Roy registered for the WWII Draft on 16 October 1940 in Stamford, Jones, Texas, United States. Birth location listed as Hopkins, Texas.[1]
Roy died on 18 March 1993 in Kaufman, Texas, United States.[2]
He was buried in the King Cemetery in Henderson County, Texas.[3]
Sources
↑Military:
"U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 867 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #21222294 (accessed 6 April 2024)
Name: Roy Davis Lawhon; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 27; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 23 Jan 1913; Birth Place: Hopkins, Texas, USA; Residence Place: Stamford, Jones, Texas, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Stamford, Jones, Texas, USA; Employer: None; Height: 5 10; Weight: 140; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Gray; Next of Kin: Marry Louise Lawhon; Household Members (Name) Relationship: Roy Davis Lawhon Self (Head) Marry Louise Lawhon Mother.
↑Death:
"Texas Death Index, 1964-1998"
citing Department of State Health Services, Austin
FamilySearch Record: JVL7-JYW (accessed 6 April 2024)
Roy Davis Lawhon death 18 Mar 1993 in Kaufman, Texas, United States.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #63460417 (accessed 6 April 2024)
Memorial page for Roy D Lawhon (23 Jan 1913-18 Mar 1993), citing King Cemetery, Henderson County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Nina Lyons Tarver (contributor 47258558).
See also:
multiple family obits
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