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Brackeen/Brecheen
NINTH GENERATION
68. Sarah E. TURNER b. 1 Jun 1871, Charleston, Delta County, Texas,
m. (1) Unknown Person, m. (2) 5 Apr 1891, in Delta County, Texas, James
"Jim" Houston RIPLEY Sr., b. 2 Nov 1852, (son of Issaac RIPLEY and Nancy
CREWS) d. 22 Mar 1933, buried: Highland Cem, Deport, Lamar County, Texas.
Sarah died 16 Jul 1960, Deport, Lamar County, Texas, buried: Highland Cem.,
Deport, Lamar County, Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Sarah E. Turner
Ripley 1 Jun 1871 16 Jul 1960 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Highland
3 BACK NORTH
NOTES: Double marker with James H. Ripley. Sarah or 'Sally'
was the daughter of Paschal Turner and Mary T. Ray. She was born in Charleston,
Delta Co, TX.
James: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: James Houston Ripley 2 Nov 1852
22 Mar 1933 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Highland 3 BACK NORTH
NOTES: Double marker with Sarah E. Ripley. Near Lucy Ripley.
He married Sarah E. Turner, the daughter of Paschal Turner and Mary Ray.
They had 10 children: Mollie (Griffin), Mattie F. (Medsker), Lucy, Bethew,
George, William I., James H. Jr., Alton A., Malcolm L. and Melvin.
Children:
107. i Mollie RIPLEY b. 1 Jan 1892.
ii Mattie F. RIPLEY b. 18 Apr 1893,
m. William "Bill' MEDSKER. Mattie died 9 Apr 1971, buried: Highland
Cem, Deport, Lamar County, Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Mattie Frances
(Medsker) Ripley 18 Apr 1893 9 Apr 1971 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY:
Highland 3 BACK NORTH
iii Lucinda Lucy "Sin" RIPLEY b.
10 Apr 1895, Delta County, Texas, d. 19 Feb 1963, buried: Highland Cem,
Deport, Lamar County, Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Lucinda 'Lucy' Ripley
10 Apr 1895 19 Feb 1963 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Highland 3 BACK
NORTH
NOTES: Buried near James H. Ripley and Beth Ripley.
She was the daughter of James H. Ripley and Sarah E. Turner. She never
married.
iv Piety Bethew "Baker" RIPLEY b.
15 Nov 1897, Delta County, Texas, d. 19 Mar 1974, buried: Highland Cem,
Deport, Lamar County, Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Beth Ripley 15 Nov
1897 19 Mar 1974 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Highland 3 BACK NORTH
NOTES: Buried near Lucy Ripley and S. W. (Buck)
Roberts. She was also called 'Bethew.' She was the daughter of James H.
Ripley and Sarah E. Turner. She never married.
v George RIPLEY b. Feb 1898, d. 28
May 1987, Chotega, Montana.
vi William I. RIPLEY b. 18 Nov 1902,
d. 25 Dec 1928, buried: Highland Cem, Deport, Lamar County, Texas.
NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: William I. Ripley 18 Nov 1902 25 Dec 1928 CEMETERY:
LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Highland 3 BACK NORTH
NOTES: Buried near Alton A. Ripley and Malcolm
L. Ripley. He was the son of James H. Ripley and Sarah E. Turner.
vii James Houston RIPLEY Jr. b. 1906,
m. 17 Apr 1938, in Lamar County., Texas, Tommie Tyre Turner, b. 1905, d.
1959, buried: Highland Cem, Deport, Lamar County, Texas. James died
22 Jan 1952, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: Highland Cem, Deport,
Lamar County, Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Sarah E. Turner Ripley 1
Jun 1871 16 Jul 1960 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Highland 3 BACK NORTH
NOTES: Double marker with James H. Ripley. Sarah
or 'Sally' was the daughter of Paschal Turner and Mary T. Ray. She was
born in Charleston, Delta Co, TX.
Tommie: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Tommie Tyre Turner
Ripley 1905 1959 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Highland 3 BACK NORTH
NOTES: Double marker with James H. Ripley, Jr.
Near Luke L. Bullard.
viii Alton A "Hood" "Cotton" RIPLEY
b. 22 Oct 1906, d. 19 Mar 1960, buried: Highland Cem, Deport, Lamar County,
Texas. Never married.
ix Malcolm L. "Red" RIPLEY b. 20
Jan 1913, d. 14 Nov 1967, buried: Highland Cem, Deport, Lamar County, Texas.
NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Malcolm L. Ripley 20 Jan 1913 14 Nov 1967 CEMETERY:
LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Highland 3 BACK NORTH
NOTES: Buried near William I. Ripley. Tombstone
reads: S Sgt USAF WW II. His nickname was 'Red.' He was the son of James
H. Ripley and Sarah E. Turner.
x Melvin Maud "Pete" RIPLEY b. 1
Oct 1915, d. 27 Oct 1976, buried: Highland Cem, Deport, Lamar County, Texas.
NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Melvin Maud 'Pete' Ripley 1 Oct 1915 27 Oct 1976 CEMETERY:
LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Highland 3 BACK NORTH
NOTES: Buried near Pearl Chappell Richardson and
Alton A. Ripley. He was the son of James H. Ripley and Sarah E. Turner.
69. Benjamin John TURNER b. Jul 1874, Texas, m. 11 Sep 1892,
in Delta County, Texas, Ella Ione Jane LYDA. Benjamin died 30 Jun
1921, Delta County, Texas, buried: Charleston Cem., Charleston, Delta County,
Texas.
Children:
108. i Minnie Olevia "Doll: TURNER b. 18 Jul
1893.
ii James Henry "Jim" TURNER b. 3
Dec 1894, Texas, d. Dec 1954.
iii Letha Leola TURNER b. May 1897,
Texas.
iv Mary Victoria "Vick" TURNER b.
May 1899, Texas, d. Jun 1921.
109. v Bonnie Seline TURNER b. 1 Jun 1902.
vi Elmer Ione TURNER b. 14 Jan 1903,
Charleston, Delta County, Texas, m. Unknown Person. Elmer died 19
Oct 1976. Epileptic from 10 Years of age.
vii Pearl Irene TURNER b. 1908, Texas.
110. viii Cora Ellen TURNER b. 19 Feb 1910.
ix Edna Cindy TURNER b. 25 Mar 1912,
Charleston, Delta County, Texas, m. Unknown LESTER. Edna died 1987.
x Mattie Murl TURNER b. 1913.
70. James Henderson TERRY b. 16 Jun 1868, Texas, m. Ara Alice V.
WATSON. James died 10 Mar 1942.
Children:
i John Thomas TERRY b. 28 Dec 1891,
m. Marian Thompson MORRISSETTE. John died 1 Jan 1946.
ii Jimmy Lee TERRY b. 29 May 1893,
d. 19 Oct 1893.
111. iii Loyd Leonadas TERRY b. 19 Apr 1895.
iv Rhoda Ethel TERRY b. 31 May 1897,
d. 30 May 1899.
112. v Connie J. TERRY b. 9 Nov 1903.
113. vi Bonnie May TERRY b. 9 Nov 1903.
vii Beaulah Beatrice TERRY b. 17
Jan 1908, d. 25 Apr 1982.
114. viii Loyse LaVaughn TERRY b. 28 Nov 1912.
71. John Edgar ELLIOTT b. 20 Aug 1871, Strotts City, Lawrence County,
Missouri, m. 7 Apr 1892, in Pineville, McDonald County, Missouri, Goldie
Bell HAMMERS. John died 13 Dec 1919, Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri.
