Duvergn Elizabeth Birdwell

1928 - 1996  (67 years)

• Name	Duvergn Elizabeth Birdwell  [1, 2]
  Birth	30 Jan 1928	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Jan 1996	Nacogdoches County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	17 Jan 1996	Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter January 24, 1996, page 12 Duvergn Elizabeth Wills 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.
  Person ID	I26297	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Estes James Birdwell,   b. 25 Mar 1903, Texas d. 28 Aug 1978, Harris County, Texas (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Lessie Leola Kerr,   b. 3 Sep 1906, Texas d. 27 Sep 1973, Texas (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1923	San Augustine County, Texas
  	Marriage information from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsanaug/marriages/Bibens-Bryley.pdf Said to be recorded in the San Augustine County, Texas Marriage Book 6, Page 148 It appears they had a fourth daughter, as shown on the Texas Birth Index as follows: 22 Apr 1933 Female San Augustine E J Birdwell Lessie Kerr There infant daughter MAY have died young, as a third child is not shown by Barbara Yancey Dore on her Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom.
  Family ID	F8711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frederick M. Falkenberry,   b. 3 May 1925   d. 27 Jun 2004, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1951
  Children	1. John Keith Falkenberry,   b. 6 Dec 1946   d. 28 Nov 2008, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 61 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F9292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 Jan 1928 - San Augustine County, Texas Death - 16 Jan 1996 - Nacogdoches County, Texas Burial - 17 Jan 1996 - Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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• 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.), Texas, San Augustine County, JP Number 4 Enumerated April 20, 1930 by Hoy H. Begley ED 203-7 SD 19 Sheet 9B (Reliability: 3). [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.), January 24, 1996, page 12 (Reliability: 3).