Louis Ripley Birkhead (1897 - 1990)

Born 23 Jan 1897 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States

Ancestors

Died 13 Oct 1990 at age 93 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States

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Biography

Louis was born in 1897,^[1] the son of William Birkhead and Lizzie Bravener. Their family lived in Santa Ana, California; his father worked as a laborer.^[2][3][4]

In 1930, he was living with his sister, Evelyn, and her family in Santa Ana; Louis worked as a tile setter.^[5]

In 1940, he was living with wife Nancy Lee and son Thomas J Sexton in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California where he continued to work as a tile setter.^[6]

He passed away in 1990^[7] and was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California.

Census Records

United States Census, 1900

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William A Birkhead Head Male 46 Iowa

Elizabeth Birkhead Wife Female 36 Canada Eng

Eva A Birkhead Daughter Female 11 Iowa

Mary D Birkhead Daughter Female 9 Iowa

Louis R Birkhead Son Male 3 California

Robert H Birkhead Son Male 2 California^[2]

United States Census, 1910

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William A Birkhead Head Male 56 Iowa

Elizabeth Birkhead Wife Female 47 Canada English

Louis R Birkhead Son Male 13 California

Robert H Birkhead Son Male 12 California

Eveline A Baker Stepdaughter Female 20 Iowa

Mary D Baker Stepdaughter Female 19 Iowa^[3]

United States Census, 1920

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William A Birkhead Head Male 63 Nebraska

Elizabeth Birkhead Wife Female 54 Canada

Louis R Birkhead Son Male 22 California

Robert H Birkhead Son Male 21 California

Max S Elliott Grandson Male 7 California^[4]

United States Census, 1930

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Jesse L Elliot Head Male 40 Mississippi

Evelyn A Elliot Wife Female 40 Iowa

Max S Elliot Son Male 17 California

Luis Burkhead Brother-in-law Male 32 California^[5]

United States Census, 1940

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Louis R Birkhead Head Male 42 California

Nancy Lee Birkhead Wife Female 32 Georgia

Thomas J Sexton Son Male 7 California^[6]

Research Notes

Nancy Lee's last name at birth is unknown. She probably married someone by the name of Sexton before marrying Louis.

She may have been Nancy Lee Hayes.

Watkins-7379 22:35, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Possible sources:

• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8NY-8XJ : 9 March 2021), Louis Thomas Sexton and Nancy Lee Hayes, 29 Dec 1929; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,770.
• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8XQ-371 : 9 March 2021), Nancy Lee Hayes in entry for Thomas James Sexton and Barbara Oral Mcarthur, 02 Sep 1955; citing , California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,343,448.
• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHD-64K : 26 November 2014), Nancy L Birkhead, 07 Aug 1971; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVV-XXS : 24 August 2019), Louis Birkhead, 1917-1918. Birth Date: 23 Jan 1897. Birthplace: Santa Ana, California, United States.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PB-MGJ : accessed 12 June 2021), Louis R Birkhead in household of William A Birkhead, Santa Ana Township (excl. Santa Ana city), Orange, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 146, sheet 22B, family 395, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,096.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVLV-7RX : accessed 12 June 2021), Louis R Birkhead in household of William A Birkhead, Santa Ana Ward 4, Orange, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 58, sheet 8A, family 242, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 90; FHL microfilm 1,374,103.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH7T-51W : 31 January 2021), Louis R Birkhead in entry for William A Birkhead, 1920, Santa Ana Ward 4, Orange, California, United States; citing ED 85, sheet 6A, line 28, family 131, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 124; FHL microfilm 1,820,124.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCDG-GCW : accessed 12 June 2021), Luis Burkhead in household of Jesse L Elliot, Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 7B, line 79, family 218, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 182; FHL microfilm 2,339,917.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9WV-571 : 6 February 2020), Louis R Birkhead, San Gabriel Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-711A, sheet 3A, line 33, family 66, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 254.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J11Z-NYC : 20 May 2014), Louis R Birkhead, 13 Oct 1990; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

See also:

• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZH-34X3 : 17 October 2019), Louis Birkhead, 3 Feb 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4DQ-KKH : 8 May 2020), Louis Ripley Birkhead, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1D-63N5 : 15 December 2015), Louis Ripley Birkhead, 1990; Burial, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Rose Hills Memorial Park; Find A Grave: Memorial #142406958, http://www.findagrave.com.