AUGSBUGER FAMILY TREE EARLY SWEENY FAMILES 1919

In 1919 in Tazewell County Illinois, two families (Amos & John Augsburger) including nine kids boarded the train & bade farewell to family left behind to move to a better life in Sweeny, Texas, a strange place with no street lights or sidewalks & where locals thought them to be "damn Yankees" when a gasoline washing machine was unloaded off their railcar. Also in the railcar were two automobiles which brought the total in town to 4. See the account of that move and their new life in Sweeny in the article "Moving to Sweeny 1919" http://sweenytexashistory.com/images/Stories/OtherSweenyPeople/MovingToSweeny1919.pdf

Tazewell county, Illinois wikipedia.org

1 Christian Augsburger b: 1852 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, d: 1910 in Hopedale,

Tazewell County, Illinois + Barbara Sutter

...2 Amos Augsburger b: 29 Jan 1885 in Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, d: 01 Feb

1968 in Sweeny , Brazoria County, Texas, Burial: Sweeny Cemetery, Sweeny, Brazoria

County,Texas + Mary Diekhoff b: 22 Mar 1890, d: 23 Dec 1966 in Sweeny , Brazoria County, Texas,

Burial: Sweeny Cemetery, Sweeny, Brazoria County,Texas

+ findagrave.com Sweeny cemetery

......3 Lawrence Arthur "Six" Augsburger b: 30 Dec 1910 in Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, d:

21 Aug 1992 in Bay City, Matagorda County,Texas, Burial: Roselawn Cemetery, Van Vleck,

Matagorda County, Texas + Minnie Mae Harper b: 30 Oct 1914 in Bay City, Matagorda County,Texas, d: 23 Mar 1994 in

Bay City, Matagorda County,Texas, Burial: Roselawn Cemetery, Van Vleck, Matagorda

County, Texas

findagrave.com Roselawn cemetery Van Vleck, TX

.........4 Harper John Augsburger b: 13 Oct 1938 in Bay City, Matagorda County,

Texas + Jerry Ann Browning b: 28 Jun 1940 in Harris County, Texas ............5 Jody Keith Augsburger b: in Tarrant County, Texas

+ Jo Lynn Meredith b:, m: in Jefferson County, Texas ...............6 Garrett Ryan Augsburger b: in Montgomery County, Texas ...............6 Philip Augsberger .........4 Larry Arthur Augsburger b: 14 Sep 1940 in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas

+ Mary Alice Morris b: 14 Nov 1940, d: 13 Jul 2001 in Houston, Harris County, Texas ............5 Whitney Blade Augsburger b: in Beaumont, Jeffeson County, Texas ............5 Holly Jon Augsburger b: in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas ......3 Eva Marie Augsburger b: 13 Feb 1912 in Boynton, Illinois, d: 06 Jan 2014 in Sweeny , Brazoria

County, Texas, Burial: 10 Jan 2014 in Sweeny Cemetery, Sweeny, Brazoria County,Texas

findagrave.com Sweeny cemetery

+ James Thomas Orr b: 06 Feb 1913 in Savannah, Hardin County Tennessee, m: 30 Sep 1934

in Brazoria, County, Texas, d: 08 Jul 1964 in Herman Hospital, Houston, Harris County, Texas,

Burial: 08 Jul 1964 in Sweeny Cemetery, Sweeny, Brazoria County,Texas

No picture of Eva's side of tombstone

findagrave.com Sweeny cemetery

FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE ORR FAMILY TREE

.........4 Shirley Ann Orr b: 19 Sep 1935 in Houston, Harris County, Texas + Robert Frances Carter b: 07 Sep 1934 in Kingsbury, Guadalupe County, Texas, m: 28

May 1955, d: 23 Feb 2016 in Houston, Harris County, Texas

............5 Cynthia Ann Carter b: in Bay City, Matagorda County,Texas + Paul Wood + James Willis Prescott

...............6 Jeffrey Cole Prescott b: in Harris County, Texas

...............6 Miahael Ray Prescott b: in Victoria County, Texas

............5 Douglas Ray Carter b: in Bay City, Matagorda County,Texas + Julia Priscilla Philmon b: in Jefferson County, Texas

...............6 Chad Lee Carter b: in Jefferson County, Texas

...............6 Joshua Ray Carter b: in Jefferson County, Texas + Gayle Marie Wagner

...............6 Clint Douglas Carter b: in Harris County, Texas

...............6 Ty Wagner Carter b: in Harris County, Texas

............5 Gary Don Carter b: in Houston, Harris County, Texas + Page Alford b: in Harris County, Texas, m: 08 Jul 1989 in Harris County, Texas

