William (Bill) Newton Joshlin & Willie Mae Shepherd

William (Bill) Newton Joshlin
William, known as Bill, was born on February 21st, 1901 in Hartburg, Newton, Texas, USA.

• Birth Notes
  • # Given Name: William newton (bill)
    # Surname: Joshlin
    # Sex: M
    # Birth: 21 Feb 1901 in Hartsburg, Texas
    # Death: 30 Nov 1984 in Orange County 1 2
    # ADDR:
    orange, orange, texas 77630 usa
    # _NAME: William newton Joshlin
    # _SORT: Joshlin, William newton
    # CITY: orange, orange
    # STAE: texas
    # POST: 77630
    # CTRY: usa
    # Event: 449-01-4994 Social Security Number Texas
    # Event: king cemetery Cemetery Hartsburg, Texas
    # Occupation: cleared the railroad of dead cattle
    # _UID: 660AF101E8E045FAAAA89DA8D873AFCBC5ED
    # Change Date: 30 Mar 2005 at 00:46
    # Note:
    
        Most of his life spent in Dewyville, TX
    
        WE are a family originally from Deweyville Tx. My Grandfather, William Newton Joshlin changed everyone in the family's name one time when he went to get a birth certificate at the courthouse in Newton, Tx. The clerk there asked him how he spelled his last name and he, unable to read or write, added the "h" to the original spelling.
    
    
        Jerald Joshlin
        Father's name is David Edward. At one time he lived in Deweyville TX. I would like to make contact with other joshlin's.
    
        Thanks for writing! I can tell you this: there were three brothers that came to America together. They were Scottish but left from England. They entered through Boston. One was a Duke, he stayed in Massachusetts (his son is the one who researched diabetes and has the center named after him), one settled near ?East Allison? Illinois and one settled in Colorado.
    The one who settled in Illinois married an Indian Princess whose Father was the Chief of the Sioux nation. This would be my Gr Gr Grandfather. They had at least two sons. My Great Grandfather's name was Joseph Michael Joslin he had at least one brother and his name was John Henry Joslin. Joseph Michael Joslin was born in 1849 and died in 1940 being 91. His first wife was from Joplin, Missouri and her last name was Joplin she passed away before he came to Texas and I don't know if they had any children together.
    Some time after Joseph's first wife passed away he came to Deweyville, Texas (southeast Texas) as the law was after him in Illinois for murder; of which he always maintained innocence. There he married a woman named Bell Brown who was my Great Grandmother. She passed away just a few days after my Grandfather was born in 1901. His name was William Newton Joslin (later Joshlin). He was born in hospital in Newton, Texas. His Mother had passed away and he was not expected to live, so as the story goes, the doctors named him William Newton Joslin. He lived from 1901-1984.
    
    During WW2 he went to the Court House in Newton to get a birth certificate so he could work at the shipyard in Orange, Texas and they asked him how to spell his name and he said JosHlin.
    
    My Father's name is Darrel. He was born March 14, 1927. He had a lot of brothers and sisters.
    
    My name of course is Jay Joshlin, I live near DeRidder, Louisiana, about 50 miles from Deweyville, Texas. Please write and let me know if there are any inaccuracies in this story and who I am kin to.
    
    ** I fear that some of your Joslin information may be incorrect. According to the birth, death and marriage records of early Conn., as well as the Wessler book. The ancestry of Dr. Elliot Joslin of the Diabetes clinic traces back thru Killingly, Conn to Israel Joslin of Devon England, Son of a Joseph. Israel arrived in America via Newfoundland, first settling in Gloucester, MA and then moving to CT. He was appointed a game sheriff in Killingly and was also active as a church elder. At no time were any titles conferred on this branch of the Joslin family. So his claims of being a "duke", I'm afraid are somewhat unfounded
    
