Fawcett, Robert Leonard

Birth Name Fawcett, Robert Leonard
Gramps ID I7676
Gender male
Age at Death 57 years, 3 months, 20 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1921-05-21 Ottawa, Ottawa Twp, Putnam Cty, Ohio, USA  
1a
Census 1930 Ottawa, Ottawa Twp, Putnam Cty, Ohio, USA  
2a
Census 1940 Toledo, Lucas Cty, Ohio, USA  
3a
Death 1978-09-10 Pasadena, Harris Cty, Texas, USA  
4a 5a
Burial   Forest Park Cemetery, Webster, Harris Cty, Texas, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Fawcett, Clinton William [I7670]1875-02-211950-01-06
Mother Weible, Martha Edna [I7663]1885-11-031986-11-16
    Sister     Fawcett, Mary Evangeline [I7671]
    Sister     Fawcett, Loretta Catherine [I7672] 1910-02-03 1998-05-28
    Brother     Fawcett, Ralph Monroe [I7673] 1911-08-15 1960-10-10
    Brother     Fawcett, George Clinton [I7674] 1915-05-21 1986-03-23
    Sister     Fawcett, Ann Josephine [I7675]
         Fawcett, Robert Leonard [I7676] 1921-05-21 1978-09-10
    Brother     Fawcett, John Howard [I7677] 1926-02-28 1994-07-10

Narrative

Note: Researching Robert Leonard Fawcett

After the 1940 US Census, when the teenaged Robert was counted in his parents' household in Toledo, Lucas Cty, Ohio, he appears to have married and moved to Texas. One minor complication in this matter is there were multiple men with similar names in Texas in the early-to-mid 20th century. One of them was close to the same age - Robert L. Fawcett, b. 13 Nov 1917 in Louisiana to W. Fawcett and Leora Hill - while the other bore a very similar name but was much older - Robert Leonard Faucett, b. 6 Feb 1882.

The headstone for our family tree's Robert Fawcett, as depicted in the photo in his listing on the FindaGrave.com website, gives his name clearly as Robert L. Fawcett, Sr. The birthdate on that listing (and pictured headstone) matches the one given for him in the text Christian Metzger: Founder of an American Family 1682-1942 (p184), so I think this stone likely belongs to our Robert Fawcett.

With that said, I have not found any marriage records for Robert, though there are several Texas birth records that name him as the father, with the mother named Helen Marjorie Deck, and all births occuring in Galveston Cty, Texas. Those are, in order:

Vicky Lin Fawcett
Mary Catherine Fawcett
Robert Leonard Fawcett Jr.
Clinton William Fawcett

There may be others, though I have not found enough information to establish that. Additionally, I have found no vital dates or parentage information for Helen Marjorie (Deck) Fawcett as of yet.

Pedigree

  1. Fawcett, Clinton William [I7670]
    1. Weible, Martha Edna [I7663]
      1. Fawcett, Mary Evangeline [I7671]
      2. Fawcett, Ann Josephine [I7675]
      3. Fawcett, Loretta Catherine [I7672]
      4. Fawcett, Ralph Monroe [I7673]
      5. Fawcett, George Clinton [I7674]
      6. Fawcett, Robert Leonard
      7. Fawcett, John Howard [I7677]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Ella Metzker Milligan: Christian Metzger: Founder of an American Family 1682-1942 [S0074]
      • Page: p184
  2. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4CH-XB2 : accessed 12 December 2017), Martha E Fawcett in household of Clinton W Fawcett, Ottawa, Putnam, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 5A, line 30, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1865; FHL microfilm 2,341,599.

        Event Date 1930
        Event Place Ottawa, Putnam, Ohio, United States
        Clinton W Fawcett Head M 55 Ohio
        Martha E Fawcett Wife F 44 Ohio
        Loretta C Fawcett Daughter F 20 Ohio
        George S Fawcett Son M 14 Ohio
        Ann J Fawcett Daughter F 12 Ohio
        Robert L Fawcett Son M 8 Ohio
        John H Fawcett Son M 4 Ohio

  3. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW81-8CC : accessed 12 December 2017), Mary Nemire in household of Earl Nemire, Ward 12, Toledo City, Toledo City, Lucas, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95-172, sheet 10A, line 37, family 283, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3262.

        Event Date 1940
        Event Place Ward 12, Toledo City, Toledo City, Lucas, Ohio, United States
        Earl Nemire Head M 33 Ohio
        Mary Nemire Wife F 31 Ohio
        Robert Fawcett Brother-in-law M 18 Ohio

  4. Texas Deaths, 1977-1986 [S0422]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Texas Deaths, 1977-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS85-F38 : 27 December 2014), Robert L Fawcett, 10 Sep 1978; citing Pasadena, Harris, Texas, United States, 70295, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin; .

  5. Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 [S0334]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVHC-8PT : 5 December 2014), Robert L Fawcett Sr, Harris, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.