• Born: 23 Oct 1912, , , Texas, USA
• Marriage (1): WILLIAMS, Dorothy Louise [161697251] on 9 Sep 1941 in Smith County, Texas
• Died: 12 Sep 1985, Smith County, Texas at age 72
• Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith, Texas

   Find a Grave ID: 161697058.

  General Notes:

30 April, 2007 Ruby, Roy's sister related this story as follows: Roy was young and wanted to go to Mt Calm with Uncle Spake's family to pick cotton. After a while, he got homesick, so he wrote a letter to his mom wanting to come home. Ruby remembers her mother crying when she read the letter. Uncle Spake took Roy to Waco to catch a train going to Tyler where their dad went and picked him up.

  Noted events in his life were:

• 7 Jan 1920 he appeared as Roy L. Land, son, age 7, born in Texas on the census in Pct 5, MT Sylvan & Tyler Road, Smith County, Texas. ¹ District 96, page 10 Sheet 5B Dwelling and Family 92

• 10 Apr 1930 he appeared as Roy L. Land, son, age 17, born in Texas on the census in Smith County, Texas. ² Pct 5, Mt Sylvan & Tyler Road, District 212-35 Sheet 5A Dwelling 80 and Household 84

• Records: Western Union Messenger Service, 1 Dec 1932, Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA. ³ "In RECOGNITION of the Faithful and Efficient Performance of his Duties, Neat Apearance, Regular and Prompt Attendance, and as a Merited Reward for his conscientious Observance of all Instructions ROY LEE LAND is hereby Appointed Captain in the Western Union Messenger Service. He is authorized to wear the insignia of such grade and will faithfully discharge the duties pertaining thereto, effective this date and until further ordered.
  Messengers of all grades shall co-operate cheerfully in maintaining the good reputation and high standard of efficiency of the Messenger Service.
  Signed by: Cyril C. Roebuck, Shief Delivery Clerk"

• Jul 1943 WW II men and women from Smith county: MAM 3/c Roy L. Land, son of Mr. And Mrs. M. L. Land,, ⁴ husband of Dorothy Williams. Entered the Navy in July, 1943, trained at Corpus Christi, Texas.

• Sep 1985 Social Security Death Index: ⁵ Name: Roy Land Last Residence: 75701 Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States of America Born: 23 Oct 1912 Last Benefit: 75701 Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States of America Died: Sep 1985 State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951 )
  

• 12 Sep 1985 Texas Death Index: ⁶ Name: Roy Land Death Date: 12 Sep 1985 Death County: Smith Gender: Male
  

• Burial records-findagrave: Roy Lee Land, 1912-1985, Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith, Texas. ⁷ by: Syble Cline Glasscock with family links
  Record added: Apr 26, 2016
  Find A Grave Memorial# 161697058
  Family links: [Edit]
  Parents:
  Milton Tully Land (1886 - 1969)
  Annie May Cline Land (1890 - 1959)
  
  Siblings:
  Ruby May Land (1911 - 2011)*
  Roy Lee Land (1912 - 1985)
  James Ralph Land (1923 - 1929)*
  
  

Roy married Dorothy Louise WILLIAMS [161697251] on 9 Sep 1941 in Smith County, Texas. (Dorothy Louise WILLIAMS [161697251] was born on 31 Mar 1922 in , Cherokee County, Texas, USA, died on 24 Jun 2013 and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith, Texas.)