Clara (Hughes) Hertzfeldt (1913 - 1961)

Biography

Clara was born on Aug 9, 1913 to James Henry "Lee" Hughes and Ethel Pertha Cook.

Census

1930 US Census:^[1]

• Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Lee Hughs Head Male 45 Georgia
• Ethel Hughs Wife Female 39 Georgia
• Barnie Hughs Son Male 20 Georgia
• Clara Hughs Daughter Female 16 Georgia
• Marjorie Hughs Daughter Female 8 Georgia
• Lee Hughs Son Male 6 Georgia
• Samuel Hughs Son Male 2 Georgia
• Robert Ozmore Lodger Male 21 Georgia

1940 US Census:^[2]

• Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• J Lee Hughes Head Male 54 Georgia
• Ethel Hughes Wife Female 49 Georgia
• Clara Hughes Daughter Female 25 Georgia
• Marjorie Hughes Daughter Female 18 Georgia
• Robert Lee Hughes Son Male 16 Georgia
• Samuel Hughes Son Male 12 Georgia

Clara married Waldo L Hertzfeldt, it is assumed since she is buried beside him. She passed away in 1961.^[3][4]

Clara (Hughes) Hertzfeldt is buried in Oak City Cemetery.

Burial was in the Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia.^[5]

Obituary

Clara Hampton Hertzfeldr died on Jan 29, 1961. ^[6]

• Obituary Date: 4 Feb 1961
• Obituary Place: Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
• Mother: Mrs. Lee Hughes
• Children:
  • Waldo Hertzfeldt
  • Edwin Lee Hertzfeldt
• Siblings:
  • Mrs. Fred Williamson
  • Mrs.George Godwin
  • Barney Hughes
  • Robert Lee Hughes
  • Samuel Gordon Hughes

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3QM3-QW2 : accessed 2 November 2020), Clara Hughs in household of Lee Hughs, Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 12A, line 34, family 300, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 350; FHL microfilm 2,340,085.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7LX-57P : 28 February 2020), Clara Hughes in household of J Lee Hughes, Bainbridge, Militia District 513, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43-3, sheet 11A, line 38, family 229, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 663.
3. ↑ "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4SR-KKD : accessed 25 May 2016), Clara H Hertzfeldt, 29 Jan 1961; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Decatur, Georgia, certificate number 01634, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9MD-TZZ : accessed 25 May 2016), Clara Hertzfeldt, Jan 1961; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLF-48H3 : accessed 25 May 2016), Clara H Hertzfeldt, 1961; Burial, Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America, Oak City Cemetery; citing record ID 100784261, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
6. ↑ Tallahassee Democrat; Publication Date: 4 Feb 1961; Publication Place: Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America; URL: Newspapers.com paid site image