...............6 Kyle Joseph Carter b: in Harris County, Texas + Renee Annette Herrera

...............6 Brian Derek Carter b: in Harris County, Texas

.........4 Mary Orlene Orr b: 06 Apr 1937 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, d: 31 Dec 2008 in Houston, Harris

County, Texas, Burial: 02 Jan 2009 in Sweeny Cemetery, Sweeny, Brazoria County,Texas + Grover Lawrence Walker

No tombstone findagrave.com ............5 Teresa Rose Walker b: in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas + Jim Frith

m: in Harris County, Texas ...............6 Cristina Lynn Frith b: in Harris County, Texas ...............6 David Brandon Frith b: in Harris County, Texas + Meredith ............5 Lauren Kaye Walker b: in Houston, Harris County, Texas + Eddie

Warren ...............6 Ashley Warren ...............6 Cole Warren ............5 James Grady Walker b: in Houston, Harris County, Texas + Denise .........4 Peggy Jean Orr b: in Houston, Harris County, Texas

+ Charles Hugh Galyean b: 06 Nov 1935 in Brazoria County, Texas, d: 29 Nov 2007 in

Seabrook, Galveston County, Texas, Burial: 03 Dec 2007 in Sweeny Cemetery, Sweeny,

Brazoria County,Texas

............5 James Richard Galyean b: in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas + Traci L. Castro m: in Harris County, Texas + Vonda Rebecca Finch m: in Harris County, Texas

...............6 Alyssa Danielle Galyean b: in Harris County, Texas

............5 Charles Jeffrey Galyean b: in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas + Christy C. Janca m: in Galveston County, Texas + Stephanie A. McLaury m: in Harris County, Texas

.........4 Laura Nell Orr b: in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas + Donald Charles Long b: in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas, m: in Matagorda County,

Texas

............5 Jerry Don Long b: in Travis County, Texas

............5 Julie Marie Long b: in Travis County, Texas

.........4 James Thomas Orr b: in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas + Susan

Elizabeth Johnson m: in Harris County, Texas ............5 Katie Marie Orr b: in Harris County, Texas ......3 Lucinda Augsburger b: 1914 in Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, d: 1919 in Sweeny ,

Brazoria County, Texas, Burial: Sweeny Cemetery, Sweeny, Brazoria County, Texas

findagrave.com Sweeny cemetery

......3 Esther Elizabeth Augsburger b: 25 Aug 1916 in Illinois, d: 13 Sep 2013 in Bay City, Matagorda

County,Texas, Burial: 16 Sep 2013 in Roselawn Cemetery, Van Vleck, Matagorda County, Texas + Gordan Hardegree m: 22 Dec 1978 in Matagorda County, Texas + Troye Fowlee Adams b: 06 Feb 1911 in Kaufman County, Texas, d: 23 Jun 1973 in Bay City,

Matagorda County,Texas, Burial: Roselawn Cemetery, Van Vleck, Matagorda County, Texas

findagrave.com Roselawn

cemetery Van Vleck, TX

......3 Clarence Howard Augsburger b: 06 Jan 1922 in Sweeny , Brazoria County, Texas, d: 20 May

1998 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, Burial: 23 May 1998 in Sweeny Cemetery, Sweeny,

Brazoria County,Texas + Virginia Marie Henderson b: 16 Jul 1923 in New Freedom, Pennsylvania, d: 14 Feb 2013

in Sugarland, Fort Bend County, Texas, Burial: 20 Feb 2013 in Sweeny Cemetery,

Sweeny, Brazoria County,Texas

No picture of Virginia's side of tombstone.

findagrave.com Sweeny cemetery .........4 David Thomas Augsburger b: in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, d: 26 Dec 2001 in

Midland, Midland County, Texas + Sandra R. Rheim m: in Bexar County, Texas

............5 Shannon

Augsburger + White ...............6 Trinty E.

