Family History - Abraham Lincoln Burcaw

1. Abraham Lincoln Burcaw,¹ born ca. 1864 in Ohio (parents not determined).¹ Abraham married Catherine E. Phillips (born ca. 1875 in Ohio, parents not determined¹).

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Homer Eugene Burcaw, born 5 October 1903 in Ohio; died 24 April 1986 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Married Lucille Olive Hodgens (née DeLong) .

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Branch County, Coldwater, E.D. 12-9, Sheet No. 10B, Abraham L. Burcaw, 65, Ohio, first married age 32; wife Catherine E. Burcaw, 55, Ohio, first married age 22; son Homer E. Burcaw, 25, Ohio, single, lineman, Western Union [his entry is not consecutive with his parents on this census page, but bears the same family number].

2. Homer Eugene Burcaw² (Abraham¹), born 5 October 1903 in Ohio;^{1, 2, 3, 4} died 24 April 1986 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.^{1, 2} Homer married, 13 July 1930 in Madison County, Indiana, Lucille Olive Hodgens (née DeLong) ⁶ (born 1 August 1907 in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of Noah DeLong and Clara Fought;^{5, 6, 7, 8} Lucille died 26 December 2003^{5, 9}). Homer and Lucille are buried in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.^{1, 5}

1. Find a Grave (website). Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Homer E. Burcaw, born: 1903; died: 1986 (from record, which includes a note with his death date from his death certificate; and provides the names and links for his parents and two siblings).
2. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Homer E. Burcaw, died: 24 April 1986 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; born: 5 October 1903.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Branch County, Coldwater, E.D. 12-9, Sheet No. 10B, Abraham L. Burcaw, 65, Ohio, first married age 32; wife Catherine E. Burcaw, 55, Ohio, first married age 22; son Homer E. Burcaw, 25, Ohio, single, lineman, Western Union [his entry is not consecutive with his parents on this census page, but bears the same family number].
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Sherwood Park, E.D. 35-50C, Sheet No. 15B, Homer Burcaw, 36, Ohio, lineman; wife Lucille Burcaw, 32, Ohio; daughter Bobby J. Hodgins, 13, Alabama [Hodgens is her birth surname; she may have been adopted by Homer, as she used the Burcaw name as an adult].
5. Find a Grave (website). Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Lucille O. Burcaw, born: 1907; died: 2003 (from record). She shares her gravestone with her husband Homer Eugene Burcaw.
6. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Homer Eugene Burcaw, born: 5 October 1903 in Van Wert, Ohio; first marriage; father: Abraham Lincoln Burcaw; mother: Katherine Phillips; Lucille Olive Hodgens, born: 1 August 1907 in Paulding, Ohio; second marriage; father: Noah De Long; mother: Clara Fought; married on 13 July 1930 in Madison, Indiana.
7. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Marriage License and Certificate, Herman P. Hodgens, born: 9 June 1900 in Birmingham, Al.; occupation: machinist; father: W. Hodgens, born in Ala., farmer; mother: S. E. Selema, born in Ala.; first marriage; Lucille DeLong, born: 1 August 1907 in Paulding, Ohio; father: Noah DeLong, born in Paulding, Ohio, deceased; mother: Clara Fought, born in Paulding, Ohio, deceased; first marriage; married on 22 March 1926 in Allen County, Indiana.
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, E.D. 37-77, Sheet No. 10A, Herman P. Hodgens, 29, Alabama, first married age 25, civil engineer, contractors; wife Lucille Hodgens, 22, Ohio, first married age 18; daughter Bobby J. Hodgens, 3 6/12, Alabama.
9. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Lucille O. Burcaw, died: 26 December 2003; born: 1 August 1907; residence zip code: 49431 [corresponding to Ludington, Michigan].