Children:
115. i Nettie Florence ELLIOTT b. 5 Aug 1898.
72. Alice CROSS b. 18 Oct 1861, m. William A. BLEDSOE, b. 22 Dec
1845, d. 9 Jan 1897, buried: Evergreen Cem, Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
Alice died 27 Aug 1926, buried: Evergreen Cem, Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Alice Cross Bledsoe 18 Oct 1861 27 Aug 1926 CEMETERY:
LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 19-21-02
NOTES: On the same stone with William A. Bledsoe.
William: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: William A. Bledsoe 22 Dec 1845
9 Jan 1897 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 19-21-01
NOTES: On the same stone with Alice Cross Bledsoe.
Children:
116. i Milton Shelby BLEDSOE b. 30 Mar 1882.
ii William A. "Bill" BLEDSOE
b. 7 May 1895, m. Willie WEAVER, b. 12 Oct 1902, d. 18 Nov 1938, buried:
Evergreen Cem, Paris, Lamar County, Texas. William died 24 Jan 1968,
buried: Evergreen Cem, Paris, Lamar County, Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH:
William A. Bledsoe 7 May 1895 24 Jan 1968 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY:
Evergreen 19-21-04
NOTES: THE PARIS NEWS Thu., Jan. 25, 1968. 'William
A. Bledsoe, 72, farmer of Rt. 2, Paris, ill some time, died Wednesday,
Jan. 24, at 1:50 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Nursing Home. The funeral Friday
at 11 a.m. will be held at Fry & Gibbs chapel here and burial made
in Evergreen Cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. William C. Graham of
Howland Baptist Church, where Mr. Bledsoe was a member. Son of Billy and
Alice (Cross) Bledsoe, William Bledsoe was born at Howland, May 7, 1895,
and was a member of Paris Masonic Lodge. He married Miss Willie Weaver
in 1923, her death occurring Nov. 18, 1938. Surviving are a sister, Mrs.
Roy Jones, Houston; nieces and nephews including Roy and Ed Jones and Mrs.
Ned Morrow, Houston; Shelby Bledsoe and Mrs. Lloyd Jones, Roxton; Mrs.
Harry Martin, Talullah, LA; and Mrs. Harry Wooldridge, Garland.' *'Nicknamed
Bill.'
iii Ruth BLEDSOE b. 28 Jun 1918,
m. Loyd Raymond JONES. Ruth buried: Restland Cem, Roxton, Lamar Co.,
Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Ruth (Jones) Bledsoe 28 Jun 1918 CEMETERY:
LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Restland FRT SSE
NOTES: See Ruth Bledsoe Jones. Married Lloyd Raymond
Jones
73. Homer CROSS b. 15 Nov 1865, m. Calvin Miller MORGAN, Sr., b.
22 Aug 1859, d. 3 May 1925, buried: Evergreen Cem, Paris, Lamar County,
Texas. Homer died 14 Aug 1945, buried: Evergreen Cem, Paris, Lamar
County, Texas.
Children:
117. i Calvin Miller MORGAN, Jr. b. 24 Oct 1896.
74. Susan Frances CROSS b. 20 Apr 1871, m. Emmett George McGLASSON,
b. 2 Jul 1866, d. 9 May 1921, buried: Restland Cem, Roxton, Lamar Co.,
Texas. Susan died 10 Apr 1940, buried: Restland Cem, Roxton, Lamar
Co., Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Susan Frances McGlasson 20 Aug 1871
10 Apr 1940 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Restland BACK MIDWEST
NOTES: Married Emmett George McGlasson
Emmett: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Emmett George McGlasson 2 Jul 1866
9 May 1921 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Restland BACK MIDWEST
NOTES: Married Susan Frances ?? Not known if Frances is middle
or surname.
Children:
i Ernest W. McGLASSON b. 15 Feb 1900,
Howland, Lamar Co., Texas, m. 2 Apr 1865, Mary Evelyn HOLT, b. 29 Dec 1931.
Ernest died 14 Oct 1959, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: Restland Cem,
Roxton, Lamar Co., Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Ernest W. McGlasson
15 Feb 1900 14 Oct 1959 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Restland BACK MIDWEST
NOTES: THE PARIS NEWS, 14 Oct 1959. 'Ernest W.
McGlasson, 59, farmer and stockman of Roxton, died Wednesday at 1:45 pm.
at the Sanitarium of Paris, where he had been a patient about 10 days.
The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at the McGlasson residence in
Roxton, Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home to make burial there in Restland Cemetery.
Son of the late E.G. McGlasson, Sr., and the former Miss Susan Frances
Cross, Ernest McGlasson was born at Howland, 15 Feb 1900. He attended Roxton
schools, Allen Military Academy at Bryan and Texas A and M College. He
was a member of the Methodist Church at Roxton, being a steward there and
president of the Men's Bible Class. He married Miss Mary Evelyn Holt in
Paris, 29 Dec 1931, and since then, they had made Roxton their home. His
wife survives, besides two brothers, E.G. McGlasson of Wickett and Francis
H. McGlasson of Galveston.'
Mary: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Mary Evelyn Holt McGlasson
1 Jan 1909 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Restland BACK MIDWEST
NOTES: THE PARIS NEWS, Thursday, January 7, 1999,
page 1B: 'Birthday Gift - By Dorothy Vaughan. The Paris News - Lifestyles
Editor. The weekly meeting and crafts work day Wednesday of the Barn Ladies
of First United Methodist Church of Roxton turned into a slightly belated
birthday celebration for Mary Evelyn Holt McGlasson. Mrs. Glasson was 90
Jan. 1. She taught the third grade at Roxton Elementary School for 30 years.
Lunches for the weekly meeting are usually furnished by all members who
bring a covered dish, but this week's luncheon was planned and prepared
by Jerry Terrell as a special honor for Mrs. McGlasson. 'Not many 75-year-old
ladies get to cook a birthday dinner for her 90-year-old third grade teacher,'
Ms. Terrell said. 'I was her student in 1932,' Ms. Terrell continued.'
One of the main things I remember about the third grade is that we had
music and I loved that. Miss Holt (as she was known then) was a singer.
She always sang in the church choir and she tried to teach us singing in
school.' Ms. Terrell is the only member of the Barn Ladies taught by Mrs.
McGlasson. Other former students present for the party were Raymond Whipple
of Paris, who was her student in 1936, and this reporter, who was a member
of her 1939 class. The young Mary Evelyn Holt began teaching at Roxton
in 1929. She married Ernest [W.] McGlasson in the early 1930s, but many
of her students continued to call her 'Miss Holt' long after her marriage.
She taught hundreds of third graders at Roxton school before retiring in
1959. After retiring from teaching, she worked at First Bank in Roxton
for many years retiring from that job a couple of years ago. She has attended
First United Methodist Church in Roxton on a regular basis since moving
there and she still owns and runs the 500-acre McGlasson farm southeast
of Roxton near Fort Shelton with the help of O. T. Oats, who has been an
employee of the McGlasson family longer than she can remember, and the
assistance of Mr. Whipple. Mrs. McGlasson and her brother-in-law, the late
E. G. McGlasson, donated the McGlasson home in Roxton to First United Methodist
Church about two years ago. The church turned it over to the Barn Ladies
for their meetings and weekly workdays and the twice-a-month suppers they
prepare for the public. The ladies have done some remodeling work and call
the house McGlasson Hall. Mrs. McGlasson has lived almost next door to
the house for many years. She is a regular guest for dinner each Wednesday.
