Evelyn Birdwell

Notes:

Mrs. Evelyn L. (Birdwell) Samford, age 90, longtime resident of San Augustine, passed from this life late Thursday evening, May 30, 2013, in San Augustine, Texas.
Evelyn was born to Velma (Crouch) and Archie Birdwell on January 11, 1923, in San Augustine, Texas. She worked as a bookkeeper, along with her husband, they owned and operated Western Auto, was a Charter member of the Daughters of the Repbublic of Texas and was affiliated with the First United Methodist Church in San Augustine.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 3, 2013, in the Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel, with interment following in the San Augustine City Cemetery in San Augustine. Dr. Bill Lanigan will officiate at the Funeral Service. Visitation will be Sunday evening, June 2, 2013, from the hours of 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, 316 West Columbia Street, San Augustine, Texas 75972.

Those left to cherish her memory include: Her Husband; Charles Samford of San Augustine; Sons; David Samford of Nacogdoches, and John Samford of West Virginia; Grandchildren; Matthew Samford of Nacogdoches and Abigail Samford of Buffalo, New York; Sisters; Dois Leak of Kilgore and Betty Jo Bessonett of Tyler, along with several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, at the family request, memorials should be made to the charity of your choice.

Notes:

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 18, 1930
ED 203-2 SD 19 Sheet 8B
Sm? proned? dirt road
157-157
Birdwell, Archie Head M W 28 M 20 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Birdwell, Velma Wf F W 26 M 18 Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Evelyn Dtr F W 7 S M Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Doris Dtr F W 5 S M Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Bilile (Bettie) J Dtr F W 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx
158-158
Birdwell, Lem Head M W 52 m1 Tx Miss Ala Farmer
Birdwell, Mary Wf F W 51 M 20 La Tx Tx

Archie married Velma Crouch. Velma was born on 8 Nov 1903 in Texas; died on 23 May 1992 in San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 6
Enumerated 13 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 70 Sheet 8B
Stamped 125
137-137
Birdwell, Lemuel Head W M Aug 1875 24 M3 Tx Ala Ala Farmer
Birdwell, Mary Wf W F Feb 1878 22 M 3 1/1 Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Allie Dau W F Dec 1897 2 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 4
Enumerated 16 May 1910
SD 2 ED 101 Sheet 1B
Birdwell, Lem J Hd M W 32 M1 13 Tx Ms La Farmer
Birdwell, Mary S Wife F W 30 M 10 2/2 Tx Ark Tx Farm Labor
Birdwell, Allie L Dau W F 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Labor
Birdwell, Archie D Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 18, 1930
ED 203-2 SD 19 Sheet 8B
Sm proned dirt road
157-157
Birdwell, Archie Head M W 28 M 20 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Birdwell, Velma Wf F W 26 M 18 Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Evelyn Dtr F W 7 S M Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Doris Dtr F W 5 S M Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Bilile J Dtr F W 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx
158-158
Birdwell, Lem Head M W 52 m1 Tx Miss Ala Farmer
Birdwell, Mary Wf F W 51 M 20 La Tx Tx

Lemuel married Mary S. Marshall on 17 Dec 1896 in San Augustine County, Texas. Mary was born on 12 Feb 1878 in Newton County, Texas; died on 20 Jul 1954 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Mary S. Birdwell
Death Date: 20 Jul 1954
Death Place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 76 years 5 months 8 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1878
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: James Marshall
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Emily Phelps
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
Cemetery: Liberty Hill
Burial Place: San Augustine Co., Texas
Burial Date: 22 Jul 1954
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2114217
Digital Film Number: 4165492
Image Number: 208
Reference Number: cn 35938
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

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Married:
Groom's Name: Lem J. Birdwell
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Mary Marshall
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 17 Dec 1896
Marriage Place: , San Augustine, Texas
Groom's Father's Name:
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Groom's Race:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M59285-2
System Origin: Texas-VR
Source Film Number: 1003681
Reference Number: 2:VGX7N5
Collection: Texas Marriages, 1837-1973


David Pike also shows them as the parents of an Archie Birdwell.

Notes:

David Pike writes that James Birdwell arrived in Texas in 1854, and that he enlisted in Company "H", 13th Texas Regiment on the 18 Feb, 1862. Served in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Was captured by Union Forces at Pleasant Hill, LA 9 Apr 1864, released in a prisoner exchange at Blair's Landing on the Red River, 20 Apr 1864. Discharged ca 5 May of 1865 at Hempstead, TX.

Henry, second child of J. A. and Mary's, was born 11 Nov 1864. This would indicate that James was home on leave in march of that year, just prior to the Battle of Pleasant Hill.

25 Jan 1906-made application (1st) for CSA pension. It was disapproved.
11 Aug 1909- made second application for pension. It was also disapproved.
He may have still owned land in Newton County. This may have been reason for these disapprovals. On his application he listed real and personal property as:
100 acres - $200.00
1 Pony - 45.00
2 Cows - 20.00
3 Shoats - 3.00
Wife's estate listed as her interest of the 100 acres.

David Pike also notes that "Family Search has James born in (Newton) Alabama. I do not believe this is correct. Also, some accounts have him and his bro. John as children of John and Mary Allen Birdwell. I believe this is also incorrect. "






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Census Information:

1870 Census
Texas, Newton County, P. O. Newton
Enumerated 4 Aug 1870
Page 20
152-154
Birdwell, James 35 M W Farmer $600 $250 Alabama
Birdwell, Mary A. 27 F W Keeping House Ark
Birdwell, Emelia I [Ophelia]11 F W Tx
Birdwell, Henry W. 6 M W Tx
Birdwell, Addie E 4 F W Tx
Birdwell, Henry G 1 M W Tx


1880 Sabine County Census:
124-125
Birdwell, James A. w m 44 farmer Ala Ala Ala
Birdwell, Mary A. w f 37 wife Ala SC Ga
Birdwell, Henry W. w m 15 son TX
Birdwell, Addie E w f 13 dau TX
Birdwell, Charley L. w m 9 son TX
Birdwell, Florence E w f 7 dau TX
Birdwell, Lemeul J w m 5 son TX
Birdwell, David R w m 2 son TX


1900 Census
Sabine County, Texas
Birdwell, James Head M W 64 M AL AL AL Farmer
Birdwell, Mary A Wife F W 57 N AL AL AL
Birdwell, Norman Son M W 18 S TX AL AL
Birdwell, Elbert Son M W 15 S TX AL AL
Birdwell, Willie Minnie Dau F W 12 S TX AL AL
Cogburn, Martha M-in-Law F W 78 Wd GA GA GA

James married Mary Alice Cogburn about 1859 in Newton County, Texas. Mary was born on 10 Oct 1842 in Alabama; died on 3 Nov 1909 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Was she also called Nancy? According to an email from Dolores Burton, she was named Nancy Cogburn. However, on the 1880 and on the 1900 Sabine County Census, the wife of James Birdwell is listed as Mary. In fact, in the 1900 census, she is shown as Mary A. (Cogburn).

David Pike, a Cogburn researcher, also shows her as Mary Alice. He indicates that she was probably born in Georgia, though census records report Alabama, and on one occasion Arkansas.