Mary Alice Cogburn

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.

Mary married James Andrew Birdwell about 1859 in Newton County, Texas. James was born on 10 Oct 1835 in Alabama; died on 7 Apr 1914 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ophelia married Daniel W. McNaughten on 27 Dec 1878 in Sabine County, Texas. Daniel (son of M. Allen McNaughten and Hannah Smith) was born in Jan 1856 in Newton County, Texas; died about 1920 in Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barbara Wright of Sabine County (email: leow@sabinenet.com) sent an excerpt from the minutes of the Little Flock Baptist Church, dated July 18, 1891. In these minutes, "The Church preferred a charge against brother Henry Birdwell for taking the life of his brother Jerry Brown. By motion and second the church with drew fellowship from Brother Henry Birdwell....DmM. Marshall, moderator, W.D. Cousins, C.C. "

Barbara emailed Melinda Strong on Saturday, July 6, 2002, that "The story is Henry Birdwell was a share crope and he was working for Brown. When the crops were ready to harvest, Brown went down in the field and told Henry that he was going to have to leave with nothing (in payment) for all of his work. Brown jumped on Henry. I am not sure what kind of a weapon that Brown had, but all Henry had was a hoe, and he killed him with a hoe, and was later cleared as it was self defense. My Aunt is 91 yr. old and this is what she said happened. And since it is in the Little Flock Church minutes, it must be true."

David Pike included the following excerpts about this family on his website:

"The Henry Birdwell family moved here from San Augustine to the Halfway House (AKA: Halfway Inn & Stagecoach Inn). They had three daughters; Clara, Christine and Mabel. Clara married a Mr. Collier and they moved to Houston and they had a sweet little girl named Lucille Collier. She grew up and was a very talented dancer. She and her mother moved to Hollywood, California, and Lucille got a role in a movie. The studio changed her name to Ann Miller. We have all seen her do some pretty fancy dancing in the movies. Ann came back to Chireno a few times to visit her grandparents after she became a movie star. Mr. Eric Green did some work on her car once while she was here visiting. Ann also visited the Chireno School while we were having a play and she came up on the stage for a few minutes."

p. 234, "Remembering Families No Longer In Chireno";
Birdwell, Henry and Alice;
The Birdwell's lived near downtown Chireno, where the Higginbothams live today. He owned a large farm west of Chireno where he engaged in large-scale farming. He and his wife had five sons, Phil, Link, Bertram, Richard and Cecil and three daughters, Clara, Mabel and Christine. They were also the grandparents of Ann Miller, the well-known Hollywood dancer and actress.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Nacogdoches County, Attoyac Vicinity
Enumerated 2 June 1900
SD 86 ED 44 Sheet 4B
64-64
Birdwell, Henry W Head W M Nov 1864 36 m8 Tx Ala Ga Farmer
Birdwell, Alice E Wf W F Feb 1869 31 M 9 5/3 Tx Mo Ky
Birdwell, Clara E Dtr W F Spr 1892 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Benton J Son W M Sept 1873 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Richard D Son W M Sept 1877 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Markham, James Boarder W M --- 1871 29 S Ark Ark Ark Farm Laborer

1910 Census
Texas, Nacogdoches County, JP 3
Enumerated 24 Apr 1910
SD 3 ED 99 Sheets 7B and 8A Stamped 166
(Microfilm image on Ancestry.com very faint and only partially legible)
134-137
Birdwell, Henry W Hd M W 45 M1 19 Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Alice L Wf F W 41 M1 19 11-- Tx Miss Ky
Birdwell, Clare L Dtr F W 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, James B Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Richard Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Mabel Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, ??? ??? M? W 8? S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, ??? Son M W 4? S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, ??? Dtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, ??? Son M W 1/12 S Tx Tx Tx
???, ??? Servant? ??? B 25 ???

1920 Census
Texas, Nacogdoches County, JP 4
Enumerated 6 Jan 1920
SD 2 ED 429 Sheet 3A
45-46
Birdwell, Henry W Hd M W 55 M Tx Ala Ga Farmer
Birdwell, Alice Wf F W 51 M Tx Mo Ky
Birdwell, Link Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Christine Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Phil Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Nacogdoches County, JP 4, Chireno Town
Enumerated 4 Apr 1930
ED 174-12 SD 12 Sheet 3B
67-69
Birdwell, Henry W Hd O $2000 M W 65 M 25 Tx Ala Tx Farmer
Birdwell, Alice M Wf F W 61 M 20 Tx Mo Ky

Henry married Alice E. Forse on 10 Nov 1889 in Sabine County, Texas. Alice (daughter of John Smith Forse and Lucynthia Smith) was born in Feb 1869 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

David Pike shows that she married David Walter KELLAR on 18 Dec 1886.

Notes:

Not listed with his family at the time of the 1880 Sabine County census. Did he die young? David Pike also indicates that a son named James was born ca 1869, but died before 1870.

Notes:

Name: Charles L. Birdwell
Death Date: 04 Jan 1950
Death Place: Silsbee, Hardin, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 78 years 9 months 15 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1871
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Jim Birdwell
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Mattie Corgburn
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Farming
Place of Residence: Silsbee, Hardin, Texas
Cemetery: San Augustine, Texas
Burial Place: San Augustine, Texas
Burial Date: 06 Jan 1950
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2074223
Digital Film Number: 4030079
Image Number: 2275
Reference Number: cn 2062
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, Pr. 4
Enumerated 14 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 77 Sheet 7A Stamped 243
105-105
Birdwell, Charlie L Hd W M Mar 1871 29 M 7 Tx Ala Ala Farmer
Birdwell, Lula Wf W F Apr 1877 23 M 7 4/4 Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Burton Son W M Dec 1892 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Corlis Son W M Aug 1895 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Ora Dtr W F Dec 1896 S S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Obe Son W M May 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 4
Enumerated 16 May 1910
SD 2 ED 101 Sheet 1B
14-15
Samuel Henley Household
15-16
Birdwell, Charley L Hd M W 39 M1 14 Tx Ala Ala Farmer
Birdwell, Lula A Wf F W 33 m 14 8/6 Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Bertin A Son m W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Labor
Birdwell, Carlis C Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Labor
Birdwell, Ora M Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Labor
Birdwell, Obye L Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Wallis H Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Minnie A Dtr F W 4 S Tx Tx Tx




1920 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1
Enumerated 3 Feb 1920
SD 326 ED 174 Sheet 11B
201-204
Birdwell, Charles Head M W 49 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Birdwell, Lula Wf F W 49 M Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Wallace Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Minnie Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx


1930 Census
Texas, Cameron County, JP No. 3
April 15, 1930 ED 31-24 SD 29 Sheet 11A Sheet 158
198-212
Birdwell, C. L. Head M W 59 M 22 Tx Ala Ala Farmer
Birdwell, Lula Wf F W 53 M 16 Tx Tx Tx





(Medical):See attached sources.

