Lott Cornelius Conn

Notes:

Name: Lott C. Conn
Death Date: 08 Sep 1953
Death Place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 70 years 21 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1883
Birthplace: Colfax, Louisiana
Marital Status: Divorced
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Henry Conn
Father's Birthplace: La.
Mother's Name: Fannie Barrett
Mother's Birthplace: La.
Occupation: Retired
Place of Residence: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
Cemetery: Gravel Hill Cemetery
Burial Place: Sabine County, Texas
Burial Date: 09 Sep 1953
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2113983
Digital Film Number: 4165742
Image Number: 1576
Reference Number: CN 47653
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

In an article by Harry Noble about "Honky-Tonks" in the November 7, 2002 edition of the SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE, the following story appeared about the Suzy-Q, on Highway 8, halfway between Ford's Corner and Rosevine. It was operated by Lloyd Jones and his brother Bluford. "On a hot Saturday night, July 15, 1939, the jukebox was blaring, boots were scooting across the dance floor and beer caps were being popped with regularity. Rubus Price JOHNSON, thirty-one years of age and the son of E. Rufus (Bud) JOHNSON and Sally (Sumiter) JOHNSON, came in looking for his wife. He found her in a booth with Lott CONN. An argument developed and CONN, armed with a pistol, fired. JOHNSON fell, mortally wounded. During the trial for first degree murder, John WILLIAMS, who lived less than a half mile from the CONN family was called to testify. Odd as it might seem, being called as a witness for the State provided WILLIAMS an opportunity to obtain a measure of retribution. A little more than fifteen years earlier, on a Monday night in 1923, Lott C. CONN had committed aggravated assault against WILLIAMS, striking and bruising him with a hammer causing "....serious bodily injury." Evidently, Williams didn't take advantage of the situatioin, for while under cross examination he was asked what he saw, and replied that he didn't see anything. He was reminded he was in full view of the shooting, and asked again how he couhd have seen nothing. In a stentorian voice WILLIAMS replied, "I didn't see nothin' because I was drinking beer and eatin' tator slips." The courtroom buzzed with laughter. The Suzy-Q is gone now, not even a trace of foundation is left."

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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 4
Enumerated 4 May 1910
SD 2 ED 141 Sheet 11B
222-231
Conn, Lott C Head M W m1 5 La Miss Miss Labor Planer Mill
Conn, Rosey Wf F W 21 m1 5 3/2 Tx Ark Tenn
Conn, Jewel DtF W 3 S Tx La Tx
Conn, Veria Dtr F W 10/12 Tx La Tx

1920 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1
Enumerated 5 and 6 Feb 1920
SD 326 ED 174 Sheet 18A
329-333
Conn, Lott Head M W 36 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Conn, Rosa Wf F W 31 M Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Jewell Son (sic) M (sic) W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Vera Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Arnie (sic?) Son (sic?)M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Lottie Dtr F W 3 3/12 Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1, District 26
Enumerated 23 Apr 1930
ED 2? SD 19 Sheet 13B
329-333
Conn, L.C. Head M W 46 M@21 La Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Rosa Wf F W 42 M@17 Tx Tn Tn
Conn, Vernie Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Lottie Ruth Dtr F W 13 Tx Tx Tx
Burkhalter, J. W. Mother in Law F W 70 Wd Tx Tx Tx

Lott married Rosa Alice Burkhalter on 21 Dec 1904 in Sabine County, Texas. Rosa (daughter of John Wesley Burkhalter and Susan "Susie" Alice Anderson) was born on 10 May 1887 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 12 Jan 1977 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married a HALTON.

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
February 28, 2007, Page 13

Vera Ford

Vera Ford, 97, of San Augustine County died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007 in San Augustine. She was born August 7, 1909 in San Augustine as a daughter of the late Lott C. CONN and Rosa CONN. She owned Ford General Store and was a member of the Mt. Horeb Baptist Church. Survivors: son, Jerry Glen FORD and wife Romana of San Augustine, grandchildren, Taylor FORD and wife Jenni of Eastland, Trent FORD of Temple, Suzanne SKINNER and husband Steve of Johnson City and Vera NAMES of San Diego, Calif., great-grandchildren, Taylor COLLIER of Dallas, Story COLLIER of Dallas, Emily FANNIN of Johnson City, Stewart FANNIN of Johnson City, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lott and Rosa CONN, husband Elbert FORD, daughters, Flora Dean NAMES and infant Carol Faye FORD; sisters, Jewel HALTON, Vernie WILLIS, and Lottie JENKINS. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel in San Augustine with Bro. Buddy Pratt and Bro. C.R. Sharpton officiating. Interment will follow at Tebo Cemetery in Sabine County. Services are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine.

A similar obituary appeared in the March 1, 2007 San Augustine Tribune.

Family/Spouse: Elbert Ford. Elbert was born on 13 Apr 1905; died in Mar 1982 in San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not listed with her family at the time of the 1920 census, unless she was listed as Arnie, age 6, male, in error. Said to have married Howard WILLIS.

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Lottie married Hugh Donna Jenkins before 1938. Hugh was born on 31 May 1914 in Honey Island, Hardin County, Texas; died on 29 Nov 1952 in Smiths Bluffs, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Fellowship Cemetery, Warren, Tyler County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Harry Noble writes that Flora Dean Ford graduated from Stark High School in Orange and received a degree from Texas State College for Women. She married Arthur Names and they had one child, a girl named Vera after her grandmother. Flora Dean died in December of 2003 and was buried in the Tebo Cemetery in Sabine County.