Third wife and widow of the Hon. Judge John Miller Isbell who was murdered in 1899 in the line of duty while serving as Sheriff of Harris County, according to his family. According to his killer's family, he was shot to death by the minor son of the man engaged in a fight with J.M. Isbell who was attempting to make a citizen's arrest.
After she was widowed, she preferred to spell her name Isbelle.
The 1900 census gives her name as Georgiana while the 1920 census says Georgina. Others say Georgia Anna. Her name was spelled Isbell on the 1900 census, but Isbelle on the 1920-40 censuses.
La Porte Chronicle, Jan. 24, 1907, page 4:
Wedding Bells
Isbelle-Marshall
The marriage of Mrs. Georgia Isbelle and R. Marshall was solemnized at Morgan's Point last Sunday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. Loose, pastor of the Baptist church, of which the bride and groom are members. The wedding took place at the home of the bride in the presence of a few friends. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall went to Houston Tuesday evening where they will reside and where Mr. Marshall, who was formerly the local representative of Mistro Bros., will engage in the mercantile business.
La Porte Chronicle, June 20, 1907, page 4: "Mrs. R. Marshall is the former Mrs. J. M. Isbell."
At the time of the 1910 census, she was back in Wellington, listed as "Georgia Isabel," widow, with her two daughters, Jan and Lucille.
Dallas Morning News, Aug. 20, 1934, Section II, p.1:
MRS. SORRELLS ELECTED
SODALITANS' PRESIDENT
Selection of Mrs. R.E. Sorrells as president for the next term was announced Sunday by the Sodalitan Class of Cliff Temple Baptist Church. She will succeed Mrs. Onas Webb. Mrs. Eugene Hanszen is teacher. At the last meeting of the class a program arranged by Mrs. W.T. Hamilton was given by Miss Mary Kendrick. Mrs. W.F. Shelton, Louis Kimple and Mrs. J.M. Isbelle.
In the 1940 census she was shown as Georgia Isbelle living with her son-in-law Joseph B. Fortune and two of his children but he and her daughter Jan had already separated. Jan Fortune went to Hollywood and by 1948 had divorced.
Dallas Morning News, Feb. 21, 1951, Section III p.1:
WOMAN BADLY HURT BY PURSE SNATCHER
A brawny 6-footer in ragged work clothes seriously injured a 65-year-old Oak Cliff woman Tuesday afternoon when he shoved her down in the 200 block of West Ninth, snatched her purse, then fled. The victim, Mrs. J.M. Isbelle of 312 West Ninth, was transferred to Methodist Hospital after treatment at a clinic. She will undergo surgery for him and internal injuries. Three boys who saw the incident gave police a description of the robber.
Dallas Morning News, April 1, 1951, part 4 p.2, gives her age as 79 and her name again as Mrs. J. M. Isbelle, "whose husband died 50 years ago." (ref., "Day for Herself, Six for Others," by David Foree.)
Death Certificate:
Name: Georgia Anne Isbelle
Death Date: 26 Jul 1963
Death Place: Big Spring, Howard, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 91 years 6 months 16 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1872
Birthplace: Mississippi
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Newton J. Bonner
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Jane Ellen Deaton
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Domestic, Retired
Place of Residence: Big Spring, Howard, Texas
Cemetery: Laurel Land
Burial Place: Dallas, Texas
Burial Date: 28 Jul 1963
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117290
Digital Film Number: 4028577
Image Number: 649
Reference Number: cn45298
After she was widowed, she preferred to spell her name Isbelle.
The 1900 census gives her name as Georgiana while the 1920 census says Georgina. Others say Georgia Anna. Her name was spelled Isbell on the 1900 census, but Isbelle on the 1920-40 censuses.
La Porte Chronicle, Jan. 24, 1907, page 4:
Wedding Bells
Isbelle-Marshall
The marriage of Mrs. Georgia Isbelle and R. Marshall was solemnized at Morgan's Point last Sunday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. Loose, pastor of the Baptist church, of which the bride and groom are members. The wedding took place at the home of the bride in the presence of a few friends. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall went to Houston Tuesday evening where they will reside and where Mr. Marshall, who was formerly the local representative of Mistro Bros., will engage in the mercantile business.
La Porte Chronicle, June 20, 1907, page 4: "Mrs. R. Marshall is the former Mrs. J. M. Isbell."
At the time of the 1910 census, she was back in Wellington, listed as "Georgia Isabel," widow, with her two daughters, Jan and Lucille.