Charles married Lula Alice Henley on 27 Dec 1892 in Texas. Lula was born on 8 Apr 1877 in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 27 Feb 1943 in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas; was buried in Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Florence married Abraham Jacob "Jake" Miller about 1893 in Texas. Abraham (son of Rev. Robert Marcus Miller and Sarah Jane Jordan) was born on 25 Apr 1868 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; died on 20 Apr 1940 in Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

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:

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

Rush married Alice A. Fullen on 7 Mar 1898 in Sabine County, Texas. Alice (daughter of John W. Fullen and Jane Allen) was born on 20 May 1881 in Texas; died on 2 Sep 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dolores Burton shows "Norman E. (Thaduis) Birdwell was the ninth child of James Birdwell and NANCY Cogburn. He was born Aug. 07, 1881 in Sabine County Texas." Jame's wife is listed on census and other records as Mary, however, and not Nancy.

David Pike writes that Norman died of pneumonia after complications from severe burns received in a fire.

Norman married Blanche Henley on 14 Nov 1900 in San Augustine County, Texas. Blanche was born on 16 Aug 1881 in Texas; died on 28 May 1914 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

David Pike writes that he worked in sawmills most of his adult life until his family moved to Panola County circa 1923, after which time he and his family worked as sharecroppers. His registration for the draft during World War I showed his as a carpenter for Kirby Lumber Co of Bronson. He was also shown as a resident of Bronson, with his nearest relative being Mrs. Eva Birdwell. He was shown as of medium heighth, medium build, with blue eyes and black hair.

Name: Elbert C. Birdwell
Death Date: 04 May 1963
Death Place: Marshall, Harrison, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 79 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1883
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: James Birdwell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Cogburn
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Ret. Saw Mill Worker
Place of Residence: Carthage, Panola, Texas
Cemetery: Mt. Bethel
Burial Place: Panola Co., Texas
Burial Date: 05 May 1963
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117274
Digital Film Number: 4028587
Image Number: 991
Reference Number: 32016
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Panola County, Precinct 7
Enumerated 1 April 1930
ED 183-16 SD 12 Sheet 6A Stamped 205
100-112
Birdwell, Elbert C Head M W 43 M 22 Tx Ala Tx Farmer General Farm
Birdwell, Evie Wife F W 41 M 20 Tx Ala La Laborer Farm
Birdwell, Bertice Son m W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm
Birdwell, Artie B. Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm
Birdwell, Beatrice Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farm
Birdwell, Roy Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Troy Son M W 3 6/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Elbert married Eva "Evie" Roberts on 19 Jan 1910 in Sabine County, Texas. Eva was born on 7 Jun 1888 in Texas; died on 14 Mar 1942 in Panola County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Minnie married Lemuel Alvin "Buster" Talley on 20 Dec 1903 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. Lemuel was born on 10 May 1886 in Brownstown, Sevier County, Arkansas; died on 23 Sep 1970 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Lizzie Harriett Conner on 20 Jul 1902 in Sabine County, Texas. Lizzie (daughter of Leander Jackson Conner and Martha "Marthy" Caroline Smith) was born on 30 Jun 1879 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Mar 1937 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elijah married Alma Jane Dainwood on 25 Oct 1908 in Sabine County, Texas. Alma was born in Jun 1893 in Sabine County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married a TILLEY, and they had several children before his death.

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary, on her annotated transcription of Sabine County's Myrtle Spring Cemetery, shows she was first married to John Thomas Smith, and that she was a daughter of Daniel Webster McNaughten and Ophelia J. Birdwell.


(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 12 and 13 January 1920
SD 326 ED 171 Sheets 6A and 6B
119-120
Smith, Obadiah H Head M W 52 M Tx La Al Farmer
Smith, Sarah E Wf F W 48 M Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Obadiah H Son M W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Smith, Bertie E Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Lockie P Dtr-in-law F W 29 M Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Mathew H Grandson M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Madie M Granddtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, J. T. Grandson M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Hazel M Granddaughter F W 1 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Clifford Boarder M W 46 M Ga Ga Ga Foreman Lumber Mill
Smith, Clifford Boarder M W 24 S Tx Tx Tx Nightwatchman Lumber Mill
Smith, Nathan O Boarder M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Lumber Mill

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, Hemphill Town
Enumerated 15 Apr 1930
ED 202-2 SD 19 Sheet 6B
128-153
Smith, Eugene Head M W 56 M 24 Tx Tx Tx Sheriff County
Smith, Lockie Wf F W 40 M 16 Tx Tx Tx
Smith, J T Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Clyde Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Earl Son M W 16 Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Terroll Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Maurine Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Smith, Elaine Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx

Lockie married John Thomas Smith, Sr. on 21 Dec 1906 in Sabine County, Texas. John (son of Obediah Hillis Smith, Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Mason) was born on 30 Jul 1890 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Jun 1962 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lockie married Eugene Burton Smith after 1922. Eugene (son of Henry Green "H. G." Smith and Mary E. Williams) was born on 9 Sep 1872 in Texas; died on 22 Mar 1965; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He married Jennie "Belva" and they were said to have had two daughters, Louise and Bettie.

Notes:

It is possible that James instead married the Mattie McNaughten, born about 1898/1899 who was a daughter of William Jesse McNaughten and Georgia Ella Beckcom.

Mary married James Washington Ener on 1 Apr 1917 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. James (son of William Goodloe Ener and Arbry Senita Smith) was born on 13 Oct 1894 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Apr 1943 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She changed her last name to Miller, due to the professional name change of her daughter, actress Anne Miller.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Harris County, JP 1, Houston City, Block 900
Enumerated 21 April 1930
ED 101-71 SD 26 Sheet 2A Stamped 67
Main Street
86
Collier John A Head $50 R M W 42 M 26 Ga Ga Ga Lawyer General Practice
Collier, Clara Wf F W 38 M 16 Tx Tx Tx
Collier, Lucille Dtr F W 7 S Tx Ga Tx
Birdwell, Christine Sister F W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Stenographer Law Office

Family/Spouse: John Alfred Collier. John was born on 18 Mar 1888 in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia; died on 15 Apr 1960 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Forest Park (Forest Park Lawndale) Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Could this be the Mabel Elizabeth Birtdwell who married Elmo Murray Roberts, Jr, and was the mother of Mike Henry Roberts, born 22 Nov 1931 in Nacogdoches?

Mike Henry Roberts Date of Birth: 22 Nov 1931 Gender: Male Birth County: Nacogdoches Father's Name: Elmo Murray Roberts Jr. Mother's Name: Mabel Elizabeth Birdwell Roll Number: 1931_0006

Notes:

Name: Link Delmas Birdwell
Death Date: 31 Aug 1972
Death Place: Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 66 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 17 Jun 1906
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Henry Birdwell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Alice Forse
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2223926
Digital Film Number: 4005487
Image Number: 02516
Reference Number: 60949
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Harris County, JP 1, Houston City, Block 900
Enumerated 21 April 1930
ED 101-71 SD 26 Sheet 2A Stamped 67
Main Street
86
Collier John A Head $50 R M W 42 M 26 Ga Ga Ga Lawyer General Practice
Collier, Clara Wf F W 38 M 16 Tx Tx Tx
Collier, Lucille Dtr F W 7 S Tx Ga Tx
Birdwell, Christine Sister F W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Stenographer Law Office

Christine married Leo Roberts on 15 Feb 1933 in San Augustine County, Texas. Leo was born before 1907; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cecil married Wenonah Fischer on 15 Aug 1936 in San Augustine County, Texas. Wenonah was born before 1916; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

When he completed his World War I draft registration card, he showed his date of birth as December 26, 1894. He indicated he was born in Somerville, Texas, and that he was employed in Rebecca, Texas as a Farmer. He was single, of medium heigth, slender build, with blue eyes and dark hair.

