Katy Lou (New) Doolittle (abt. 1898 - 1986)

Born about 16 Feb 1898 in Selina, Texas

Wife of Don Russell Doolittle — married about 1916 in Texas

Died 28 Jan 1986 at about age 87 in Los Angeles, California

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Biography

Katy Lou New married Don Doolittle about 1916 in Texas.

They had their first child in April 1917.^[1] Another copy of the birth certificate (made in 1941 in California) confirms that yes, it was that of Floyd.^[2]

In 1920, she lived in Elk, Washita, Oklahoma with husband Don and son Floyd:^[3]

Doolittle, Don R., 27, married; b Kansas... farmer, general farm

Katylan, 22, born Texas

Floyd R, son, 2 and some months, b Texas

In 1930, they were living in Long Beach, California:^[4]

Doolittle, Don R., 35; age 25 at first marriage [therefore m abt 1920] ; book-keeper, oil company

-, Katy Lou, wife, 31, age 18 at first marriage; b Texas; fb Tennessee; mb Texas

-, Floyd, son, 12, b Texas

-, Louise, dau, 7, b Calif

-, Forest, son, 4, b Calif

1940: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California:^[5]

Doolittle, Don, head, 48, b Kansas... cementer, oil field works

-, Katy Lou, wife, 42, b Texas

-, Floyd, son, 22, b Texas

-, Evelyn, daughter, 17, b California

-, Forrest, son, 14, b California

In 1941, they were living in South Gate, California. This copy identifies her birth place as Selina, Texas.^[6]

Don died 25 Dec 1969 in Los Angeles, California.^[7]

Katy Lou survived him by many years, dying in Los Angeles on 28 March 1926.^[8] The death record is also the source for her birth date.16

Children

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1. Floyd Doolittle, b 9 Apr 1917;^[9] d Dec 1983 in Texas.^[10][11] He is buried in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas.^[12] He married Geraldine Mae Guante 16 Dec 1944 in Los Angeles.^[13]
2. Evelyn Louise Doolittle, b 31 March 1923 in Riverside, California.^[14]
3. Forrest, b 15 March 1926 in California.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12699-6156-42?cc=1803956 : 22 May 2014), 004490919 > image 507 of 658; State Registrar Office, Austin.
2. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12699-6582-28?cc=1803956 : 22 May 2014), 004490919 > image 510 of 658; State Registrar Office, Austin.
3. ↑ 1920; Census Place: Elk, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1489; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 190; Image: 419
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22730-19936-56?cc=1810731 : 8 December 2015), California > Los Angeles > Long Beach > ED 1132 > image 50 of 61; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27796-596-86?cc=2000219 : accessed 25 August 2016), California > Los Angeles > Long Beach Judicial Township, Long Beach, Councilmanic District 8 > 59-125 Long Beach Judicial Township, Long Beach City Councilmanic District 8 (Tract 324 - part) in Assembly District 70 > image 4 of 28; citing 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.
6. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," op cit
7. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHW-7XP : 26 November 2014), Don R Doolittle, 25 Dec 1969; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPMM-2WK : 26 November 2014), Katy Lou Doolittle, 28 Jan 1986; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
9. ↑ Texas, all counties birth certificates ; Birth records, no. 13581-14141, 1917; Floyd Doolittle
10. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB7N-WPT : 20 May 2014), Floyd Doolittle, Dec 1983; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
11. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVF7-HZ7 : 5 December 2014), Floyd Russell Doolittle, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
12. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113496312
13. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K86Y-FYC : 28 November 2014), Forrest Allen Doolittle and Geraldine M Guante, 16 Dec 1944; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,135,933.
14. ↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG25-M52 : 27 November 2014), Evelyn L Doolittle, 31 Mar 1923; citing Riverside, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
15. ↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGSP-HTX : 27 November 2014), Forest Russell Doolittle, 15 Mar 1926; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.