Dallas Morning News, Aug. 20, 1934, Section II, p.1:
MRS. SORRELLS ELECTED
SODALITANS' PRESIDENT
Selection of Mrs. R.E. Sorrells as president for the next term was announced Sunday by the Sodalitan Class of Cliff Temple Baptist Church. She will succeed Mrs. Onas Webb. Mrs. Eugene Hanszen is teacher. At the last meeting of the class a program arranged by Mrs. W.T. Hamilton was given by Miss Mary Kendrick. Mrs. W.F. Shelton, Louis Kimple and Mrs. J.M. Isbelle.
In the 1940 census she was shown as Georgia Isbelle living with her son-in-law Joseph B. Fortune and two of his children but he and her daughter Jan had already separated. Jan Fortune went to Hollywood and by 1948 had divorced.
Dallas Morning News, Feb. 21, 1951, Section III p.1:
WOMAN BADLY HURT BY PURSE SNATCHER
A brawny 6-footer in ragged work clothes seriously injured a 65-year-old Oak Cliff woman Tuesday afternoon when he shoved her down in the 200 block of West Ninth, snatched her purse, then fled. The victim, Mrs. J.M. Isbelle of 312 West Ninth, was transferred to Methodist Hospital after treatment at a clinic. She will undergo surgery for him and internal injuries. Three boys who saw the incident gave police a description of the robber.
Dallas Morning News, April 1, 1951, part 4 p.2, gives her age as 79 and her name again as Mrs. J. M. Isbelle, "whose husband died 50 years ago." (ref., "Day for Herself, Six for Others," by David Foree.)
Death Certificate:
Name: Georgia Anne Isbelle
Death Date: 26 Jul 1963
Death Place: Big Spring, Howard, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 91 years 6 months 16 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1872
Birthplace: Mississippi
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Newton J. Bonner
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Jane Ellen Deaton
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Domestic, Retired
Place of Residence: Big Spring, Howard, Texas
Cemetery: Laurel Land
Burial Place: Dallas, Texas
Burial Date: 28 Jul 1963
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117290
Digital Film Number: 4028577
Image Number: 649
Reference Number: cn45298
Third wife and widow of the Hon. Judge John Miller Isbell who was murdered in 1899 in the line of duty while serving as Sheriff of Harris County, according to his family. According to his killer's family, he was shot to death by the minor son of the man engaged in a fight with J.M. Isbell who was attempting to make a citizen's arrest.
After she was widowed, she preferred to spell her name Isbelle.
The 1900 census gives her name as Georgiana while the 1920 census says Georgina. Others say Georgia Anna. Her name was spelled Isbell on the 1900 census, but Isbelle on the 1920-40 censuses.
La Porte Chronicle, Jan. 24, 1907, page 4:
Wedding Bells
Isbelle-Marshall
The marriage of Mrs. Georgia Isbelle and R. Marshall was solemnized at Morgan's Point last Sunday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. Loose, pastor of the Baptist church, of which the bride and groom are members. The wedding took place at the home of the bride in the presence of a few friends. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall went to Houston Tuesday evening where they will reside and where Mr. Marshall, who was formerly the local representative of Mistro Bros., will engage in the mercantile business.
La Porte Chronicle, June 20, 1907, page 4: "Mrs. R. Marshall is the former Mrs. J. M. Isbell."
At the time of the 1910 census, she was back in Wellington, listed as "Georgia Isabel," widow, with her two daughters, Jan and Lucille.
Dallas Morning News, Aug. 20, 1934, Section II, p.1:
MRS. SORRELLS ELECTED
SODALITANS' PRESIDENT
Selection of Mrs. R.E. Sorrells as president for the next term was announced Sunday by the Sodalitan Class of Cliff Temple Baptist Church. She will succeed Mrs. Onas Webb. Mrs. Eugene Hanszen is teacher. At the last meeting of the class a program arranged by Mrs. W.T. Hamilton was given by Miss Mary Kendrick. Mrs. W.F. Shelton, Louis Kimple and Mrs. J.M. Isbelle.
In the 1940 census she was shown as Georgia Isbelle living with her son-in-law Joseph B. Fortune and two of his children but he and her daughter Jan had already separated. Jan Fortune went to Hollywood and by 1948 had divorced.