Name: Albert Birton Birdwell
Death Date: 02 Dec 1960
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Residence: 955 N. Railroad Silsbee, TX
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age:
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1893
Birthplace: San Augustine County, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mrs. Myrtis Birdwell
Father's Name: Charlie L. Birdwell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lulu Henley
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Lumberman - Lumber
Armed Services: Yes 8-27-18/2-3-19 VAH Records
Informant VAH Records (Mrs. Myrtis Birdwell, Box 955, Silsbee TX)
Place of Residence: Silsbee, Hardin, Texas
Cemetery: Resthaven Cemetery
Burial Place: Silsbee, Texas
Burial Date: 03 Dec 1960
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2116619
Digital Film Number: 4166552
Image Number: 00000921
Reference Number: 72404
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Medical):See attached sources.

Albert married Myrtis Hughes before 1927. Myrtis was born before 1907; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Newton Historical Commission, Pauline Hines, Compiler "Newton County Nuggests: A Collection of True Stories By Newton County Folk" (Nortex Press, A Division of Eakin Publications, Inc, Austin, Texas, published in 1986) states that "Walter went on to the El Paso area, where he lived for many years."

Notes:

Might instead be Eva?

Notes:

Name: Allie Leona Allen
Death Date: 02 Sep 1976
Death Place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 78 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1897
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Lemual J Birdwell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary E Marshall
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Salesperson Dry Goods
Place of Residence: 406 E. Livingston, San Augustine
Informant: Mary Beth Walker (daughter)
Cemetery: Liberty Hill
Burial Place: San Augustine County, Texas
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243979
Digital Film Number: 4005495
Image Number: 01556
Reference Number: 71027
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Medical):See attached sources.

Allie married James Monroe Allen about 1922. James was born about 1892 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

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

Family/Spouse: 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]

Notes:

His draft registration card for World War I showed him as James Chalmis Birdwell of Milam, Texas. He listed his date of birth as Jan 15, 1899, and his employer as R. D. Birdwell of Milam, his father. He was shown as being medium height, slender build, and that he had the significant previous injury of a "bullet in right hip."

Family/Spouse: Emma Gene Pratt. Emma (daughter of Hampton Lee Pratt and Mary E. Cooper) was born on 11 Sep 1906 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 20 Sep 1978 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Was not listed with his mother and stepfather, Joseph Thomas Fuller, at the time of the 1910 Sabine County census.

Name: Enlow Cornelius Birdwell
Death Date: 07 Nov 1974
Death Place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 72 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1902
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bernice Birdwell
Father's Name: Norman Thadius Birdwell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Blanche Henley
Mother's Birthplace:
Informant: Bernice Birdwell (Wife)
Occupation: Lumberman
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243404
Digital Film Number: 4167742
Image Number: 2358
Reference Number: 84187
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Medical):See attached sources.

Enlow married Florence Lucinda Hardy on 14 Jan 1918 in San Augustine County, Texas. Florence was born on 18 Oct 1895 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 2 Apr 1990 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Enlow married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Was not listed with his mother and stepfather, Joseph Thomas Fuller, at the time of the 1910 Sabine County census?

At the time of the 1920 Federal Census, Estes, Ellie, and Oscar Birdwell were living in the home of Neal and Martha Henley of San Augustine County, and listed as their grandchildren. (Indexed on Ancestry, in error, as Denley).

From the Texas Death Index:
Birdwell Estes J 08-28-1978 HARRIS

(Research):Census Information:

1930 Federal Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP Number 4
Enumerated April 20, 1930 by Hoy H. Begley
ED 203-7 SD 19 Sheet 9B

HH 175-179 Oscar and Nona Birdwell
HH 176-180
Birdwell, James E Head W M 27 M@20 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Birdwell, Lessie L Wife F W 23 M@16 Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Drue C Dtr F W 4 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Dubern Dtr F W 2 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Estes married Lessie Leola Kerr on 11 Feb 1923 in San Augustine County, Texas. Lessie (daughter of Stephen Austin Kerr and Florence E. Page) was born on 3 Sep 1906 in Texas; died on 27 Sep 1973 in Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is shown as Virgie on a census listing with her mother and stepfather, Joe Fuller, as of 1910. At the time of the 1920 Federal Census, an Estes, Ellie, and Oscar Birdwell were living in the home of Neal and Martha Henley of San Augustine County, and listed as their grandchildren.

The name Ellie also appears on the birth record of her daughter, Bobine. Therefore it appears she was actually named Ellie Blanche, in honor of her mother.

Obituary San Augustine Tribune

April 2, 1998

Funeral for Ellie Mae Birdwell Woods

Ellie Mae Birdwell Woods, 92, of San Augustine died Monday, March 30, 1998 at Colonial Pines Nursing Home in San Augustine. Funeral services were held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, April 1, 1998 at Little Flock Baptist Church in San Augustine with burial at Little Flock Cemetery under the direction of Wyman Robert Funeral Home in San Augustine. Services were conducted by Bro. Cliff Durham and Bro. R. C. Butler. She was a lifelong resident of San Augustine County and a member of the Baptist Church. She was the wife of the late Hamp Woods. Survivors include daughters Alice Blanche Murray of San Augustine and Bobbie Loukas of Port Arthur; and a daugher-in-law, Frances N. Woods, San Augustine; 11 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were R. C. Butler, Don Butler, Derrell Gardner, Jack Brown, Jimmy Brown, Winfred Birdwell and Tucker Dickerson.

(Copied from "Heather's Family Tree" ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=patblanchard46&id=I01883)

A similar obituary was published in the Sabine County Reporter, April 1, 1998, Page 1

Ellie married Hamp Woods on 13 Dec 1925 in San Augustine County, Texas. Hamp (son of Isaiah Woods and Alice Herring) was born on 20 Aug 1902 in San Augustine County, Texas; died in Nov 1979 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1920 Federal Census, Estes, Ellie, and Oscar Birdwell were living in the home of Neal and Martha Henley of San Augustine County, and listed as their grandchildren. (Indexed on Ancestry, in error, as Denley).

(Research):
Census Information:

Texas, San Augustine, County, Precinct 4
Enumerated Apr 20, 1930 by Hoy H. Begley
ED 203-7, SD 19, Sheet 9B
176-180
Birdwell, Oscar E Head R M W 21 M18 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Birdwell, Nona L Wife H F W 20 M 19 Tx Tx Tx
Birdwell, Harold R Son M W 2 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx

Oscar married Nona Lee Ramsey on 27 Dec 1925. Nona (daughter of Hamp W. Ramsey and Lula May Byley) was born on 27 Apr 1909 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 15 Dec 2000 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Liberty Hill Memorial Garden, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jerry Pike noted that she married first Jerry Long and second, in 1929, Robert Lee Glick.

