Verba Lee (Shows) Baldwin (1915 - 1984)

Born 5 Apr 1915 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Wife of John Barton Baldwin — married 2 Sep 1933 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Died 26 Mar 1984 at age 68 in League City, Galveston, Texas, United States

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Verba (Shows) Baldwin is buried in Good Hope Primitive Cemetery.

Biography

Verba Lee Shows was born on Apr 05, 1915 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as the first child of Little Ray Shows and Letha Viola Bailey.

She had four siblings, namely: Thelma Quay, Martin Luthur, Betty Rue, and Sidney Bailey.

She died on Mar 26, 1984 in League City, Galveston, Texas, USA (Baywind Village Convalescent Center; Age at Death: 68). Obituary published in Texas gives her birth and death locations. ^[1]. Local obituary. ^[2]

When she was 18, she married John Barton Baldwin, son of Hardy M. Baldwin and Savilla Jones, on Sep 02, 1933 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. *"Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DPM4-TCN2 : 23 November 2020), Miss Verba Lee Shows in entry for Mr John B. Baldwin, 2 Sep 1933; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00764, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.

Verba Lee Shows lived in Beat 1, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (StreetAddress: Rural Route - 1 - Mendenhall; 15 Age: 15; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: Yes; CanReadWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0005; RegistrationDistrict: 0005; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Daughter RelationToHead: Daughter).

She lived in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1950 (35 Age: 35; ClassofWorker: Government; EnumerationDistrict: 64-2; OccupationCategory: Working; Wife RelationToHead: Wife; Married MaritalStatus: Married). Race: (White)

She was buried in Martinville, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Good Hope Primitive Baptist Cemetery). ^[3]

John Barton Baldwin and Verba Lee Shows had the following children:

1. John Kent Baldwin was born on Dec 14, 1940 in Bogalusa, Washington, Louisiana, USA. He died on Jan 07, 2016 in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 75).
2. Tanya Quay Baldwin was born on Nov 29, 1943 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 04, 2004 (Age at Death: 60). ^[4] She married David Robert Sincox on Mar 29, 1964 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA.

Daughter writes about how her mother dealt with cancer. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Verba Lee Baldwin (Aged 68)
2. ↑ Obituary for VERBA LEE BALDWIN SHOWS (Aged 68)
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57248901/verba-lee-baldwin: accessed 22 July 2022), memorial page for Verba Lee Shows Baldwin (5 Apr 1915–26 Mar 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57248901, citing Good Hope Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Martinville, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).
4. ↑ Tanya Q Sincox (1943 - 2004)
5. ↑ Life following cancer - Verba Baldwin

• ""Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6F-SC13 : 2 March 2021), R L Shows in entry for Verba Lee Shows, 1933; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "United States Census, 1950," https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/47128606:62308

Household Members Age Relationship

John Barton Baldwin 37 Head

Verla Lee Baldwin 35 Wife

John Kent Baldwin 9 Son

Tanya Quay Baldwin 6 Daughter

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-VVW : accessed 22 July 2022), Verba L Shows in household of Ray L Shows, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 4B, line 81, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.