Dallas Morning News, Feb. 21, 1951, Section III p.1:
WOMAN BADLY HURT BY PURSE SNATCHER
A brawny 6-footer in ragged work clothes seriously injured a 65-year-old Oak Cliff woman Tuesday afternoon when he shoved her down in the 200 block of West Ninth, snatched her purse, then fled. The victim, Mrs. J.M. Isbelle of 312 West Ninth, was transferred to Methodist Hospital after treatment at a clinic. She will undergo surgery for him and internal injuries. Three boys who saw the incident gave police a description of the robber.
Dallas Morning News, April 1, 1951, part 4 p.2, gives her age as 79 and her name again as Mrs. J. M. Isbelle, "whose husband died 50 years ago." (ref., "Day for Herself, Six for Others," by David Foree.)
Death Certificate:
Name: Georgia Anne Isbelle
Death Date: 26 Jul 1963
Death Place: Big Spring, Howard, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 91 years 6 months 16 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1872
Birthplace: Mississippi
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Newton J. Bonner
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Jane Ellen Deaton
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Domestic, Retired
Place of Residence: Big Spring, Howard, Texas
Cemetery: Laurel Land
Burial Place: Dallas, Texas
Burial Date: 28 Jul 1963
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117290
Digital Film Number: 4028577
Image Number: 649
Reference Number: cn45298
After she was widowed, she preferred to spell her name Isbelle.
The 1900 census gives her name as Georgiana while the 1920 census says Georgina. Others say Georgia Anna. Her name was spelled Isbell on the 1900 census, but Isbelle on the 1920-40 censuses.
La Porte Chronicle, Jan. 24, 1907, page 4:
Wedding Bells
Isbelle-Marshall
The marriage of Mrs. Georgia Isbelle and R. Marshall was solemnized at Morgan's Point last Sunday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. Loose, pastor of the Baptist church, of which the bride and groom are members. The wedding took place at the home of the bride in the presence of a few friends. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall went to Houston Tuesday evening where they will reside and where Mr. Marshall, who was formerly the local representative of Mistro Bros., will engage in the mercantile business.
La Porte Chronicle, June 20, 1907, page 4: "Mrs. R. Marshall is the former Mrs. J. M. Isbell."
At the time of the 1910 census, she was back in Wellington, listed as "Georgia Isabel," widow, with her two daughters, Jan and Lucille.
Dallas Morning News, Aug. 20, 1934, Section II, p.1:
MRS. SORRELLS ELECTED
SODALITANS' PRESIDENT
Selection of Mrs. R.E. Sorrells as president for the next term was announced Sunday by the Sodalitan Class of Cliff Temple Baptist Church. She will succeed Mrs. Onas Webb. Mrs. Eugene Hanszen is teacher. At the last meeting of the class a program arranged by Mrs. W.T. Hamilton was given by Miss Mary Kendrick. Mrs. W.F. Shelton, Louis Kimple and Mrs. J.M. Isbelle.
In the 1940 census she was shown as Georgia Isbelle living with her son-in-law Joseph B. Fortune and two of his children but he and her daughter Jan had already separated. Jan Fortune went to Hollywood and by 1948 had divorced.
Dallas Morning News, Feb. 21, 1951, Section III p.1:
WOMAN BADLY HURT BY PURSE SNATCHER
A brawny 6-footer in ragged work clothes seriously injured a 65-year-old Oak Cliff woman Tuesday afternoon when he shoved her down in the 200 block of West Ninth, snatched her purse, then fled. The victim, Mrs. J.M. Isbelle of 312 West Ninth, was transferred to Methodist Hospital after treatment at a clinic. She will undergo surgery for him and internal injuries. Three boys who saw the incident gave police a description of the robber.
Dallas Morning News, April 1, 1951, part 4 p.2, gives her age as 79 and her name again as Mrs. J. M. Isbelle, "whose husband died 50 years ago." (ref., "Day for Herself, Six for Others," by David Foree.)
Death Certificate:
Name: Georgia Anne Isbelle
Death Date: 26 Jul 1963
Death Place: Big Spring, Howard, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 91 years 6 months 16 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1872
Birthplace: Mississippi
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Newton J. Bonner
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Jane Ellen Deaton
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Domestic, Retired
Place of Residence: Big Spring, Howard, Texas
Cemetery: Laurel Land
Burial Place: Dallas, Texas
Burial Date: 28 Jul 1963
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117290
Digital Film Number: 4028577
Image Number: 649
Reference Number: cn45298
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