    Father: Joslin
    Mother: Brown
    
    Marriage 1 Willie mae Shepherd b: 29 Mar 1908 in Firgira/ Fug-Ra, Texas
    
        * Married: 3 Nov 1923 in Orange, Texas
        * Change Date: 26 Mar 2005
    
    Children
    
       1. Has No Children Benny Frank Joshlin b: 15 Jul 1930 in Hartsburg, Texas
       2. Has Children Private
       3. Has Children Birdie Belle Joshlin b: 17 Jul 1928
       4. Has No Children Charles Albert Joshlin b: 21 May 1936 in Hartsburg, newton, Texas
       5. Has Children Living
       6. Has No Children Living
       7. Has No Children Elsie L Joshlin b: 17 Mar 1925 in Hartsburg, Texas
       8. Has No Children Living
       9. Has Children Living
      10. Has Children Patsy Ann Joshlin b: 15 Jan 1947
    
    
    Marriage 2 Unknown
    
        * Married:
        * Change Date: 26 Mar 2005
    
    Children
    
       1. Has Children Amos Joshlin b: 15 Jul 1921-1922
    
    
    Marriage 3 Bessie Befukn b: 8 Sep 1918
    
        * Married:
        * Change Date: 26 Mar 2005
    
    
    Marriage 4 Ellsy
    
        * Married:
        * Change Date: 26 Mar 2005
    
    
    Sources:
    
       1. Abbrev: death records
          Title: death records
          Author: texas
          Page: 1964-1998
          Quality: 3
       2. Abbrev: ssi #
          Title: ssi #
    
    
    

He died at the age of 83 on November 30th, 1984 in Orange, Orange, Texas, USA.  He was buried in King Cemetery, Hartsburg, Texas.

• Death Notes
  • Funeral Services for William Newton Joshlin, 83 of the Oaks Living Center in Orange and longtime area resident will be today at the Hartsburg Baptist Church here.
    
    The Rev. James Bradford, pastor of Hartsburg Baptist Church will officiate with the burial following in the King Cemetery here. Deacons of the Hartsburg Baptist Church will server as pallbearers.
    
    He died Friday at 9 pm at the Oaks Living Center here after a lengthy illness.
    
    A native and longtime resident of the Hartsburg area, he lived in Orange one year.  He was a retired sander at the Weaver Shipyard and Drydock Inc. in Orange.
    
    Survivors are his two daughters, Berdie Ferguson Burch of Orange and Mary Tina Joshlin of Jackson, LA. , five sons Darrell Joshlin of Newton, TX., John H. Joshlin of Cuero, TX. , David Edward Joshlin of Monticello, ARK., Charles Albert Joshlin of Killeen, TX. , and Jack J. Joshlin of Jackson, LA. a brother Leo Joshlin of Diboll, TX., 31 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren.
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    1910 United States Federal Census
    Name:     William N Joslen
    Age in 1910:     9
    Estimated Birth Year:     abt 1901
    Birthplace: Texas
    Relation to Head of House:     Grandson
    Father's Birth Place:     Illinois
    Mother's Birth Place:     Texas
    Home in 1910:     Justice Precinct 6, Newton, Texas
    Marital Status:     Single
    Race:     White
    Gender:     Male
    Neighbors:
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Frank P Brown     52
    Fena A Brown     48
    Jasia T Brown     15
    Tena W Brown     12
    William N Joslen     9
    
    
    1930 United States Federal Census
    about William Joshlin
    Name:     William Joshlin
    Home in 1930:     Precinct 6, Newton, Texas
    Age:     29
    Estimated Birth Year:     abt 1901
    Birthplace:     Texas
    Relation to Head of House:     Head
    Spouse's Name:     Willie M
    Race:     White
    Occupation: Farmer (Truck Farm)
    Education:
    Military service: No
    Home Owned/Rented: O
    Rent/home value: --
    Age at first marriage: 23
    Parents' birthplace: PA
    Neighbors:
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    William Joshlin     29
    Willie M Joshlin     22
    Elsie Joshlin     5
    Darrell Joshlin     3
    Birddie B Joshlin     1 9/12
    
    Social Security Death Index:
    Name:      William Joshlin
    SSN:     449-01-4994
    Last Residence:     77630  Orange, Orange, Texas, USA
    Born:     21 Feb 1901
    Died:     Nov 1984
    State (Year) SSN issued:     Texas (Before 1951)
    
    
    Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
    about William Joshlin
    Name:     William Joshlin
    Death Date:     30 Nov 1984
    Death County:     Orange
    Gender:     Male 

Willie Mae Shepherd
Willie was born on March 29th, 1907 in Fuqua, Texas, USA.

