Margaret Lura Hawkins1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22657, (1899 - 1983)
FatherWilliam N. Hawkins4,5 (12 Mar 1858 - 15 Jun 1939)
MotherAddie Johnson Riggins6,7 (1 Jul 1863 - 3 Jan 1944)

Key Events:

Birth: 6 Nov 1899, Tennessee8,9,10
Marriage: 14 Jan 1928, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, Frank Patten Gracey (7 Nov 1890 - 17 Feb 1967)11,12,13
Death: Nov 198314

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Margaret Lura Hawkins was born on 6 Nov 1899 in Tennessee.8,9,10
     She used her middle name, Lura, at times, even in some formal documents.15,1,16
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of her parents, William N. Hawkins and Addie Johnson Riggins.4 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of her parents.5
     Margaret appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at 109 Main, enumerated 5 Jan 1920, listed as a roomer in the household of George W. Blankenship and his wife.17
     She was a clerk in a drug store before she married.18
     Margaret married Frank Patten Gracey, son of Julien Frank Gracey and Minnie Irene Thomas, on 14 Jan 1928 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee, with W. B. Corlew, justice of the peace, officiating.11,12,13
     Margaret and Frank settled in Detroit, Michigan, after their marriage. What took them there is unknown.19,20
     Margaret and Frank returned to Tennessee by 1930. They appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at 104 Greenwood Ave., enumerated 5 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $35.00 per month, and owned a radio.21
     Margaret and Frank appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at 417 Greenwood Ave., enumerated 8 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $25 per month, and that they had lived in rural Montgomery Co. in 1935. Their son Frank was listed as living with them.22
     Margaret and Frank moved to Riverside, California, where their son was living, in 1958.23
     Her husband died on 17 Feb 1967 in Riverside Co., California.24,25,26
     Margaret died in Nov 1983.14

Children:
     Children with Frank Patten Gracey

Frank and Lura's other child is believed to still be living.
  • Frank Patten Gracey Jr.27,28 (2 Jun 1931 - 8 May 1992)

Citations

  1. [S9876] William N. Hawkins household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as Lura Hawkins.
  2. [S8305] Marriage Records, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, 50:189, Frank P. Gracey and Margaret Hawkins.
  3. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Margaret Gracey, Soc. Sec. No. 408-08-5791.
  4. [S9875] Wm N. Hawkins household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  5. [S9876] William N. Hawkins household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  6. [S9875] Wm N. Hawkins household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows the girl as daughter of Addie's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S9876] William N. Hawkins household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows the girl as daughter of Ada's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S9875] Wm N. Hawkins household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows month, year, as 1899, age 6/12, and state.
  9. [S9876] William N. Hawkins household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 10 and state.
  10. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Margaret Gracey, Soc. Sec. No. 408-08-5791, shows date, with year as 1900.
  11. [S8305] Marriage Records, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, 50:189, Frank P. Gracey and Margaret Hawkins, shows date and officiant.
  12. [S9872] Frank P. Gracey household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 20, and hers as 24.
  13. [S9873] Frank P. Gracey household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married.
  14. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Margaret Gracey, Soc. Sec. No. 408-08-5791, shows month, year, and last residence, as 60108, Bloomingdale, Du Page, Illinois.
  15. [S9875] Wm N. Hawkins household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as Laura Hawkins.
  16. [S9872] Frank P. Gracey household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as Lura M. Gracey.
  17. [S9879] Geo W. Blankenship household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  18. [S9879] Geo W. Blankenship household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows occupation as clerk and industry as drug store.
  19. [S8848] Julian F. Gracey obituary, Nashville Tennessean, shows him of Detroit.
  20. [S9860] Deed Books, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, , 77:231-4, Louise Gracey Winn et al. to H. P Pickering, Tr., et all, 30 July 1929, shows him in Wayne Co. when he signed.
  21. [S9872] Frank P. Gracey household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  22. [S9873] Frank P. Gracey household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  23. [S9874] Frank Patton Gracey obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
  24. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Frank P. Gracey, citing Soc. Sec No. 411-24-5771, shows date and county.
  25. [S9874] Frank Patton Gracey obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows died Friday, at home, city, and state.
  26. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 149088917, Frank P Gracey, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  27. [S9873] Frank P. Gracey household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows him as the son of her husband.
  28. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Frank Patten Gracey Jr., Soc. Sec. No. 412-36-2589.