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William Franklin HUDKINS

William Franklin HUDKINS

Male 1852 - 1936  (~ 83 years)

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  • Name William Franklin HUDKINS 
    Born Dec 1852  Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1920, 1930  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 13 May 1936  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Buried Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Jan 11 1917, in its entirety:
      "W. F. Hudkins, a prominent citizen of Greenwood, was registered at the Columbian Saturday."

      Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, March 28 1918, in its entirety:
      "W. F. Hudkins, one of Central's best citizens, recently returned from an eastern trip where he visited his son, E. F. Hudkins of New York, and who is now District Superintendent for the Western Union. Mr. Hudkins also spent a few days in Baltimore, the guest of his brother-in-law, Harvey Clark, another old Central boy who is meeting with success in the east. His daughter, Miss Gussie, accompanied him on the trip."
    Person ID I50882  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2015 

    Father Daniel Freel HUDKINS,   b. 13 May 1821, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1902, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Nancy Hall DOUGLASS,   b. 18 Feb 1833, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1914, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F21013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Salome Frances COLLINS,   b. CA 1855, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 22 Sep 1878  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Grace HUDKINS,   b. 1879
     2. Edgar F. HUDKINS,   b. 24 Oct 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1972  (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F24092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah C. "Kate" CLARK,   b. 15 Jul 1865, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1929, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District):
      William F. Hudkins, 47, b. Dec 1852, married 11 yrs; wife Kate, 34, b. Jul 1865, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Ray C, 8, b. Sep 1891; dau Ettie E, 5, b. Mar 1895; dau Gussie, 2, b. Aug 1897; son Edgar F, 18, b. Oct 1881.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jan 12 1920:
      William F. Hudkins, 67, farmer, married; wife Kate, 54, married; son Ray C, 28, laborer on home farm, married; dau-in-law Altha, 24; dau (intended to mean granddaughter) Ruth, 1 yr 10 mo.
    Children 
    +1. Ray Clark HUDKINS,   b. Sep 1891, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1985  (Age ~ 93 years)
     2. Etta Edna HUDKINS,   b. 15 Mar 1895, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1997  (Age 101 years)
    +3. Gussie B. HUDKINS,   b. 15 Aug 1897, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 2003, Gainesville, Alachua Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 106 years)
    Family ID F23270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    5. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    6. [S2544] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    7. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.

    8. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)), MR p. 310.
      Identified as William F. Hudkins, 35, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Kate Clark, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Oct 11 1888 at the residence of W. W. Clark, Doddridge Co, WV.