Betty Bernice (Hammon) Meeker (1925 - 2018)

Born 23 Jan 1925 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Marion Leon Meeker — married 14 Jul 1947 (to 9 Aug 1987) in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died 17 Nov 2018 at age 93 in Chico, Butte, California, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Elaine Goodner [send private message]

Biography

Native California

Betty was born 23 January 1925 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States. She is the daughter of Marshall Hammon and Hazel Hannaford. ^[1]She was the middle child of three children.

In the 1930 census Betty (age 5) was the daughter of Marshel W Hammon in Bell, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Marshel W Hammon	M	44	Married	Head		California
Hazel H Hammon	F	26	Married	Wife		California
Marshal W Hammon	M	6	Single	Son		California
Betty R Hammon	F	5	Single	Daughter		California
Flora M Hammon	F	4	Single	Daughter		California
Bernice Hannaford	F	53	Widowed	Mother in law		Michigan

In the 1940 census Betty (age 15) was the single daughter of Marshall W Hammon in Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, California.^[3]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Marshall W Hammon	M	54	Married	Head	Machinist	California
Hazel Hammon	F	36	Married	Wife		California
Marshall Wm Hammon Jr	M	16	Single	Son		California
Betty Hammon	F	15	Single	Daughter		California
Flora Margaret Hammon	F	14	Single	Daughter		California

In 1943 Betty graduated from Bell High School in Bell, Los Angeles, California.^[4] She studied education at the University of Southern California and became a teacher.^[5]

She married Lee Meeker 14 July 1947 in Los Angeles, California,^[6][7]They raised two sons,

1. David Leon Meeker
2. Scott Hammon Meeker

M. Leon Meeker and Betty B. Hammon Wedding

In the 1950 census Betty (age 25) was the wife of Marion L Meeker in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[8]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
Marion L Meeker	M	27	Married	Head	Model Maker	California
Betty B Meeker	F	25	Married	Wife		California
David L Meeker	M	2 mon	Never married	Son		California

Betty died 17 November 2018 in Chico, Butte, California after losing her home in the Camp Fire that destroyed the town of Paradise, Butte County, California. She is buried next to her husband in the Paradise Cemetery.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: V25T-XSZ : 13 December 2014), Betty Bernice Hammon, 23 Jan 1925; citing Santa Clara, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
2. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930" citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1308, sheet 7A, line 12, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 171; FHL microfilm 2,339,906. FamilySearch Record: XC8R-762 (accessed 19 January 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R4G-811 Image number 00019 Betty R Hammon (5), single daughter, in household of Marshel W Hammon (44) in Bell, Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in California.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census" Year: 1940; Census Place: Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, California; Roll: m-t0627-00328; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 40-8 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #72332582 (accessed 6 November 2022) Betty Hammon (15), single daughter, in household of Marshall W Hammon (54) in Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, California. Born in California.
4. ↑ 1941 School Yearbook: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016" "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Bell High School; Year: 1941 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1265 #344185245 (accessed 19 January 2023) Name: Betty Hammon; Estimated Age: 16; Birth Year: abt 1925; Yearbook Date: 1941; School: Bell High School; School Location: Bell, California, USA.
5. ↑ 1946 School Yearbook: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016" "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of Southern California, Fine Arts; Year: 1946 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1265 #406032729 (accessed 19 January 2023) Name: Betty B Hammon; Yearbook Date: 1946; School: University of Southern California, Fine Arts; School Location: Los Angeles, California, USA.
6. ↑ Marriage: "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: K8KN-KRW : 8 December 2017), Marion Leon Meeker and Betty Bernice Hammon, 14 Jul 1947; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,115,959.
7. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current" Daily News; Publication Date: 18/ Jul/ 1947; Publication Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/689335311/?article=bb2d92e8-8dd7-4761-ac3a-240726786e9b&focus=0.77589464,0.85302347,0.9353435,0.9226612&xid=3398 Ancestry Record 62116 #140914931 (accessed 19 January 2023) Betty Hammon marriage to Leon Meeker in about 1947.
8. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census" United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 2151; Sheet Number: 72; Enumeration District: 66-249 Ancestry Record 62308 #261506102 (accessed 6 November 2022) Betty B Meeker (25), wife, in household of Marion L Meeker (27) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Born in California.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: W3NJ-JR3Z: 6 June 2019), Betty Bernice Hammon Meeker; Burial, Paradise, Butte, California, United States of America, Paradise Cemetery; citing record ID 198496849, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.