphill High School, Hyden had lived in Buna several years and was a retired educator. He had taught at Douglass and Summerfield before moving to Buna in 1949 as elementary principal at Buna ISD. Hyden later became high school principal and an outstanding basketball coach before being names superintendent of Buna ISD.

After retiring in 1983, Hyden served as assistant to State Rep. Jerry Clark unitl 1987. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church along with the Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Masonic Lodge, and the board of directors of Buna Public Library.

Survivors: wife, Geraldine Hyden of Buna; two sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and June Hyden of Benton, Louisiana; sisters, Johnnie Mae Smith of Austin and Versie Quick of Jasper; and grandchildren, Leisa, John and Jace.

Pallbearers: John Larry Hyden, Tommy Quick, R. A. Garlington, Harold West, Kenneth Champion, Robert Hargrove, Robert Nicks and Bobby Holmes.

Published in The Sabine County Reporter, October 12, 1994, page 10

(Research):Headstone was engraved Richard Clemit Hyden?

Richard married Geraldine Chaney on 8 Jun 1947 in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas. Geraldine (daughter of Ethredge E. Chaney and Geneva Ashley) was born about 1927 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
July 13, 1994, Page 7

Mary Bethel Miller

Mary Bethel Miller, 87, of Newton died at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 1994, at Shady Acres Care Center in Newton.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Danny Biddy officiating. Interment followed at the Hemphill City Cemetery.

Born March 4, 1907, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late Gene (sic) and Pearl (Ener) Travis, she was a former resident of Lake Charles, La., and a homemaker.

Survivors: a son, Ronnie W. Miller of Baytown; three grandchildren; and a sister, Tennie Bourque of Westlake, Louisiana.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2008)

Notes:

On the 1910 Sabine County, Texas census, he is listed with both parents, shown as 3 months old (census month was April 1910), and shown as Ardey C. Ener.

The US WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 shows him as a resident of San Antonioi, Texas, and employee of Western Auto Store. He weighed 160 pounds, and had a Ruddy complexion, with brown hair and eyes. He was 5'10 inches. Also listed was his wife, Gertie R. Ener. The date of this application was January 30, 1941.

On May 23, 1946, an A C Ener married Charline Parrott in Ward, Texas. They were divorced in Sabine County, Texas on July 23, 1982.

On April 7, 1984, at the age of 74, he married Margaret I Sunderland in Newton County, Texas. She was age 64, so born circa 1920.

Family/Spouse: Lowell Bail Martin. Lowell was born on 22 Apr 1904 in Texas; died on 30 Sep 1979 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lewis Crawford Pratt. Lewis (son of William Hopkins Pratt and Virginia A. Hayes) was born on 27 Sep 1904 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Feb 1986 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave memorial page

Dixie Lou Hargis, 93, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 in Shady Shores of Hemphill.

Dixie was born August 24, 1925 in Hemphill, Texas to James Hargis Ener and Ella Smith Ener. She attended and graduated from Hemphill ISD. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and also a businesswoman and rancher.

Dixie was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and she was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Hemphill where she served her church in many ways, such as Sunday school teacher, youth leader, donating her time to visitation, to name a few. She was one of the oldest members of the church and was involved with the ground breaking of the new Family Life Center.

Dixie was also a 40-year member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas '96 James Frederick Gomer Chapter, a member of the Sabine County Historical Commission, and she was active with the Gaines-Oliphant House Restoration. She and her sister, Pete, ran Two Sisters Restaurant in Hemphill successfully for more than 30 years.

Dixie and her family owned and operated chicken houses for many years. She also owned Hargis Farms where she and her family raised and sold Santa Gertrudis cattle
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Dixie was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Kyle "H.K." Hargis; her brother, Buddy Ener; and her sisters, Ila Martin and Pete Pratt.

She is survived by her sons, Dickie Hargis and wife, Rhonda, of Hemphill, Texas and Phillip Hargis and wife, Dana, of Batesville, Arkansas; grandchildren, Erica, Sarah, Ethan, Chad, and Tristan; and great grandchildren, Kyleigh, Kinslee, Kaisley, and Stephen.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.

Funeral services will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2019 at First Baptist Church, 301 Mann St., Hemphill, Texas, under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Buddy Pratt officiating.

Burial will follow services in Hemphill Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers are Weldon McDaniel, Felix Holmes, Roger Gay, Bill Speights, Les Kercheval, Gary Parks, Daryl Melton, and Red Ryan.

Dixie's wish was for any donations or memorials to be made to: The Gaines-Oliphant House Restoration Fund, P. O. Box 655, Hemphill, Texas.

Online condolences can be made at starrfuneralhome.com.
Contributor: Bobby Sowell (49092816) ? Bsowell99@yahoo.com

Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, January 23, 2019, Page 8

Dixie married Herbert Kyle Hargis before 1951. Herbert was born on 3 Jun 1921 in Timpson, Shelby County, Texas; died on 2 Mar 2000 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]