But this week was different. There was a special meal and a birthday cake
cooked by a former student. Esther Cunningham led the group in singing
Happy Birthday and presented the honoree with a gift on behalf of the Barn
Ladies of McGlasson Hall.'
ii Francis H. McGLASSON b. 15 Jun
1911, d. 10 Aug 1963, buried: Restland Cem, Roxton, Lamar Co., Texas.
NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Francis H. McGlasson 15 Jun 1911 10 Aug 1963 CEMETERY:
LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Restland BACK MIDWEST
NOTES: Tombstone is inscribed, 'Texas Sgt. US
Army WW II.' Next to Cross Clement McGlasson.
iii E. G. McGLASSON.
75. Duain Sheb CROSS b. 20 Sep 1876, Lamar County., Texas, m. Lillian
KIMBALL, (daughter of E. L. KIMBALL and Unknown). Duain died 20 Jul 1920,
Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: Evergreen Cem, Paris, Lamar County,
Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Duain Sheb Cross 26 Sep 1876 20 Jul 1920
CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 21-04-04
NOTES: THE PARIS NEWS, Tuesday, July 20, 1920, page 1: 'ONE
DEAD ANOTHER CRITICALLY HURT BY NEGRO HALFWIT ^Tragedy Enacted Monday Evening
On North Twentieth Had Absolutely No Cause ^Officer Cross Shot While In
Discharge of His Duty Taken to Sanitarium Where Examination Showed The
Wound To Be Most Serious ^At 3 o'clock this morning an inquiry to the sanitarium
was answered with the statement that there was no decided change in Officer
D. S. Cross' condition. J. F. Massey, about 40 years of age, who was an
installment collector for L. B. Price & Co., a furniture and rug firm
of Dallas, was shot and killed Monday evening about 6 O'clock by a half-witted
Negro, Miles Bowie, known as 'Preacher,' on North Twentieth street near
the intersection of Shiloh, where the Negro lived alone. Following the
murder, when Officers R. S. Rogers and D. S. Cross were summoned to the
scene to arrest the Negro he responded to an order to surrender by opening
fire on them. Officer Cross was shot in the right hip with a load of buckshot
fired from a double barreled shotgun and was seriously wounded. Before
the Negro could fire again Officer Rogers opened fire on him with his pistol,
which he emptied, five bullets taking effect in the Negro's breast close
together. ^NO ONE PRESENT ^No one was present at the time of the shooting
save the principals, although several persons are reported to have witnessed
it from a distance, and it is not known precisely what occurred or what,
if any, words were exchanged between them. The rug collector had gone to
the home of Will Black about thirty feet across the yard from Miles Bowie's
cabin, to collect an installment; and finding no one at home he took a
seat and picked up a paper and began to read while waiting for some member
of the family to return. It was said that the Negro half-wit had been worried
and teased by Negro children during the day until he had become wrought
up to a high pitch of feeling and had vowed vengeance against everybody.
When the installment collector took his seat on Black's gallery, Miles
was not at home, but shortly afterward he returned, coming from behind
his house. Seeing Massey, he went into his house and getting his gun walked
over to where the collector was sitting and shot him. The load of shot
took effect in the left side and is supposed (sic) to have reached the
heart. Massey was instantly killed. [Page 29] When officers, Rogers and
Cross, were notified by telephone they went out in the patrol wagon and
passed the Negro's home nearly a block before they discovered their error
and turned back. The Negro had made no effort to escape, but, as stated
was standing on his gallery still in possession of his shotgun. The officers
got out of the patrol wagon and advanced toward him, asking him where the
other man was, meaning Massey. The Negro pointed at (illegible) the porch
of Black's and replied: 'There he is over there; I killed him; he ain't
fit for nothing.' Officer Rogers replied; 'That's all right; we'll have
to arrest you.' To which the Negro retorted; 'No, you won't either.' Officer
Cross said; 'Yes, give us your gun, now,' to which the Negro answered:
'You are not going to get this gun.' ^FIRED ON OFFICERS ^At the same time
he backed away from the front of the gallery toward the wall and tried
to get the shotgun to his shoulder, but fired before elevating it. While
trying to shoot again Officer Rogers opened fire on him, all of the bullets,
taking effect. Miles held onto his shotgun until after he had shot the
second time and then managed to stagger back inside the house and fell
on the bed before he expired. When Officer Cross was shot he staggered
back several steps and fell to the ground. He finally managed to rise to
his feet and while rising fired at the Negro, but the bullet went wild,
Officer Rogers stepped up to his brother officer and told him that he had
killed the Negro and Mr. Cross replied: 'But he's got me.' No other Negro
was in the vicinity at the time of the shooting and Officer Rogers stated
that no other Negro had anything to do with the affair. This fact became
known among the white citizens and no disposition was manifested to hold
the colored population at large responsible for the act of Miles. Officer
Rogers had never before seen the Negro whom he killed, as far as he knew.
The Negro had at different times been employed in digging ditches and working
around plumbing shops. ^CROSS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED ^Officer Cross was carried
to the Sanitarium directly after he received his wound and an x-ray was
made. It showed that two of the shot probably went into the stomach but
did not pass through the body. The surgeons pronounced the wound to be
very serious. A little later, after further examination, it was decided
to operate. He was placed on the operating table about 10 o'clock and at
that hour it was stated that the chances for his recovery were slight.
The examination disclosed that the intestines had been pierced in sixteen
places. Mr. Cross was born and reared in Lamar County and belongs to a
pioneer family who have lived at Howland and Roxton many years. He enlisted
in the [page 30] artillery company which was organized in Paris when the
United States entered the world war and was in the over-seas service. He
married Miss Lillian Kimball, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kimball of
Paris, about a year ago. J.F. Massey had been staying in Paris several
weeks collecting for the Dallas firm. His home is said to be in Marshall,
but it was not learned whether he was married or what relatives survive.
While there is no disposition to in any manner hold the colored citizens
responsible, sixteen extra men were placed on duty last night by Captain
Ragland after consultation with Mayor Crook. *THE PARIS MORNING NEWS; Wednesday,
July 21, 1920, Page 1: ^OFFICER CROSS DIES FROM WOUND RECEIVED MONDAY ^Officer
D. S. Cross of the police force, who was shot by the half-witted Negro,
Miles Bowie, on North Twentieth street Monday evening, died at 8:15 o'clock
last night at the Sanitarium. His death had been expected hourly throughout
the day and was several times prematurely reported to have occurred. Mr.
Cross was forty-three years old and was born and reared in Lamar county,
his father J. S. Cross (Uncle Sheb) having been a pioneer settler from
Kentucky, who lived many years in the Pleasant Grove community near the
present site of Howland. Although his recovery was considered hopeless
from the time that the surgeons made an examination of his wound, it was
hard for his family and friends to reconcile themselves to the thought
that they would have to give him up. Besides his wife he is survived by
four sisters and a brother, Mrs. Alice Bledsoe of Howland, Mrs. E. G. McGlasson
of Roxton and Mrs. Calvin Morgan, Mrs. T. F. Justiss and E. B. Cross of
Paris. The funeral service will be held at 5 o'clock this afternoon at
the family home, 31 North 26th (High) Street, conducted by Revs. R. P.
Shuler, W. H. Wallace and W. B. Kendall. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery.'
[NOTE: North Twentieth Street is present day First Northwest.] *THE PARIS
NEWS, Sunday, July 20, 1997, p. 1A: 'Anniversary marks 77 years since first
cop killed in Paris-- Skipper Steely Special to The News-- 'Duain Shelby
'Man' Cross died in the line of duty for Paris citizens 77 years ago today.
