1889 - 1960 (~ 71 years)
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Name |
Vena Walker |
Born |
Jan 1889 |
Illinois, USA |
Gender |
Female |
Census |
15 Apr 1910 |
S. Centralia township, Marion County, Illinois, USA [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.]
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Census |
27 Jan 1920 |
Wamac (village), Centralia township, Marion County, Illinois, USA [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
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Census |
26 Apr 1930 |
Centralia township, Marion County, Illinois, USA [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
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Obituary |
26 Jan 1955 |
Mt. Vernon, Marion County, Illinois, USA [4] |
Ernest Hawkins Dies At Dix At Age Of 69 YearsErnest 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.
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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 , d. 15 Mar 1923, Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA (Age 86 years) |
Mother |
Winifred Louise "Winnie" Parker, b. Feb 1851, Tennessee, USA , d. 18 Nov 1937, Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 86 years) |
Married |
5 Apr 1880 |
Illinois, USA [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.
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Family ID |
F792 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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).
- [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).
- [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.
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