Abt 1880 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
1. | Richard S. Wagstaff was born about 1880 in Texas; and died. Notes:
At the time of the 1930 census, he was listed as a Teamster for a lumbermill in Panola County. His son Travis was shown as a farm laborer. Ten years earlier, he was in Shelby County, and listed as a farmer. Burt Wagstaff, a 73 year old widower born in Georgia, was listed as his father, and was living in his household as well.
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Census Listings:
1920 Census
Texas, Shelby County, JP 4
Enumerated 13 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 189 Sheet 7A
117-129
Wagstaff, Richard Head m W 40 M Tx Ga Tx Farmer
Wagstaff, Pearl Wf F W 36 M Tx Tx Ark
Wagstaff, Travis Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Wagstaff, Floyd Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Wagstaff, Etta Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Wagstaff, Phoy E. Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Wagstaff, Bonnie G Dtr M (sic) W 3 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Wagstaff, Burt Father M W 73 Wd Ga Ga Ga Farmer
1930 Census
Texas, Panola County, Precinct 5
Enumerated April 12, 1930
ED 183-12 SD 12 Sheet 6A Stamped 184
116-119
Wagstaff, Richard S Hed M W 5? M 28 Tx Ga Tx Teamster Lumber Mill
Wagstaff, Pearl Wf F W 46 m 23 Tx Tx Ark
Wagstaff, Travis Son M W 20 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Wagstaff, Etta Dtr F W 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Wagstaff, Foy E Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Wagstaff, Bonnie G Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Wagstaff, Harlon Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Wagstaff, Oneta Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Wagstaff, Cristene Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Richard married Lulu Pearl Permenter about 1907. Lulu was born about 1884 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Avis Wagstaff was born about 1908 in Texas; and died.
- 3. Rev. Travis Richard Wagstaff was born on 16 Aug 1909 in Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas; died on 10 Jun 2001 in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas.
- 4. Floyd Wagstaff was born on 8 Jan 1911 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 5 Feb 2000 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas.
- 5. Etta Wagstaff was born about 1912 in Texas; and died.
- 6. Foy E. Wagstaff was born on 8 Dec 1913 in Texas; died on 22 Nov 1997 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas.
- 7. Bonnie G. Wagstaff was born about 1917 in Texas; and died.
- 8. Robert Harlon Wagstaff was born on 9 Oct 1920 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 23 Dec 2008 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas.
- 9. Living
- 10. Cristine Wagstaff was born about 1925 in Texas; and died.
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Generation: 2
3. | Rev. Travis Richard Wagstaff (1.Richard1) was born on 16 Aug 1909 in Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas; died on 10 Jun 2001 in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas. Notes:
SABINE COUNTY REPORTER
20 June 2001
Rev. Travis Richard Wagstaff, 91, of Huntsville died Sunday, June 10, 2001, at Memorial Hospital in Huntsville.
Bro. Wagstaff was born Aug. 16, 1909, in Joaquin as a son of the late Richard and Lula (Permenter) Wagstaff and was a longtime resident of the Huntsville area. He served as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Madisonville for 24 years.
Survivors: two sons, Rev. Richard Wagstaff and wife Martha of Huntsville and Rev. Robert Wagstaff and wife Diane of The Woodlands; a daughter Mary Carden and husband John of Huntsville; a brother, Robert H. Wagstaff of Bronson; two sisters, Bonnie Myers of Lindale and Oneta Hannah of Jacksonville; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl Marie Wagstaff on May 24, 2001.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Madisonville with Dr. J.W.L. Adams officiating and Judge Frank Robinson offered personal comments. Interment followed at McAdams Cemetery.
Madisonville Funeral Home of Madisonville, directors.
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4. | Floyd Wagstaff (1.Richard1) was born on 8 Jan 1911 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 5 Feb 2000 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. Notes:
At the time of the 1930 census, he was a boarder in the Shelby County home of James and Ella NEWTON. James was an Ice Man. Floyd had no occupation listed.
SABINE COUNTY REPORTER
9 Feb 2000
Floyd Wagstaff, 89, of Tyler died Saturday, Feb. 5, at a Tyler hospital. Wagstaff was born Jan. 8, 1911, in Shelby County and had lived in Tyler since 1945. He was a retired athletic director of Tyler Junior College and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors: three daughters, Becky Craig of Rowlette, Betsy Caddell of Richardson, and Peggy Smith of Tyler; two brothers, Travis Wagstaff of Madisonville and Robert "Bob" Wagstaff of Bronson; two sisters, Netta Hanna of Jacksonville and Bonnie Myers of Hide-a-way Lake; and six grandchildren, Jay Caddell, Ryan Caddell, Jennifer Dwyer, Melissa Dwyer, Preston Smith, and Frances Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Flora Nell Wagstaff, in 1992. Funeral services were held Feb. 8 at First Presbyterian Church, Tyler, with Tommy King officiating. Interment was at Cathedral in the Pines, Tyler. Pallbearers: Dr. Joe Prud'homme, Vernon Harton, Cecil Roach, Babe Hallmark, David Lunceford, Herb Richardson, Hollis Pinyan, and Jimmy Acker. Honorary pallbearers were former TJC players. Memorial contributions may be made to the Floyd and Nell Wagstaff Endowed Athletic Scholarship Fund at TJC Foundation. Lloyd James Funeral Homes of Tyler, directors.
