Family Histories of Coleman County, Texas


The Robert Newton Bouchillon Family

By Iola Casey Bouchillon

From A History of Coleman County and Its People, 1985 
edited by Judia and Ralph Terry, and Vena Bob Gates - used by permission

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     Robert Newton and Fannie Bouchillon came to Bangs with seven of their ten children, where they lived for several years before moving north of the Santa Anna Mountains in 1919.  While they lived there, Merrial married Addie Brooks and Homer married Vera Brooks.  In 1931, they moved to the Sel Lowe place near the Bee Branch School, where Robert N. died in 1932.  Docia married Sam Robenett and Jocia married Aliva Modewell.  The rest or the family moved near the Eureka Church house.  Then Earl Dewitt "Dee" (born January 30, 1911 at Giddings) married lola Casey, October 5, 1934. (See William Joseph Casey).  Raymond married Ruth Medcalf the same year.  Fannie and son. Claud moved to Brownwood.

     lola and Dee had four children: Kenneth, Jean, Willie, and Lonnie.  Jean married Carl Langford (see Claude Langford).  Kenneth Earl was killed in an oil field accident near Anson, May 15, 1956, buried at Coleman.  Dee passed away February 4, 1982, buried at Coleman; having worked for the Coleman County REA for many years. retiring in 1976.  Iola continues to live in Coleman.

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Jean, Iola, Lonnie, Dee, and Willie Bouchillon - 1975

Konneth Earl Bouchalion

 
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