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Sarah Ann <I>Horton</I> Fannin

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Sarah Ann Horton Fannin

Birth
USA
Death
25 Apr 1928 (aged 87)
O'Brien, Haskell County, Texas, USA
Burial
Rochester, Haskell County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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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 per Dr. J.C. Thompson: "J.R. Horton was long believed by some to be a part of the Smith & Rusk County, Texas-Horton/Houghton family. Genealogist Cecil Lee Pinkston-Vinson, a direct 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 (There is a multiplicity of bad info on the net, including LDS data, mixing families due to proximity of dates and ages, the most common being that our J.R. is the same person as James R. Horton, whose wife was also "Elizabeth". However, her maiden name was Ikerd [b. 1810], not Hicks [ours b. 1817] and the DOB of James R. [b. 12.25.1808] & our J.R.[12.24.1806] are close but different). According to Cecil Vinson, O. Phillip Kent, Dr. Doug Hale, Dr. Irv May and a number of other family members/researchers, he left Texas to return to Mississippi in the late 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 for spelling). Provided by Ras & Virginia Pool 11/11/03

Rochester, Texas
Nov 24, 1911
Dear 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 well.
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) some time back. She said John was gone, is he leaving them? Bob Thompson went up there (Atoka, Oklahoma) after I got back home. I have been to Bobs since he come back. Bob Thompson said Newtie didn't get but 8 dollars a month 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 Thompson) 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 & Clarence (children of Martin & Inez Thompson) if I was back there I could help 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 pounds in a month while she was out here. Well I will close it is getting late. 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 Jack & Annie Fannin to Inez Fannin-Thompson (letter not edited for spelling ). Provided by Ras & Virginia Pool 11/11/03

O'Brien, Texas
May 13, 1928
Dear Aunt Inez
How are you all by now well we hope this leaves us we as common. We sure did get a good rain last nite, we needing it auful bad to, guess they will go to planting monday.
We were auful sorry that you couldn't come to poar dear old Grand-mother funeral and see her once more. But we new that you would have come if you could off.
Aunt Tean Barnett & Aunt Will Thompson had dad (Jackie Fannin) was the only children, of hers hear. Aunt Mary couldn't come and we didn't know for sure where Aunt Sud was at, for Grand-mother hadn't heard from her in 5 or 6 months. of course it like to of killed all of us kid for she scimes just as much like a mother to us as she did a Grandmother she was so good and we always did our best for her. she never wonted for anything that we new off. one thing we all should be thingful for, that is she was prepared to go, for I have hear her say so many time that she was ready for she new her day was short. her mind never did fail her she new ever 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 her back was hurtin they got up and they could see that death was on her. dad went for the Dr. he got there at 12. O'clock. and she talked to him a while. Then he told dad that she couldn't live for her heart had just quit on her, it was just old age them she wen't off in to a deep slumber of a sleap and died in a few minites the only way we could tell when she 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 childess like most old people do, she was so funny and lively joked with us all the time. We put her away in a Black dress and cap they were trimed in lace. her casket was Black there were lots of Pretty Roses and firns 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 that 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 lift. We all are just still so lonesome for she was so much company for us. Now aunt we are going to divide her thing out amoung her children so you write and tell us what you wont. Aunt please write and let me hear from you I never did see you I love you just the same answer real soon
yours truly niece
Miss Ruby Fannin
O'Brien, Texas
Rout 1. Box 44

Marriage Index : Texas 1851-1900
married: Mar. 04,1857 in Rusk,Tx.
Gender: F
Source Info: Library of Congress reference number (boo) File Name:976-4185 V2i
Spouse's Gender: M Spouse's Name Fannin, William
Sarah and Family Moved to Texas when she was eleven years old.( Ltr. FR om Vernia Fannin Skains Dec. 21,1980.)
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 per Dr. J.C. Thompson: "J.R. Horton was long believed by some to be a part of the Smith & Rusk County, Texas-Horton/Houghton family. Genealogist Cecil Lee Pinkston-Vinson, a direct 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 (There is a multiplicity of bad info on the net, including LDS data, mixing families due to proximity of dates and ages, the most common being that our J.R. is the same person as James R. Horton, whose wife was also "Elizabeth". However, her maiden name was Ikerd [b. 1810], not Hicks [ours b. 1817] and the DOB of James R. [b. 12.25.1808] & our J.R.[12.24.1806] are close but different). According to Cecil Vinson, O. Phillip Kent, Dr. Doug Hale, Dr. Irv May and a number of other family members/researchers, he left Texas to return to Mississippi in the late 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 for spelling). Provided by Ras & Virginia Pool 11/11/03

Rochester, Texas
Nov 24, 1911
Dear 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 well.
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) some time back. She said John was gone, is he leaving them? Bob Thompson went up there (Atoka, Oklahoma) after I got back home. I have been to Bobs since he come back. Bob Thompson said Newtie didn't get but 8 dollars a month 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 Thompson) 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 & Clarence (children of Martin & Inez Thompson) if I was back there I could help 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 pounds in a month while she was out here. Well I will close it is getting late. 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 Jack & Annie Fannin to Inez Fannin-Thompson (letter not edited for spelling ). Provided by Ras & Virginia Pool 11/11/03

O'Brien, Texas
May 13, 1928
Dear Aunt Inez
How are you all by now well we hope this leaves us we as common. We sure did get a good rain last nite, we needing it auful bad to, guess they will go to planting monday.
We were auful sorry that you couldn't come to poar dear old Grand-mother funeral and see her once more. But we new that you would have come if you could off.
Aunt Tean Barnett & Aunt Will Thompson had dad (Jackie Fannin) was the only children, of hers hear. Aunt Mary couldn't come and we didn't know for sure where Aunt Sud was at, for Grand-mother hadn't heard from her in 5 or 6 months. of course it like to of killed all of us kid for she scimes just as much like a mother to us as she did a Grandmother she was so good and we always did our best for her. she never wonted for anything that we new off. one thing we all should be thingful for, that is she was prepared to go, for I have hear her say so many time that she was ready for she new her day was short. her mind never did fail her she new ever 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 her back was hurtin they got up and they could see that death was on her. dad went for the Dr. he got there at 12. O'clock. and she talked to him a while. Then he told dad that she couldn't live for her heart had just quit on her, it was just old age them she wen't off in to a deep slumber of a sleap and died in a few minites the only way we could tell when she 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 childess like most old people do, she was so funny and lively joked with us all the time. We put her away in a Black dress and cap they were trimed in lace. her casket was Black there were lots of Pretty Roses and firns 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 that 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 lift. We all are just still so lonesome for she was so much company for us. Now aunt we are going to divide her thing out amoung her children so you write and tell us what you wont. Aunt please write and let me hear from you I never did see you I love you just the same answer real soon
yours truly niece
Miss Ruby Fannin
O'Brien, Texas
Rout 1. Box 44

Marriage Index : Texas 1851-1900
married: Mar. 04,1857 in Rusk,Tx.
Gender: F
Source Info: Library of Congress reference number (boo) File Name:976-4185 V2i
Spouse's Gender: M Spouse's Name Fannin, William
Sarah and Family Moved to Texas when she was eleven years old.( Ltr. FR om Vernia Fannin Skains Dec. 21,1980.)


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  • Maintained by: J C Thompson
  • Originally Created by: ATK
  • Added: Sep 3, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41518533/sarah_ann-fannin: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Ann Horton Fannin (12 Jul 1840–25 Apr 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41518533, citing Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, Haskell County, Texas, USA; Maintained by J C Thompson (contributor 48435001).