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Vena Walker

Vena Walker

Female 1889 - 1960  (~ 71 years)

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  • Name Vena Walker 
    Born Jan 1889  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 15 Apr 1910  S. Centralia township, Marion County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 1. Hawkins, Ernest, head, male, white, 24, first marriage, married 4 years, Illinois, Indiana, Illinois, farmer, general farm, can read and write, owns farm with mortgage
      2. _____, Vena, wife, female, white, 21, first marriage, married 4 years, Illinois, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write

      [This household appears to be combined with the following household. I believe, however, that it is an enumerator's error, since the following household begins with a new head and none of its surnames are the same or are known. The dwelling/household numbers were probably omitted from the family following Ernest and Vena.]
    Census 27 Jan 1920  Wamac (village), Centralia township, Marion County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 1. Hawkins, Ernest, head, owns, male, white, 33, married, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, C. Repairman, R.R. car shops
      2. _____, Wiinnie, wife, female, white, 31, married, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
      3. _____, Irvin, son, male, whtie, 9, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, illinois, Illinois
    Census 26 Apr 1930  Centralia township, Marion County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 1. Hawkins, Earnest O. head, renting, not a farm, male, white, 45, married, first marriage age 20, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, carman, railroad, not a veteran
      2. _____, Vena M., wife, female, white, 41, married, first married age 17, can read and write, Illinois, Tennessee, Tennessee
      3. _____, Ervin R., son, male, white, 19, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
    Obituary 26 Jan 1955  Mt. Vernon, Marion County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Ernest Hawkins Dies At Dix At Age Of 69 Years
      Ernest O. Hawkins, a well known retired merchant, died at 8:40 this morning at his home in Dix. He was 69 yeas, four months and five days of age.

      For 25 years Mr. Hawkins was a railroad mechanic. Later he operated a grocery and feed store in Dix for years, before his retirement.
      Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 p. m. at the Dixk Christina churn. The Rev. Harry Black will officiate and burial will be in Zion Grove cemetery.

      The body will remain at the Osborn Funeral Home in Dix, where friends may call after 6:00 p.m. today.

      Mr. Hawkins was born September 21, 1885 in Marion county, the son of Joe and Alice (Bruce) Hawkins.

      He is survived by his wife, Vena; one son, Ervin R. of Dix; two granddaughters and two great grandchildren' and two brothers, Estel and Everett, both of Walnut Hill.

      He was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters.
    Died After 22 Feb 1960  [5
    Person ID I5314  Full | ProgenitorWalker
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2013 

    Father Levi V. Walker,   b. 11 Apr 1836, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1923, Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Winifred Louise "Winnie" Parker,   b. Feb 1851, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1937, Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1880  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • 1900 Jefferson County IL census states the couple has been married 20 yrs. Winnie first appears as his wife in the 1880 Jefferson Co IL census.
    Family ID F792  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ernest Hawkins,   b. Abt 1886, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1906  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Irvin R. Hawkins,   b. Abt 1911, Marion County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F1857  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3237] 1910 U.S. census, Marion County, Illinois, population schedule, S. Centralia township, enumeration district (ED) 134, sheet 1B (penned), p. 18 (stamped, verso), dwelling 23, family 23, Ernest Hawkins household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 March 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 307.

    2. [S3238] 1920 U.S. census, Marion County, Illinois, population schedule, Centralia township, enumeration district (ED) 169, sheet 11A (penned), p. 39 (stamped, recto), dwelling 208, family 216, Ernest Hawkins household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 March 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 391.

    3. [S3234] 1930 U.S. census, Marion County, Illinois, population schedule, Centralia township, enumeration district (ED) 41-13, sheet 12B, p. 229 (stamped, verso), dwelling 305, family 316, Earnest O. Hawkins household; digital images, _Ancestry.com_ (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 March 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 543.

    4. [S3239] "Ernest Hawkins Dies At Dix At Age of 69 Years," The Register-News (Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois), 26 January 1955, p. 2, col. 1; digital image, NewspaperArchive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 16 March 2013).

    5. [S3292] "Tate Child Dies Near Walnut Hill; Funeral Today," Mt. Vernon (Illinois) Register-News, 22 February 1960, p 2, col. 2; digital image, NewspaperArchive.com (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 4 April 2013).

    6. [S3195] Jenny Ridenour, submitter, "Jefferson County, Illinois, Obituaries" transcriptions, Welcome to Jefferson County, Illinois (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ : accessed 7 March 2013), for Mrs. Winnifred Walker; no publication information.