He was shot down by a man The Paris News reported was a 'halfwit' while
unaware city council members sat in session trying to decide mundane issues
like the paving of Lamar Avenue and Clarksville Street. ^If no date was
on the masthead, and the style of the News was not of that era, a reader
could easily believe headlines depicted 1997 instead. A violent conclusion
arose from a senseless, inexplicable act the day before. ^That hot Monday
afternoon July 19, J. F. Massey, an installment collector for the Dallas
furniture and rug firm L. B. Price and Company, was in Paris for business.
He stopped by the Will Black home at the intersection of Shiloh and 20th
NW streets, apparently to receive a payment. Finding no one at home, Massey
sat on the steps and proceeded to read, hoping the inhabitants would arrive
soon. ^From a house next door 30 feet away, Miles Bowie watched. About
that time factory whistles began to blow, signifying the end of another
workday. Bowie was agitated, having been teased unmercifully during the
day by neighborhood youngsters. ^Something about the appearance of Massey
triggered the tense Bowie. He grabbed his shotgun, walked across to Massey
and fired. The blast went through the rug salesman's heart, instantly killing
him. ^At, 6 p.m. officers R.S. Rogers and Cross were called to the scene.
Bowie was standing at his own house and he admitted guilt. Conversation
followed but an unsound Bowie fired buckshot at Cross, hitting him in the
hip area and penetrating his intestines. Cross felt to the ground but @
arose, firing errantly at Bowie. ^By then Rogers already had pulled the
trigger of his own pistol twice and continued until five bullets hit Bowie.
The killer began to fall back into his house when the second bullet found
the mark. Bowie landed on a bed before dying. Cross, 43, at the time and
with a pregnant wife, was taken to the Sanitarium of Paris on Bonham Street,
the forerunner to McCuistion Regional Medical Center, where he lingered
until 8:15 the next night. ^It was quite a blow to the citizens of Paris.
Cross came from a pre-Civil War Lamar County family. His parents, James
Shelby and Nancy Brackeen Cross, were natives of Kentucky. They moved to
Paris in 1858 with a group from the Albany area. Most are still familiar
to present-day inhabitants. The family names were Maxey, McBath, Denton,
Deweese, Williams, Hurt, Gabbert and Fooge. Many settled near Pleasant
Grove, later called Howland. Relatives still live near there. ^'Man' Cross
was also a cousin of the former state Democratic party chairman and United
States Marshall Sheb Williams, who served the Paris region during the late
19th century. ^Cross had only been married 15 months, postponing a wedding
until April 1919 so he could serve with the American expedition in France
during World War 1. Besides his wife, Lillian Kimball, Cross left four
sisters, Alice Bledsoe of Howland, Mrs. E. G. McGlasson of Roxton, Mrs.
Calvin Morgan of Paris and Mrs. T. F. Justiss of Paris. A brother, Ed B.
of Paris, also survived. He later moved to New Orleans. ^In a way, Lillian
Duaine Cross Norwood was a survivor. She was born Aug. 9, 1920, three weeks
after her father died. ^Services were held at the Cross home, a duplex
at 31-26th NE (now 8th NE) shared by Will Campbell and his wife. ^First
Methodist Church ministers Robert Pierce Shuler and W. H. 'Bill' Wallace
were assisted by First Baptist Church preacher W. O. Kendall. Burial was
at Evergreen Cemetery. ^Shuler had married the couple and later baptized
the daughter Duaine, known around Paris as the wife and working partner
of Gyles Norwood. ^Ed L. Kimball, the widow's father, completed a home
on Pine Bluff shortly after the murder. He invited his daughter and young
granddaughter to live there permanently. ^Today Cross lives in Parisian
memories each time a citizen serves on a city jury or sits in the lobby
of the police station. His photo was placed there after his daughter reminded
city officials of her father's death in the line of duty for Paris. ^For
years it hung in city hall. His name, according to Paris Police Chief Karl
Louis and Mrs. Norwood, along with that of slain Paris policeman David
Roberts, also is listed on the National Law- Enforcement Officers Memorial
Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square, just a few blocks east of the White
House. ^'We attended the dedication of the memorial,' said Duaine Norwood
as she reviewed the collection of materials on her father. Her son, Dick,
and his family of Fredericksburg, Va., also were in attendance as George
and Barbara Bush provided ceremonies on that October day in 1991. ^To date
Cross and Roberts are the only two Paris police officers killed in the
line of duty.' *Information submitted November 27, 1995, by Peggy McGee
Maness, 13331 Veronica Road, Dallas, Texas, 75234-4916: D.S. Cross married
Alice Ruth Wight on 19 Jun 1899. They had one daughter Catherine Alice
Cross who married William Edgar Barger.
Children:
i Lillian Duaine CROSS b. 9 Aug 1920.
76. Myra CROSS b. 6 Nov 1878, Lamar County., Texas, m. Thomas Franklin
JUSTISS, b. 2 Nov 1875, (son of J. R. JUSTISS and Lavinia Lee WILKERSON)
d. 25 Jul 1959, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, buried: Evergreen Cem,
Paris, Lamar County, Texas. Myra died 14 Apr 1933, Austin, Travis
Co., Texas, buried: Evergreen Cem, Paris, Lamar County, Texas. NAME:
BIRTH: DEATH: Myra Cross Justiss 6 Nov 1878 14 Apr 1933 CEMETERY: LOCATION
IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 07-43-03
NOTES: From an unnamed and undated newspaper obituary from
the collection of Ruth Julian. 'Funeral of Mrs. Justice on Sunday. The
body of Mrs. T. F. Justiss, who died Friday evening in Austin of a stroke,
will be brought here for burial, funeral services to beheld at 3:30 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. W. M. Wright, pastor of First Baptist
Church, though the place had not been announced at noon. Burial will be
at Evergreen Cemetery. Arriving overland from Greenville Saturday evening
about 7 o'clock, the remains will be taken to the home of Mrs. Justiss'
daughter, Mrs. James Sheffield, on South Thirty- Sixth street for the night.
Mr. Justiss, former mayor of Paris, now connected with the state fire insurance
commission was in Dallas on business when notified of her death, and his
two sons and a son in law, Thomas S. Justiss of Paris, Jesse Justiss of
Howland and James R. Sheffield, left Friday night to meet him in Dallas
on their way to Austin. Mrs. Justiss was born and reared in this county
and the family made their home here until a few years ago when Mr. Justiss'
appointment took them to Austin.' *Buried next to Thomas Franklin Justiss.
Thomas: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Thomas Franklin Justiss 2 Nov 1875
25 Jul 1959 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 07-43-04
NOTES: THE PARIS NEWS, 25 Jul 1959: 'Mayor of Paris from 1924
to 1928, Thomas F. Justiss, 83, died Saturday in a hospital in Fort Worth
after a four year illness. He had lived in Fort Worth since 1938 when he
was transferred from Austin as an arson investigator for the Texas Fire
Insurance Department. President of the Texas Ginners Association from 1916
to 1918, he spent one year in Washington, as head of the cottonseed division
of the War Food Administration under Herbert Hoover, and while mayor of
Paris, he served a term as president of the Texas League of Municipalities.
He was an early-day member of the Paris Lions Club. Born 2 Nov 1875, in
Broadway community, Lamar County, and reared there, he married Miss Myra
Cross in 1898, the same year he moved to Howland. He engaged there in farming,
ginning and the mercantile business until 1919, when he moved to Paris.