+ Jessie J. Mischel m: in Travis County, Texas ......3 Peggy Marie Augsburger b: 21 Nov 1928 in Sweeny , Brazoria County, Texas

+ Burnell Burney Young b: 07 Nov 1923 in Karnes County, Texas, d: 23 Dec 2000 in

Nueces County, Texas, Burial: Sweeny Cemetery, Sweeny, Brazoria County,Texas

findagrave.com Sweeny cemetery

.........4 Richard Alvin Young b: in Willacy County, Texas

.........4 James Amos Young b: in Willacy County, Texas

.........4 Debra Ann Young b: in Willacy County, Texas

.........4 Wayne Allen Young b: in Nueces County, Texas

...2 John Augsburger b: 13 Apr 1880 in Delevan, Tazewell County, Illinois, d: 22 Jan

1954 in Bellaire, Harris County, Texas, Burial: Columbia Cemetery, West Columbia, Brazoria

County, Texas

+Kathryn Alice Wittrig b: 28 Aug 1881 in Wayland, Henry County, Iowa, d: 29 Apr 1949 in Bay City,

Matagorda County,Texas, Burial: Columbia Cemetery, West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas

ancestry.com findagrave.com Columbia cemetery, West Columbia

They left daughter Blanch behind in Illinois teaching school. Another daughter Mabel

went to Sweeny but returned to Illinois to finish high school. Both girls married locally

and stayed in Illinois. The rest of the family stayed in Texas.

Family story ancestry.com

......3 Blanche Viola Augsburger b: 12 Apr 1900 in Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, d: 07 Jan 1971

in Melvin, Ford County, Illinois, Burial: Melvin Cemetery, Melvin, Ford County, Illinois

+James Ormand Brownlee b: 26 Apr 1896 in Perdueville, Ford County, Illinois, m: 17 Dec

1919 in Matagorda County, Texas; Sweeny, Brazoria County, Texas, d: 07 Dec 1979 in

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois, Burial: Melvin Cemetery, Melvin, Ford County, Illinois

Blanch was the daughter left behind.

Blanch was married in Sweeny in the Rice/Vezey/Holcomb house

By 1940 they had 4 kids ancestry.com

......3 Emma May Augsburger b: 1902 in Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, d: 20 Dec 1979 in

Dallas County, Texas

EMMA HAS TO BE THE GIRL WRITING THE "MOVING TO TEXAS IN 1919" ARTICLE.

+ Clyde Ellison McKinney b: 29 Nov 1896 in Grimes County, Texas, m: 26 Dec 1924 in

Matagorda County, Texas, d: 07 Apr 1992 in Brazoria, County, Texas

Clyde left historical documents including "Sweeny in 1917" map

.........4 Clyde Ellison McKinney b: 07 Apr 1926 in Bay City, Matagorda County,Texas, d: 24 Aug 2015

in Sweeny , Brazoria County, Texas + Dorothy Kathleen Barina b: 07 Aug 1929 in Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, m: 02 Apr 1967

in Matagorda County, Texas

............5 Lee Ellison McKinney b: in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas

.........4 John Roger McKinney b: 03 Jun 1927 in Bay City, Matagorda County,Texas, d: 14 Jan 2006

in West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas + Betty Jo Willoughby b: 21 Dec 1931 in Quachita County, Arkansas

............5 James Mark McKinney b: in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas + Carol L.

Wisnieski m: in Brazoria County, Texas ............5 Terry Paul McKinney b: in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas + Kay L.

Milstead m: 10 in Harris County, Texas .........4 Jean McKinney b: 12 May 1934 in Brazoria, County, Texas .........4 Joan McKinney b: 12 May 1934 in Brazoria, County, Texas, d: 23 Aug 1991 in Harris

County, Texas + Dewberry

............5 Dane Dewberry

............5 Dawn Dewberry + Hogan

.........4 Gerald Lee McKinney b: 30 Jun1930

+ Mary Ann Kidd ............5 Keith Elison McKinney b: in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas ............5 Scott Kidd McKinney b: in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas ......3 Zilla N. Augsburger b: 1906 in Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois

+ Charles Dickson Jessup b: 19 Aug 1905 in Texas, m: 28 Nov 1923 in Houston, Harris

County, Texas, d: 13 May 1983 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, Burial: Forest Park

Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, texas

.........4 Marchetta La Verne Jessup b: 12 Dec 1924 in LaPorte, Harris County, Texas, d: 18 Aug 1945

in Houston, Harris County, Texas, Burial: Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, texas + Gully

.........4 Charles Dickson Jessup b: 28 Feb 1926 in LaPorte, Harris County, Texas, d: 08 Sep 2004 in

Bellaire, Harris County, Texas, Burial: Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, texas + Josephine Marie Asp b: 06 Apr 1923 in Milaca Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, d: 02 Jun 2003 in

Houston, Harris County, Texas, Burial: Borgholm Cemetery, Bock, Mille Lacs County,

Minnesota ............5 Charles Dickson Jessup b: in Harris County, Texas + Elaine J.

