Coke Robert Stevenson (1888 - 1975)

Born 20 Mar 1888 in Fredonia, Mason, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Jun 1975 at age 87 in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States

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Preceded by 34th Governor W. Lee O'Daniel

Coke R. Stevenson 35th Governor of Texas 1941—1947

Succeeded by 36th Governor Beauford H. Jester

Biography

Coke Stevenson is Notable.

Coke Robert Stevenson was born on 20 March 1888^[1] at Fredonia, Mason, Texas.^[2] He was the son of Robert Milton Stevenson and Sophie Virginia Olin Hurley.^[3]

Stevenson was married twice. First, he married Fay Wright on 24 Dec 1912. (Fay died on January 3, 1942.) They had one child:

• Coke Stevenson Jr., b. 27 Dec 1913^[4]

When he registered for the World War 1 Draft on 5 June 1917 in Kimble County, Texas, Coke said he was 29 years old. He lived in Johnston, and worked as a county attorney for Johnston County, in Junction, Texas. His wife, child, father and mother were dependent upon him for support.^[2]

Stevenson married Marguerite Nell "Teeny" Heap King on 16 Jan 1954. (Marguerite died March 24, 2010 in Ozona, Texas.) They had a daughter.

Coke died on 28 Jun 1975^[5][3] at San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas,^[3][1] and is buried at the Stevenson Family Ranch Cemetery, Telegraph, Kimble, Texas.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLF7-13B : 19 May 2014), Coke Stevenson, Jun 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXV-P2Z : 13 March 2018), Coke Robert Stevenson, 1917-1918; citing Kimble County, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,983,270.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K782-DQ7 : 13 March 2018), Coke Robert Stevenson, 28 Jun 1975; citing certificate number 55261, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,240,268.

   Mrs. Coke Stevenson was the informant on his Death Certificate.

4. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL9K-9Y2 : 9 March 2018), Coke Robert Stevenson in entry for Coke Robert Stevenson, 27 Dec 1913; citing Junction, Kimble, Texas, United States, certificate 42575, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,145,810.
5. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVYF-YX3 : 5 December 2014), Coke R Stevenson, Tom Green, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 14 January 2019), memorial page for Coke Robert Stevenson (20 Mar 1888–28 Jun 1975), Find A Grave: Memorial #13232363, citing Stevenson Family Ranch Cemetery, Telegraph, Kimble County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

   There is no picture of a gravestone.

• Coke R. Stevenson on Wikipedia
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23R-3LR : accessed 12 January 2019), Coke R Stevenson in household of Robert M Stevenson, Justice Precinct 1, Kimble, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 4B, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1570; FHL microfilm 1,375,583.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PW-75N : accessed 12 January 2019), Coke Stevenson in household of Robert Stevenson, Justice Precincts 1-4 Junction city, Kimble, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 45, sheet 11B, family 182, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,651

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