Lawrence Robert Wilkins1,2

b. 13 June 1914, d. 9 November 1997
Pedigree
FatherRobert Wilkins2 b. a 1884
MotherHannah Mead2 b. a 1885

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     Lawrence Robert Wilkins was born on 13 June 1914 in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan.2 He married Jessie Mabel DeWitt, daughter of Oscar J. DeWitt and Viola Rose Evans, on 9 September 1939 in Williams Co., Ohio.3 He died on 9 November 1997 at the Tendercare Riverside nursing home in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, at age 83.4 He was buried at East Hickory Corners Cemetery in Hickory Corners, Barry Co., Michigan.5
     He and his wife Jessie are listed in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan, in the 1940 census, along with her children Rosemary, Edwin, and Floyd.1 They may have moved to Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, for a time, where their son Sammy was born in 19446, but by 1950 they were back in Hastings. In addition to their children, their daughter Rosemary's new husband Carl Price was then living with them, along with Jessie's nephew Ralph DeWitt.7
     He was self-employed most of his life as a blacksmith and welder, but also worked at various times for several local companies.4,1,7 He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.4

Citations

  1. [S4800] 1940 U.S. Census, Lawrence Wilkins household, Barry Co., Michigan.
  2. [S4174] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Record for Lawrence Robert Wilkins, No. 376-18-3885.
  3. [S6353] Lawrence Wilkins and Jessie Dunklee, Marriage Record.
  4. [S6354] Obituary, Lawrence R. Wilkins, Reminder, Hastings, Michigan, 18 November 1997.
  5. [S1871] Find A Grave; memorial for Lawrence R. Wilkins (Mem. No. 150151510), East Hickory Corners Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Barry Co., Michigan. Created by Sara Colburn, 3 August 2015.
  6. [S6355] Obituary, Sammy Lawrence Wilkins, Royal Funeral Home, Battle Creek, Michigan, 18 January 2018.
  7. [S8245] 1950 U.S. Census, Lawrence R. Wilkins household, Barry Co., Michigan.

Byron Mills Johncox1

b. 15 November 1908, d. 13 September 1953
Pedigree
FatherLavern Henry Johncox1
MotherLula Mae Anderson1

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     Byron Mills Johncox was born on 15 November 1908 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.2,3 He married Nellie Belle DeWitt, daughter of Oscar J. DeWitt and Viola Rose Evans, on 7 August 1933 in Elkhart Co., Indiana.1 He died on 13 September 1953 in Salinas, Monterey Co., California, at age 44, from injuries sustained in a one-car accident a week earlier. He crashed into a guardrail along U.S. Highway 101 around 1:30 AM on 6 September.4,5,6 He was buried at the Garden of Memories in Salinas, Monterey Co., California.7
     For a short time after their marriage he and his wife Nellie lived in Michigan, where their daughter Betty was born.8 By 1935 they had moved to Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California, then to San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, where they are listed in the 1940 census.8 He worked in San Francisco as a streetcar conductor.8 In 1948 they were living in Aromas, California, which straddles the border between Monterey Co. and San Benito Co.9, and in the 1950 census they are listed in Castroville, Monterey Co.10 He was then working as a salesman for a baking company.10

Citations

  1. [S4806] Byron Mills Johncox and Nellie Bell DeWitt, Marriage Record.
  2. [S6357] World War II Draft Card, Byron Mills Johncox.
  3. [S4174] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Record for Byron M. Johncox, No. 555-03-0846.
  4. [S702] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997; record for Byron Mills Johncox, SSN 555-03-0846.
  5. [S8256] "9 Persons Hurt, Two Seriously, in County Labor Day Accidents", The Californian, Salinas, California, 8 September 1953, p. 1, col. 3.
  6. [S8257] Obituary, Byron M. Johncox, The Californian, Salinas, California, 15 September 1953, p. 2, col. 2.
  7. [S1871] Find A Grave; memorial for Byron M. Johncox (Mem. No. 125841949), Garden of Memories, Salinas, Monterey Co., California. Created by Marilyn Diaz, 3 March 2014.
  8. [S4805] 1940 U.S. Census, Byron Johncox household, San Francisco Co., California.
  9. [S6345] Obituary, Oscar J. DeWitt, Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan, 19 November 1948, p. 20, col. 2.
  10. [S8254] 1950 U.S. Census, Byron M. Johncox household, Monterey Co., California.