Family/Spouse: Robert Lee Glick. Robert was born before 1910; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: James Bertice Birdwell
Death Date: 30 Dec 1966
Death Place: Carthage, Panola, Texas
Residence: Dixie Lake Road, Carthage, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 53 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 20 Feb 1913
Birthplace: Bronson, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Informant: Mary [Frances DAVIS] Birdwell, spouse
Veteran Info: WW II
Father's Name: Elbert C. Birdwell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Evie Roberts
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Route Man, East Texas Laundry
Place of Residence: Cartage, Panola, Texas
Cemetery: Macedonia
Burial Place: Panola Co., Texas
Burial Date: 31 Dec 1966
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2118468
Digital Film Number: 4027202
Image Number: 3507
Reference Number: cn 86882
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

James married Mary Francis Davis before 1946. Mary was born on 20 Oct 1919; died on 26 May 2005 in Carthage, Panola County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
October 13, 1999, page 16

Artie Birdwell Pike

Artie Birdwell Pike, 84, of Garrison died Sept. 23, 1999, in Garrison.

Mrs. Pike was born Jun 27, 1915 in Bronson as a daughter of the late Elbert and Evie Roberts Birdwell.

Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, Joe Pike of Garrison and David and Tempie Pike of Timpson; two daughters, Peggy Pike of Houston and Patsy Rogers of the Woodlands; 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Pike; a son, Carol Pike; and a daughter, Jimmie Lou Curbow.

Funeral services were held Sept. 24 at the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home in Timpson with Bro. Norman McDonald officiating. Interment followed at Corinth Cemetery near Timpson.

(Tramscribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2011)

Artie married Elbert Pike on 8 Sep 1933 in Panola County, Texas. Elbert was born on 19 Feb 1915 in Panola County, Texas; died on 30 Oct 1978 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

David Pike writes that she married first Odell HANCOCK and second Cullen WEDGEWORTH.

SSDI:

BEATRICE B WEDGEWORTH 01 Nov 1918 15 Jul 1988 75975 (Timpson, Shelby, TX ) (none specified) 457-48-9435 Texas

Beatrice married Odell Jackson Hancock before 1943. Odell was born on 13 Apr 1915 in Stockman, Shelby County, Texas; died on 18 Jan 1964 in Carthage, Panola County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Roy Birdwell
Death Date: 10 Apr 1955
Death Place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
Usual Residence: 1204 Lawson, Houston, TX
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 33 years 6 months 16 days
Estimated Birth Date: 1922
Birth Date: 25 Sept 1921
Birthplace: San Augustine County
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Elbert Birdwell
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: No record
Mother's Birthplace: No record
Cause of Death: Fractured neck, head injuries, auto accident on Hwy 59 Nacogdoches
Occupation: Machinest Paper Mill
Place of Residence:
Cemetery: Rather Cemetery
Burial Place: Shelbyville TX
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2114388
Digital Film Number: 4165531
Image Number: 3046
Reference Number: 19608
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Family/Spouse: Era Jo Hitt. Era was born on 26 Aug 1923; died on 27 May 1996 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Troy Leon Birdwell
Death Date: 23 Jan 1970
Death Place: Texas City, Galvaston, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 43 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1927
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name: [Katherine Townsend]
Father's Name: Elbert Birdwell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Evie Roberts
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2218581
Digital Film Number: 4168841
Image Number: 1122
Reference Number: 2873
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
November 17, 1999, page 16

Novie Mae Smith

Novie Mae McNaughten Smith, 89, of Hemphill died at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at Sabine County Hospital in Hemphill.

Mrs. Smith was born Dec. 25, 1909, in the Fairdale community as a daughter of the late Elisah and Alma (Dainwood) McNaughten and was a lifelong resident of Sabine County. She was a retired grocery store owner ande a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church.

Survivors: daughters, Bobbie Martine and Patsie Pearson, both of Houston; three grandchildren, Taska Fields, Sally Hill, and Chuck McCary; and two great grandchildren, Jason Fields and Lindsey Fields.

Funeral services were held Nov. 11 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Charles Spears officiating. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery in Sabine County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2011)

Family/Spouse: Roscoe Elbert Smith. Roscoe (son of Wiley P. Smith and Sallie Hammock) was born on 25 Dec 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Mar 1995 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDKN-8MZ
Name: Henry Mack Smith
Death Date: 03 May 1969
Death Place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 61 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1908
Birthplace: Sabine County
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: John T. Smith
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lockie Mcnorton
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Construction
Place of Residence: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
Cemetery: Myrtle Springs
Burial Place: Sabine County, Texas
Burial Date: 03 May 1969
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137443
Digital Film Number: 4030479
Image Number: 1818
Reference Number: cn 35379
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Henry married Florence Noel Huckman before 1944. Florence was born about 1915 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Madie Smith Anders

Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva

Funeral for Madie Smith Anders, 96, of Macon Ga., and formerly of San Augustine will be at 2 p.m. today at Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel, San Augustine. Burial will be in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva. Anders died Nov. 11, 2006, in Macon. Born Oct. 25, 1910, in Sabine County, she was the daughter of John T. Smith and Lockie McNaughten. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church, San Augustine, and Eastern Star, Corpus Christi. She was married to Perry Anders, and preceded her in death. Survivors include daughter, Guy Wilson of Macon; brothers, John T. Smith of San Augustine, Clyde Smith of Geneva, Hugh Smith of Corpus Christi and Harry Smith of Tucson, Ariz.; sisters, Iva Bell Enos of Crockett, Rose Jones of Silsbee and Marian Durheim of Beaumont; three grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, San Augustine.

http://www.ladytexian.com/TXPanola/Obits/2006/11_Nov_06/MyrtleSpringsCem_AndersMS.html

Family/Spouse: Annis Perry Anders. Annis (son of Price Davenport Anders and Fannie Maligne Mitchell) was born on 8 Apr 1907 in Texas; died on 10 Nov 1989 in San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
January 11, 2012, Page 9

John Thomas Smith

John Thomas Smith was born on July 31, 1913, in Sabine County, Texas. He went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 5, 2012, at the age of 98 years, five months and five days after a battle with cancer.

Smith was the son of John Thomas Smith, Sr. and Lockie Pearl Smith and his step-father was Eugene Burton Smith of Geneva.

He had a brother, Henry Mathis Smith, two sisters Madie Mabrey Anders and Hazel Maurine Drye. His siblings all pre-deceased him. He has a half-sister Rose, step-brother Hugh Smith and step-sister Iva Belle Ennis.

Smith and his wife Janel had a son who they named Thomas Cleveland Smith. He was born on September 6, 1946 and passed away at the age of 16 days on September 22, 1946. He had no other children, but many nieces and nephews, who will miss him very much.

He was in the Masons, a member of the Sexton Lodge in Milam, Texas. He held the honor of being a 32nd degree Mason. He was a member of the Pipeliners Union #798 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Funeral services were held Sunday Jan. 8, 2012 in Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel with Bro. Gary Buske officiating. Burial following in Myrtle Springs Cemetery. There was a Masonic graveside service. Pallbearers were Masons.

Services were under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine. Online condolences may be posted at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2012)

Notes:

She married second Loyd Bailey DRYE.

