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Rush David Birdwell

Male 1877 - 1966  (88 years)


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  • Name Rush David Birdwell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 19 Dec 1877  Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 May 1966  Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Notes 
    • His World War I draft registration card showed him as Rush David Birdwell. He stated that he was born on December 19, 1877 in Milam. He was listed as a Farming, and showed his nearest relatives as "children" in Milam. He was shows as tall, medium build, with blue eyes and dark hair. The card was completed on September 12, 1918, some 10 days after his wife had died.

      Name: Rush D. Birdwell
      Death Date: 14 May 1966
      Death Place: Weslaco, Hidalgo, Texas
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Death Age: 87 years
      Estimated Birth Date:
      Birth Date: 19 Dec 1878
      Birthplace: Sabine County, Texas
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name:
      Father's Name: Jim Birdwell
      Father's Birthplace:
      Mother's Name: Mary Cogburn
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Occupation: Farmer/Agriculture
      Place of Residence: Precinct #1, Hidalgo, Texas
      Cemetery: Highland Memorial Park
      Burial Place: Weslaco, Texas
      Burial Date: 16 May 1966
      Additional Relatives:
      Film Number: 2117978
      Digital Film Number: 4178279
      Image Number: 2768
      Reference Number: cn 32622
      Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1900 Federal Census
      Texas, Sabine, Precinct 6
      Enumerated 11 Jun 1900 By Fred Berryman Jr
      SD 8, ED 70, Sheet 74B
      122-122
      Birdwell, Ru?? H Dec 1877 23 M3 Tx Miss Ga
      Birdwell, Alice Wife Jun 1881 19 M3 1/1 Tx Tx Tx
      Birdwell, Chalmers Son Jan 1898 2 S Tx Tx Tx

      Not able to locate on the 1910 through 1930 census enumerations
    Person ID I16711  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James Andrew Birdwell,   b. 10 Oct 1835, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1914, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Alice Cogburn,   b. 10 Oct 1842, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1909, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married Abt 1859  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F3184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice A. Fullen,   b. 20 May 1881, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1918, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 7 Mar 1898  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    • Birdwell, R.D. to A.A. Fullen 7 Mar 1898 by W.T. Harvil, M.G.
    Children 
     1. James Chalmas Birdwell,   b. 15 Jan 1899, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1982, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2010 
    Family ID F6289  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Dec 1877 - Milam, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Mar 1898 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S430] Toole & Speights "1880 Population Census Sabine County, Texas".

    2. [S198] McDaniel, Robert Cecil THE 1900 POPULATION CENSUS OF SABINE COUNTY, TX.

    3. [S815] Pike, David Earl "Descendants of Cyrus Cogburn" Updated 24 Sept 2000 ; http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/i/k/David-E-Pike/index.html.

    4. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    5. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    6. [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983.