{Written on the picture: Left to Right

begin........Aunt Della Matthews, Jim Dailey, Unc. Sim Dailey, Dixon Buie, Lanie Buie (my Mother) John Dixon Buie (Grand-Pa) Fannie Buie (Grand Ma), Lee Buie (my uncle) Elizabeth Buie (Aunt Liz) at the Buie Home 1 mile East of Gilmer, Texas.........Elizabeth Graves........end}

Information re-vision: James Dixon Graves Jr. (Dickie) and picture/information: Lynn Jelks Graves

Picture is Circa 1890

..Aunt Della Brunner (Mathews); Aunt Del @

Jim Dailey,

Uncle Sim Dailey ............(owned a saloon on the square in Gilmer, Texas?)

from that family........Lilly Dailey married John Pickett (Pickett home near the Post Office (2004) and issue Scott (Post Office) and Leonard Pickett (Coach/teacher and the High School Principal);

John Dixon Buie Jr. was married and had one child, Nona Frances Buie (Taylor) He lived at Marfa, Texas and was killed close to Christmas in an accident with an automobile and a horse and buggy at the intersection of Warren and Highway 271 (155) 3 Newspaper accounts are available at the Public Library, Gilmer, Texas...........his wife then worked for Upshur County in the County Clerks Office and also passed prematurely. He was coming from a fishing trip at Twin Lakes, outside of Gilmer on U.S. 271.......a terrible tragedy, he was put on a train and carried to the best hospital facility in the area, Texarkana........where he passed......

Lanie Bell Buie (Graves), b, Ca. 1880...................married Thomas Ephraim Graves b. ca. 1881 of Fannin County, Texas. He became the Gilmer, Texas Train Station/ Telegrapher Agent of the Cotton Belt Railroad He had one of the first telephones in his home in Gilmer, Texas because of his constant contact with the railroad........(ca.1916) to (ca.1960) from the Omaha, Texas Station), (he had many jobs for the railroad. He later became the Master of the Gilmer Lodge in 1923, and then later still the Secretary of that lodge for many years, active in the York Rite, now demised in Gilmer, Texas, records are now kept at Pittsburg, Texas........his Biography is available through Gilmer Masonic Lodge # 142 and the Centennial book that is published through that lodge.. That union gave issue to J. Elizabeth Graves (Hull), James Dixon Graves and N. Genice Graves (McClain). His Father and Mother are buried on the highest hill at Rose Cemetery; Tyler, Texas. His Father: James Thomas Graves b. ca. 1861 was a County Commissioner of Cherokee County, Texas, lived at Ironton, Texas and was a railroad man in his younger days (he lived more than 90 years) and his wife Mary Ann (Pollyanna) Green Graves, His Family is buried outside of Leonard (Randolph), Texas (4 miles) at a Methodist Church. .....Joseph James Graves b. ca. 1816 from Marion County, South Carolina and Telitha Jane Jackson (Graves). His brother's Family (Charles) moved to Oregon and are prosperous there today.


John Dixon Buie........ (fought for the South in a North Carolina Regiment in the Civil War. A Civil War Historical marker is upon his grave........Gilmer City Cemetery = Boot Hill Cemetery, First Aide to Robert E. Lee.) fought in many battles during the Great American Civil War: A member of the Gilmer Masonic Lodge # 61???? and Gilmer's Bethesda Lodge # 142; He lived at Omega, Texas near Longview , Texas, before the war, according to his obituary, in three Gilmer, Texas newspapers of the time with his uncle Gilbert Buie......both were born in North Carolina. One of his horses was named Dixie. A member of the Presbyterian Faith and Gilmer having none, he remained loyal to his Faith..........according to one of his obituary......a large Masonic Funeral took place according to Mr. Grady King who was a boy and was present at his funeral, he told me that the coffin rode in a horse drawn hearse........Mr. Buie was very well thought of by the Citizens of Gilmer.........even Robert E. Lee....

Frances Abbigail Brunner Buie (Fanny) @

Lee Buie was killed at a young age in a hunting accident according to Family / three Gilmer Newspaper accounts........his rifle was probably buried with him.........the trigger guard was not on the old rifle he had and everyone kept advising him to throw that gun away............he was supposedly crossing a fence with a hired hand, a black man when the accident occurred.......he ran for help and the family fed him spring water with a spoon as he passed.......to the hereafter.........

Elizabeth Buie never married? and lived in Highland Park, Dallas, Texas until she was older and then moved back to Gilmer on the corner of Montgomery and Tyler Streets, the two story house was removed recently (Circa 2000)

The Buie home later was sold to the McDonald Family and there is a historical marker upon it even today........the Mc Donald Family reported to my Father, James Dixon Graves, that the Rocking Chairs on the front porch would mysteriously begin rocking even though there was no wind blowing, Dad told them that his Grandfather loved to rock on that porch.............they taught J.D. Graves to stand on a stump in the front yard and say:

Here I stand all black and dirty,
If you don't come kiss me,
I will run like a turkey.......

which was probably a long time ago poem, or saying.......



Lynn Jelks Graves provided the original picture this copy was taken from........

@ = Their father, Clifton Littleton Brunner is buried alone in the Glenwood, Texas cemetery among the Drigger Family???????? he returned his wife by train to Lounds County, Alabama for Interment after her death according to her wishes......he committed the sin of re-marrying......Mam Maw always said the woods is full of Brunners for whatever that was worth. He owned land that adjoined his daughter and Son-in-law.

Respectfully submitted,

James Dixon Graves Jr. (Dickie)