Person:Drusha Torbett (2)

Listed in 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Warren Co., Ohio, TurtleCreek Twp, Lebanon Village, ED 149, Sheet 16B, 12 June 1900, 115Warren, dwelling 404, family 435 as a lodger. White, Lizzie,Head, 51, single . . . Torbett, Drushia, Lodger, b. Oct 1869,30, single, b. TX, parents b. TN & Ark, Teacher.

She moved to Marlin, Texas in 1903 to teach school. She taught in several nearby communities for some 42 years. She died in1945, shortly before she was due to retire.

Listed in 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Falls Co., Texas, Marlincity, ward 1, ED 1, Sheet 7A, April 7, 1930, Foster Ave.,dwelling/family 142. Listed as a Roomer in the L.A. Robinson household. Torbett, Drusha, roomer, 56, single, b. TX, parentsb. TN & Ark, Teacher, Public School.

1870 > TEXAS > BURNET > BURNET P O Series: M593 Roll: 1577 Page: 237 HH 159/159 Torbett G. A. Torbett 31 farmer 500/400 Tenn. Ardenia 24 f w keeping house Ark. Granvel 5 m w TX. Nancy 3 f w TX. Andrushia 1 f w TX.

1880 United States Census Granvil A. TORBETSelf M Male W 40 TN Blacksmith TN TN Ardenia E. TORBET Wife M Female W 34 AR Keeping House TN TN Granvil TORBET Son S Male W 15 TX At Home TN AR Nancy J. TORBET Dau S Female W 13 TX At Home TN AR Andrushia TORBET Dau S Female W 11 TX At Home TN AR William TORBET Son S Male W 9 TX TN AR Source Information: Census Place Jones, Texas Family History Library Film 1255313 NA Film Number T9-1313 Page Number 401C

Texas Death Certificate No. 46443 Name: Drusha Torbett Death date: 24 Nov 1932 Death place: Marlin, Falls, Texas Gender: Female Race or color (on document): White Age at death: 64 years 1 month 13 days Estimated birth year: Birth date: 11 Oct 1868 Birth place: Burnet Co. Marital status: Single Father name: G. Torbett Father birth place: Tenn. Mother name: No record Occupation: Teacher Last worked: November 23, 1932 Residence: Coleman Street Burial place: Waco, Texas Burial date: 27 Nov 1932 Informant/doctor: Dr. J. W. Torbett [distant cousin of some sort] Film number: 2135997

The following is a rememberance by her distant "cousin" John Walter Torbett: "My cousin, Miss Drusha Torbett, went on down the years serving humanity as a school teacher. She taught for a while in Rosebud, and soon after I became established in Marlin she came over here and was affiliated with the Marlin public schools. She was descended from the Torbetts who came from Ireland - the same branch as my own. A devoted and tireless teacher of young children, she developed a heart weakness that greatly reduced her strength, so she decided on Thanksgiving Day that she would resign on Christmas. Having made this decision, she went out to Mrs. L. A. Robinson's, where she boarded, and had a very happy time. It was on the evening of Thanksgiving Day, after having had a light dinner, that she came back to the Majestic Hotel, where she lived, and was stricken with a sudden heart attack. She became entirely unconscious and passed away quickly, as she had always hoped to do, "giving no trouble to anyone." Thus ended a noble and helpful life." [From A YOUNG DOCTOR’S START, Falls County, TXGenWeb project] Digital GS number: 4163655 Image number: 841 Reference number: 46443 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976