Family/Spouse: James Edward Neely. James was born before 1918; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vivian Branham

Vivian Genetta Branham, 74, of Beaumont died Saturday, Feb. 18, 1995, at a Beaumont hospital.

Mrs. Branham, a longtime resident of Beaumont, was a native of Hemphill.

Survivors: husband, James Branham Sr. of Beaumont; sons, James Samuel Branham Jr. of Baytown and Eldon Burnis Brahnam of Houston; daughters, Sandra Rae Thomas of Houston, Esther Jean Tanner of Beaumont and Martha Lou Huffman of Briston, Ind.; a brother, Daniel Eldon "Jiggs" Ener of Beaumont; a sister, Barbara Jean West of Beaumont; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Beaumont. Interment followed at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont.

Published in The Sabine County Reporter, March 1, 1995, Page 10

Notes:

Daniel Eldon "Jiggs" Ener, 95, of Beaumont, died Monday, October 1, 2018. He was born on April 20, 1923, to Mary Martha "Mattie" McNaughten Ener and James Washington Ener in Hemphill. Jiggs was a United States Navy veteran having survived Pearl Harbor in World War II. He retired as an operator in the petrochemical industry.

Survivors include his daughters, Jerri Frazier and her husband, Gary of Silsbee and Jodie Shirley and her husband, Tom, of Beaumont; grandchildren, Kate Shirley, Brooke Fergon, Matt Keneson, Matt Frazier, Amanda Hatton; great-grandchildren, Nick Fergon, Shelby Frazier, Charlie Frazier, Haylee Frazier, Rueben Hatton, and Hannah Hatton.

A gathering of Mr. Ener's family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at Broussard's, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. His funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 4, 2018, at Broussard's, with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.

Downloaded from Broussards Funeral Home website

Notes:

American musical star Miller dies

US musical actress Ann Miller, famed for her impressive tap dancing, has died of lung cancer at the age of 81.

Miller starred in more than 40 Hollywood films during her long career, notably Kiss Me Kate and Easter Parade, with Fred Astaire and Judy Garland.

Working for MGM studios during the heyday of the Hollywood musical of the 40s and 50s, she continued dancing into her 60s alongside Mickey Rooney.

She died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Miller began her showbusiness career at the age of 11, having taken up dancing to help straighten her legs after suffering rickets as a child.

She eventually claimed the record of 500 taps a minute.

At just 13 she was given a seven-year contract with RKO studios, although she had said she was 18.

Big break

Her movie debut was in New Faces of 1937, going on to appear in a number of low-budget musicals and comedies.

After eventually being signed to MGM, Miller replaced Cyd Charisse in Easter Parade after the actress broke her leg before filming.

But by the mid-1950s the popularity of the big screen musical waned and she moved into television and theatre.

One of her most successful projects was the touring show Sugar Babies with Mickey Rooney, a tribute to the burlesque era.

'Brassy showgirl'

"At MGM, I always played the second feminine lead; I was never the star in films," Miller once said.

"I was the brassy, good-hearted showgirl. I never really had my big moment on the screen.

"Sugar Babies gave me the stardom that my soul kind of yearned for."

Speaking after her death, Rooney called Miller "a great talent".

"She told me the last time I spoke to her she wasn't feeling too well, and I said, 'Keep your head up, kid.' I'm just very sad," he added.

Miller married three times but all ended in divorce.

Her last film role was in David Lynch's Oscar-nominated film Mulholland Drive in 2001.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/entertainment/3422589.stm

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
November 7, 2007

Bennie Jean Caldwell

Bennie Jean Caldwell, 84, formerly of San Augustine, died November 2, 2007 in Austin.

She was born Nov. 19, 1922 in San Augustine to James Allen and Allie Birdwell. She was a secretary for the high school office and a member of the First Methodist Church. She had lived in Wichita Falls for over years and also in Lufkin for 14 years.

Survivors: son, Dan Caldwell; sister, Martha Mitchell of Pineland; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Graveside funeral services were held Nov. 5 in Liberty Hill Cemetery in San Augustine with Rev. Don Lofton officiating.

Services were under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, November 2007)

A nearly identical obituary appeared in the Thursday, November 8 issue of the San Augustine Tribune.

Bennie married Dan Milton Caldwell, Sr. before 1958. Dan was born on 10 Dec 1922; died on 24 Jan 1988 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, January 11, 2007

Mary Beth Walker

Funeral services for Mary Beth Walker, 78, of Bronson were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 7, 2007 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill. Burial followed at Bronson Cemetery. Rev. Royce Robb and Rev. Don Lofton officiated. She died January 5, 2007 at her residence in Bronson. Mary Beth Walker was born in San Augustine on August 17, 1928 to James Monroe Allen and Allie Birdwell Allen. She was a teller/bookeeper at the Pineland State Bank and was a member of Bronson United Methodist Church. She is survived by her son, J.D. "Buckshot" Walker and his wife, Tanya of Hemphill; daughter, Kyla Beth LOFTON and husband, Don of Broaddus; sisters, Jean CALDWELL of Austin and Martha MITCHELL of Pineland; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill was in charge of arrangements.

A similiar obituary was in the January 3, 2007 issue of the Sabine County Reporter.

San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, March 15, 2007

The Graduating Class of 1945-presented a check for $1,250 to the San Augustine Garden Club Courthouse Restoration Project. The Class of 1945 presentation (was) in memory of deceased members whose names will be entered into the "Restoration Memory Book" and available for viewing. The memorial includes members of the class: Jewel Dean WHITEHEAD Duncan, LaVern CONN Lister, Duverne BIRDWELL Falkenberry, Myrtle WALTON Poole, Irion BATE, Herbert WOODS, Laurie "Boo" MATHEWS, Haven EVETT, Kenneth HALBERT, Charles WITHERS, Willie Bue EPPS Byley, Nelwyn CARTER, Kathryn HANKS Perry, Alice Joy WILLIAMS Gallo, Pay HENRY Fussell, Mary Beth ALLEN Walker, and Class Sponsors Bruce GOLDMAN and Brooksie HOLT Kennever. Pictured were Marie ISENBLITTER Smith and Agnes WILLIAMS Sparks representing the class of 1945, (with the check they presented) to Sharon POLLARD, President of the San Augustine Garden Club and Carolyn LADNER, Treasurer. Back row, members of the S.A. Gardn Club: Kathie HALEY; Mary Jean HALEY, Betty OGLESBEE, Project Chairman, and McXie MARTIN, all members of hte Courthouse Restoration Committe Project.

Family/Spouse: Kyle Daily Walker. Kyle was born on 11 Oct 1922; died on 4 Nov 1992 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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:

The Sabine County Reporter
May 4, 2011, Page 11

Bertha Mae McMurry

Mrs. Bertha Mae McMurry, 91, was born Sept. 26, 1919, in San Augustine County to the late Enlow Birdwell and Florence (Hardy) Birdwell. She entered into rest in San Augustine on Saturday, April 30, 2011.

