Annie Melinda Courts

1866 - 1944  (77 years)

• Name	Annie Melinda Courts
  Birth	18 Sep 1866	Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	23 Jun 1870	Sparks and River Settlement, Jefferson Co, Texas
  	Residence 77 Coats (Courts) J.M. 40 1830 Louisiana 400, 2,000 farmer Julia 34 1836 Tennessee Mary 18 1852 Texas Clifton 16 1854 Texas Nasthentha 14 1856 Texas William 12 1858 Texas Madison E. 10 1860 Texas ekner 8 1862 Texas James 5 1865 Texas Anna 3 1867 Texas Lisa 8 1862 Texas residence 78 Sparks M (Melinda) 51 1819 at home Tennessee widow James 17 1853 Texas farm laborer Worthy 14 1856 Texas John 27 1843 Texas farmer residence 79 Spark, C (Caroline) 50 1820 SC keeping house widow Edwin 23 1847 Louisiana Joseph 16 1854 Texas Oscar 14 Texas Court T.J. 27 1843 Texas (Thomas Jefferson - bro of James Court) residence 80 Brewton W.P. 33 1837 Tennessee Sarah (Sparks) 22 1848 Texas (Dau of Melinda) Grace 5 1865 TX Silas F. 8/12 1869 TX residence 81 Lee, Samuel 52 1818 farmer 1580 Denmark Jane E. 27 1843 Texas Emma 3 1867 Texas residence 82 Smith. T.J. 34 farmer 500 Indiana (Later would marry Mary Ellen Courts Sarah 25 Texas Electra 3/12 Texas
  		1870, Texas, Jefferson County, Sparks Settlement census
  Census	12 Jun 1880	Beaumont (District 40), Jefferson Co, Texas
  	12 Jun 1880 Beaumont (District 40), Jefferson Co, Texas 210 Court, William 21 work at saw mill TX - TX Darinda, 22 wife Texas Georgia Texas Danie 3 dau TX Benton 1 son TX 211 J.M. COURT Self M Male W 50 LA Wagoning ENGLAND LA Julia A. COURT Wife M Female W 43 TN Keeping House NC AL Helma (Helmer) COURT Son S Male W 18 TX Wagoner LA TN James COURT Son S Male W 15 TX At Home LA TN Annie COURT Dau S Female W 12 TX At Home LA TN Lillian COURT Dau S Female W 8 TX At Home LA TN Fannie COURT Dau S Female W 5 TX At Home LA TN Emmet COURT Son S Male W 3 TX At Home LA TN Viola COURT Dau S Female W 11M TX At Home LA TN 213 Court, Clifton 25 1855 raftsman TX LA TN Fannie 26 1854 TX TN TN Ella M. 3 1877 TX (Peter Stockholm & Pierre Frugia in this community. No Sparks or Blocks or Burrrells. Must be Beaumont proper.)
  		1880 Texas, Jefferson County, Beaumont (District 40) Census Courts, James Madison and Julia Sparks Courts, and Helmer, James, Annie, Lillian, Fannie, Emmett, Viola, also Clifton Courts and family and William Courts and family.
  Census	1940	Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
  	Will Westerterp 44 Holland Minnie (Wills) Westerterp 42 Margaret Westerterp 18 Jean Westerterp 14 Ben J Westerterp 9 Annie Wills 72 mother-in-law
  Death	7 Apr 1944	Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
  Burial	Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
  		Magnolia Cemetery, Main Entrance 2291 Pine Street; Beaumont, Texas Magnolia Cemetery History webpage http://www.magnoliacemetery.org/index.asp?page=history
  Notes	1880: Annie, age 12 1900: Anie - age 33, m 16 years, five children, five living; state father b in England, mother born in Texas 1910 - Annie - age 45 m 26 years, 8 children 8 living, b TX, parents, b Texas 1920 - none of the family found. search on Heritage Quest; so possibly not fully transcribed for web. 1930 he has a 2nd wife. so, apparently a divorce.
  Person ID	I515	Roots
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2011

  
  

  Father	James* Madison Court,   b. 1829, Louisiana d. Aft 15 Aug 1899, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age > 70 years)
  Mother	Julia* Ann Sparks,   b. 13 Oct 1836, Franklin Co, Tennessee d. 25 Jan 1925, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1850	Jefferson Co, Texas   [2]
  	Name: James Courts Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1850 Spouse: Julia Ann Sparks Marriage County: Jefferson Marriage State: Texas Source: County Court Records - FHL microfilm # 1311466 license 12th day of October 1850 by I.K. Robertsosn, county clerk marriage 15th day of October 1850 by William Chisholm, Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 5.
  		James Madison Court and Julia Sparks Marriage Certificate 15 Oct 1850 Beaumont, Texas
  Documents		Courts, James and Julia Ann Sparks Marriage certificate license 12 Dec 1850 recorded by I.K. Robertson, county clerk of Jefferson County, Texas marriage performed by Wm Chisholm, Justice of the Peace, Jefferson Co, Texas Precinct 5 provided to me by Jaye Hendon on 10/13/2015
  Family ID	F203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Frederick Will,   b. 30 Mar 1856, Smith Bluff, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 08 Jun 1938, Rosedale, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	10 Dec 1883	Jefferson Co, Texas   [3]
  	Name: Mrs. Annie Courts (her maiden name is Courts) Gender: Female Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1883 Spouse: C. F. Will Marriage City: Jefferson Marriage State: Texas Source: Texas Marriages, 1851-1900
  Divorce	Bef 1919	Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
  Children	+ 1. Bennie Delone Wills,   b. 8 Oct 1881, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 29 Mar 1954, Rapides Parish, Louisiana (Age 72 years) + 2. Bruce Alexander Will (Wills),   b. 06 Apr 1886, Texas d. 14 May 1975, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 89 years)   3. Sidney B. Will,   b. 1886, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Aft 1910, of, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 25 years) + 4. Sibbie Will,   b. Feb 1889, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 24 Jul 1971, Modesto, California (Age ~ 82 years)   5. Annie Sadie Will,   b. 19 Nov 1890, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 25 Apr 1917, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 26 years)   6. Sidney Arthur Will,   b. 17 Aug 1896, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 8 Jan 1978, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 81 years) + 7. Minnie Mae Will,   b. Feb 1899, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 15 Dec 1968, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age ~ 69 years)   8. Annie Will,   b. 1901, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Aft 1910, of, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 10 years)   9. Cara Will,   b. 1906, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Aft 1910 (Age > 5 years) + 10. Teddy Roosevelt Will (Wills),   b. 10 Dec 1907, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 25 Mar 1990, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Sep 1866 - Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas Marriage - 10 Dec 1883 - Jefferson Co, Texas Divorce - Bef 1919 - Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas Census - 1940 - Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas Death - 7 Apr 1944 - Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas Burial - - Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Sparks and Aurora Originally published in about 1940, and published on the Internet by "Old and Sold, Turn-of-the-Century wisdom for today." Tells of life among the Sparks and families who lived in the Sparks Settlement in the mid to late 1800s. (d) http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/port-arthur-4.shtml

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] 1880 Jefferson Co, Texas, Census. [S371] Marriage license. [S292] Jefferson Co Court Records.