Herman Earl Austin
1928 - Clarksville, Texas
1974 - Odessa, Texas
1846 - 1878
1852 - ?
1836 - 1925
1845 - 1886
? - 1872
1840 - ?
1820 - 1880
1840 - 1870
Vertie Mae Smiley (1929 - 2022)
Married: November 03, 1945 in Hollis, Oklahoma; They ran away to get married. In Oklahoma, they could lie about their age and ID was not required.







Herman Earl Austin
Heavy, Fat Daddy
July 21, 1928 in Clarksville, Texas; 6 miles east of town
July 21, 1928 in Lone Star, Texas
July 1946; Tattoo on both arms below elbow.
1940; Attended School
April 1940; 4th Grade
Sepember 1974; Welder
July 1946 in Memphis, Texas; Oil Mill Company
August 1946; Laborer
April 1950; Hull Room Attendant - Cotton Oil Mill
May 1930 in Briscoe Co., Texas
April 1935 in Memphis, Texas; Same house as April 1940
July 1939 in Memphis, Texas
April 1940 in Memphis, Texas; Same house as April 1935
November 1945 in Memphis, Texas
July 1946 in Memphis, Texas
August 1946 in Memphis, Texas
Between 1950 and 1974 in Odessa, Texas
April 1950 in Memphis, Texas
July 1961 in Penwell, Texas
Sepember 1974 in Odessa, Texas; 1214 W. 8th
September 01, 1974 in Odessa, Texas; 213 Edison
Cardiac Hydertrophy & Heart Failure
September 03, 1974 in Odessa, Texas; Easterling Funeral Home
September 03, 1974 in Odessa, Texas; Sunset Memorial Gardens
Vertie Mae Smiley (1929 - 2022)
November 03, 1945 in Hollis, Oklahoma; They ran away to get married. In Oklahoma, they could lie about their age and ID was not required.
February 19, 1968 in Odessa, Texas