William Albert Fawcett (1893 - 1971)

Born 2 Dec 1893 in Texas, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Myrtle Ola (Hixon) Fawcett — married 23 Dec 1913 in Hill County, Texas, USA

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1971 at age 77 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA

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Biography

William Albert Fawcett was the grandfather of actress Farrah Fawcett.

He was born in Texas in 1893 to English-born John Fawcett and Clara -. His parents had emigrated to the USA in 1892 with their three elder sons, John Robert (born 1884), Joseph (1886) and Arthur (1889). He was their first child born in America. He had a younger sister, Anna Lee, born 1898r^[1].

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3G5-VFH : accessed 13 January 2018), William Fawcett in household of John Fawcett, Hillsboro city Ward 2-3, Hill, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 21A, family 408, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,644.

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPPV-7J3 : 8 November 2017), William Albert Fawcett, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K36V-FV7 : 5 December 2014), William Albert Fawcett, 22 Apr 1971; citing certificate number 29274, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,223,124.
• "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-66GS : accessed 13 January 2018), Will Fawcett and Myrtle Hixon, 23 Dec 1913, Marriage; citing Hill, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Services and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.; FHL microfilm 985,131.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPPV-7J3 : 8 November 2017), William Albert Fawcett, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 January 2018), memorial page for William Albert Fawcett (2 déc, 1893–22 avril, 1971), Find A Grave: Memorial #38153193, citing Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Maggie (contributor 46810241) .