• Birth Notes
  • 1910 United States Federal Census
    about Willie M Shepherd
    Name:     Willie M Shepherd
    Age in 1910:     2
    Estimated Birth Year:     abt 1908
    Birthplace:     Texas
    Relation to Head-of-house:     Daughter
    Father's Name:     William
    Father's Birth Place:     Texas
    Mother's Name:     Nancy M
    Mother's Birth Place:     Texas
    Home in 1910:     Justice Precinct 3, Polk, Texas
    Marital Status:     Single
    Race:     White
    Gender:     Female
    Neighbors:     View others on page
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    William Shepherd     25
    Nancy M Shepherd     39
    Willie M Shepherd     2
    John M Pentecost     18
    Enna Pentecost     17
    Emanuel Pentecost     16
    Bettie Pentecost     13
    Elfreid Pentecost     11
    
    
    1920 United States Federal Census
    about Willie May Shepherd
    Name:     Willie May Shepherd
    Home in 1920:     Justice Precinct 6, Newton, Texas
    Age:     11 years
    Estimated Birth Year:     abt 1909
    Birthplace:     Texas
    Relation to Head-of-house:     Granddaughter
    Father's Birth Place:     Texas
    Mother's Birth Place:     Texas
    Marital Status:     Single
    Race:     White
    Sex:     Female
    Able to read:     Yes
    Able to Write:     Yes
    Image:     248
    Neighbors:     View others on page
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Edward Dawson     74
    Mary Dawson     62
    Willie May Shepherd     11
    
    
    1930 United States Federal Census
    about Willie M Joshlin
    Name:     Willie M Joshlin
    Home in 1930:     Precinct 6, Newton, Texas
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    Age:     22
    Estimated Birth Year:     abt 1908
    Relation to Head-of-house:     Wife
    Spouse's name:     William
    Race:     White
    Age at first marriage: 16
    Parents' birthplace:
    William's
    Father & Mother - Pennsylvania
    Willie Mae
    Father - Arkansas
    Mother - Texas    
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    Neighbors: Perry Brown Family, Frank Brown Family
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    William Joshlin     29
    Willie M Joshlin     22
    Elsie Joshlin     5
    Darrell Joshlin     3
    Birddie B Joshlin     1 9/12
    

She died at the age of 56 on July 1st, 1963 in Orange, Orange, Texas, USA.  She was buried on July 3rd, 1963 in King Cemetery, Hartsburg, Texas.

• Death Notes
  • Mrs. Joshlin
    
    Hartsburg- Funeral services are pending at the Claybar Funeral Home in
    Orange for Mrs. Willie Mae Shepherd 56, of Hartsburg.
    
    Mrs. Joshlin was pronounced dead today at 7 am on arrival at an Orange Hospital.
    
    Mrs. Joshlin was a native of Newton County for several years. She was a member of the Hartsburg Baptist Church. Burial will be in the King Cemetery.
    
    Survivors include her husband William N. Joshlin of Hartsburg, 3 daughters, Mrs.; George C. Ferguson of Orange, Patsy Ann Joshlin of Hartsburg, and Mrs. Charles Richardson of the Philippine Islands. 6 sons, Darrel Joshlin of Knight, La., John H. Joshlin of Pawnee, David E. Joshlin of Jackson, La., Charles A. Joshlin of Orange, Jackie Joshlin of Jackson, La., Amos Joshlin of Mauriceville, a half brother John Penticost of Buna , 17 grandchildren and 2 half sisters.