Horace Burnard "H. B." Halbert, Jr., M. D.

Notes:

Obituary, copied from FindAGrave memorial created by Ruth M. Brown:

Horace Burnard "H.B." Halbert Jr., M.D., 77, of Round Rock, passed away Friday, March 11, 2011, at the scene of a one-car collision near Jewett, Texas. A celebration of H.B.'s life will be 10 a.m. Thursday, March 17, at Central Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Texas.

Dr. Halbert was born in Frankston, Texas, to the late H.B. Halbert Sr. and Mattie Petri Halbert. After H.B.'s graduation from Frankston High School in 1950, an athletic scholarship led him to Schreiner College in Kerrville. Then his appointment to the United States Military Academy took him to West Point, N.Y. Deciding to pursue a medical degree, H.B. transferred to the University of Texas at Austin to complete his undergraduate studies. He graduated from UT Southwestern Medical School, and took his internship and residency at Methodist and Parkland Hospitals. His medical specialization was Family Practice. He spent the next 48 years pursuing his lifelong passion.

For over 30 years, Dr. Halbert served the community of Rosebud, Texas, providing care from cradle to grave at the facilities he established, Halbert Clinic, Halbert Hospital, and Heritage House Nursing Home. It is estimated that during this time, he delivered about 3,000 babies. Patients of this era will remember his standard wardrobe: green scrubs, red socks. After leaving Rosebud, Dr. Halbert practiced in Whitney, Burkburnett, Frankston, Huntsville, Sealy, and Pasadena. Highly competitive, H.B. took pleasure in many sports and games. Although an avid fan of the Longhorns and the Cowboys, he always held a keen interest in high school football as well. H.B. was deeply honored when Rosebud-Lott asked him to return as team doctor for their state championship game in 2002, which the Cougars won. An enthusiastic hunter, he typically had a bird dog. Anyone who played bridge or "42" with him soon learned that he could count cards and see through dominoes.

H.B. was preceded in death by his brothers, Eddie Halbert and Gaylon Halbert; and sisters, Irene Tatum, Virginia Saunders, and Jean Baron.

He is survived by his wife, DeAnn Halbert, of Round Rock; children, Leslie Higgins and Laura Halbert, of Austin, Robin Polk, of Rosebud, Adrianne Charfoos, of Chicago, Ill., Richard Halbert and Elizabeth Thigpen, of Chilton, Kristen Ryder, of Oakwood, and Will Halbert and Kirill Halbert, of Trinity; eight grandchildren; sister, Lynne Orr, of Jacksonville; and scores of nieces and nephews.

Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/16/2011...TN4

Notes:

At the time of his death, he was a Ford Dealer. The informant on his death certificate was Eddie Halbert.

Obituary, copied from the FindAGrave memorial created by Joseph Lilly.


From the Athens Weekly Review Newspaper dated May 10, 1945

H.B. Halbert Dies: Funeral Held Thursday --- H.B. Halbert, well known business man and a former partner of Jess Miller of Athens in the tomato and cotton business, died Wednesday at his home in Frankston. He had been in ill health for two years.

Mr. Halbert was a farmer and cotton buyer and shipper of the Frankston Community, and has held the Ford agency for the last twenty-two years. He was a member of the school board, and was instruemental in the construction of the Baptist Church of Frankston.

He was fifty seven years of age.

Surviving are his wife: three sons, Eddie Halbert of Jacksonville, H.B. Halbert Jr. of Frankston, and Pfc. Gaylon Halbert somewhere in the Pacific; four daughters, Mrs. J.H. Roberts of Thomasville, Alabama, Mrs. James M. Saunders of Frankston, and Miss Jean Halbert and Miss Lynn Halbert of Frankston; four grandchildren, and one brother, C. B. Halbert of Zwolle of Louisiana.

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Baptist Church in Frankston. The services were conducted by the Rev. Wade O. Skinner, pastor of the church, and the Rev. A.G. Hollonquist of Rusk.

Burial was in the Resthaven Cemetery, Jacksonville with Masons in charge at the grave.


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Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP One, San Augustine Town
14 and 15 day of January 1920
SD 326 ED 176 Sheet 12B
San Augustine and Nacogdoches Road
248-277
Halbert, Horace B Head M W 32 M Tx Tx Tx Dealer LiveStock
Halbert, Ada Wf F W 32 M Tx Tx Tx
Halbert, Eddie Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Halbert, Irene Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Halbert, Galan Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Anderson County, Frankston Town, JP 4
Enumerated April 4, 1930
ED 1-18 SD 18 Sheet 6B
137-146
Halbert, Horace B Head M W 42 M 20 Tx Tx Tx Properietor Auto Agency
Halbert, Mattie Wf F W 26 M 23 Tx Germany Austria
Halbert. Eddie L Son AB M W 21 M 20 Tx Tx Tx Ball Player League Ball
Halbert, Irene S Dtr AB F W 20 S Tx Tx Tx Student
Halbert, Mary Dtr-in-Law F W 18 M 17 Tx Ala Miss
Halbert, Gaylon J. Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Halbert, Virginia O Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Devety, Morgie Boarder F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Freeman, Nicy Servant F Neb 20 S Tx Tx Tx

