Person:Myrtle Havens (3)

Biography

Template:Appalachia StickerMyrtle was born on 25 Oct 1903 in Kentucky. ^[2] Her parents were Samuel Ishmael and Laura H (Wilson) Havens. ^[3][4] She was described as being a White, Female. ^[5] In 1910 She was living with her Aunt and Uncle in Frenchburg, Menifee County, Kentucky. She was 6 years old. ^[5] In 1920 She was back with her parents in Aarons Runn, Montgomery county, Kentucky. She was 15 years old. ^[3] In 1930 She was still living with her parents in District 2, Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA. She was 26 years old. ^[4] Myrtle married Conway Lawwill (1909-1973) before 1932. ^[6]

Children of this Union were:* Anderson Lawwill ^[7]* Laura Lawwill ^[8]* Conway Lawwill ^[6]*Jesse Lawwill 1939 Ohio ^[9] In 1935 Myrtle lived in Middletown, Butter County Ohio. ^[6] In 1940 She was living with her husband in Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky. ^[6] She passed away on 9 Aug 2001 of heart failure in the Stanton Nursing Home in Stanton, Kentucky. ^[2] She was laid to rest beside Conway in the Wilson Graveyard in Montgomery County, Kentucky. ^[1]

Research Notes

• I contacted Megan Wells-Davis and she confirmed that Myrtle was laid to rest in Wilson Cemetery. She runs Davis and Davis Funeral Home that was previously Wells Funeral Home. Dale-2823 23:59, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
• This information was graciously by provided by Kathie (Parks) Forbes concerning her obituary that is located on newspapers.com. "The indexing is wrong, the place was called Stanton, she was Myrtle Lawwill. Age 97, “died of heart failure yesterday.” Lived at Stanton Nursing Center, widow of Conway Lawwill. Services at Grace Fellowship Church of God, Wells Funeral Home". No mention of any other family members or burial. Dale-2823 23:59, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Memorial 119987661, in Find A Grave.
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1
4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1
5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3}
7. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH2-4DT4 : 1 May 2021), Myrtle Havens in entry for Anderson E Lamwill, 1932; citing Birth, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
8. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHN-LTZY : 1 May 2021), Edith Havens in entry for Laura J Lawwill, 1934; citing Birth, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
9. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-W1X9 : 1 May 2021), Myrtle Havens in entry for Jesse C Lawwill, 1939; citing Birth, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.