He had been a Baptist Church member 60 years and a deacon, 55 years. He
was elected mayor in 1924, and at the expiration of his second term, joined
the State Fire Insurance Department in Austin. His wife's death occurred
in 1933. After his transfer to Fort Worth, he continued as an arson investigator
for the insurance department until 1 Jan 1954. He married Mrs. Lula Gipson,
Fort Worth, in 1934, and she survives, besides these children by his first
marriage: Thomas S. Justiss, superintendent of Paris Schools, and Jesse
E. Justiss, Paris; R. Shelton Justiss, Port Arthur; Mrs. Nannie Lee Hellums,
Washington, D.C.; Mrs. James R. Sheffield, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mrs.
Clark M. Estes, Lubbock; 11 other descendants and these brothers and sisters:
W.R. Justiss, Howland; Jesse J. Justiss of Claude; Mrs. A. N. Pledger,
Houston, and Miss Mattie Justiss, Paris, besides a stepson, Charles H.
Gipson, Fort Worth. The funeral will be held in Paris, Monday at 2:30 p.m.
at Fry and Gibbs chapel, and interment will be made in Evergreen Cemetery.'
*Buried next to Myra Cross Justiss.
Children:
i Female JUSTISS m. James A. SHEFFIELD.
118. ii Thomas S. JUSTISS, SR. b. 18 Nov 1900.
119. iii Jesse Edward JUSTISS b. 18 Aug 1902.
iv R. Shelton JUSTISS.
v Nannie Lee JUSTISS m. Unknown HELLUMS.
vi Female JUSTISS m. Unknown ESTES.
77. Jefferson Rush SHANNON b. 4 Apr 1886, Atlas, Lamar County, Texas,
m. (1) Susie MIDDLETON, m. (2) 27 Jan 1911, in Paris, Lamar County, Texas,
Emma May SMITH, b. 16 Jan 1889, (daughter of Marshall Greene SMITH and
Martha Jane THOMPSON) d. 2 May 1938. Jefferson died 24 Jun 1943,
Paris, Lamar County, Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Jeff Rush Shannon
4 Apr 1886 24 Jun 1943 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Brackeen UNMARKED
NOTES: Unmarked grave. Information obtained from Carolyn Shannon
Genzel, 1989. Jeff was the son of Joseph & Frances Etta Brackeen Shannon.
He married Emma May Smith Bray.
Emma: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Emma May Smith Bray Shannon 16 Jan
1889 2 May 1938 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Brackeen UNMARKED
NOTES: An unmarked grave. Information obtained from Carolyn
Shannon Genzel, 1989. Married Jeff Rush Shannon.
Children:
120. i George Verdelle SHANNON b. 22 Feb 1912.
78. William Edward GRIFFIS b. 20 Nov 1878, Lamar County., Texas,
m. Billy GRIFFIS. William died 19 Sep 1932, Paris, Lamar County,
Texas, buried: Evergreen Cem, Paris, Lamar County, Texas. NAME: BIRTH:
DEATH: Will Edward Griffis 20 Nov 1878 19 Sep 1932 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN
CEMETERY: Evergreen 11-05-05
NOTES: THE PARIS NEWS, Tuesday, September 20, 1932: 'Will Edward
Griffis, 53 years old, died after a brief illness of angina pectoris at
his home, 169 Graham street, Monday morning, at 11 o'clock. Funeral services
will be held from the residence, Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, conducted
by Dr. F. L. Wear, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, and burial
will be at Evergreen cemetery. Mr. Griffis, son of the late J. Q. Griffis,
was born in Lamar county November 20, 1878 and had lived here most of his
life. He is survived by one son, Billy Griffis of Dallas, three sisters,
Mrs. H. Buford Rodgers and Mrs. Gussie Browning of Paris and Mrs. Lula
Yarborough of Dallas and a brother, Drue Griffis of Paris.' *In 1993 this
was an unmarked grave next to James Baldwin Griffis.
Children:
i Billy GRIFFIS.
79. Jim Willie COGGINS b. 18 Feb 1862, Hickman, Kentucky, m. 25 Dec
1905, in Hickman, Kentucky, Florence WILLIAMS, b. 31 Oct 1888, Hickman,
Kentucky, d. 30 Oct 1949. Jim died 30 Jan 1961.
Children:
i Female COGGINS.
ii Female COGGINS.
iii Female COGGINS.
80. Octa COGGINS b. 20 Dec 1868, m. John GIBSON, b. 29 Oct 1856.
Octa died 23 Nov 1926.
Children:
i Gertrude GIBSON b. 1890.
121. ii Johnny Reavis GIBSON b. 18 Apr 1892.
122. iii Joe Levi GIBSON b. 22 Sep 1894.
iv Gladys GIBSON b. 1896.
81. Susie Lee COGGINS b. 9 Aug 1874, m. John Wade DARNELL, b. 1870.
Susie died 19 Sep 1904.
Children:
i Sadie DARNELL b. 1896.
ii Robert DARNELL b. 1898.
82. Tabitha COGGINS b. 1876, m. 8 Jul 1897, Marshall Brown WEILER,
b. 2 Apr 1878, d. 8 Nov 1853.
Children:
i Female WEILER.
ii Female WEILER.
iii Female WEILER.
123. iv Henrietta WEILER b. 1898.
v John Reavis WEILER b. 1899, Memphis,
Shelby Co., Tennesse.
124. vi Wilhelmina WEILER b. 1901.
83. Otis COGGINS b. 1878, m. Emma SANDERS, b. 1878.
Children:
i Female COGGINS.
ii Irene COGGINS b. 12 Oct 1910,
d. 14 Jun 1924.
84. Mamie Kate COGGINS b. 1885, m. Dinzel C. BINKLEY, b. 1881.
Mamie died 29 Dec 1960.
Children:
i Female BINKLEY.
85. Evie Lucile COGGINS b. 16 Jan 1893, m. Clarence Davis, b. 1889,
d. 5 Feb 1951.
Children:
i Female Davis.
ii Female Davis.
86. Sallie Vick COGGINS b. 4 Jun 1895, m. 24 Oct 1915, Seria HOPKINS,
b. 1 Jan 1891, d. 11 Apr 1966.
Children:
i Female HOPKINS.
ii Female HOPKINS.
87. Robert L. BECKMAN b. 28 Nov 1874, m. Josie HOPPER, b. 9 Nov 1890,
d. 24 Sep 1918. Robert died 21 Jul 1921.
Children:
i Female BECKMAN.
88. Charlie BECKMAN b. 1 Aug 1880, m. Blanche GARRETT, b. 1 Jan 1889.
Children:
i Female BECKMAN.
ii Female BECKMAN.
iii Elizabeth BECKMAN b. 20 Jul 1927,
d. 12 Mar 1939.
89. Georgie BECKMAN b. 26 Apr 1881, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee,
m. Sam R. THOMPSON, b. 7 May 1878, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee,
d. 23 Apr 1928. Georgie died 11 Sep 1960.
Children:
i Female THOMPSON.
90. Gideon BECKMAN b. 1 Mar 1882, m. Olivia DUNCAN, b. 7 Oct 1888.
Gideon died 14 Jul 1931.
Children:
i Female BECKMAN.
ii Female BECKMAN.
iii Female BECKMAN.
iv Female BECKMAN.
91. Lillie Mae BAXTER b. 4 Jan 1881, m. Dudley BROUGHTON, b. 1877.
Children:
i Female BROUGHTON.
ii Female BROUGHTON.
