Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


Le Roy "Stick" NEEDHAM

1.  The headstone was purchased by Blackie Hart, but, the name is spelled incorrectly as "Neeham".

2.  Le Roy & Iris were never married.

3.  Alternate place of death:  Bagwell, Red River, Texas


Edward NEEDHAM

1.  Edward died of Cerebral Hemorrhage.


Everett Wade "Pete" NEEDHAM

1.  Pete was very fond of his mother's sister, Annie Viola (Richardson) Nite.  He stayed with the family and worked for his uncle Ed.  He loved his mother very much and saw that she was well cared for.  

2.  He lived in California for years, but his health failed and he was unable to work, so, he returned with his wife to La Grange, Fayette, Texas for four or five years before his death.


Violet Mae OWENS

1.  Violet was living in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas as of 8 Feb 1994.


Enoch Love NEEDHAM "Sr"

1.  Another says he was born 29 Oct 1843, Flatonia, Faette, Texas.

2.  Cause of Death:  Acute Pneumonia, Old Age, Heart Lesion.

3.  Kay Dawes reports that Enoch Love Needham was born Oct 1848 in Angelina County, Texas who is a direct descendant of Enoch who is her 2nd Great Grandfather.  She sent the following to this writer on 7 Jun 2010:

Intruder Shooting

The Houston Daily Union Volume II, Issue 110 - 22 Jul 1870, pg. 2 Letter from Fayette County, Ls Grange, July 1, 1870.  Editos Houston Union:  Crops in Fayette County are exceedingly fine.  The corn corp is made, and cotton prospects were never better;  much of the latter is now opening.  In this part of Uncle Sam's domain there is litle or no news, save now and then a killing affair - not to be found in our local paper.  The last instance of this kind happened on Tuesday night, at the residence of a lady named Robertson, on the Oso Road, about twelve miles from here.  It appears that a Mr. Needham married Mrs. Robertson's daughter.  They lived unhappily, separated, and Mrs. Needham returned to her mother.  On Tuesday night, after Mrs. Robertson and family retired, Needham attemptied to force an entrance through the window, at the time flourishing his six-shooter and threatening to kill all the inmates.  A little boy about fourteen years old, seized a double-barreled gun and shot Needham while in the act of entering.  The boy, after exanubatuibm was orioerkt duscgarged,   

* Note:  #1  Lenora's mother's name was erroneoursly given as Robertson and it should have been Robinson.

* Note #2    This article raises the question of the birth of Mary Mabgby Needham to Enoch & Lenora.  Did they reconcile after the shooting?

Shot In His Field

LaGrange, Texas, Sept 20, Sheriff Loessin received a telephone messge to-day stating that Enoch Needham,  one-armed farmer living near Stellar, this county, had been shot by an unknown party while working in his field about 6 o'clock yesterday evening.  A load of buckshot took effect in the crippled arm.  Deputy Sheriff Loessin left for Stellar before noon.  As yet hee is no clew to the pepetrator of the deed.
      * Note:  August Loessin was sheriff from 1894-1910.  This shooting occurred on 20 Sep 1899   Deputy Sheriff Will Loessin


Lenora ROBINSON

1.  Enoch & Lenor Taylor marriage is recorded in Vol C, page 546, #30808, Fayette County, Texas, married 3-8-2870, Filed 4-16-1870.

2.  November Term 1874 - La Grange, Fayette, Texs - Cause #3027

Lenora Needham Petitioner, resident of Fayette County, Texas, complaining of Enoch Needham also citizen of Fayette County, would respectfully show unto your honor, that on the 7th day of March 1870, Petitioner Lenora Taylor and Enoch Needham defendant intermarried in said county, and lived together in peace until about the 1st of May 1870, when dedendant became indifferent and unkind towards petitioner, frequently using language to injure and would the feeling of petitioner, whch, unkindness gradually increased to direct insults and outragious conduct both in words and actions.  With all this she continued to be to him a kind and affectionate wife, hoping to regain the affections of the said Enoch Needham, but without effect.  He continued his outragious conduct and cruel treatment, daily increasing his excepas, and about the 1st day of July 1870 defendant cursed and abused petitioner in a very brutal manner and then cut her across her hand with his pocket knife and abused her so outrageously that she could no longer live in peace and safety with him.  Sometime about the 1st of January 1871 she left defendant.   He came to the house of Mrs. Robinson, mother of plaintiff, and by threats and force compelled petitioner to leave the house of her mother and go with him and live in dread and fear against her will and earnest pleadings to be left with her mother, that she had no father and no one to protect her or compel defendant to let her remain with her mother and away from defendant.  That defendant continued to keep plaintiff through threats, fear and force with him in a state of almost imprisonment not permitting her to go to see her mother and little brother or visit her neighbors.  That one day during this period of imprisonment defendant brought plaintiff to the tow of La Grance and kept her closely guarded and used force to great ---and mortifiting plaintiff to prevenet her from leaving him and returning to her mother and brother.  Defendant was such a cruel, wicked and ---man, that plaintiff was continually kept under fear and not permitted to enjoy life, mush less to enjoy priviledge that a wife should enjoy of seeing her mother and neighbors, bu which cruel treatment and outragious acts defendant almost crushed the life out of plaintiff, and on or about the 26th day of February 1872 defendant cruelly and outrageously struck, choked, beat, brused and wounded plaintiff with his fist and hands.   About the 1st day of February 1873 defendant was arrested by the Sheriff of Fayette County and put in the County Jail when she had an opportunity to make her escape from the imprisonment of defendant at which time plaintiff returned to her mother under the protection of her brothers, who were then old enough to protect her.  That she has not since February 1873 lived iwith defendant.  That defendant has and keeps in his possession various articles of personal property as is set forth and fully shown in a bill of tiems hereto attached and marked "Exibit A" and made a part of this petition, said articles are the seperate property of plaintiff, and were her own property before she married the defendant.  That he holds and refuses to deliver said property to plaintiff.  They are worth the sume of sixty nine dollars.

That during the time plaintiff lived with Deft. there were two children born of said marriage, a boy and girl, Oscar and Mary who are under the care and management of plaintiff.  That there is no community property of plaintiff and defendant.  Owing to the wild, wicked and desperate character and want of care and attention of plaintiff he is totally disquallified for the duties of a parent and the care of children.  Plaintiff asks that she have and recover judgement against defendant and decree of said court dissolving the bonds of matrimony, that she receive children, Oscar and Mary, and personal property, for cost os suit and further relief to which she is in law or equity entitled to.

EXIBIT A:  1 bed (feather) and bedstead - $25.00
                   3 bed quilts - $10.00
                   1 set knives and forks - $2.00
                    Clothing - $2.50
                   2 feather pillows and slips - $5.00
                   1 keg soap - $10.00
                   1 Cradle and crib - $1.50
                   TOTAL - $69.00

Property returned October 22, 1874 and divorce granted.

3.  Some other sources report that she was married to a Mr. Hunt.


Gayle Sharon BURNETT

1.   Gayle died a tragic automotive death on highway 1097, Lake Conroe, Texas.


Gayle Sharon BURNETT

1.   Gayle died a tragic automotive death on highway 1097, Lake Conroe, Texas.


Vicki Jean CRAVEN

1.  Vicki graduated from Brownwood High School & University of Texas, Austin, Texas.

2.  Employment:   School Teacher


Dan Foy HOLLEMAN

1.  Divorced 11 Apr 1974.


Glynda Jane BURNETT

1.  Much information was submitted by Glynda on 2 Jul 2001, May, Brown, Texas.   Typed and written on original information.