She was a member of Chinquapin Missionary Baptist Church. She and her husband, Dick McMurry, were once owners of a small convenience store in San Augustine which many of the school children patronized. She loved visiting with the kids and come to know most all of them, along with their parents. She had also worked at the "Tomato Stand" at the railroad station, where they boxed tomatoes to be sold and/or shipped on the train. In her later years she worked as a caregiver for several of the elderly or homebound people in the community. One of her greatest gifts was her love for her family and friends. She always enjoyed visiting with them.

She is survived by her daughters, Belva Joyce Stewart of San Augustine and Norma Lynn Mattox and husband Tony of Navasota; son, Don McMurry and wife Delores of Nacogdoches; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; brothers, Winfred Birdwell and wife Vivian and Carl O. Birdwell and wife Helen, all of San Augustine; sister, Margie Nell Hildabrant of Bridge City; sister-in-law, Pauline Birdwell of San Augustine; along with numerous nieces, nephews and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dick McMurry; brothers, Norman Birdwell and Kennon Birdwell; sisters, Audrey Drawhorn, Ruby Murphy, and Mattie Lou Breaux; granddaughter, Kim George; grandson, Jonathan Mattox; great-granddaughter, Emily Connor; great-grandson, Jacob Haughn; great-great-granddaughter, Kate Haughn; and son-in-law, Doug Stewart.

Funeral services were held in the First Baptist Church, San Augustine, Tuesday, May 3, with Bro. Wallace Edgar and Dr. Sam Wayman officiating. Music was by Clifford Perry on the piano and Vicki Sublett singing. Burial followed in the Chinquapin Cemetery, San Augustine County.

Pallbearers were Robert Winfield, S.J. Butler, John Butts, Warren Norvell, Gerald Stewart, and Ray Hardy.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Chinquapin Baptist Church or Chinquapin Cemetery.

Services were under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine. Online condolences may be posted at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.

Bertha married Cecil Corley "Dick" McMurry on 22 Jan 1938 in San Augustine County, Texas. Cecil was born on 2 May 1908; died in Nov 1984 in San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Audrey married Ira Bell Drawhorn, Jr. on 15 Oct 1943 in San Augustine County, Texas. Ira (son of Ira Bell Drawhorn, Sr. and Rosa "Rosie" Lee Meeks) was born about 1920 in Sexton, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Jan 2011 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried on 15 Jan 2011 in Drawhorn Family Cemetery, Chinquapin, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

San Augustine Tribune 24 June 2004

The above referenced issue has an article about Ruby Birdwell, an 1943 graduate of San Augustine High School, who along with her husband Bill Murphy claimed a 160 acre homestead in Alaska. She was one of nine children of Florence and ENLO BIRDWELL, and the only one that left Texas.

Obituary
Anchorage Daily News
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Ruby B. Murphy, 86, died Sept. 17, 2010 at her home in Willow.

A memorial service to celebrate her life will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Willow. A service in Texas is planned at the Chinquapin Missionary Baptist Church in San Augustine at a later date. Her cremated remains will be inurned beside those of her husband at the Transport Cemetery in Dodson, La.

Ruby Blanche Birdwell was born Oct. 23, 1923 in San Augustine, Texas, the daughter of Enlow and Florence (Hardy) Birdwell. She received her education in San Augustine and began living in Skagway in 1952. In 1964, she and her husband, Bill, began living in Alaska on a full-time basis.

The family lovingly wrote: "Ruby, Mamma, Mema, Habba, Miss Ruby or Mrs. Murphy: no matter what name people had for her, anyone who ever met Ruby Murphy never forgot her."

Her adventurous, industrious character was evident in her experience homesteading on the Kashwitna River in the mid to late 1960s. While her husband, Bill, worked in Anchorage during the week, Ruby lived on the homestead, shooing away the moose from her garden and chasing away the bears from her fish. After moving into their larger log home in 1973, Ruby and Bill welcomed literally hundreds of visitors; from family and friends to fellow Al-Can Highway travelers they met during their many trips "Outside", to scores of church missionaries working on church building projects in Alaska.

Ruby never forgot her life tussling with her eight brothers and sisters on the farm in San Augustine, Texas, during the Great Depression and although she was homesteading on a wild river in Alaska, she always referred to San Augustine as "down home".

A pioneering fixture in the Willow community during her 46 years in the area, her engaging personality, love for people and incredible energy endured to the very end. Ruby always showed determination and an independent spirit. The feisty redhead went to be with the Lord on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010.

Survivors include her son, Dan Murphy of Willow; daughter, Cathy McBride of Bronson, Texas; grandsons, Jerry McBride of Tampa, Fla., Todd McBride of Niceville, Fla., Sean Murphy of Wasilla, Stephen McBride of Colmesneil, Texas, and Tad Murphy of Arlington, Texas; great-grandchildren, Derek McBride, Trevor McBride, Catherine McBride, Courtney McBride, Gregory McBride, Peyton Murphy and Nolan Murphy. She is also survived by two great-great-grandchildren, Cason McBride and Cutter McBride; two brothers, Winfred Birdwell and Carlo Birdwell, both of San Augustine; and two sisters, Bertha Mae McMurray of San Augustine and MargeNell Hilderbrandt of Orange, Texas.

Her husband, William L. Murphy; her parents; sisters, Audrey Drawhorn, MattLou Breaux; and brothers, Norman and Kennon Birdwell have preceded her in death.

Friends may make memorial contributions to the First Baptist Church of Willow Building Fund, P.O. Box 148, Willow, AK 99688.

Arrangements were with Valley Funeral Home and Crematory in Wasilla.

Also published in the San Augustine Tribune, Thursday, September 23, 2010 and October 14, 2010, Page 10 and The Sabine County Reporter, September 29, 2010, page 11 and October 13, 2010, page 14

Family/Spouse: William L. Murphy. William was born on 28 Feb 1923; died on 20 Feb 2001 in Willow, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska; was buried in Transport Cemetery, Dodson, Winn Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
January 7, 1998, Page 10

Mattie Lou Breaux

Mattie Lou Breaux, 71 of Vidor died Tuesday, December 30, 1997, at her residence.

She was a native of San Augustine County and had lived in Vidor for several years.

Survivors: a son, Robert Eugene SEAY of Jacksonville, North Carolina; daughters, Mary Kathleen McADAMS of Beaumont and Diana EVANS of Sour Lake; brothers, Norman Birdwell of Hemphill, and Kennon Birdwell, Winfredc Birdwell, and Carl O. Birdwell, all of San Augustine; sisters, Bertha Mae McMURRY of San Augustine, Audrey Lee DRAWHORN of Bronson, Ruby Blanche MURPHY of Willow, Alabama, and Margie Nell HILDEBRANDT of Orangefield; eight grandchildren and eight great-granchildren.

Funeral services were held Jan. 3 at the chapel of Vidor Memoral Funeral Home in Vidor. Interment followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)

Mattie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
November 20, 1996, Page 12
Back In Time
Twenty Five Years Ago 1971

Norman Birdwell, a retired Air Force Major and jet fighter pilot announced his intention to file as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U. S. Congressman, District II.

