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William Roy Cousins

Male 1881 - 1975  (94 years)


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  • Name William Roy Cousins  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 28 Jan 1881  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Aug 1975  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • At the time he registered for the draft during the First World War, on 12 September 1918, he listed his occupation as County Judge and farmer, working for himself. He showed that he was born in Hemphill on 28 Jan 1881, and that his nearest relative was his wife, Essie. He was shown as Medium Heighth and Build, with gray eyes, and his hair was "light and bald."

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      Name: William Roy Cousins
      Event: Death
      Event Date: 30 Aug 1975
      Event Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Occupation: Self-employed Attorney-Rancher
      Birth Date: 28 Jan 1881
      Birthplace: Newton, Texas
      Father's Name: William Daniel Cousins
      Mother's Name: Marian Frances Woods
      Veteran: No
      Informant: William R Cousins Jr (son)
      Certificate Number: 61251
      Film Number: 2243828
      Digital Folder Number: 005145727
      Image Number: 00159
      Collection: Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1910 Census
      Texas, Hardin, JP 5
      Enumerated 10 May 1910
      SD 2 ED 29 Sheet 27B
      473-473
      Cousins, William Head M W 24 m1 2 Tx Tx Tx Teacher Public Schools
      Cousins, Essie May Wf F W 20 m1 2 1/0 Tx Miss Tx Teacher Public Schools

      1920 Census
      Texas, Jefferson County, JP No. 1, Beaumont City, Ward 2
      SD 326 ED 89 Sheet 20B
      Enumerated 19 through 21 Jan 1920
      Prachett Street
      Hagerman, Agnes Head F W 50 Wd 1889 Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Proprietor Hotel
      Cousins, W. R Lodger M W 38 m Tx Tx Tx None
      Cousins, Essie Mae Lodger F W 30 M Tx Tx Tx None
      Cousins, Wilhe R R Lodger M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Weldon Lodger M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
      plus 23 other boarders and lodgers

    Person ID I37797  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2021 

    Father William Daniel Cousins,   b. 16 Nov 1853, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1927, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary Frances Woods,   b. 4 Jun 1857, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1925, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 5 Feb 1874  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7
    Family ID F11604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Essie Mae Fortenberry,   b. 14 May 1889, Tyler County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1934, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1908  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Wilfred Roy Cousins,   b. 9 Jan 1915, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1987, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. Weldon Daniel Cousins,   b. 14 Oct 1917, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1985, Limestone County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     3. Infant Daughter Cousins,   b. 5 Oct 1924, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1924, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F12365  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Jan 1881 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1908 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Aug 1975 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Land Sale, W. R. Cousins to Vessie E. McLemore, Front, Signed by W. R. Cousins
    Land Sale, W. R. Cousins to Vessie E. McLemore, Front, Signed by W. R. Cousins
    Vendors Lien for Installment Sale of land by W. R. Cousins to V. E. McLemore, for a portion of the H.T. & B Ry Co. Survey Number 1, containing 54 acres of land situated in Sabine County, Texas

  • Sources 
    1. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).

    2. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Coryell County, JP 2 Enumerated 2 and 4 Jun 1900 SD 263 SE 41 Sheets 2A and 2B Stamped 59 25-26 (Reliability: 3).

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

    4. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Hardin, JP 5 Enumerated 10 May 1910 SD 2 ED 29 Sheet 27B 473-473 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Texas, Jefferson County, JP No. 1, Beaumont City, Ward 2 SD 326 ED 89 Sheet 20B Enumerated 19 through 21 Jan 1920 Prachett Street (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S992] Owens, Connie "Little Flock Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas", (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsanaug/cemeteries/little_flock_cemetery.htm).

    7. [S1592] Newton Historical Commission, Pauline Hines, Compiler "Newton County Nuggets: A Collection of True Stories By Newton County Folk" (Nortex Press, A Division of Eakin Publications, Inc, Austin, Texas, published in 1986), p. 197 (Reliability: 3).