Henry Lynn McBride, Jr.
1907 - 1972 (65 years)-
Name Henry Lynn McBride Suffix Jr. Born 4 Jul 1907 Batson, Hardin County, Texas, USA 
Gender Male Died 20 Oct 1972 Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, USA Buried 21 Oct 1972 Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens - Brownsville, Texas, USA Person ID I3989 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 20 Nov 2025
Father Henry Lynn McBride, Sr., b. 9 Sep 1875, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 17 May 1938, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA (Age 62 years) Mother Nellie Viola Goolsbee, b. 23 Jan 1881, Woodville, Tyler County, Texas, USA , d. 8 Jun 1982, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA (Age 101 years) Married 7 Jun 1906 Kountze, Hardin County, Texas, USA Family ID F1559 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Myrtle Claire Kennedy, b. 25 Jan 1903, Summerfield, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 27 Jun 1973, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 70 years) Married 20 Sep 1930 Combes, Cameron County, Texas, USA Divorced May 1938 Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA Last Modified 20 Nov 2025 Family ID F7082 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Dovie Mae Dwiggins, b. 27 Dec 1903, Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, USA , d. 14 Aug 1983, Hurst, Tarrant County, Texas, USA (Age 79 years) Married 30 Aug 1939 Edcouch, Hidalgo, Texas, USA Children + 1. Patricia Lynn McBride, b. 7 Apr 1944, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA , d. 12 Aug 1993, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 49 years)Last Modified 20 Nov 2025 Family ID F1560 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Jeanette Newton, b. 28 May 1910, Midlothian, Ellis County, Texas, USA , d. 6 Jun 2003, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 93 years) Children 1. H.L. McBride, III Last Modified 22 Sep 2015 Family ID F1561 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 4 Jul 1907 - Batson, Hardin County, Texas, USA 
Married - 20 Sep 1930 - Combes, Cameron County, Texas, USA 
Divorced - May 1938 - Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA 
Married - 30 Aug 1939 - Edcouch, Hidalgo, Texas, USA 
Died - 20 Oct 1972 - Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, USA 
Buried - 21 Oct 1972 - Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens - Brownsville, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
Henry Lynn McBride, Jr. 
Henry Lynn McBride, Jr.
Lynn McBride (son of Henry and Gertrude McBride) forsook the blacksmith and pharmacy professions for a lucrative business career in oil and ranching in South Texas.
(Published in the Rayne Acadian Tribune on May 29, 2014)
Henry Lynn McBride, Jr.
1925 Port Arthur High School Yearbook Photo
Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Senior
"Lynn"
Art Editor Seagull '24, Ata Pisa Pi '24, Spanish Club '24, Current Event Club '24, Public Speaking Club '24, Editor-in-chief Seagull '25, I Cipher Pi '25.
A solemn face, a twinkling eye, a lifted eyebrow, - and you have Lynn, a real worker and "lots of fun."
Henry Lynn McBride, Sr. holding son Henry Lynn McBride, Jr.
Documents 
Marriage Record of Henry Lynn McBride, Jr. and Myrtle Claire Kennedy
Groom Name: Lynn McBride
Bride Name: Myrtle Claire Kenedy [Kennedy]
Marriage Date: 20 Sep 1930
Marriage Place: Cameron, Texas, USA
Document Number: 19300496
Marriage Announcement of Henry Lynn McBride, Jr. and Myrtle Claire Kennedy
Published in The Harlingen Valley Morning Star on September 23, 1930
Divorce Record of Henry Lynn McBride, Jr. and Myrtle Claire Kennedy McBride
Published in The Harlingen Valley Morning Star on May 27, 1938
Edcouch Home Built For Lynn McBride
Published in The Brownsville Herald on July 31, 1939
Marriage Announcement of Henry Lynn McBride, Jr. and Dovie Mae Dwiggins
Published in The Harlingen Valley Morning Star on September 6, 1939
2 Oil Units Set Merger - McBride And Refugio Companies Join
Published in The Harlingen Valley Morning Star on July 19, 1940
U.S. World War II Draft Card - Henry Lynn McBride, Jr.
Name: Lynn Henry McBride
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 33
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 4 Jul 1907
Birth Plce: Batson, Texas, USA
Residence: Edcouch, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Edcouch, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
Employer: Self
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 240 lbs.