San Augustine Tribune
18 Nov 2004

Excerpts from the obituary of Norman Theophles Birdwell, born in San Augustine County to the late Florence HARDY and Enlow BIRDWELL on 8 March 1928. He died 14 November 2004, also in San Augustine. He joined the Army Air Corp in January 1946, and after serving in the Aleutians Islands and Europe, he attended OCS and became a pilot and flight instructor. He served in England and as Base Operations Officer at Tan Son Nhut AFB in Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star. He was also awarded the Airman's Medal for rescuing a family from drowning after a car accident. He retired to East Texas in 1968.

Survivors: sons, Bruce (Diane) of Dallas, Barry (J.J.) San Antonio, Brett of Henderson; daughters Diane of Dallas, Linda (Mrs. Rae THOMSON) of San Augustine; Sisters Bertha Mae McMURRAY of San Augustine; Ruby MURPHY of Willow, Alaska; Margie Nell (Edward) HILDABRANT of Orangefield, Blanche (Gail) NEAL of Dallas; brothers Kennon (Pauline), Winfred (Vivian) and Carl (Helen) all of San Augustine.

Preceded in death by his wife, Mildred, parents, sisters Mattie Lou BREAUX, and Audrey DRAWHORN, and brother Steven.

Norman married Joan Arlene Weiss before 1951 in Mississippi. Joan was born on 21 May 1930 in White Plains, Westchester County, New York; died on 31 Jul 2018. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Norman married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Norman married Mildred Aretha Jordan after 1964. Mildred was born on 9 Nov 1925 in Tibbie, Washington County, Alabama; died on 2 Apr 2001; was buried in Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sabine County Reporter
April 2, 2008
Page 13

Kennon Birdwell

Kennon Birdwell, 77, of San Augustine County, died Friday, March 28, 2008, at a Lufkin hospital.

Born Oct. 10, 1930, in San Augustine County as a son of the late Florence (Hardy) and Enlow Birdwell, he was a longtime resident of San Augustine County. Birdwell was a farmer/rancher and member of Rosevine United Pentecostal Church.

He is survived by his wife, Pauline (Oliver) Birdwell of San Augustine County; sons, Kenneth Wayne Birdwell and wife Debbie, Michael Enlow Birdwell, Marlon Odessa Birdwell and wife Karen, and Doyle Dwayne Birdwell, all of San Augustine; grandchildren, Keven Wayne Birdwell and wife Katie of Denton and Kimberly Rene' Tarver and husband Burl, Kellie LeAnn Birdwell, Steven Michael Birdwell, Christopher Lee Birdwell, Rebekah Nicole Birdwell, Samuel Luke Birdwell, Shelby Danielle Birdwell, and Brooke Bailey Birdwell, all of San Augustine; a great-grandson, Brandon Keith Tarver of San Augustine; brothers, Winfred Birdwell and wife Vivian and Carl O. Birdwell and wife Helen, all of San Augustine; and sisters, Bertha Mae McMurry of San Augustine, Ruby Murphy of Willow, Alaska, Margie Nell Hildebrandt of Orangefield, and Blanche "Sissy" Neal and husband Gail of McKinney.

He was preceded in death by his brothers, Norman Birdwell and Steven Birdwell; and sisters, Audrey Drawhorn and Mattie Lou Breaux.

Funeral services were held March 31 at Rosevine United Pentocostal Church in Rosevine with Pastor Gordon Simmons and Bro. Glenn D. Morton officiating. Interment followed at Chinquapin Cemetery in San Augustine County.

Services were under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine. Online obituary and condolences available at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2008)

Wilburn married Pauline Oliver on 26 Feb 1954 in San Augustine County, Texas. Pauline was born on 7 Mar 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Mar 2016 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Margie Birdwell Hildabrant, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on February 25, 2017, in Orange.

Born in San Augustine, Texas, on November 12, 1935, she was the daughter of Enlow Birdwell and Florence Hardy Birdwell.

Margie enjoyed her career at Temple Inland working as a shipping clerk where she retired after 37 years of service. Her passions in life were cooking, quilting, gardening, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John D. Coleman, and Charles Edward Hildabrant; and siblings, Kennon Birdwell, Norman Birdwell, Audrey Drawhorn, Mattie Lou Breaux, Bertha Mae McMurray, and Ruby Murphy.

She is survived by her children, Douglas Coleman, John David Coleman, Debbie J. Welch and husband Billy, Dewisa Coleman, and Tracey Dowdle and husband, Chad; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brothers, Winfred Birdwell and wife, Vivian, and Carlo Birdwell and wife, Helen.

Burial: Chinquapin Cemetery, Macune, Texas

Claybar Funeral Home, Bridge City, Texas

Margie married John D. Coleman on 8 Mar 1954 in San Augustine County, Texas. John was born on 9 Oct 1933 in Louisiana; died on 7 Dec 1974 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margie married Charles Edward "Shorty" Hildabrant on 13 Jun 1975 in Orange County, Texas. Charles was born on 13 Mar 1935 in Orange, Orange County, Texas; died on 24 Apr 2007 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Autumn Oaks Memorial Park, Orange, Orange County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Carl O. Birdwell Obituary

Mr. Carl O. Birdwell, age 85, passed from this life Friday, September 8, 2023, at his residence in San Augustine County.

Carl O. was born December 21, 1937, in San Augustine County to parents Enlow and Florence (Hardy) Birdwell and was a lifelong area resident. He married the love of his life, Helen Murray on June 7, 1958, having celebrated 65 years of marriage this year. He was a registered licensed land surveyor for over 40 years, retiring from Texas Department of Transportation with 22 years of service and then working many years in private practice, as well as farming and ranching. A strong Christian man, he served Chinquapin Baptist Church as a devoted member and deacon for 56 years.

His survivors include his wife, Helen Murray Birdwell of San Augustine County; a daughter, Carla Ladner and husband Rodney of Lufkin; son, Glen Birdwell and wife Cindy of Gaithersburg, Maryland; grandchildren, Kelli Harley and husband Justin, Brien Birdwell and wife Kelley, Lauren Morley and husband Nicholas, Kristen Ladner, Leah Mitchell and husband Ryan, Abigail Ajamian and husband John; great-grandchildren, Emma Harley, Evan Harley, Eli Harley, and Julian Mitchell; a brother, Winfred Birdwell; and a host of nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sons, Dale Birdwell and Mark Birdwell; brothers, Norman Birdwell, Kennon Birdwell; sisters, Bertha Mae McMurry, Matt Breaux, Ruby Murphy, Audrey Drawhorn, and Margie Nell Hildabrant.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, located at 316 W. Columbia Street in San Augustine.

Funeral services are set for 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at Chinquapin Baptist Church, located at 3793 FM 1751 in San Augustine County. Committal service and interment will follow at the Chinquapin Cemetery.

Pallbearers: Rodney Ladner, Brien Birdwell, Justin Harley, Nicholas Morley, Don McMurry, and John Ajamian.

Visit www.WymanRobertsFuneralHome.com for memories and condolences.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine.

