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Henry Lee Roy Baskin

Henry Lee Roy Baskin[1]

Male 1893 - 1956  (63 years)

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  • Name Henry Lee Roy Baskin 
    Nickname Boots 
    Born 19 Jan 1893  Gorman, Eastland County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Sep 1956  Odessa, Ector County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Odessa, Ector County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I9447  Family
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2018 

    Father James Willis Baskin,   b. 1857,   d. 1912  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Sarah Jeanette Bennett 
    Family ID F12816  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mattie V. McCuistion,   b. 4 Dec 1910, Stamford, Jones County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 2000, Hawaii County, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1947  Odessa, Ector County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Roy Vee Baskin,   b. 1 Mar 1949, Odessa, Ector County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 2015, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F3067  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Jan 1893 - Gorman, Eastland County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Feb 1947 - Odessa, Ector County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Sep 1956 - Odessa, Ector County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Odessa, Ector County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2927] Find a Grave, 27 December 2018; Henry Lee Roy Baskin.
      Henry Lee Roy Baskin was born near Gorman, Texas in the Jewell community on January 19, 1893 to James Willis and Sarah Jeanette Bennett Baskin. He had four sisters & three brothers who reached adulthood. He married Myrtle Louise Clement, another teacher, and they had a daughter, Vashti Faxie & identical twin sons; H.L. & M. L.
      Roy & Myrtle taught school in Gorman & then Olden (1923-1924). In 1924 they moved to Ranger, where Roy was a teacher & principal at Cooper Elementary School in the 1930's. Then he became the Dean of Ranger Junior College for eight years. In 1936, Myrtle passed away at the age of 40. In 1937 he received his master's degree from the University of Texas, where his thesis was on the History of Ranger Junior College.
      After leaving Ranger, he taught for a year at Kermit High School, then moved to Odessa & met and married Mattie V. McCuistion, an elementary school teacher and the librarian of the First Baptist Church.
      Roy and five other educators started Odessa College & he was one of the original six professors there when it was established in 1946. He served as the first registrar of the college & taught history & government until ill health forced his retirement. Roy suffered a heart attack & died a year later at age 63, at home in Odessa. He is buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens beside his wife, Mattie V., who died in 2000.
      In 1968, the original building at the college was named Baskin Hall in his honor. It was later called the H.L. Roy Baskin Physical Science Building. In 2005, it was demolished because of asbestos contamination & structural damage.
      Roy & Mattie V. had a son, Roy Vee Baskin. He lives in Thailand with his wife Wanphen and two daughters, Tarinya and Metavee Baskin.
      Bio by Roy & Mike Baskin.
      Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 December 2018), memorial page for Henry Lee “Boots” Roy Baskin (19 Jan 1893–22 Sep 1956), Find A Grave Memorial no. 25011757, citing Sunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by rvb (contributor 48278792) .