Family of Ella Bell SAYERS

Birth: 22 AUG 1873 (Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA)
Death: 24 OCT 1938 (Lufkin, Angelina Co., TX)
Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery (Lufkin, Angelina Co., TX)

Grandparents	Parents	Siblings
C. Jefferson SAYERS b. 1813 (GA) d. MAY 1857 Sarah Jane THOMAS b. 13 MAR 1814 (GA) d. after 1880	James Lewellyn SAYERS b. 12 MAY 1837 (AL) d. 23 DEC 1917	Alice V. SAYERS b. 4 AUG 1860 (LA) d. 25 SEP 1940 Sarah Martha (“Mattie”) SAYERS b. 26 DEC 1875 (LA) d. 24 JUN 1877 Cameron S. SAYERS b. 7 AUG 1877 (LA) d. 7 DEC 1883	Amanda Lula SAYERS b. 25 JUL 1880 (TX) d. 27 FEB 1958 J. David SAYERS b. 16 APR 1883 (TX) d. before 1900 William P. Denson SAYERS b. 15 FEB 1886 (LA) d. before 1900	Walter Willis SAYERS b. 23 MAR 1888 (LA) d. 22 JUL 1945 Reed E. SAYERS b. 13 AUG 1890 (LA) d. 10 JUL 1911 Scott Melford SAYERS b. 22 JUL 1893 (TX) d. 11 NOV 1961
Joshua Paul WILLIS, Sr. b. 15 JUN 1829 (AL) d. 31 MAY 1891 Martha Anne ROLEN b. 11 MAY 1830 (AL) d. 18 FEB 1876	Florence Selina WILLIS b. 24 JAN 1853 (AL) d. 29 APR 1931

Spouse	Marriage	Children
Ezekial Owington SMITH b. 1869 (LA) d. 1896	24 NOV 1890 Union Parish, LA	Jasper Luke SMITH b. 1 SEP 1891 (TX) d. 10 MAY 1953 Georgia M. SMITH b. 17 NOV 1894 (TX) d. 6 NOV 1959	Mary Etta (“Mayme”) SMITH b. 26 OCT 1896 (TX) d. 3 NOV 1963
William Loving WATSON* b. 6 OCT 1875 (MS) d. 7 JAN 1944	29 OCT 1899 Angelina Co., TX	Earl Young WATSON b. 24 NOV 1900 (TX) d. 20 JUN 1951	William Dale WATSON b. 19 JUL 1910 (TX) d. 12 AUG 1994

*William WATSON's middle name was Loving according to his only grandson. It was written as Lering on his WWI draft registration card, although he signed it as W. L. WATSON.

Photo of Ella Bell SAYERS with her parents, her children, and her sister Amanda Lula's children
Tombstone of Ezekial Owington SMITH
Death Certificate for Ella Bell SAYERS
Obituary for William Loving WATSON
Tombstone of Ella Bell SAYERS and William Loving WATSON

Send corrections to manley@kent.edu Return to Home Page
Last updated on June 2, 2017.