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Hazel Helen Davis Higgins

Birth
Laneville, Tucker County, West Virginia, USA
Death
2 Apr 1991 (aged 80)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) 05 Apr 1991, Fri Page 40
Hazel H. Higgins
Armstrong Family Directors

Hazel Helen Davis Higgins
Birth 5 April 1910 in Laneville, Tucker, West Virginia
Death 2 April 1991 in Los Angeles, California

Hazel Helen Davis Higgins was born on April 5, 1910, in Laneville, Tucker, West Virginia, her father, Rucker E. Davis, was 39 and her mother, Bertha Florence Wright, was 27. Her mother died March 1, 1915 in Lorain, Ohio and with her death the family broke apart. Her father put her 3 older sister in an institution for the feeble minded in Franklin County, Ohio and her brother Willie in a boys home--her youngest brother who was a baby at this time was adopted by her paternal aunt, Maggie --do not know what happened to Helen at this time. Around 1918 her father Rucker Edward Davis went to LaSalle County, Illinois where he died in 1928. Cannot find her in the 1920 census. Hazel Helen was living in Chicago, Illinois, in 1930 with her sister, Ada Myrtle Bannister and her family. Helen married her first husband, Herman Higgins, on September 13, 1944, in Cook County, Illinois. She moved west to Los Angeles, where her sister, Ada Myrtle Bannister, was living. Hazel Helen died on April 2, 1991, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 80. Do not have info on her husband, Herman Higgins.

Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960
Name Hazel H. Davis
Marriage Date 13 Sep 1944
Spouse Herman Higgins
Marriage Location Cook County, IL
Marriage license
{CEBC1D85-2875-4F10-A42E-1A8A10A61A49}
File Number 1827750
Archive collection name Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages)
Archive repository location Chicago, IL
Archive repository name Cook County Clerk

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name Hazel Higgins
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 5 Apr 1910
Birth Place Laneville, Tucker, West Virginia
Death Date 2 Apr 1991
Citizenship or Alien Status U.S. citizen.
Claim Date 25 Jan 1972
Type of Claim Duplicate SSN - change or replacement.
Additional Information Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes 03 Aug 1987: Name listed as HAZEL HIGGINS
Household Members
Name Age
Bertha Wright
Rocker Davis
Hazel Higgins

California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Hazel Helen Higgins
[Hazel Helen Davis]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1910
Birth Place: West Virginia
Death Date: 2 Apr 1991
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Wright
Father's Surname: Davis

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name Hazel Higgins
Born 5 Apr 1910
Died 2 Apr 1991
State (Year) SSN issued Illinois - Before 1951

1910 United States Federal Census
Name Davis Not Named[Davis]
Age in 1910 0
Birth Year abt 1910
Birthplace West Virginia
Home in 1910 Dry Fork, Tucker, West Virginia
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Daughter
Marital Status Single
Father's Name Ruckey Davis
Father's Birthplace Missouri
Mother's Name Bertha Davis
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Household Members
Name Age
Ruckey Davis 40
Bertha Davis 28
Flora Davis 9
Ada Davis 8
Nettie Davis 6
Willie Davis 3
Davis Not Named 0 (Hazel Helen Davis)

1920 United States Federal Census no info

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Helen Davis
Birth Year: abt 1910
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Street address: Cleveland Avenue
Ward of City: 44 pt
Block: 186
House Number: 2029
Dwelling Number: 85
Family Number: 278
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
N E Banister 44
Ada Banister 28
Erwin Banister 4
Esther Banister 2
Helen Davis 20

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Hazel Davis
Age: 26 (actually 30)
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1914 (1910)
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head Man (Head)
Home in 1940: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Ashland Avenue
House Number: 2409
Inferred Residence in 1935: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 6B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 176
Occupation: Manager of a home hotel
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 16000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 500
Income Other Sources: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Hazel Davis 26
believe this Hazel Helen but I do not believe she was married but said she was as she ran a boarding house.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) 05 Apr 1991, Fri Page 40
Hazel H. Higgins
Armstrong Family Directors

Hazel Helen Davis Higgins
Birth 5 April 1910 in Laneville, Tucker, West Virginia
Death 2 April 1991 in Los Angeles, California

Hazel Helen Davis Higgins was born on April 5, 1910, in Laneville, Tucker, West Virginia, her father, Rucker E. Davis, was 39 and her mother, Bertha Florence Wright, was 27. Her mother died March 1, 1915 in Lorain, Ohio and with her death the family broke apart. Her father put her 3 older sister in an institution for the feeble minded in Franklin County, Ohio and her brother Willie in a boys home--her youngest brother who was a baby at this time was adopted by her paternal aunt, Maggie --do not know what happened to Helen at this time. Around 1918 her father Rucker Edward Davis went to LaSalle County, Illinois where he died in 1928. Cannot find her in the 1920 census. Hazel Helen was living in Chicago, Illinois, in 1930 with her sister, Ada Myrtle Bannister and her family. Helen married her first husband, Herman Higgins, on September 13, 1944, in Cook County, Illinois. She moved west to Los Angeles, where her sister, Ada Myrtle Bannister, was living. Hazel Helen died on April 2, 1991, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 80. Do not have info on her husband, Herman Higgins.

Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960
Name Hazel H. Davis
Marriage Date 13 Sep 1944
Spouse Herman Higgins
Marriage Location Cook County, IL
Marriage license
{CEBC1D85-2875-4F10-A42E-1A8A10A61A49}
File Number 1827750
Archive collection name Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages)
Archive repository location Chicago, IL
Archive repository name Cook County Clerk

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name Hazel Higgins
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 5 Apr 1910
Birth Place Laneville, Tucker, West Virginia
Death Date 2 Apr 1991
Citizenship or Alien Status U.S. citizen.
Claim Date 25 Jan 1972
Type of Claim Duplicate SSN - change or replacement.
Additional Information Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes 03 Aug 1987: Name listed as HAZEL HIGGINS
Household Members
Name Age
Bertha Wright
Rocker Davis
Hazel Higgins

California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Hazel Helen Higgins
[Hazel Helen Davis]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1910
Birth Place: West Virginia
Death Date: 2 Apr 1991
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Wright
Father's Surname: Davis

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name Hazel Higgins
Born 5 Apr 1910
Died 2 Apr 1991
State (Year) SSN issued Illinois - Before 1951

1910 United States Federal Census
Name Davis Not Named[Davis]
Age in 1910 0
Birth Year abt 1910
Birthplace West Virginia
Home in 1910 Dry Fork, Tucker, West Virginia
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Daughter
Marital Status Single
Father's Name Ruckey Davis
Father's Birthplace Missouri
Mother's Name Bertha Davis
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Household Members
Name Age
Ruckey Davis 40
Bertha Davis 28
Flora Davis 9
Ada Davis 8
Nettie Davis 6
Willie Davis 3
Davis Not Named 0 (Hazel Helen Davis)

1920 United States Federal Census no info

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Helen Davis
Birth Year: abt 1910
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Street address: Cleveland Avenue
Ward of City: 44 pt
Block: 186
House Number: 2029
Dwelling Number: 85
Family Number: 278
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
N E Banister 44
Ada Banister 28
Erwin Banister 4
Esther Banister 2
Helen Davis 20

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Hazel Davis
Age: 26 (actually 30)
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1914 (1910)
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head Man (Head)
Home in 1940: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Ashland Avenue
House Number: 2409
Inferred Residence in 1935: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 6B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 176
Occupation: Manager of a home hotel
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 16000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 500
Income Other Sources: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Hazel Davis 26
believe this Hazel Helen but I do not believe she was married but said she was as she ran a boarding house.


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