Ernest was born in 1885. He was the son of Marion Hudgins and Hanner Searcy. He lived with his mother and siblings in Broad River Township, McDowell, North Carolina in 1900.[1]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Eliza A Hudgins
F
41 years
Single
Head
Farmer
North Carolina
Ernest W Hudgins
M
15 years
Single
Son
Farm Labour
North Carolina
Dela A Hudgins
F
12 years
Single
Daughter
North Carolina
Maggie N Hudgins
F
7 years
Single
Daughter
North Carolina
Jesie R Hudgins
M
20 years
Single
Nephew
North Carolina
They lived in Broad River, McDowell, North Carolina in 1910.[2]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Eliza A Hudgins
F
51
Single
Head
Farmer
North Carolina
Ernest W Hudgins
M
24
Single
Son
North Carolina
Della A Hudgins
F
21
Single
Daughter
North Carolina
Margarett N Hudgins
F
16
Single
Daughter
North Carolina
Ernest (age 26) married Monnie Lunsford (age 18) on 11 February 1912 in Broad River Township, McDowell, North Carolina, United States.[3] They had children.
Ernest registered for the WWI Draft in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he was farming. [4]
Ernest, Monnie and their family, including his mother, lived in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1920, where Ernest worked as a labourer in a warehouse.[5]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Earnest W Hudgin
M
34 years
Married
Head
Labor
North Carolina
Mamie Hudgin
F
26 years
Married
Wife
North Carolina
Anna Hudgin
F
7 years
Single
Daughter
South Carolina
Ervin Hudgin
M
3 years
Single
Son
South Carolina
Anne Hudgin
F
59 years
Single
Mother
North Carolina
Their son Otis Hudgins died on 20 May 1920 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina from whooping cough.[6]
They were still in Spartanburg in 1930, where Ernest was a labourer in a cotton warehouse. [7]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Ernest Hudgins
M
43
Married
Head
Labor
North Carolina
Monnie Hudgins
F
36
Married
Wife
North Carolina
Anna L Hudgins
F
17
Single
Daughter
South Carolina
Everson Hudgins
M
15
Single
Son
South Carolina
Dean Hudgins
M
5
Single
Son
South Carolina
Annie Hudgins
F
71
Widowed
Mother
North Carolina
Ernest passed away in 1930 from prostate cancer which had metastasised to his bones. [8]
Sources
↑1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 37; Digital film/folder number: 004117832; FHL microfilm: 1241204; Image number: 92; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00754-2
FamilySearch Record: MSY1-W3L (accessed 13 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67B3-8RP
Ernest W Hudgins (15), single son, in household of Eliza A Hudgins (41 years) in Broad River Township, McDowell, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
↑1910 Census:
"United States Census, 1910"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004973118; FHL microfilm: 1375125; Image number: 853; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03551-2
FamilySearch Record: ML91-HTC (accessed 13 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJX-KSV
Ernest W Hudgins (24), single son, in household of Eliza A Hudgins (51) in Broad River, McDowell, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
↑Marriage:
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979"
citing Broad River Township, McDowell, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm
FamilySearch Record: QP95-ZZFC (accessed 13 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCF-MRY6 Image number 00320
Ernest Hudgins (26) marriage to A Nonnie Lunsford (18) on 11 Feb 1912 in Broad River Township, McDowell, North Carolina, United States.
↑Military:
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Affiliate Publication Number: M1509; Digital film/folder number: 005152412; FHL microfilm: 1877681
FamilySearch Record: KZ6D-NMP (accessed 13 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YTZ-Q1R Image number 01570
Military Draft Registration Date: from 1917 to 1918; Citizenship Place: United States; Military Draft Registration Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States; Birth Date: 23 Dec 1885; Birth Place: , , United States; Race: White; Name: Earnest Winslow Hudgins.
↑1920 Census:
"United States Census, 1920"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 43; Digital film/folder number: 004968763; FHL microfilm: 1821711; Image number: 428; Sheet number: 8; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03119-6
FamilySearch Record: M688-RKX (accessed 13 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXD-9KH
Earnest W Hudgin (34), married head of household in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
↑Death of son Otis Hudgins:
"South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004177366; FHL microfilm: 1913587; Packet letter: D
FamilySearch Record: N9N7-W22 (accessed 13 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DRBQ-LDV Image number 01610
Ew Hudgens in death record for son Otis Hudgens 20 May 1920 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
↑1930 Census:
"United States Census, 1930"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 100; Digital film/folder number: 004953480; FHL microfilm: 2341947; Image number: 813; Sheet number: 22; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03703-0
FamilySearch Record: SPZN-SZV (accessed 13 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRZH-JQG
Ernest Hudgins (43), married head of household in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
↑Death:
"South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004177679; FHL microfilm: 1913726; Record number: 1066; Packet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: N9N8-X5G (accessed 13 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D193-WSN Image number 01145
Ew Hudgins death 1930 (age 44) in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
See also:
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #137916099 (accessed 13 October 2023) Memorial page for Ernest Winslow Hudgins (23 Dec 1885-18 Aug 1930), citing Cooley Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Cooley Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Lindgay Robbins Powers (contributor 48469812).
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