Roy Drayton "R. D." Russell, Jr.

1923 - 1999  (75 years)

• Name	Roy Drayton "R. D." Russell  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	R. D.
  Born	27 Jul 1923	Texas   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Jul 1999	Pineland, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Buried	Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	The San Augustine Tribune July 15, 1999, page 3 R. D. Russell R. D. Russell, 75, of Pineland died July 12 at his residence. [Note: The SSDI shows, apparently in error, his DOD as 1 July 1999) Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 15, 1999 at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill with burial at Joel Halbert Cemetery in Milam. A lifelong resident of Sabine County, he was a retired Temple Inland supervisor and a World War II Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife, Mary Russell of Pineland; sons, Chris Russell of Lufkin and Roy David Russell of Milam; daughters Melinda Russell of Lufkin and Melissa Bradberry of Pineland; brother Julius Nethery of Center, and eight grandchildren. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2011)
  Person ID	I23975	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Roy Drayton Russell,   b. 9 Mar 1900, Texas ,   d. 16 Nov 1929, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 29 years)
  Mother	Vergie Lorena Halbert,   b. 4 Nov 1905, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 18 Sep 1991, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 85 years)
  Married	Bef 1924
  	They appear to have been separated at the time of the 1930 census. Virgie Russell, age 24, is listed as the head of a household consisting of her six year old son, R.D. Russell, Jr., Her widowed mother, Mary Halbert, and 23 year old Kirby Russell, her brother-in-law.
  Family ID	F5662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2011
  Family ID	F11476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Jul 1923 - Texas Died - 12 Jul 1999 - Pineland, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.). [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.), based on the lisitings of his children (Reliability: 3). [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.). [S342] San Augustine Tribune, weekly, 807 E. Columbia, San Augustine, TX, (San Augustine Tribune, USPS No. 479-040, Published every Thursday at 807 E. Columbia St., San Augustine, Texas 75972 Stephen Hays & Arlan Hays, Publishers. Postmaster: Change of Address notice should be made at P.O. Box 539, San Augustine, Texas 75972. The Tribune is a continuation of the Texas Chronicle moved from Galveston to San Augustine in 1837 and published as the Redlander.), July 15, 1999, page 3 (Reliability: 3).