James David Hawthorne (1911 - 1981)

Born 12 May 1911 in Auburn, Barrow, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Hurst) Hawthorne — married 23 Jun 1939 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA

Died 2 Apr 1981 at age 69 in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Hawthorne

Mr. James Davis (J.D.) Hawthorne, age 69, of Crogan St., Lawrenceville, Ga., passed away April 2, 1981.

Funeral service will be held Saturday morning, April 4, at 11 o'clock at First Baptist Church, Lawrenceville. Rev. W.C. Corley officiating; interment Shawdowlawn Cemetery. Members of the Walter Alford Sunday School Class, Directors of the Brand Banking Co. and Lawrenceville Kiwanis Club will serve as honorary escort. In lieu of flowers, make contributions to the First Baptist Church of Lawrenceville. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service Inc., Lawrenceville.

• The entire obituary can be seen in The Atlanta Constitution, Fri., April 3, 1981, Page 13 C; newspapers.com ^[1]

Death

Find A Grave Memorial #133969153 ^[2]

Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998; ancestry.com ^[3]

Marriage

Miss Hurst Weds James D. Hawthorn

Lawrenceville, Ga., July 3.--Miss Emma Alice Hurst became the bride of James David Hawthorn, of Auburn, at a ceremony held in A'lanta June 23, Rev. L. E. Smith reading the service in the presence of immediate relatives.

The bride wore a suit of copen blue with accessories of navy. Her flowers were a shoulder spray of sweetheart roses and valley lilies. She is the youngest daughter of William R. and the late Mrs. Pearl Jordan Hurst, of Lawrenceville, and is a graduate of the Lawrenceville High School and Southern Business College.

Mr. Hawthorn is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hawthorn, of Auburn. He is a graduate of the Winder High School and a commercial school. After a wedding trip the couple will reside in Lawrenceville.

• Published in The Constitution, Atlanta, GA., Tuesday, July 4, 1939, Page Fourteen; newspapers.com ^[4]

Military

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; ancestry.com ^[5]

Residence

1920 Census; Auburn, Barrow, Georgia; familysearch.org ^[6]

1930 Census; Auburn, Barrow, Georgia; familysearch.org ^[7]

1940 Census; Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia; ancestry.com ^[8]

• Note; ancestry.com and newspapers.com are subscription sites

Sources

1. ↑ Newspapers.com - obituary
2. ↑ Find A Grave
3. ↑ Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998
4. ↑ Newspapers.com - marriage
5. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
6. ↑ 1920 Census; Auburn, Barrow, Georgia
7. ↑ 1930 Census; Auburn, Barrow, Georgia
8. ↑ 1940 Census; Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia