Paulene Adrienne (Lewis) Hopkins (1919 - 1990)

Born 13 Dec 1919 in Double Bayou, Chambers, Texas, USA

Ancestors

Died 12 Aug 1990 at age 70 in California, USA

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Biography

Paulene Adrienne (Lewis) Hopkins is a part of US Black heritage.

Paulene Adrienne was born in 1919. She was the daughter of Elbert Lewis and Fannie Patterson.

Military Service

Paulene Adrienne (Lewis) Hopkins served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 6 Sep 1943
Unit(s): Women's Army Corps
Service ended:

Community Service

Paulene was newly elected as the chairperson of the Wendall Wilkie Chapter of the American Veterans Committee in 1949.^[2]

She served as President of the Los Angles chapter of the National Council of Negro Women.^[3]

She passed away in 1990.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8LS-H4K : 5 December 2014), Paulene L Hopkins, enlisted 06 Sep 1943, Houston, Texas, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
2. ↑ "Robt. Carter Guest of Willkie Chapter AVC," The California Eagle, 28 Jul 1949, p. 4, col. 5. Web (newspapers.com, accessed 22 Apr 2023) Newspapers Clip: 123316183.
3. ↑ "Democratic League Bills Mrs. Hopkins," The Valley News, 1 Sep 1967, p. 30A, col. 1, Web (newspapers.com, accessed 22 Apr 2023) Newspapers Clip: 123315541.

• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
  Ancestry Record 60901 #27789246
  Name: Paulene Lewis Hopkins [Paulene Adrienne Hopkins] [Paulene Hopkins] [Paulene Lewis Lewis]; Gender: Female; Race: Black; Birth Date: 13 Dec 1919; Birth Place: Eagle Chambe, Texas [Eagle Double??, Texas]; Death Date: 12 Aug 1990; Father: Elbert Lewis; Mother: Fannie Patterson; Notes: Jan 1946: Name listed as PAULENE LEWIS HOPKINS; Jan 1963: Name listed as PAULENE ADRIENNE HOPKINS; 03 Jun 1993: Name listed as PAULENE A HOPKINS.
• Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
  Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
  Ancestry Record 2441 #2993301
  Name: Paulene A Hopkins; Birth Date: 13 Dec 1919; Death Date: 12 Aug 1990; Cause of Death: Other; Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 6 Sep 1943; Discharge Date: 4 Jan 1946.
• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (httpsL//www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGV-QWBG : Sat Mar 25 00:34:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Mack H Hopkins and Pauline Hopkins, 10 April 1950.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175007995/paulene-adrienne-hopkins: accessed 21 April 2023), memorial page for Dr Paulene Adrienne Lewis Hopkins (13 Dec 1919–12 Aug 1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175007995, citing Powder Mill Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, USA; Maintained by FindingOurLott (contributor 48513572).