Roper ...............6 Charles Dickson Jessup b: in Harris County, Texas ............5 Julie Noel Jessup b: in Harris County, Texas ............5 Jacalyn Laverne Jessup b: in Harris County, Texas + Bjorkman ............5 Jody Ann Jessup b: in Harris County, Texas

+ Herbert Lane Burrows min Jefferson County, Texas ...............6 Garrett Lane Burrows b: in Jefferson County, Texas ...............6 Hannah Laree Burrows b: in Brazos County, Texas ............5 Janie Sue Jessup b: in Harris County, Texas

+ Randal W. Clements m: in Matagorda County, Texas ...............6 Kye White Clements b: in Harris County, Texas

+ Jovita Vargas b: 15 Feb 1927 in Hidalgo County, Texas, d: 07 Jul 2010 in Pasadena,

Harris County, Texas, Burial: Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, texas

......3 Mable Augsburger b: 29 Sep 1907 in Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, d: 14 Sep 1999

in Sangamon County, Illinois, Burial: Melvin Cemetery, Melvin, Ford County, Illinois

Mabel returned to Illinois to finish high school where she remained.

+ Edwin Nicholas Spellmeyer b: 03 Jun 1900 in Ford County, Illinois, d: Feb 1959 in Melvin,

Ford County, Illinois .........4 Cleo Spellmeyer b: 1936 in Dix, Ford County, Illinois

FAMILY STORY ancestry.com

......3 Bernice Madeline Augsburger b: 24 Aug 1909 in Delavan, Tazewell County, Illinois, d: 28 Jan

1994 in Harris County, Texas, Burial: Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda , Matagorda County, Texas + Douglas Yeamans b: 30 Jul 1904 in Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, m: 20 Dec 1928 in

Sweeny , Brazoria County, Texas, d: 19 Feb 1932 in Old Gulf, Matagorda County, Texas,

Burial: Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda , Matagorda County, Texas

findagrave.com Matagorda cemetery

.........4 Phyllis Jean Yeamans b: 15 Oct 1929 in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, d: 06 Apr 2007

in Houston, Harris County, Texas, Burial: 10 Apr 2007 in Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda,

Matagorda County, Texas + James Lee Culver

............5 Suzanne Lee Culver b: in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas

............5 Jennifer Lynn Culver b: in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas + Thomas C. Klaiber b:, m: 10 Mar 1979 in Matagorda County, Texas

...............6 James Eric Klaiber b: in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas

............5 Jami Lou Culver b: in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas + Stephen A.

Malone m: in Matagorda County, Texas ............5 Jean Allison Culver b: in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas

+ Craig Parker Hinton b: in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, m: in Matagorda County,

Texas

...............6 Lauren Ashley Hinton b: in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas

...............6 Allison Kate Hinton b: in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas

.........4 Douglas Yeamans b: 22 Nov 1930 in Bay City, Matagorda County,

Texas + Shirley Rebecca Jordan m: 01 Aug 1960 ............5 Ronald Todd Yeamans b: in San Patricio County, Texas

+ Katherine Marie Flores m: in Aransas County, Texas ...............6 Douglas Todd Yeamans b: in Nueces County, Texas

+ Marty S. Marshall m: in Aransas County, Texas + Andrea Elizabeth Kientz m: in Aransas County, Texas

...............6 Matthew Ryan Yeamans b: in Nueces County, Texas

...............6 Bradley Neil Yeamans b: in Nueces County, Texas

............5 Sharon Rebecca Yeamans b: in Nueces County, Texas + David William Hutchins b: in San Patricio County, Texas, m: 01 Aug 1987 in Bastrop

County, Texas

...............6 Jordan Lee Hutchins b: 28 Jul 1989 in Travis County, Texas .........4 Neil Yeamans b: 23 Mar 1932 in Gulf, Matagorda County, Texas

+ Frances Lucille Hoffman b: 02 May 1935 in Tomball, Harris County, Texas, m: 21 Jan 1956 ............5 Eileen Yeamans b: in Nueces County, Texas

+ Chester A. Kacenzski m: in Aransas County, Texas + Damon E. Hampton m: in Aransas County, Texas 5 Aleisha

Yeamans b: in Nueces County, Texas + Edward Gilbert Redmond m: in Aransas County, Texas

...............6 Candace Aleisha Redmond b: in Nueces County, Texas + Abe Feld min Nueces County, Texas + Jose Casas m: in Aransas County, Texas + Hector G. Vasquez m: 02 Aug 2004 in Harris County, Texas

....... ... ..