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mrs. Dovie Mae McBride
H. L. McBrides 'Adopt' Greek Child For Year
Published in The Brownsville Herald on October 31, 1950
An Important Step Forward For Valley Oil
Published in The Brownsville Herald on September 3, 1952
Death Certificate for Henry Lynn McBride, Jr.
Name: Henry Lynn McBride
Birth Date: 4 Jul 1907
Birth Place: Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA
Father: Henry McBride
Mother: Nellie Goolsby [Goolsbee]
Age at Death: 65
Death Date: 20 Oct 1972
Death Place: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA
Obituary of Henry Lynn McBride, Jr.
Published in The Brownsville Herald on October 20, 1972
Obituary of Henry Lynn McBride, Jr.
Published in The Harlingen Valley Morning Star on October 21, 1972
Lot 13 Block 1 "Plan of Rayne"
Published in The Rayne Acadian Tribune on May 29, 2014
Headstones 
Headstone of Henry Lynn McBride, Jr. and Jeanette "Jan" Newton McBride
Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens - Brownsville, Texas, US
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Notes - Obituary:
HENRY LYNN MCBRIDE
Henry Lynn McBride, 65, a Brownsville resident for 26 years, died Friday at 7 a.m. at Mercy Hospital. McBride had been a Valley resident for 40 years and was born in Port Arthur.
McBride was the owner of the Delta Refining Company in Donna and was prominent in oil affairs for many years. He was past president of the Kiwanis Club, member of the American Petroleum Institute, and the Valley Planning Board. He was named the outstanding Man of the Year in the Valley in 1949.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jan McBride, a son, H. Lynn McBride Jr.; three daughters, Janet McBride of Brownsville, Mrs. E. L. Rhodes of Houston and Mrs. Gary Fogarty of Dallas; his mother, Mrs. Mrs. J. F. Walden of Edcouch, and a grandson, Bill Rhodes of Houston.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Darling Mouser Funeral Home by the Rev. J. Rufus Stewart.
Pallbearers will be L. William Long, Milton J. White, Dougla Earley, Royce Calloway, Scot Campbell of Raymondville and Teo Hazelwood of Olmito.
Honorary pallbearers will be E. B. Roberts, Frank Yturria, Jack Moser, Ruben Welsh, E. Wayne Wilson, Manuel E. Sanchez, Lloyd Sternburg, Harry Hollond, C. L. Spacek, James I. George, J. C. George, M.D., W. O. Roberson, Jack Skaggs, Nestor Scanian, M.D., J. C. Looney, Jack McGinnis, Elmer Walk, and Will Love Hardee.
Burial will be at Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Darling-Mouser Funeral Home.
Memorial donations are being directed to the Brownsville Society for Crippled Children. Memorial fund of the Church of the Advent, Episcopal, or the charity of the donor's choice.
(Published in The Brownsville Herald on October 20, 1972)
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HENRY LYNN McBRIDE
BROWNSVILLE - Henry Lynn McBride, 65, a Brownsville resident for 26 years, died Friday in Mercy Hospital. He had been a Valley resident for 40 years and was born in Port Arthur.
Mr. McBride was the owner of the Delta Refining Company in Donna and was prominent in oil affairs for many years. He was past president of the Kiwanis Club, member of the American Petroleum Institute, and the Valley Planning Board. He was named the outstanding Man of the Year in the Valley in 1949.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jan McBride; a son, H. Lynn McBride Jr.; three daughters, Janet McBride of Brownsville, Mrs. E. L. Rhodes of Houston and Mrs. Gary Fogarty of Dallas; his mother, Mrs. J. F. Walden of Edcouch, and a grandson, Bill Rhodes of Houston.
Funeral services will be conducted today at 4 p.m. in Darling Mouser Funeral Home with the Rev. J. Rufus Stewart officiating.
Pallbearers will be L. William Long, Milton J. White, Dougla Earley, Royce Calloway, Scot Campbell of Raymondville and Teo Hazelwood of Olmito.
Honorary pallbearers will be E. B. Roberts, Frank Yturria, Jack Moser, Ruben Welsh, E. Wayne Wilson, Manuel E. Sanchez, Lloyd Sternburg, Harry Hollond, C. L. Spacek, James I. George, J. C. George, M.D., W. O. Roberson, Jack Skaggs, Nestor Scanian, M.D., J. C. Looney, Jack McGinnis, Elmer Walk, and Will Love Hardee.
(Published in The Harlingen Valley Morning Star on October 21, 1972)
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