William Moore FANNAN

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Sources: Liddie Belle Thompson-Yates; Rochester City Cemetery records; Dea th Certificate Haskell County, Texas: Sarah is buried in an unmarked gra ve in the Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, Haskell County, Texas next to h er daughter Willie Fannin-Thompson and son-in-law Robert Lee "Bob" Thompso n.Note: David E. Rabing , shows Sarah Fannin (nee Horton) b. 1840, Atoka, Choctaw Nation, IT (other sources state Alabama, while additional sources state Macon County, Georgia); 1880 U.S. Federal Census Coleman County, Texas, Roll T9_1296 Pct  Page 10 ED 41 dated 14-15-June 1880, lists Sarah as a Widow; 1920 Federal Census Miami, Gila County, Arizona, Roll T625_47, Pg 1A, ED 48, Image 909, Living With John J. Hall, Listed as Grandmother Age 79. Note on her fathers lineage. J.R. Horton was long believed by some to be a part of the Smith County, Texas Horton/Houghton family. Cecil Lee Pinkston-Vinson a descendant did not agree and stated he was a full blood or near full blood Choctaw from Mississippi. After several years of research, I cannot link him to the Horton/Houghton family in any way. According to Vinson and other family members, he left Texas to return to Mississippi in the 1840's to tend to "his land" and was murdered there. His whereabouts' never becoming known to family. This lends some credence to Vinson's claim that J.R. meant Junior Horton and was a taken Christian name versus the traditional Choctaw names more prevalent in the 1830s'-40's.Letter to Martin & Inez Thompson from Sarah Fannin (letter not edited f or spelling). Provided by Ras & Virginia Pool 11/11/03Rochester, TexasNov 24, 1911Dear Son & family. I will wright you all again to see if you will answer this. Wrote you all a letter about a month or six weeks ago havent got no answer yet. This leaves all well, hope these few lines will find you all we ll.Martin it seems like you all forgotten me, I havent you and never will, you was so good to me. You done all you could to get me through all right. I had no trouble. I hope i will live to see you all folks again. I wish you would come Christmas.I don't think I will go to Arizona till spring, wish you & Nez could come. Barnett folks havent picked no cotton home yet. I don't think they got much. They have made about 4 hundred dollars, picking out from home. The hail ruined Barnett's crop. Maiz come out on mowing good?Billy Barnett may get many booles. Martin did crops turn out down there? Crops here is awful spotty some good an some bad. Corn is thing of the past here. The drouth ruined Jacks crop. (Jackie Fannin)Martin I got a letter from Newt Hill (Martin & Inez Thompson's daughter) s ome time back. She said John was gone, is he leaving them? Bob Thompson we nt up there (Atoka, Oklahoma) after I got back home. I have been to Bobs s ince he come back. Bob Thompson said Newtie didn't get but 8 dollars a mon th for keeping that ofic. I don't believe him no such a thing. Newtie didn 't say what John left for. Bob talked like John was in trouble some way.Tell the children all to write to me. I know Coney (Cone Johnson Thompso n) could if he wan't. Tell your mother (Martha Thompson) not to get my But right (?) i may get back here some day & get him myself. Tell Mossie & Cla rence (children of Martin & Inez Thompson) if I was back there I could he lp them hunt eggs. How is my fat girl Nez (Inez Fannin-Thompson) getting a long. Can bet money my Mary weighs 2 hundred pounds. she gained 11 poun ds in a month while she was out here. Well I will close it is getting lat e. Tell Jim & Lisey to write, I don't know them.Send in care of Bill Barnett (husband of her daughter Martha "Tean" Fannin -Barnett) if i not here they will send it to me.Sa Fannin________________________________________________________________________ __ __________________________Letter announcing death of Sarah Fannin, from Ruby Fannin daughter of Ja ck & Annie Fannin to Inez Fannin-Thompson (letter not edited for spelling ). Provided by Ras & Virginia Pool 11/11/03O'Brien, TexasMay 13, 1928Dear Aunt InezHow are you all by now well we hope this leaves us
we as common. We sure d id get a good rain last nite, we needing it auful bad to, guess they wi ll go to planting monday.We were auful sorry that you couldn't come to poar dear old Grand-mother f uneral and see her once more. But we new that you would have come if you c ould off.Aunt Tean Barnett & Aunt Will Thompson had dad (Jackie Fannin) was the on ly children, of hers hear. Aunt Mary couldn't come and we didn't know f or sure where Aunt Sud was at, for Grand-mother hadn't heard from h er in 5 or 6 months. of course it like to of killed all of us kid for s he scimes just as much like a mother to us as she did a Grandmother she w as so good and we always did our best for her. she never wonted for anythi ng that we new off. one thing we all should be thingful for, that is she w as prepared to go, for I have hear her say so many time that she was rea dy for she new her day was short. her mind never did fail her she new ev er thing just like always did, She was feeling fine that nite when she wen 't to bed her and mother lay there along time and talked. Then about 11. O 'clock she call dad and told him that she wanted one of her pilos that h er back was hurtin they got up and they could see that death was on her. d ad went for the Dr. he got there at 12. O'clock. and she talked to him a w hile. Then he told dad that she couldn't live for her heart had just qu it on her, it was just old age them she wen't off in to a deep slumb er of a sleap and died in a few minites the only way we could tell when s he died was she just quit breathing she didn't struggle at all just wen 't so easy. all of dads children was at home when she died.it was about 1.30 O'clock wed morning 25 of april. She never did get child ess like most old people do, she was so funny and lively joked with us a ll the time. We put her away in a Black dress and cap they were trim ed in lace. her casket was Black there were lots of Pretty Roses and fir ns and other flowers brought in by our neighbor.her dress and cap cost $16 The casket $150. The Herse from Roschester Tex. was $15. Know the reason why I told you how much they cost was th at we wanted you to now that we put her away as nice as we could.I will send you a piece of her dress there wasen't any of the lace lif t. We all are just still so lonesome for she was so much company for us. N ow aunt we are going to divide her thing out amoung her children so you wr ite and tell us what you wont. Aunt please write and let me hear from y ou I never did see you I love you just the same answer real soonyours truly nieceMiss Ruby FanninO'Brien, TexasRout 1. Box 44Marriage Index : Texas 1851-1900married: Mar. 04,1857 in Rusk,Tx.Gewnder: FSource Info: Library of Congress reference number (boo) File Name:976-4185 V2iSpouse's Gender: M Spouse's Name Fanin, WilliamSarah and Family Moved to Texas when she was eleven years old.( Ltr. FR om Vernia Fannin Skains Dec. 21,1980.)