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- [S116] Birth Certificate.
Name: Robert Edward Boswell
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 29 Sep 1919
Event Place: Vickery, Dallas, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: George Edward Boswell
Mother's Name: Alta Minerva Davis
Certificate Number: 41732A
Digital Folder Number: 004522799
Image Number: 00072
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name: Robert Boswell
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Dallas, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son
Birthplace: Texas
Estimated Birth Year: 1920
Residence in 1935: Same House
Enumeration District Number: 57-9A
Family Number: 176
Sheet Number and Letter: 8B
Line Number: 48
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 4015
Digital Folder Number: 005456935
Image Number: 00746
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head George E Boswell M 48 Texas
Wife Alta Boswell F 45 Texas
Son Rex Boswell M 21 Texas
Son Robert Boswell M 20 Texas
Son Cecil Boswell M 19 Texas
Daughter Grace Boswell F 17 Texas
Daughter Doris Boswell F 16 Texas
Daughter Johnye Rose Boswell F 9 Texas
Daughter Mary Nell Boswell F 4 Texas
- [S142] Newspaper Article, Houston Chronicle (TX), 9 Oct 2012.
Robert e. boswell 93, of Houston, Texas died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on October 6, 2012. A native Texan, Rob was born on September 29, 1919 to George Edward and Alta Minerva Boswell , the second son of seven children. Rob attended Southern Methodist College before beginning a long sucessful career with the G. R. Haley Company, advancing from entry level employee to CEO/Owner. Rob served in the Merchant Marines from 1942-1945 and wrote and published "Tales of a United States Merchant Seaman" which has been placed in the archives of the National Museum of the Pacific War, Center for World War II Studies. In 1943 Rob married Agnes Loring Bristol. He was a devoted, loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend. Rob will be remembered by all for his humor and wit. He loved golf, The Wall Street Journal, crossword puzzles, and especially his 69 years with his dear wife "Aggie." Robert Edward Boswell was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Rex and Cecil; sisters Grace and Dorothy; and grandson John McMurray. He is survived by his wife, Agnes; sisters Johnye Echols, and Mary Nell Pettitt; also his children: Son, Robert M. Boswell and his family Kristen and Chad Heller and daughters Katie and Abby, Gretchen and Forbes McMullin, children Forbes, William, and Julia; Son, Edward "Peck" Boswell and wife Mary and their family Heather Boswell and son, Braden, Vanessa and Chad Banks and daughter Bailee; Daughter, Christina Sillavan and her family Karly and Walter Donnell and daughter, Stephanie; Daughter, Catherine McMurray and husband David and their family Kelly and Grant Wilcox, children Jackson, Matthew, and Paige, Jeromy McMurray and son, Seth, Morgan and Christopher Broyles and daughter, Jenna; Daughter, Laura Fitzpatrick and husband Richard; and their children Conor and Bridget. Service October 9, 2012 at 2:00pm. Visitation will be at 1:00pm at Klein Funeral Home, 9719 Wortham Blvd. Houston, TX 77065. Interment: Brookside Memorial Park, 13747 Eastex Freeway, Houston, TX 77039. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the World Craniofacial Foundation, www.worldcf.org, P.O. Box 515838, Dallas, TX 75251, or to the charity of your choice.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 98524760).
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