Horace married Mattie Rose Petri about 1927. Mattie was born on 24 Jun 1903 in Texas; died in May 1973 in Resthaven Cemetery, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On Kay Parker McCary's annotated transcription of the Halbert Cemetery she notes that he is buried with a triple marker, with wife 1 Susie Evie Halbert and wife 2 Mary Wessie Halbert.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFGM-4LN
Name: J. P. Halbert
Event Date: 02 Dec 1941
Event Place: Milam, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race (Original):
Age (Formatted): 84 years 10 months 8 days
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: G. H. Halbert
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Allen
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Residence Place:
Cemetery (Original):
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Informant's Name (Original):
GS Film number: 2138817
Digital Folder Number: 4168710
Image Number: 1913
Reference ID: 57436
Collection: J. P. Halbert, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Milam Pr. No. 4
Enumerated 2 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 71 Sheet 1B
12-12
Washington and Mary Halbert and family
13-13
Halbert Joel P Head W M Jan 1860 40 M 16 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Halbert Eva S Wf W F Dec 1866 33 M 16 3/2 Tx Tx Tx
Halbert, Burton H Son W M Feb 1885 15 S Tx Tx Tx Farm laborer
Halbert, Horace B Son W M May 1887 13 S Tx Tx Tx Farm laborer

Joel married Eva Susan McGown on 20 Dec 1883. Eva (daughter of Andrew Henderson "A. H." McGown and Elizabeth Burton Stovall) was born on 21 May 1866 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Dec 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On Kay Parker McCary's annotated transcription of the Halbert Cemetery she is shown as a daughter of Alexander Andrew Henderson McGown and Elizabeth Burton Stovall.

Middle name shown by some as Eva, and other instead show her middle initial as B.

Notes:

Name: W. W. Halbert Sr.
Death Date: 12 Jan 1926
Death Place: Milam, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 88 years 5 months 25 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1837
[Other sources show DOB as 25 Sep 1838; or 23 Sept 1839]
Birthplace: Milam, Sabine County, Tex.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Joel Halbert
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Milam, Tex.
Burial Date: 13 Jan 1926
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2114060
Digital Film Number: 4165757
Image Number: 3150
Reference Number: cn 3239
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

In 1924 he served as a witness to the confederate pension application for Susannah Halbert Mason, along with witnesse W M Fullen. Both signed with their marks.

William married Mary Frances Allen on 9 Sep 1857 in Sabine County, Texas. Mary (daughter of Thompson Allen and Elizabeth Wooldridge) was born on 28 Feb 1843 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Jun 1900 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Enrolled in the District 10 School in Sabine County in 1854.

Notes:

Listed as Alexander on the 1850 census; as A. H. in 1860 and 1870, and as Andrew in 1880 and 1900. Steve McCalip emailed, in August 2015, that his name "...should be "Andrew Henderson McGown" This is what is on the Bible page of his birth, his father's bible (George W. McGown). I have many other documents supporting this...."

"Received a land grant from the Republic of Texas (bro. of John Franklin McGown). Alex H. McGown was sherriff of Sabine County for many years. All these McGowns are buried in the Browning Cemetery on the Camino Real near Milam." (White and Toole, p 52).

(Research):

Census Data:

The 1850 U. S. Census for Sabine, Sabine Co., TX taken on October 11, 1850, lists residing in household 86
Alexander H. McGown-Head Age 25 (Farmer), Tenn
Elizabeth-Wife Age 22, Tenn
George W.-Son Age 5 months. Tx

The 1860 U. S. Census for Redland, Sabine Co., TX taken on June 30, 1860, lists residing in household 181
A. H. McGown-Head Age 34 (Farmer),
Elizabeth B.-Wife Age 30,
George W.-Son Age 10,
John T.-Son Age 7,
Andrew J.-Son Age 5,
S. H.-Son Age 2.

The 1870 U. S. Census for Hemphill, Sabine Co., TX taken on June 28, 1870, lists residing in household 34
A. H. McGown-Head Age 46 (Farmer),
Elizabeth-Wife Age 42,
George W.-Son Age 20,
John T.-Son Age 17,
Andrew J.-Son Age 14,
Sam H.-Son Age 11,
Sarah E.-Daughter Age 9,
Jefferson H.-Son Age 7,
Susan B.-Daughter Age 3.

The 1880 U. S. Census for Sabine Co., TX taken on June 23, 1880, lists residing in household 107
Andrew H. McGown-Head Age 56 (Farmer),
Elizabeth B.-Wife Age 51,
Jeff H.-Son Age 18 (Farm Laborer),
Susan B.-Daughter Age 14,
William C.-Son Age 10 (Farm Laborer).

The 1900 U. S. Census for Milam, Sabine Co., TX taken on Junel 4, 1900, lists residing in household 33
Andrew McGown-Head Age 76,
Elizabeth-Wife Age 72,
Peyton-Grand Son Age 13.

Transcribed by Larry Sidebottom, and copied from his tree at WorldConnect
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=larrymelkel

Andrew married Elizabeth Burton Stovall in 1849. Elizabeth was born on 30 May 1830 in Tennessee; died on 12 Oct 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McGown Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her FindAGrave memorial page, created by Ray and Peggy Holbrooks Pace, show her as a daughter of Thomas S. Stovall (FAG #82232361) and Sarah Day (FAG #82231992).

Notes:

Married:
White and Toole also show that they had a son named John Franklin McGown.