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Harold Rudolph Birdwell

Male 1928 - 2016  (88 years)


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  • Name Harold Rudolph Birdwell  [1, 2
    Born 20 Jan 1928  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Jan 2016  San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Liberty Hill Memorial Garden, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • 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
    Person ID I26294  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 May 2018 

    Father Oscar Eugene Birdwell,   b. 28 Apr 1908, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1980, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Nona Lee Ramsey,   b. 27 Apr 1909, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 2000, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1925  [3
    Family ID F8710  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
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    Last Modified 14 Feb 2016 
    Family ID F11150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Jan 1928 - San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Jan 2016 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.), Texas, San Augustine, County, Precinct 4 Enumerated Apr 20, 1930 by Hoy H. Begley ED 203-7, SD 19, Sheet 9B 176-180 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), February 3, 2016, Page 14 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S296] Buckmaster, Laura (laurabuckmaster@sbcglobal.net) "Buckmaster, Holmes, Lanier & Thurber Family Tree" Ver. 2009-07-27 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=laura47.