92. Kinny BAXTER b. 31 Aug 1882, m. Sallie SANDERS, b. 1886.
Children:
i Female BAXTER.
93. Catherine BAXTER b. 1888, m. Jim MITCHELL, b. 1888.
Children:
i Female MITCHELL.
ii Female MITCHELL.
iii Female MITCHELL.
iv Female MITCHELL.
v Female MITCHELL.
94. Hamilton BAXTER b. 24 Jun 1897, m. Bessie D. FOX, b. 8 Aug 1898,
d. 1918. Hamilton died 26 Aug 1950.
Children:
i Female BAXTER.
ii Female BAXTER.
95. James LaFayette Brackeen b. 26 Feb 1876, m. 29 Dec 1903, in Lamar
County., Texas, Clarissa E. JULIAN, b. 24 Aug 1874, d. 18 Nov 1939, buried:
Restland Cem, Roxton, Lamar Co., Texas. James died 20 Jan 1941, buried:
Restland Cem, Roxton, Lamar Co., Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: James
LaFayette Brecheen 26 Feb 1876 20 Jan 1941 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY:
Restland BACK NW
NOTES: Married Clarissa E. Julian.
Clarissa: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Clarissa E. Julian Brecheen 24
Aug 1874 18 Nov 1939 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Restland BACK NW
NOTES: Married James Lafayette Brecheen
Children:
i Marian Brackeen.
96. Mary Ellen BRACKEEN b. 1886, m. Sam SHELTON. Mary died
9 Jul 1917, Quail, Lamar County, Texas.
Children:
i William Olan SHELTON.
ii Royce L. SHELTON.
iii Jewell SHELTON.
iv Loyd SHELTON.
v ______ ? SHELTON.
97. Raleigh Ernest Brackeen b. 4 Jun 1893, Atlas, Lamar County, Texas,
m. 22 Mar 1919, in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, Sallie Mae BOAZ, b. 17 Dec
1892, Lamar County., Texas, (daughter of George W. BOAZ and Sallie T. GARNER)
d. 11 Aug 1964, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: Evergreen Cem, Paris,
Lamar County, Texas. Raleigh died 18 Mar 1958, Paris, Lamar County,
Texas, buried: Evergreen Cem, Paris, Lamar County, Texas. NAME: BIRTH:
DEATH: Raliegh Ernest Brecheen 4 Jun 1893 19 Mar 1958 CEMETERY: LOCATION
IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 25-26-04
THE PARIS NEWS, 19 Mar 1958: 'Raleigh E. Brecheen, 64, who
had retired after 31 years as principal of First Ward School, died Wednesday
about 2:30 p.m. in a Paris hospital where he was admitted Tuesday night.
He lived on Lamar Road, east of town. Funeral services, Friday at 10 a.m.
will be held at Gene Roden chapel, burial to be made in Evergreen Cemetery.
Officiating will be Cleon Lyles, Little Rock, Ark., former minister here,
and Elmer L'Roy of Lamar Avenue Church of Christ, where Mr. Brecheen was
a member and class teacher. Surviving are Mrs. Brecheen, the former Miss
Sallie Mae Boaz, whom he married here 22 Mar 1919; a daughter, Mrs. Charles
W. Taubert, Jr., Rt.2, Pairs; one grandchild, and these brothers and sisters:
W.H. Brecheen, Grand Prairie; Lemuel Brecheen, Dallas; Mrs. Gladys Connor,
Garland, and Mrs. O.D. Brazeal, Paris, and a half sister, Mrs. Julia Strickland,
Glen Rose. Son of the late William Curtis Brecheen and the former Miss
Sarah Elizabeth Wilkerson, Raleigh Ernest Bracheen was born in Atlas community,
4 Jun 1893. He attended Roxton schools and later, North Texas and East
Texas State Colleges, and was teaching school when he volunteered for military
duty. He taught at Direct, Ambia and Atlas, and was superintendent of Howland
schools before coming to Paris. He resigned as Fourth War principal last
August, due to failing health, being succeeded by Tommy Duncan. He had
been a member of the American Legion and of the Masonic lodge.' *On the
same stone with Sallie Mae Brecheen. Tombstone is inscribed, 'Raliegh E.
Brecheen, TX PFC QMC WWI.' Sallie: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Sallie Mae Boaz
Brecheen 17 Dec 1892 11 Aug 1964 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Evergreen
25-26-03
NOTES: From an untitled, undated obituary: 'Mrs. Sallie Mae
Boaz Brecheen, Paris, Rt.2, widow of Raleigh Brecheen, died of illness
at home, Tuesday at 3:05 a.m. Daughter of George w. and Sallie T. (Garner)
Boaz, she was born in Maxey community, 17 Dec 1892. Funeral rites will
be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Gene Roden & Sons chapel by Elmer
L'Roy, minister of Lamar Avenue Church of Christ, where Mrs. Brecheen was
a member. Interment is arranged in Evergreen Cemetery. She was married
22 Mar 1919 to Mr. Brecheen, whose death occurred 19 Mar 1958. Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Charles W. Taubert Jr., Paris, Rt.2,; one grandchild;
these brothers and sisters: M. E. Boaz, J. G. Boaz, Miss Eva Boaz and Mrs.
W. E. Brown, all of Maxey Community, and Mrs. J. M. Braswell, Paris.' *On
the same stone with Raliegh E. Brecheen.
Children:
125. i Helen Marie Brackeen b. 29 Jan 1923.
98. William Houston Brackeen b. 29 Aug 1896, Howland, Lamar Co.,
Texas, m. (1) Tommy NEEDHAM, b. 4 May 1909, d. Mar 1983, Texas, m. (2)
13 May 1919, in Lamar County., Texas, Stella YOUNG.
Children:
i Sarah Catherine Brackeen.
ii William Houston Brackeen.
99. Annie Laura BRACKEEN b. 10 Oct 1898, Howland, Lamar Co., Texas,
m. 28 Dec 1922, in Lamar County., Texas, Odis Dudley BRAZEAL, b. 20 Feb
1896, Atlas, Lamar County, Texas, (son of John Levy BRAZEAL and Rebecca
McCOOL) d. 14 Dec 1980, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: Evergreen Cem,
Paris, Lamar County, Texas. Annie died 7 Dec 1992, Paris, Lamar County,
Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Annie Laura Brecheen Brazeal 10 Oct 1898
7 Dec 1992 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 19-72-02
NOTES: THE PARIS NEWS Tue., Dec. 8, 1992, p.14A. '...94, 2306
W. Kaufman, died Mon., Dec. 7, at Parkview Nursing Home. Services at 2
p.m. Wed., Dec. 9, at Gene Roden's Sons Funeral Home with Haskell England
& Ricky Hensley. Born in Lamar County, a daughter of William Curtis
& Sarah Elizabeth Wilkerson Brecheen, she married Odis Dudley Brazeal
Dec. 28, 1922. He died Dec. 14, 1980. She was a member of the Bonham Street
Church of Christ. Surviving are 3 daughters, Madge Tonblin of Paris, Norma
Marlin of Graford & Oweita Strawn of Longview; 4 grandchildren &
8 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Charles
Dudley Strawn, in 1977.' This is also entered under surname Brecheen.
