Leitha Estelle (Barnhill) Hawkins (1915 - 1982)

Ancestors

Wife of Herman B. Hawkins — married 1 Oct 1932 in Martin, Texas, United States

Died 20 Dec 1982 at age 67 in Texas, USA

Biography

When Leitha Estelle Barnhill was born on 15 February 1914, in Belle Plain, Callahan, Texas, United States, her father, Samuel Spurgeon Barnhill, was 21 and her mother, Ethel Naomi Lane, was 18.

Parents Samuel Barnhill and Ethel Lane

1920 Hardeman, Texas, United States

Household

Spurgin S Barnhill Head M 25 Texas

Ethel Barnhill Wife F 23 Texas

Estell Barnhill Daughter F 5 Texas

1930 Precinct 1, Howard, Texas, United States

Household

Samuel S Barnhill Head M 37 Texas

Ethel N Barnhill Wife F 34 Texas

Letha E Barnhill Daughter F 16 Texas

Mary E Barnhill Daughter F 4 Texas

She married Herman Buford Hawkins [1911–1996] on 1 October 1932, in Martin, Texas, United States. ^[1] They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.

Children (5)

1. Jackie Niel Hawkins 1933–2018
2. Ava Dell Hawkins 1936–2021
3. LIVING
4. Betty Sue Hawkins Hurst 1944–1967
5. Living
6. Marlin Wayne Hawkins 1954–2007

. She died on 20 December 1982, in Naples, Morris, Texas, United States, at the age of 68, ^[2] and was buried in De Kalb, Bowie, Texas, United States.Leitha Estelle Barnhill Hawkins BIRTH 15 Feb 1914 Belle Plain, Callahan County, Texas, USA DEATH 20 Dec 1982 (aged 68) Naples, Morris County, Texas, USA BURIAL College Hill Cemetery De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas, USA

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1H-VGQR : 23 February 2021),
2. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZZJ-Q45 : 24 May 2014), Leitha Hawkins, 20 Dec 1982; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Morris, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.

• Leitha Estelle Barnhill https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L5XG-3WL

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40006325/leitha-estelle-hawkins: accessed 31 March 2023), memorial page for Leitha Estelle Barnhill Hawkins (15 Feb 1914–20 Dec 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40006325, citing College Hill Cemetery, De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas, USA; Maintained by David Shane Spencer (contributor 46519945).

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCS3-3LX : 3 February 2021), Spurgin S Barnhill, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C9M2-PW2 : accessed 31 March 2023), Samuel S Barnhill, Precinct 1, Howard, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 14B, line 67, family 305, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2359; FHL microfilm 2,342,093.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6XPH-KXTY : Mon Jan 30 01:09:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Herman B Hawkins and Leitha A Hawkins, 1 May 1950.