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Family HistoryFamily History - W. Hodgens


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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features W. Hodgens and three of his descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. W. Hodgens,1 born ____ (parents not determined). W. married S. E. Selema (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of W. Hodgens and S. E. Selema:

+2i. Herman P. Hodgens, born 9 June 1900 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama; died 26 August 1940 in Grand Tower, Jackson County, Illinois. Married Lucille Olive DeLong.

Second Generation
2. Herman P. Hodgens2 (W.1), born 9 June 1900 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama;1, 2, 3, 4 died 26 August 1940 in Grand Tower, Jackson County, Illinois.1, 3 Herman married, 22 March 1926 in Allen County, Indiana, Lucille Olive DeLong2 (born 1 August 1907 in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of Noah DeLong and Clara Fought;2, 4, 5, 6 Lucille died 26 December 20035, 7). Herman is buried in Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Concord, Jefferson County, Alabama. Lucille is buried in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.5

Child of Herman P. Hodgens and Lucille Olive DeLong:

+3i. Bobby Jean Burcaw (born Bobby Jean Hodgens), born 27 October 1926 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama; died 22 April 2011. Married (1) Earl E. Payne Married (2) Lew Wallace Loveland.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Concord, Jefferson County, Alabama, Herman Hodgens, born: 1900; died: 26 August 1940 (from record, which includes a note: no marker).
  2. 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.
  3. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Harman D. Hodgens [sic], died: 26 August 1940 in Grand Tower, Jackson County, Illinois; born: 9 June 1900 in Bessemer, Ala.; occupation: common laborer; father: Walter A. Hodgens, born in Garnsey, Ala.; mother: Salema Prather, born in Bib County, Ala.; spouse: Lucille Burcaw
  4. 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.
  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. 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].
Third and Fourth Generations
3. Bobby Jean Burcaw (born Bobby Jean Hodgens)3 (Herman,2 W.1), born 27 October 1926 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 22 April 2011.2 Bobby married, first, 21 July 1943 in Ottawa County, Ohio, Earl E. Payne1 (born 1 September 1922 in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, the son of Clark E. Payne and Dorothy Karr;1, 6 Earl died 4 June 20066). Bobby married, second, 12 July 1946 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Lew Wallace Loveland11 (born 29 March 1925 in Michigan, the son of Lew W. Loveland and Marion M. Nutting;7, 8, 9, 10 Lew died 10 June 1983 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan7, 8). Lew is buried in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.7

Child of Bobby Jean Burcaw (born Bobby Jean Hodgens) and Lew Wallace Loveland:

 4i. Michael Lew Loveland, born 22 June 1947 in Michigan.5, 12

  1. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Ottawa County, License No. 13657, Earl E. Payne, age 20 on 1 September 1942 [so born: 1 September 1922], born in Fremont, Ohio; occupation: sailor; father: Clark E. Payne; mother: Dorothy Karr; Bobbye [sic] Jean Burcaw, age 16 on 27 October 1942 [so born: 27 October 1926], born in Birmingham, Alabama; occupation: telephone operator; father: Homer E. Burcaw; mother: Lucille B. Long; married on 21 July 1943 in Ottawa County, Ohio.
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Bobby Jean Loveland, died: 22 April 2011, Texas; born: 27 October 1926, last residence: Tarant, Texas.
  3. 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.
  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. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, E.D. 85-4, Sheet No. 14, Lew W. Loveland, 25, Michigan, lineman, power company; wife Bobby J. Loveland, 23, Alabama; son Michael L. Loveland, 2, Michigan.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio; Earl E. Payne, born: 1 September 1922; died: 4 June 2006 (from record, which provides the name and link for his [second?] wife).
  7. Find a Grave (website). Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Lew Wallace Loveland, Jr., born: 1925; died: 1983 (from record).
  8. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Lew W. Loveland, Jr., died: 10 June 1983 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; born: 29 March 1925.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 4A-B, Lew W. Loveland, 37, Michigan, first married age 30, truck driver, oil company; wife Marion M. Loveland, 27, Michigan, first married age 20; son Lew W. Loveland, 5, Michigan; daughter Elnior Loveland, 3 2/12, Michigan.
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 6B-7A, Lew Loveland, 47, Michigan, salesman, tank wagon; wife Merian Loveland, 37, Michigan; son Lew W. Loveland, 15, Michigan; daughter Eleanor Loveland, 13, Michigan.
  11. Marriage Announcement, South Haven Daily Tribune, South Haven, Michigan (available at newspaperarchive.com), 12 July 1946, Lew Loveland and Bobby Burcaw, married on 12 July 1946 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  12. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.