Downloaded from the Wyman Roberts website

Carl married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name: Steven Enlow Birdwell
Death Date: 18 Jun 1971
Death Place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas
Gender: Male
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Death Age: 25 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1946
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Film Number: 2223200
Digital Film Number: 4169859
Image Number: 3236
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Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name: Drunetta Kay Pilkenton
Death Date: 06 Apr 1972
Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 46 years
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Birth Date: 30 Apr 1925
Birthplace: Texas
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Father's Name: Estes J Birdwell
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Film Number: 2223768
Digital Film Number: 4005476
Image Number: 00399
Reference Number: 28273
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

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The Sabine County Reporter
January 24, 1996, page 12

Elvie Wilson

Duvergn Elizabeth Birdwell Wills, 67, of Rosevine died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 1996 at Medical Center Hospital in Nacogdoches.

A longtime resident of Sabine County, she was born Jan. 30, 1928, in San Augustine County. She was a member of Rosevine Missionary Baptist Church and a homemaker.

Survivors: sons, John Keith Falkenberry of Woodville and Miles Falkenberry of Willis; two sisters, Izora PETERSON of Dobbin and Billie CAIN of Caldwell; seven grandchidlren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill, Bro. Milton Powell officiating. Interment followed at Low's Chapel Cemetery in Sabine County.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2011)



San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, March 15, 2007

The Graduating Class of 1945-presented a check for $1,250 to the San Augustine Garden Club Courthouse Restoration Project. The Class of 1945 presentation (was) in memory of deceased members whose names will be entered into the "Restoration Memory Book" and available for viewing. The memorial includes members of the class: Jewel Dean WHITEHEAD Duncan, LaVern CONN Lister, Duverne BIRDWELL Falkenberry, Myrtle WALTON Poole, Irion BATE, Herbert WOODS, Laurie "Boo" MATHEWS, Haven EVETT, Kenneth HALBERT, Charles WITHERS, Willie Bue EPPS Byley, Nelwyn CARTER, Kathryn HANKS Perry, Alice Joy WILLIAMS Gallo, Pay HENRY Fussell, Mary Beth ALLEN Walker, and Class Sponsors Bruce GOLDMAN and Brooksie HOLT Kennever. Pictured were Marie ISENBLITTER Smith and Agnes WILLIAMS Sparks representing the class of 1945, (with the check they presented) to Sharon POLLARD, President of the San Augustine Garden Club and Carolyn LADNER, Treasurer. Back row, members of the S.A. Gardn Club: Kathie HALEY; Mary Jean HALEY, Betty OGLESBEE, Project Chairman, and McXie MARTIN, all members of hte Courthouse Restoration Committe Project.

Duverne married Frederick M. Falkenberry before 1951. Frederick was born on 3 May 1925; died on 27 Jun 2004 in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Appears to be her listing on the Texas Birth index

Birdwell Date of Birth: 22 Apr 1933 Gender: Female Birth County: San Augustine Father's name: E J Birdwell Mother's name: Lessie Kerr Roll Number: 1933_0001

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary of Billie Paschal Cain

Funeral services for Billie Faye Birdwell Paschal Cain 83, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, will be held Saturday, 11:00 am July 16, 2016 at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in San Augustine, Texas with Calvin Evans officiating. Interment will follow at Rosevine Cemetery under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home.

Billie went to be with her Heavenly Father July 11, 2016 in Oklahoma. She was born in San Augustine, Texas April 22, 1933 to the late E. J. and Lessie Kerr Birdwell. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and later worked for NASA for several years. Billie enjoyed playing dominoes, especially 42 and generally being outside. She spent her time camping, fishing, riding horses and riding mules with her husband Clyde. Billie often read and studied her Bible.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husbands Dale Paschal and Clyde Cain, and three sisters.

Survivors include cousins and special friends.

Visitation will be held prior to the service Saturday, July 16, 2016 from 10-11 am at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home.

Copied from the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home website
Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, July 20, 2016, Page 10

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The Sabine County Reporter
September 12, 1995, Page 10

Herbert V. Woods

Herbert V. Woods, 68, of San Augustine died Monday, September 11, 1995, at his residence on Congress Street.

He was born Nov. 18, 1926, in San Augustine County and was a longtime area resident. Woods, a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, was a member of the First Baptist Church and a staking engineer with the Deep East Texas Electric Co-op.

Survivors: wife, Frances Nichols Woods of San Augustine; three daughters, Karen Woods of Lufkin, Amber Ellison of Rosevine, and Cindi Caston of San Augustine; a son, Vince Woods of Lufkin; his mother, Ellie Birdwell Woods of San Augustine; two sisters, Blanche Murray of San Augustine and Bobbie Loukas of Pt. Arthur; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) at First Baptist Church in San Augustine with the pastor, Bro. Jim Moss, officiating. Interment will follow at Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens.

Services are being handled by Wyman Roberts Funeral Chapel in San Augustine.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2009)

Herbert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, October 19, 2006

Class of 1945 Reunion

The San Augustine High School class of 1945 held a reunion at the Columns bed and breakfast on Saturday, October 7, 2006. Those attending included (front row) Mrs. Harlowe W. Johnson (taught this class Geometry, American History and Girl's P.E.), Frances Murphy Clay, Allene Sowell Reeder, Agnes Williams Sparks, (2nd Row) Betty Jean Sparks Cartwright, Marie Isenlitter Smith, Brooksie Butler Sanders, June Norvell Ham, Myrtle Young Ferguson, Joy Holt Miller, Bobbie Noble Thompson, Mary Beth Allen Walker, Betty Sanders Elwell, Corkey Epps, HAROLD BIRDWELL, Pat Henry Fussell, and Richard Murphy.

Mr. Harold R. Birdwell, age 88, was born January 20, 1928, in the Chinquapin Community of San Augustine County to Oscar and Nona Lee (Ramsey) Birdwell. He passed from this life unexpectedly at his residence in San Augustine on January 26, 2016.

Mr. Birdwell was a lifelong resident of San Augustine, graduating from San Augustine High School in 1945. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in San Augustine. He was also a member of the National Guards. He began his career with an engineering firm in 1946 and went on to become a surveyor for Temple Lumber Company in Pineland, Texas in 1952. In 1992, after 40 years of service with Temple, he chose to retire. He was also a rancher and poultry farmer, being a hard worker always. He loved hunting and sports, but most of all he doted on his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He will be greatly missed and remembered always by his wife, Dorothy Birdwell of Rosevine; son, Robert Birdwell and wife, Kelly of Broaddus; daughters, Brenda Buffington and husband, Joseph of Buna; Mary Lou Rhoades and husband Micheal of Granbury; grandchildren, Michael Wayne Jacobs and wife, Jaleisha of Norfolk, Va.,Ashley Southerland and husband David of Hamilton, Tx., Brett Garrick of Mobile, Al., Kelsey Garrick and husband Steven of Spurger, Tx., and Nico Birdwell and wife Jami of San Augustine, Tx; and great-grandchildren, Michael Jacobs Jr., Alyssa Jacobs, Landon Southerland, Noah Southerland, Aniston Birdwell and Aubrey Birdwell.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 30, 2016, 1:00 p.m., Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel in San Augustine, 316 West Columbia Street, San Augustine, Texas. Visitation will be Friday, January 29, 2016, 5 til 8 p.m. at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home. Burial will be in Liberty Hill Memorial Garden in San Augustine County located off Highway 147 North.

Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, February 3, 2016, Page 14

Harold married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]