Odis: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Odis Dudley Brazeal 20 Feb 1896 14
Dec 1980 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 19-72-01
NOTES: Tombstone is inscribed, 'PFC US Army WWI.' *THE LAMAR
COUNTY ECHO, 18 Dec 1980. 'Odis D. Brazeal, 84, of 2306 W. Kaufman died
14 Dec 1980 in a local hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon
in the chapel of Gene Roden's Sons with Rev. Haskell England and Rev. Cecil
Allen officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Brazeal was born
in the Atlas community on 20 Feb 1896, son of John Levy Brazeal and Rebecca
McCool Brazeal. He was a retired employee of American Box Co. and was a
veteran of World War I. He married Annie [Laura] Bracheen on 28 Dec 1922.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Madge Tomblin of Paris, Norma
Jean Martin of Gafford and Janice Oweita Strawn of Longview; one sister,
Mrs. Ida Northam of Henrietta, Okla.; four grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.'
Children:
i Janice Owita BRAZEAL m. 3 Jul 1943,
Charles STRAUM.
126. ii Madgelene BRAZEAL.
127. iii Norma Jean BRAZEAL.
100. Lemuel Brackeen b. 14 May 1901, Howland, Lamar Co., Texas, m.
(1) 6 Dec 1919, in Howland, Lamar Co., Texas, Genie Evelyn JONES, b. 19
Jun 1902, Howland, Lamar Co., Texas, (daughter of John Franklin JONES and
Lula Mae DERRICK) d. 25 Aug 1986, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, buried: Grove
Hill, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, m. (2) 10 Dec 1950, in Dallas, Dallas
Co., Texas, Jimmie SPURLOCK. Lemuel died 23 Feb 1986, Paris, Lamar
County, Texas, buried: Evergreen Cem, Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Lemuel Brecheen 14 May 1901 23 Feb 1986 CEMETERY: LOCATION
IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 40-77-02
NOTES: LAMAR COUNTY ECHO Thu., Feb. 27, 1986. '... 1951 E.
Booth, died at St. Joseph's Hospital at 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, 1986.
Services Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home with Rev. James
Barnes. Born in Lamar County, son of William Brecheen and Sarah Wilkerson
Brecheen. He attended Paris schools and moved to Dallas in 1944. On 10
Dec 1950, he married Jimmie Spurlock in Dallas. He was a construction worker
for road contractors. He was a member of the Howland Baptist Church. Surviving
are his wife; 6 daughters, Louise Brazeal of Paris, Lucille Ford of Los
Angeles, CA., Iva Ann Whitten of Dallas, Sally Jo Hendricks of DeSoto,
TX., Bernie Marie Rowland of Oklahoma City, and Carolyn Bennett of Atlanta,
GA; 2 sons, Frank Brecheen of Dallas and Duane Brecheen of Los Angeles;
23 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; a sister, Annie Brazeal
of Paris. Was preceded in death by a son, Harold Brecheen on April 2, 1975.'
*Buried next to Sara Virginia Coffee Seiferman. *Information from Pedigree
Chart of Duane E. Brecheen, 7 Apr 1996, 44125 Villeta Dr., LaQuinta, CA,
92253: Lemuel first married on 6 Dec 1919 to Genie Evelyn Jones, daughter
of John Franklin Jones and Lula Mae Derrick Jones. Genie was born 19 Jun
1902 in Howland, Lamar Co., and died in Dallas 25 Aug 1986.
Children:
128. i Lemuel Harold Brackeen b. 14 Dec 1920.
129. ii Frank Curtis Brackeen b. 2 Aug 1922.
130. iii Awilda Louise Brackeen b. 5 Sep 1924.
131. iv Genie Lucille Brackeen b. 3 Mar 1926.
132. v Iva Ann Brackeen b. 2 Jul 1927.
133. vi Duane Edward Brackeen b. 22 Jun 1929.
134. vii Bernie Marie Brackeen b. 9 Sep 1931.
135. viii Sallie Jo Brackeen b. 13 Mar 1935.
136. ix Carolyn Kaye Brackeen b. 13 Feb 1943.
101. Gladys Brackeen b. 27 Mar 1904, Lamar County., Texas, m. Claude
CONNER.
Children:
i ______ CONNER.
102. Callie Doney HARVEY Brackeen b. 15 Mar 1888, Delta County, Texas,
m. 26 Apr 1890, in Lamar County., Texas, Isaac C. LONG, b. 28 Jan 1887,
d. 23 Oct 1922, buried: Evegreen Cem, Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
Callie died 8 Apr 1983, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: Evergreen Cem,
Paris, Lamar County, Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Callie D. Harvey
Long 15 Mar 1888 8 Apr 1983 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 30-66-01
NOTES: From an unnamed and undated article located in the Lamar
County Genealogical Society Library, in the Taylor Collection, Box L. '
(Picture) Mrs. Callie Long, 2895 Lewis Lane, died Friday, April 8, at Parkview
Nursing Home. Services will be held at the Bonham Street Church of Christ
at 2 p.m. Monday with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Gene Roden's Sons,
Directors of Funerals, has charge of arrangements. Mrs. Long was born March
15, 1888 in Delta County, a daughter of Tom Harvey and Daney Brackeen Harvey.
She was reared by Sterling and Lillie Brackeen. She married Isaac Long
on Jan. 23, 1907, in Lamar County. He died Oct 23, 1952. She was a member
of the Bonham Street Church of Christ. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Ray (Thelma) Jones of Paris; two sons, David Long and Charley Long, both
of Paris; one brother, Noah Brackeen of Paris; two sisters, Bertha Ricker
of Okmkulgee [sic], OK and Orella Grimes of Santa Maria, CA; seven grandchildren;
16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by a daughter, Gertrude Turner on Oct. 24, 1920. The family will
receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.' *'Services
for Mrs. Callie Long of Leisure Lodge Nursing Home, were conducted Monday,
at the Bonham Street Church of Christ. Hubert Roach and Haskell England
officiated. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery by Gene Roden's Sons, Directors
of Funerals. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Mrs. Long died Friday at
Parkview Nursing Home.' *On the same stone with Isaac C. Long.
Isaac: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Isaac C. Long 28 Jan 1887 23 Oct
1952 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 30-66-02
NOTES: Married Callie D. Harvey. Buried next to Jean Menzies
Trout.
Children:
137. i Charley LONG b. 8 Sep 1912.
ii David LONG.
138. iii Gertrude Flora LONG b. 15 Nov 1916.
iv Thelma LONG b. 18 Oct 1919, m.
Ray JONES, b. 3 Mar 1914, d. 16 Sep 1990, buried: Evergreen Cem, Paris,
Lamar County, Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Thelma L. Jones 18 Oct 1919
CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 40-39-03
NOTES: Married Ray A. Jones.
Ray: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Ray A. Jones 3 Mar 1914
16 Sep 1990 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Evergreen 40-39-04
NOTES: Married Thelma L. ?? Tombstone is inscribed,
'TEC 4 US Army WWII.'
