Max Yesner, Hopkins County, Texas *********************************************************** Submitted by: June E. Tuck <1224be@neto.com> Date: Aug 2004 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/hopkins/hoptoc.htm *********************************************************** Union Community was once known as Yesner Community. The following is research done by June Tuck on Max Yesner A Post Office was established at Yesner, May 1, 1901, and discontinued on October 31, 1906. Postmaster were: Charles Hamrick, May 1, 1901; William A. McKeever, February 28, 1902 (Record gotten by Sheila Funderburk who lives in the Union Community) We have no proof that Max Yesner ever lived in Yesner community, Yesner, Texas, Jan. 5, 1903 (Yesner column) I will try to give the news of the week The weather is very changeable, it has been raining for several days. Yesner is still on a boom, has a good Sabbath school at the Baptist church and a good society that meets every two weeks and is doing nicely. The next meeting will be on Friday, January 9th. Subject for the debate is "Resolved, that Santa Anna should have been executed when captured." Perhaps some like to know something about Ebb McKeown’s trip to the party with his girl. I will try to tell you about it. Lum Stone and sister, J. E. McKeever and wife, Ebb McKeown and Miss Ola Formby started out to a party, and as they drew near the house, the wagon ran over a large stump. Mr. Ebb was so busy talking to Miss Ola that he got overbalanced and out of the wagon he went. It was rather funny to see the boy getting up out of the ditch with his hand on his hip, crying and complaining. But that is not all. After he left his girl’s house and started on towards home, he lay down on the spring seat. The wagon began to rock a little and Ebb landed on the ground, with the springs seat on top of him, then he got up crying sure enough. We have learned that Mr. Elvin Gootee won a $25.00 tea set in a raffle Christmas. Well, as news is scarce, we will close for this time. Success to The Gazette and its many readers. Cousin Jack OBITUARY FOR MAX YESNER Max Yesner Dies Thursday in California - (Paper dated Nov. 1930) Ed Brinker received a telegram Friday morning from Leon Yesner at Los Angeles, California, stating that his father, Max Yesner, was dead. Many citizens of the town who knew the deceased were made sad on learning of his death. He lived in Sulphur Springs for many years, leaving here about 18 years ago. He was one of the leading citizens of the town, being a successful financier and always active in every good work in town. He was one of the men who helped organize the First National Bank and was known thought out the town for his liberality in all charitable work. OBITUARY FOR MRS. MAX YESNER Paper dated April 12, 1935 Mrs. Max Yesner died March 19th in San Antonio Mr. & Mrs. A. M. Wormser of San Antonia were here Sunday visiting friends. Mrs. Wormser was formerly Miss Marjorie Yesner, daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Max Yesner, former citizens of Sulphur Springs. Through the courtesy of Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Walker, special friends of Mrs. Wormser, we are able to print a short sketch of the passing of Mrs. Wormser’s mother,, Mrs. Fannie Yesner. Mr. & Mrs. Yesner were valued, public-spirited, citizens of this place for a number of years, and Mr. Yesner was vice-president of the First National Bank for about 25 years. The old Yesner home, a show place of Sulphur Springs at that time, still stands, on North Davis Street. The following is account furnished by Mrs. Walker: Mrs. Fannie Yesner passed away on March 19, 1935, in San Antonio, Texas, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Wormser, after an illness of three weeks. The remains were taken to Los Angeles, Calif., and interred beside the remains of her husband, Max Yesner. FROM A LETTER RECIEVED BY JUNE TUCK, DATED JULY 14, 1994, FROM HIS GRANDSON, YESNER M. WORMSER (Edited) - He and my grandmother, Fannie, came to San Antonio to celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary at the famous Menger Hotel Alligator Garden about 1926 or 1927. Almost all the Yesner and Wormser families of Texas were present. I also believe that the Howard Templeton family of Sulphur Springs and San Antonio were also present for this gala occasion. The Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas indicate that he became a member of the lodge in 1887, (Sulphur Springs.) He transferred his membership to Holland Masonic Lodge No. 1 in Houston in 1898 and reaffilated with Sulphur Springs Lodge in 1901, according to the information I have. He and my grandmother are both buried in a mausoleum at the famous Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. I assume, that his son, Leon, is buried in Dallas, Texas, and his daughter, my mother, Marjorie, is buried in San Antonio. In the Hopkins County, Texas, District Court room, Oct.17, 1890, Max Yesner became an Amercian citizen. Records dated Oct. 13, 1890 - He says he was 24 years old, and that he was born a subject of the Empire of Russia in the province of (Sework?), Poland. He emigrated from his native country and landed at New York in the State of New York, on the 3rd day of July 1868, and that he intended to settle in the state of Texas. He wanted to become an American citizen. (These records were found by John Sellers in the Hopkins County Courthouse.) Facts found: Max Yesner bought from Rash Bros. a lot formerly owned by J. S. Dabbs, west side of the square, May 10, 1892 Max Yesner sold to Hope Nunn all his saloon fixtures and whiskey stock from building on the south side of square, Jly 10, 1899 The dates found that he applied for a liquor licenses in S. S. were: 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892. In 1887, listed as Yesner & Blake Saloon ( Max Yesner saloon was on the south side of the square.) Doney and Tomlinson Bldg., Wilson & Wilson Bldg. on east side of square, Brookshire Bldg. on west side of square were transferred to Max Yesner, March 7, 1888 (Record found in Bill of Sale Book, Courthouse) Cumby Rustler paper, Jly. 13, 1893 - Fire in Sulphur Springs. The Max Yesner building, occupied by Gilbert Bros. as a restaurant, loss about $4,000, located on the south side of square. Leech and James had office in Max Yesner building, up stairs, lost entire library, large number of notes and accounts, loss $1,500. (Along with this fire, there were three other buildings that burned.) July 3, 1899, Ike Gumport, due to his lack of rent payments to Max Yesner, he transfered to Yesner his stock of whiskies, wines, segars (sic), and bar fixtures. Location was on the south side of the square. Gumport owed $300. in rent. There is a picture of the Max Yesner building on the south side of the square, with Yesner on the front of the building. Max Yesner was living in Lamar County, Texas, in 1880, along with his wife, Fannie, and son Leon, age 2, and daughter, Minnie, 5 mos. In 1900 , he is living in Sulphur Springs, HopkinsCo., Texas,on Davis Street, with his wife, Fannie, son Leon, age 22, and daughter Marjorie, age 7 yrs. They had been married 23 years, and she had had 7 children, and only 2 living. In 1910, they are still living in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., Texas Max Yesner was one the outstanding business men of Sulphur Springs when the town was making such growth.