William Edwin Hooton1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19173, (1908 - 1954)
FatherRichard Schooler Hooton4,5,6 (abt 1870 - bef 1915)
MotherMinnie Belle Howard7,5,8 (21 Aug 1890 - 17 Jul 1966)

Key Events:

Birth: 17 Jun 1908, Hamburg, Iowa9,10,11
Marriage: 13 Apr 1929, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, Eva Rosline Miller (about 1905 - )12,13,14
Divorce: 29 Dec 1931, Fremont Co., Iowa, Eva Rosline Miller (about 1905 - )15
Marriage: Louise Dorothy May Morris (8 Oct 1915 - 3 Dec 1970)16,17
Divorce: Sep 1950, Louise Dorothy May Morris (8 Oct 1915 - 3 Dec 1970)18
Death: 13 Mar 1954, 211 West Temple, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California8
Burial: 20 Mar 1954, Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles Co., California19

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     William Edwin Hooton was born on 17 Jun 1908 in Hamburg, Iowa.9,10,11
     He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Hamburg, Fremont Co., Iowa, in the household of his parents, Richard Schooler Hooton and Minnie Belle Howard.4
     His father died before 1915, when William was about at an unknown age old.20
     William appeared on the 1915 State Census of Hamburg, Fremont Co., Iowa, in the household of his mother.21,3,22,23
     He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Fremont Co., Iowa, in the household of his mother and stepfather, Stephen A. Scott.24 He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Walnut, Fremont Co., Iowa, in the household of his mother and stepfather.5
     William married first Eva Rosline Miller, daughter of John Henry Miller and Leah Ellen Moore, on 13 Apr 1929 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, with Rev. A. C. Benham offciating.12,13,14
     He was a common laborer in 1930.25
     William and Eva appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska, in the household of and Minnie [surname unknown], her father and stepmother.26
     William and Eva were divorced on 29 Dec 1931 in Fremont Co., Iowa, after she sued him, charging annullment.15
     William married second Louise Dorothy May Morris, daughter of Edgar Lafeyette Morris and Lola L. Knisley.16,17
     William and Louiseappeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, in the household of Edgar Lafeyette Morris and Lola L. Knisley, her parents.16
     He reported in the 1940 census that he was a laborer at the Mt. Arbor Nursery, and reported that he had worked 15 weeks the prior year and earned $200.16 He registered for the draft for World War II on 16 Oct 1940, while living at Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, reporting he was unemployed.1
     William returned to Charleston, South Carolina, on 23 May 1945 aboard the U.S. Army Transport Service ship Gatun, having sailed from the Azores 9 April. He was listed one of the 158 civil employees of the War Department aboard. His home address was listed as 909 West Lowell Ave., Shenandoah, Iowa.27
     He was a freight handler at the Burlington freight depot, reporting in the 1950 census he had worked 40 hours the prior week by 1950.28
     William and Louise appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, at 826 Thomas, enumerated 18 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.29
     William and Louise were divorced in Sep 1950.18
     William moved to San Pedro, California about 1951, where he lived at 250 W. 6th St..30
     William died on 13 Mar 1954 in 211 West Temple, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 45.8 He was buried on 20 Mar 1954 in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles Co., California.19

Children:
     There were no children with Eva Rosline Miller

Children:
     Children with Louise Dorothy May Morris:

  • Jesse Edgar Hooton31,32 (2 Apr 1935 - 2 Apr 1935)
  • Jerome Edwin Hooton33,34 (2 Apr 1935 - 7 Jul 1935)

Citations

  1. [S12461] William Edwin Hooton, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Iowa, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  2. [S5451] Richard Hooton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fremont Co., Iowa, shows name as Willie E. Hooton.
  3. [S5454] William E. Hooton card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Freemont Co., Iowa, Hamburg ward 2.
  4. [S5451] Richard Hooton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fremont Co., Iowa.
  5. [S5457] Stephen A. Scott household, 1925 Iowa State Census, Fremont Co., Iowa, Walnut.
  6. [S8070] Iowa Marriages Records 1880-1922, Iowa, 4:546, no. 78-16579, William Hooton and Eva Rosline Miller.
  7. [S5451] Richard Hooton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fremont Co., Iowa, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S12459] William Edwin Hooton, Certificate of Death.
  9. [S5451] Richard Hooton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fremont Co., Iowa, shows age 22/12 and state.
  10. [S5465] U.S.A.T.S. Gatun arrival 9 Apr 1945, U.S. Citizen Passenger Lists of Vessels at Charleston, South Carolina, shows date, with year as 1907, town, and state.
  11. [S12461] William Edwin Hooton, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Iowa, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, town, and state.
  12. [S8070] Iowa Marriages Records 1880-1922, Iowa, 4:546, no. 78-16579, William Hooton and Eva Rosline Miller, shows date, city, state, and officiant.
  13. [S12460] Johnie Miller household, 1930 U.S. Census, Douglas Co., Nebraska, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 20, and hers as 25.
  14. [S12467] Iowa Divorce Records 1906-1937, Iowa, vol 1931 Fremont Co., William and Eva Hooten, shows date, county, and state.
  15. [S12467] Iowa Divorce Records 1906-1937, Iowa, vol 1931 Fremont Co., William and Eva Hooten, shows date, county, state and grounds.
  16. [S5052] Edgar L. Morris household, 1940 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa.
  17. [S12462] William E. Hooton household, 1950 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows married.
  18. [S4751] O'Dell, Abstracted Newspaper Index of Southwest Iowa and Northwest Missouri, divorce extract for Hooton, William & Louise, citing Clarinda Herald Journal 18 Sep 1950.
  19. [S12459] William Edwin Hooton, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
  20. [S5453] Minnie Belle Hooton card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Freemont Co., Iowa, Hamburg ward 2, shows her as a widow.
  21. [S5453] Minnie Belle Hooton card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Freemont Co., Iowa, Hamburg ward 2.
  22. [S5455] Charles Alfred Hooton card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Freemont Co., Iowa, Hamburg ward 2.
  23. [S5456] Pauline Hooton card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Freemont Co., Iowa, Hamburg ward 2.
  24. [S5452] Stephen A. Scott household, 1920 U.S. Census, Fremont Co., Iowa.
  25. [S12460] Johnie Miller household, 1930 U.S. Census, Douglas Co., Nebraska, shows occupation as common laborer and industry as general labor.
  26. [S12460] Johnie Miller household, 1930 U.S. Census, Douglas Co., Nebraska.
  27. [S5465] U.S.A.T.S. Gatun arrival 9 Apr 1945, U.S. Citizen Passenger Lists of Vessels at Charleston, South Carolina.
  28. [S12462] William E. Hooton household, 1950 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows occupation as freight handler and industry as burlington freight depot.
  29. [S12462] William E. Hooton household, 1950 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa.
  30. [S12459] William Edwin Hooton, Certificate of Death, shows he had been in city 3 yrs.
  31. [S12463] Jess Edgar Hooton, Standard Certificate of Birth.
  32. [S12466] Infant son Hooten, Standard Certificate of Death.
  33. [S12464] Jerome Edwin Hooton, Standard Certificate of Birth.
  34. [S12465] Jerome Edwin Hooton, Standard Certificate of Death.