Transcribed by
Cathryn Jex Millburn 7/2002

 

SIDNEY LEE EAKIN

Picture of Sidney Lee Eakin, Sr.

Picture of Eve May Daniel Eakin

 

     Born November 9, 1877, died October 3, 1943, married Eva May Daniel Eakin, born July 13, 1886, died June 5, 1970. Married E. I. Hill, July 1955 in Chilton.

     Ten children: Myrtle Eakin Mixon, born May 2, 1909, married Robert L. Mixon, born October, 1910, two sons: Robert Lawrence Mixon Jr., born August 30, 1933 and died July 30, 1977 and James Lee Mixon, born September 5, 1939.

     Robert Lawrence Jr. was married October 22, 1955 to Drucilla Ann Sykes and had two children, Robert Ben Mixon, born July 9, 1967 and Cynthia Ann Mixon, born May 23, 1975.

     James Lee was married April 25, 1959 to Glenda Sue Gunterman, born August 16, 1938. They had three children, Kellye Sue born March 23, 1975, Jamie Kaye, born April 9, 1963, and Leslie D'Ann, born January 5, 1966.

     Elsie Elizabeth Eakin, born December 22, 1910.

    Sidney Lee Eakin Jr., born June 19, 1912, died February 8, 1978, married on April 2, 1937 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Lettie Mae Winn, born December 6, 1915, one son, Sidney Lee Eakin III, born November 4, 1948 in Charleston, S. C. He was married on July 12, 1974 to Carolyn Kay Stevens and divorced. On August 28, 1982 he was married in Clifton to Mona Louise Johnson, born November 25, 1955 in Ohio. Children are Jacob Eugene Eakin, born September 7, 1983, and Matthew Ryan Eakin, born January 21, 1986.

     Robert Moran Eakin, born May 22, 1914, died January 21, 1980, married Irma Jean Hancock Eakin, born September 6, 1914, two children, Charles Moran Eakin and Sharon Lee Eakin Knickerbocker.

     James Eakin, born January 6, 1916 and died April 28, 1916 in Falls County.

     Earl Eugene Eakin, born May 7, 1917, married Maggie Eugenia Richardson, born January 5, 1925, three children, Benjamin Lee Eakin, Stillwater, Oklahoma who married Ann Caskey, two children, LeAnne Eakin and Brian Eakin; and Nancy Ruth Eakin Hemenes, of Richmond, Texas married to Larry Hemenes, three children, Lori Nell Hemenes and John and James Hemenes (twins); and Eva Sue Eakin Wisser, of Austin, Texas, married to Jon Wisser, one child, Landon Paul Wisser.

     Marjorie Eakin Chesser, born March 4, 1919 in Chilton, married Winfred E. Chesser, July 23, 1940, born March 9, 1919 at Mt. Vernon, Titus County, Texas, and died December 4, 1985 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. One daughter Elizabeth Gaynell Chesser Higgs, born April 26, 1949 in Fort Worth, one son, David Kent Chesser, born June 23, 1952 in Fort Worth and died June 25, 1952 in Fort Worth.

     Eva Katherine Eakin Casey, born November 9, 1921 and died February 15, 1968, married Clarence Junior Casey, three daughters, Patricia Eileen Casey, born August 6, 1955, Rose Mary Casey, born May 15, 1957, Shelia Carol Casey, born January 13, 1960.

     Bessie Helen Eakin born in Chilton October 21, 1923, married on December 17, 1945 to Anderson Clarence Hicks, born January 27, 1923 in Bristol, Virginia, died October 31, 1970. Three children: Sandra Mae Hicks Hewitt, born August 19, 1946, Katherine Ann Hicks, born December 8, 1948, and Anderson Clarence Hicks Jr. born July 25, 1950. Divorced and married Amous Earl Strickland May 30, 1965 in Waco, divorced September 17, 1971. Name officially changed to Helen Eakin Hicks.

     Sandra Mae Hicks was married on November 12, 1966 to Dwight Henry Hewitt and divorced in 1986. To this union were born Ian Dwight Hewitt, born January 9, 1968 in San Antonio, Mary Helen Hewitt, born November 15, 1969 in Okinawa, Japan, Amiko Hewitt, born May 27, 1973 in Duluth, Minn., Esther Mae Hewitt, born September 15, 1975 in Michigan, Cheri Lou Hewitt, born June 19, 1978 in Waco, Geisell Rose Lee Hewitt, born April 28, 1981 in Waco, and Kryston Noel Hewitt, born December 28, 1983 in Waco.

     Katherine Ann Hicks was married on April 21, 1970 to Larry Williamson and they were divorced December 1983. Children: Nicole Anita Williamson, born June 9, 1973 and Eric Jon Williamson, born June 15, 1975. On December 17, 1983 she was married to Frank Allred Jr. of Concord, North Carolina.

     Edwin Murray Eakin, born August 12, 1927, married Sybil Basham, born November 30, 1927, three children, Michael Geoffrey Eakin, born August 31, 1950, died April 15, 1979, Benjamin Edward Eakin, born December 1, 1952, and Judith Yvonne Eakin, born November 24, 1954. Divorced and married Charlene Kennedy Eakin, born December 19, 1929.

     Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing this bio on Falls County Web Page. Families to this Web page "Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Commission, page 129, column 1 and 2 Member of Falls County Historical Commission.