Royal Douthit Tanner

1914 - 1993  (79 years)

• Name	Royal Douthit Tanner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	2 Aug 1914	Haskell County, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Haskell County, Texas, USA   [6]
  	Residence Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Winnie and George Tanner
  Census	1940	Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA   [1]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	27 Oct 1941	Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, USA   [2, 3, 7, 10]
  	US Army Air Corps - WWII; Staff Sergeant
  Census	1950	Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA   [9]
  	Age: 35; Relation to Head: Son of Winnie and George Tanner; Marital Status: Never Married
  Death	20 Aug 1993	Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Burial	Rule Cemetery, Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I25576	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Lorena Kathrine Yarbrough,   b. 1 Nov 1919, Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA d. 6 Jun 1988, San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1938  [11]
  	(never married) Parents of Dalthine Yarbrough
  Children	1. Dalthine Larue 'Dani' Yarbrough,   b. 26 May 1938, Denton, Denton, Texas, USA d. 14 Sep 2013, Denton, Denton, Texas, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Family ID	F10858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Aug 1914 - Haskell County, Texas, USA Census - Residence Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Winnie and George Tanner - 1920 - Haskell County, Texas, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Military Service - US Army Air Corps - WWII; Staff Sergeant - 27 Oct 1941 - Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, USA Census - Age: 35; Relation to Head: Son of Winnie and George Tanner; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA Death - 20 Aug 1993 - Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St Louis, Missouri; St Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1472. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1472 [S5368] Find a Grave: TANNER Royal D 1914-1993, Royal Douthit “Sonny” Tanner (Veteran). BIRTH: 2 Aug 1914 Haskell County, Texas DEATH: 20 Aug 1993 (aged 79) Rule, Haskell County, Texas BURIAL: Rule Cemetery, Rule, Haskell County, Texas MEMORIAL ID: 34839324 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34839324/royal-douthit-tanner [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S134] Ancestry.com, Texas, Marriage Index, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas. [S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Number: 452-14-5957; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Haskell, Texas; Roll: T625_1816; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 140. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Haskell, Texas; Roll: T625_1816; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 140 [S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;). [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Rule, Haskell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04059; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 104-13. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Rule, Haskell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04059; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 104-13 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rule, Haskell, Texas. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rule, Haskell, Texas [S2897] Fold3: Royal D Tanner AC, Staff Sergeant Royal Douhit Tanner AC, World War II. https://www.fold3.com/record/90226307-royal-d-tanner?xid=1945 [S5369] Find a Grave: YARBROUGH Lorena Day 1919-1988, Lorena Katherine Yarbrough Rushing Owens Day. BIRTH: 1 Nov 1919 DEATH: 6 Jun 1988 (aged 68) Tom Green County, Texas BURIAL: Grape Creek Cemetery, Grape Creek, Tom Green County, Texas PLOT: Block 4 Lot 222 MEMORIAL ID: 92106078 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92106078/lorena-k.-day