Twelfth Generation

71. Lulu Agnes VANDERVORT was born on 19 April 1883 in Lac Qui Parle County, MN.^8,9 She appeared in the census in 1900 in Milbank, Grant County, SD.²³ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Santa Cruz, Branciforte Township, Santa Cruz County, CA.²³ Lulu appeared in the census in 1920 in Santa Cruz, Branciforte Township, Santa Cruz County, CA.²⁴ She died on 10 July 1938 at the age of 55 in Oakland, Alameda County, CA.^8,9,39

Obituary Notes: "Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning in Oakland for Mrs. Lulu H. Makins, prominent Oakland teacher for many years, and sister of Mrs. Alice Amsden of San Jose. Mrs. Makins died Sunday at Merritt Hospital, Oakland.

A teacher for 22 years in California, Mrs. Makins had spent the last 17 in Oakland, where she specialized in the instruction of underprivileged children, with marked success.

Born in Odessa, Minn., Mrs. Makins was reared in Milbank, S.D., and came to California as a bride in 1906. She taught in Santa Cruz, before going to Oakland.

Besides her sister, Mrs. Amsden, she leaves another sister, Mrs. Nina Murphy of Shoshone, Idaho, and a brother, Charles J. Vandervort of Palo Alto."

Lulu Agnes VANDERVORT and George Lynn HAWES were married on 30 May 1905 in Milbank, Grant County, SD.^4,5,9,30 George Lynn HAWES was born about 1878.⁸ He died on 25 October 1913 at the age of 35.⁸

Lulu Agnes VANDERVORT and George Lynn HAWES had the following children:

Dorothy Mildred HAWES was born on 8 November 1909 in Santa Cruz, Branciforte Township, Santa Cruz County, CA.^8,38 She appeared in the census in 1920 in Santa Cruz, Branciforte Township, Santa Cruz County, CA.²⁴ She died on 13 March 1935 at the age of 25 in Oakland, Alameda County, CA.^30,38

Lulu Agnes VANDERVORT and Joseph Foster MAKINS were married on 24 October 1925 in Oakland, Alameda County, CA.^5,9,30 Joseph Foster MAKINS died on 13 April 1929 in Oakland, Alameda County, CA.⁸