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6. | Foy E. Wagstaff (1.Richard1) was born on 8 Dec 1913 in Texas; died on 22 Nov 1997 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. Notes:
SABINE COUNTY REPORTER
November 26, 1997, Page 12
Foy E. Wagstaff, 83, died Saturday, November 22, 1997, at Briarcliff Health Care Center in Tyler.
Wagstaff, a former resident of Beaumont, was retired from Texas Rehabilitation Commission as a counselor.
Survivors: son Mark Wagstaff of Van; brother Travis Wagstaff of Madisonville, Floyd Wagstaff of Tyler, and Robert H. Wagstaff of Bronson; sisters, Bonnie Myers of Lindale and Onita Hanna of Jacksonville; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held November 24 at Isable Chapel. Interment followed at Isable Chapel Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by the Crawford A. Crim Funeral Home in Henderson.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)
Family/Spouse: Mary Lou Green. Mary was born on 2 Dec 1917; died on 8 Jul 1992 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Bonnie G. Wagstaff (1.Richard1) was born about 1917 in Texas; and died. Notes:
Referred to as Bonnie Myers of Lindale in the 1997 obituary of her brother, Foy.
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8. | Robert Harlon Wagstaff (1.Richard1) was born on 9 Oct 1920 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 23 Dec 2008 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas. Notes:
The Sabine County Reporter
January 1, 2009, Page 8
Robert Harlon Wagstaff
Funeral services for Robert Harlon Wagstaff, 88, of Bronson, were held at 11:00 a.m. , Saturday, December 27, 2008, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Gene Samford officiating. Burial followed at Oaklawn Cemetery in Center. He died December 23, 2008, in Newton.
He was born October 9, 1920, in Shelby County to Richard and Pearl Permenter Wagstaff, the seventh of nine children. He had been a resident of Sabine County for forty-one years.
He volunteered for the Army Air Corp. He trained in Las Vegas at AAF Gunnery School (Spec Sperry Turrets). He was assigned as a tail gunner on a B26 Martin Maruder and flew 56 missions over Europe from bases in England, France and Belgium. He attained the rank of Staff Sgt. and was discharged on July 7, 1945. He worked 39 years as a teacher, coach and administrator in the public schools of Texas. He was employed by Brazosport ISD in Freeport for 11 years, Lufkin ISD for 10 years, and West Sabine ISD for 18 years. During his tenure at Brazosport he earned his Masters Degree from the University of Houston. He retired as superintendent at West Sabine ISD in 1985.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Bettye Bragg Wagstaff of Bronson, daughter Lou Ann Wagstaff of Whitehouse, a granddaughter Cory and her husband Rob Blackmon, great grandchildren Caylor Brynn Blackmon, Brock Wagstaff Blackmon, and Tyler Robert Blackmon all of Brownsboro, a sister Neta Hanna of Jacksonville, brothers-in-law Winfred Wright of Port Neches and Hollis McMullen of Quitman, and many nieces and nephews.
Contributions to the Jon Robert Wagstaff Memorial Scholarship Fund, Rt. 3, Box 3037, Bronson, TX 75930 will be greatly appreciated by the family.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2009)
A nearly identical obituary appeared in the December 31, 2008 Sabine County Reporter.
Book Three A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS by Robert Cecil McDaniel (Texian Press: Waco, Texas, 1998) states that Robert H. Wagstaff, US Army Air Corps, Staff Sergeant, armorer, gunner, July 1942 to July 1945, served in the European Theater, flew 56 combat missions from Great Saling, England, Tille Air Force Base, France, and Leculot Field, Belgium, awarded the Air Medal with ten Oak Leaf Clusters, and two Presidential Unit Citations.
Robert married Bettye Frances Bragg on 23 Aug 1946. Bettye (daughter of Mack Register Bragg and Annie Pearl Barlow) was born on 10 Oct 1928 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Aug 2012 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Living
- 13. Jon Robert Wagstaff was born on 31 Jan 1964 in Angelina County, Texas; died on 28 Aug 1983 in Smith County, Texas.
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