103. Noah T. Brackeen b. 22 Jun 1892, Lamar County., Texas, occupation
Retired Farmer, m. 17 Feb 1916, in Lamar County., Texas, Nora O. FREDRICK,
b. 26 Apr 1897, Lamar County., Texas, (daughter of Joel FREDERICK and Laura
STRANGE) d. 11 Jul 1985, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: Redhill Cem,
Powderly, Lamar Co., Texas. Noah died 22 May 1983, Paris, Lamar County,
Texas, buried: Red Hill Cem, Powderly, Lamar Co., Texas. NAME: BIRTH:
DEATH: Noah T. Brackeen 22 Jun 1892 22 May 1983 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY:
Red Hill SOUTHEAST
NOTES: THE LAMAR COUNTY ECHO, Thursday, May 26, 1983: 'Noah
T. Brackeen, Rt. 1, Powderly, died Sunday, May 22, at McCuistion Medical
Center. Services will be held Tuesday, May 24, at 2 p.m. at the Powderly
Church of Christ with Bill O'Neal officiating and burial in Red Hill Cemetery
under the direction of Bright-Holland Funeral Home. Mr. Brackeen was born
June 22, 1892, in Atlas, a son of Sterling Price Brackeen and Lillie Mae
Couch Brackeen. He married Nora [O.] Frederick on Feb. 16, 1915, in Lamar
County. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Powderly Church of
Christ. Surviving are his wife; four sons, Ward Brackeen, Mack Brackeen
and Bobby Brackeen, all of Texarkana and Tom Brackeen of Montgomery, Ala;
two daughters, Mrs. Vivian Enloe of Paris and Mrs. Lareece Maggard of Powderly;
one sister, Mrs. Bertha Riker of Okmulgee, Okla.; 22 grandchildren; 44
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in
death by a son, L. J. [should be El Jay] Brackeen, on Aug. 30, 1981.'
Nora: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Nora O. Frederick Brackeen 26 Apr 1897
11 Jul 1985 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Red Hill SOUTHEAST
NOTES: THE LAMAR COUNTY ECHO, 18 Jul 1985. 'Mrs. Nora O. Brackeen
of Cherry Street Manor died there Thursday, 11 Jul 1985. Services were
held Sunday, 14 Jul, in the Powderly Church of Christ with Bill O'Neal
officiating. Burial was in Red Hill Cemetery by Bright-Holland Funeral
Home. Mrs. Brackeen was born 26 Apr 1897, in Lamar County, a daughter of
Joel and Laura Strange Frederick. She married Noah T. Brackeen on 15 Feb
1915, in Lamar County. He died 22 May 1983. She was a member of the Powderly
Church of Christ. Surviving are four sons, Ward Brackeen, Mack Brackeen
and Bob Brackeen, all of Texarkana, Texas, Thomas Ray Brackeen of Montgomery,
Ala.; two daughters, Vivian Enloe of Paris and Lareece Maggard of Powderly;
one sister, Ophelia Frederick of Powderly; 21 grandchildren; 40 great grandchildren,
three great great grandchildren. A son, Lel Jay Brackeen, preceded her
in death in 1982.'
Children:
i Ward Brackeen.
ii Mack Brackeen.
iii Bobby Brackeen.
iv Tom Brackeen.
v Vivian Brackeen m. UNKNOWN ENLOE.
vi Lareece Brackeen m. UNKNOWN MAGGARD.
139. vii El Jay Brackeen b. 23 Dec 1921.
104. Ruth Elizabeth Brackeen b. 23 Dec 1894, Powderly, Lamar Co.,
Texas, m. 1911, John Edgar ALLISON, b. 26 Apr 1890, Powderly, Lamar Co.,
Texas, d. 6 Feb 1976, buried: Redhill Cem, Powderly, Lamar Co., Texas.
Ruth died 1 Jun 1981, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: Red Hill Cem,
Powderly, Lamar Co., Texas. NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: Ruth Elizabeth Brackeen
Allison 23 Dec 1894 1 Jun 1981 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Red Hill
SOUTHEAST
NOTES: THE LAMAR COUNTY ECHO, 4 Jun 1981. 'Funeral services
for Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Allison of Powderly were held Wednesday, 3 Jun
at the Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home Chapel. Brother A.L. Rhodes officiated
and burial was in Red Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Allison died Monday, 1 Jun 1981
at McCuistion Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Allison was born 23 Dec 1893
in Powderly, a daughter of Sterling Brackeen and Lillie Couch. She attended
public schools at the old PeeDee school. She married J. E. [Edgar] Allison
in 1911. He preceded her in death on 6 Feb 1976. She was a member of the
Powderly Church of Christ. She moved back to Powderly from Texarkana 12
years ago. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. R.F. (Marie) Vasarevic
of Dallas; three sons, Marvin Allison of Lefors, Johnie Allison of Texarkana
and Manuel Allison of Gainesville; one brother, Noah Brackeen of Powderly;
three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Riker of Olmulgee, Okla., Mrs. Maye Thompson
of Powderly and Mrs. Callie Long of Paris; nine grandchildren; 22 great
grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.'
John: NAME: BIRTH: DEATH: J. Edgar Allison 26 Apr 1890 6 Feb
1976 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY: Red Hill SOUTHEAST
NOTES: Married Ruth Elizabeth Brackeen.
Children:
i Marie ALLISON m. R. F. VASAREVIC.
ii Marvin ALLISON.
iii Johnie ALLISON.
iv Manuel ALLISON.
105. Maude Evaline Sims b. 3 Mar 1888, Texas, m. (1) 4 May 1941,
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, Hans Edward Hanson, b. 12
Jun 1878, d. 20 Jan 1943, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, buried:
Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, m. (2) 13 Jan 1906, in Paris,
Lamar County, Texas, Joseph Sim Landers, b. 15 Feb 1884, d. 14 May 1951,
Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: Red Hill Cem., Powderly, Lamar Co.,
Texas. Maude died 10 Jun 1968, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California,
buried: Valhalla Mem., Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.
SS#558/74/3406 Hans: No. 362893 United States Of America Certificate of
Naturalization Petition Volume 12 Page 5 Stub Volume 12276 Page 18. Description
of Holder. Age 36 Yrs. State of Minnesota Co. of Micken Litchfield on the
22nd Day June 1914. SS# 563-24-3141
Children:
i Nellie Mae Landers b. 5 Jun 1908,
Noble, Lamar Co., Texas, d. 23 Mar 1924, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried:
24 Mar 1924, Evergreen Cem., Paris, Lamar Co., Texas. NAME: BIRTH:
DEATH: Nellie Mae Landers 5 Jun 1908 23 Mar 1924 CEMETERY: LOCATION IN
CEMETERY: Evergreen SPC-04-09
NOTES: THE PARIS MORNING NEWS, Tuesday, March
25, 1924, p. 3: 'Miss Nellie Landers, fifteen years old, who was the daughter
of Mrs. Maud Landers, died after a brief illness at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon
at the home of her mothers at 123 Ross avenue. She complained of feeling
a little bad before going to bed Friday night, but sat up and read until
after 9 o'clock. She became suddenly ill during the night and pneumonia
developed at once and hastened her death. Besides her mother she is survived
by a sister and two brothers. The funeral service was held at 3:30 o'clock
Monday afternoon at the residence, Rev. H. E. Morris of Emmanuel Baptist
church officiating. She was a student of the Third ward school and several
of the school children attended the funeral. Interment was at Evergreen.'
ii Marvin Landers.
iii James Owen Landers.
140. iv Bennie Ray Landers b. 25 Sep 1909.
v Neil Landers b. 23 Sep 1911, Noble,
Lamar Co., Texas, d. 8 Oct 1924, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, buried: 9
Oct 1924, Evergreen Cem., Paris, Lamar Co., Texas.
141. vi Johnnie Eugene Landers b. 17 Mar 1915.
106. John Hammond Sims b. 23 Sep 1909, Noble, Lamar Co., Texas, m.
(1) Evelyn _____, m. (2) Elsie Jo _____. John died Anthony, New Mexico,
buried: Anthony, New Mexico.
Children:
i James R. Sims b. 16 Jun 1946.
ii Johnny Richard (Dick) Sims b.
18 May 1946.
iii Donald H. Sims.
iv William H. Sims.
v Robert (Bobby) Sims.
vi Annie Sims.
 
 
Trust in the LORD with all thine
heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge
him, and
he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
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