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My cousin and I have been searching (me for 3 yrs) for her grandmother. She seems to have disappeared. I have searched on Ancestry, Family Search, all over the internet and any other search I can think of. Her parents and siblings do not have her listed anywhere on their obits as if they just disowned her. We were told she was in the SC State Hospital (her father and two other sisters were there before they died). My cousin has contacted the State Hospital & Funeral Homes trying to find some kind of info on her, but she nor I can find her. They all say she was not there. This is her info:

Lula Mae (Avery) Hawkins b Sep 1887 m Willie Hawkins

children are Roy William, Clyde Isham, Toy Lee, Herman L, Chrystell, Peggy Jean (my cousin's mother), Betty Lou, Carolyn Leanora

Anyone have any ideas?

Thank you in advance,

Tammy Mellard Wheeler

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Permalink Reply by Pamela Ann Drake on October 25, 2012 at 10:29pm

Hi Tammy!

You might want to check with the local public library in the county where she lived. Also, if the area is rural I have had success writing to the local newspaper Letter to the Editor where she lived & ask if there are any descendants still living in the area. Those people might be able to tell you where she's buried. She might be buried on the State Hospital grounds if she died there(in an unmarked grave). Most large city newspapers won't print genealogy letters I've found. Check also with local historical societies or genealogical societies. Good Luck!

Pam Drake

Permalink Reply by Helen Pust on October 26, 2012 at 6:43pm

Hi. Have you tried MyHeritage company yet? I put in Lula Avery for the USA and they came back with 13 family tree records and 121 newspaper articles. This may not be the one but you could get lucky. They offer a three day trail period with this. Sure hope your lucky. Also there should be a historical society some where near that area. I have quite a bit of luck with those.

Good luck Helen Pust

Permalink Reply by sharon emery on October 27, 2012 at 10:14am

Hi not sure if this link will help http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/client_affairs/cemetary.htm I am puzzled why if you cousins grandmother was in the hospital that the record does not exist, unless she remarried and had a different surname? or was using another name?

do none of the family know where Lula is buried?

kind regards

Sharon

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