+ Asa Horace Yeamans b: 19 Feb 1901 in Matagorda County, Texas, m: 12 Sep

1933, d: 12 Apr 1982 in Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, Burial:

Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda , Matagorda County, Texas .........4 Asa Horace Yeamans b: 19 Dec 1935 in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, d:

26 Dec 2010 in Rockport, Aransas County, Texas, Burial: Matagorda Cemetery,

Matagorda , Matagorda County, Texas + Verna Mae Calfee b: 14 Feb 1936 in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas

............5 Stephen Asa Yeamans b: in Wharton, Wharton County,

Texas

+ Paula Elizabeth Sampley b: in Harris County, Texas ...............6 Asa Howard Yeamans b: in Travis County, Texas ...............6 Callie Elizabeth Yeamans b: in Travis County, Texas ............5 James Alan Yeamans b: in Galveston County, Texas

+ Kimberly Ann Tyler b: in Harris County, Texas, m: 23 in Brazoria County,

Texas

+ Andi Lynn Carlson b:, m: in Aransas County, Texas ......3 Gertrude Flore Augsburger b: 16 Aug 1913 in Hopedale, Tazewell County,

Illinois, d: 10 Oct 1991 in Channelview, Harris County, Texas + Roy Herman Rawls b: 27 Jan 1908, d: 01 Nov 1994 in Channelview, Harris County, Texas

.........4 Alan Keith Rawls b: in Houston, Harris County, Texas, d: 05 Jan 1956 in

Houston, Harris County, Texas .........4 Linda Jane Rawls b: in Houston, Harris County, Texas

+ Richard Carl Serbe m: in Chambers County, Texas ............5 Erica Ranee Serbe b: in Harris County,

Texas + Bruce Wesley Johnson ...............6 Richard Carl Johnson b: in Harris County, Texas .........4 Beverly Kay Rawls b: in Houston, Harris County, Texas +

Donald Ennis Clark m: in Chambers County, Texas ............5 Jessica Lynn Clark b: in Tarrant County, Texas ............5 Monica Diane Clark b: in Harris County, Texas ............5 Jason Rawls Clark b: in Harris County, Texas ......3 John Joseph Augsburger b: 14 Mar 1918 in Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois,

d: 17 Mar 1981 in Brazoria, County, Texas

JOHN IS THE BABY BROTHER IN THE ARTICLE

+ Jodie Altha Mangum b: 07 Aug 1919 in Louisiana, d: 11 Feb 2005 in Houston,

Harris County, Texas .........4 John Jerald Augsburger b: in Houston, Harris County, Texas

+ Mary E m: in Harris County, Texas + Karen Ellen Gatzke m: in Harris County, Texas

............5 Kate Marie Augsburger b: in Houston, Harris County, Texas + Steven L. Dillingham m: in Harris County, Texas + Kevin A. Spinnato m: in Harris County, Texas

............5 Jacob Mitchell Augsburger b: in Houston, Harris County, Texas .........4 Jo Kathryn Augsburger b: in Nueces County, Texas

+ John F. Lewis m: in Harris County, Texas + Bruce E. Bruton m: 15 Jul 1975 in Harris County, Texas

+ Billy T. Primrose m: in Jasper County, Texas ......3 Kathryn Alice Augsburger b: 11 Mar 1920 in Sweeny , Brazoria County, Texas,

d: 03 May 1998 in Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas, Burial: Columbia Cemetery,

West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas

findagrave.com Columbia cemetery West Columbia

+ Gordon Raye Gupton b: 30 Sep 1920 in Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas, d: 08

Feb 1980 in Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas, Burial: Columbia Cemetery, West

Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas .........4 Barbara Kay Gupton b: in Bay City, Matagorda County,Texas .........4 James Conner Gupton b: in Brazoria, County, Texas

+ Beverly Sue Sloan m: 10 Jun 1966 in Brazoria

County, Texas ............5 Shannon Sue Gupton b: in Brazoria County, Texas .........4 William Ralph Gupton b: in Houston, Harris County, Texas

+ Georgia A. Leeper ............5 Amanda Paige Gupton b: in Dallas, Dallas County , Texas ......3 Helen Margaret Augsburger b: 15 Dec 1922 in Sweeny , Brazoria County,

Texas + Clarence Murphy Thornton .........4 Patricia Sue Thornton b: in Bay City, Matagorda County,Texas .........4 Clarence David Thornton b: in Houston, Harris County, Texas .........4 Jonathan Wayne Thornton b: in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas + John

Stanley Pershouse m: in Bell County, Texas