Marguerite Laura Huggitt1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 17917, (1916 - 1982)
FatherWilliam Hilton Huggitt4,5 (27 Jul 1886 - 26 Aug 1951)
MotherMargaret Bettison Thurston6,7,8 (25 Sep 1889 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 22 Jun 1916, New Orleans, Louisiana9,10,11
Marriage: Edwin Frederick Prenger (9 Feb 1917 - 5 Nov 2011)12,13,14
Divorce: before 1942, Edwin Frederick Prenger (9 Feb 1917 - 5 Nov 2011)15
Marriage: Arthur Vance Childers (18 Jun 1915 - 11 Nov 2000)16,17,18
Divorce Filing: Apr 1962, Maricopa Co., Arizona, Arthur Vance Childers (18 Jun 1915 - 11 Nov 2000)19
Death: Jun 198220,21
Burial: Pima County Cemetery, Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona22

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Marguerite Laura Huggitt was born on 22 Jun 1916 in New Orleans, Louisiana.9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, in the household of her parents, William Hilton Huggitt and Margaret Bettison Thurston.23
     She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, in the household of her parents.5
     Marguerite married first Edwin Frederick Prenger, son of Joseph Frank Prenger and Jessie Myrtle Watson.12,13,14
     Marguerite appeared with her husband, Edwin Frederick Prenger, on the 1940 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, in the household of Min and Edwin Lehmann, his aunt and uncle.24
     Marguerite and Edwin apparently were divorced before 1942, as he re-married in February of that year.15
     Marguerite married second Arthur Vance Childers.16,17,18
     Marguerite and Arthur appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of National City, San Diego Co., California, at 2717 Ridgeway, enumerated 11 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home not on a farm. Her mother was listed as living with them, as were his sons by his prior marriage, William and Charles, aged 12 and 6 respectively, and his granddaughter, Judith A. Riley, age 5.25
     Marguerite filed for divorce from Arthur in Apr 1962 in Maricopa Co., Arizona. No record of a final grant has been found but it appears the divorce was subsequntly granted.19
     Marguerite died in Jun 1982.20,21 She was buried in Pima County Cemetery, Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona.22

Children:
     Child with Edwin Frederick Prenger:

  • Judith Ann Prenger26 (22 Sep 1939 - 22 Sep 1939)

Children:
     There were no children with Arthur Vance Childers

Citations

  1. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Marguerite Laura Huggitt, Soc. Sec. No. 439-20-7941, shows father's surname as Huggitt, shows alternate name Jan 1949: Marguerite Laura Childers.
  2. [S3508] William Hilton William Hilton Huggitt, naturalization file (19 Sep 1857), Petition for Naturalization, shows name as Marguerite L.
  3. [S3507] William H. Huggitt household, 1930 U.S. Census, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, shows name as Marguerite L. Huggitt.
  4. [S3506] William H. Huggitt household, 1920 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California.
  5. [S3507] William H. Huggitt household, 1930 U.S. Census, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
  6. [S3506] William H. Huggitt household, 1920 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California, shows the girl as daughter of Marguerite's husband.
  7. [S3507] William H. Huggitt household, 1930 U.S. Census, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, shows the child as daughter of Margaurite's husband.
  8. [S13156] Arthur V. Childers household, 1950 U.S. Census, San Diego Co., California, shows the elder Marguerite as mother-in-law and the younger as wife of head of household.
  9. [S3506] William H. Huggitt household, 1920 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California, shows age 3 6/12 and state.
  10. [S3508] William Hilton William Hilton Huggitt, naturalization file (19 Sep 1857), Petition for Naturalization, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Marguerite Laura Huggitt, Soc. Sec. No. 439-20-7941, shows date, city, and state.
  12. [S3505] Edwin Lehmann household, 1940 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows him as nephew of head of household, and her as nephew's wife,.
  13. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Judith Ann Prenger, citing FHL #1432189 and cert no 37079, shows them as her parents.
  14. [S3474] Polk's Peoria City Directory, 1940 pg 463 and 1941 pg 524 shows her as his wife.
  15. [S3583] Edwin F. Prenger and Vivian Wagner, marriage License and return, shows he re-married 7 Feb 1942.
  16. [S13156] Arthur V. Childers household, 1950 U.S. Census, San Diego Co., California, shows married.
  17. [S13155] "Divorces," The Arizona Daily Star, 17 Apr 1962, shows her as filing for divorce from him.
  18. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Marguerite Laura Huggitt, Soc. Sec. No. 439-20-7941, shows alternate name Jan 1949: Marguerite Laura Childers.
  19. [S13155] "Divorces," The Arizona Daily Star, 17 Apr 1962.
  20. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Marguerite Laura Huggitt, Soc. Sec. No. 439-20-7941, shows month and year.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 29310354, Marguerite Laura Huggitt Childers, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  22. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 29310354, Marguerite Laura Huggitt Childers, includes tombstone photo.
  23. [S3506] William H. Huggitt household, 1920 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California, shows the family in same dwelling as Marie Gordon.
  24. [S3505] Edwin Lehmann household, 1940 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  25. [S13156] Arthur V. Childers household, 1950 U.S. Census, San Diego Co., California.
  26. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Judith Ann Prenger, citing FHL #1432189 and cert no 37079.