Thomas Jefferson CASBEER, Jr.

1915 - 1985  (69 years)

• Name	Thomas Jefferson CASBEER
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	24 Dec 1915	Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	T. J.
  Census	26 Jan 1920	Lampasas County, Texas, USA   [2]
  	Justice Precinct 1, Waco – Brooks Crossing Road
  Residence	23 Nov 1985	Lampasas, Lampasas, Texas, USA   [1]
  Religion	Baptist
  Education	B.S., Texas A&M University, 1937 (Animal Husbandry)
  Occupation	Rancher, Consignee
  Military	T. J. served in the 1st Cavalry Division of the U. S. Army at Fort Bliss in El Paso. At that time the unit was mounted cavalry. In the Pacific Theater of World War II the unit became a mechanized unit. He was captain of a heavy weapons company. He was wounded in action on the Admiralty Islands. T. J. retired at the end of the war with the rank of Major.  [3, 4]
  Death	23 Nov 1985	Lampasas County, Texas, USA   [3, 5]
  Burial	Oak Hill Cemetery, Lampasas, Lampasas, Texas, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I823	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2008

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2008

  
  

• Notes

  T. J. graduated from Lampasas High School in 1932 and from Texas A&M, receiving a B.S. degree in 1937. At A&M he was a member of the Cavalry Squadron, the Ross Volunteers, and the polo team. He served in the honor guard as a Ross Volunteer at the inauguration of Governor James V. Allred. T. J. was a consignee for Texaco for many years. He was also engaged in ranching. He became postmaster of the Lampasas post office in 1966, holding the position for twelve years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Lampasas and served on the Board of Trustees of the Lampasas Independent School District. He was a member of the Texas A&M Century Club, past-president of Highland Lakes A&M Club, and a member of the American Legion, the Lions Club, and the Chamber of Commerce. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Number: 449-16-6356; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S14] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, Lampasas County, Texas, ED 140, p. 6B, line 64. [S682] (Marceline, Mo.: Walsworth Pub. Co., c1991). [S33] National Cemetery Administration, National Gravesite Locator, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006). [S312] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).