Daughter - Eleanor Theodora
Eleanor Theodora Hawkes Eggersgluess Brusven Bettag
(9 October 1911 - 20 June 1969)
See also: Janice Edith | Husbands
Eleanor Theodora Hawkes around 16 and in her senior year of high school.
1927 Santa Rosa High School, Santa Rosa, CA
Source Citation: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Santa Rosa High School; Year: 1927
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Eleanor Theodora Hawkes around 21 and graduating from college.
1932 San Jose State College, San Jose, CA Education Major
Source Citation: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: State Teachers College at San Jose; Year: 1932
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Eleanor was married three times (a widower twice). Her first husband was George Emil Eggersgluess and they married on 3 July 1937. They had a daughter Janice Edith, born 10 November 1938. Sadly she died at four months on 22 March 1939. The cause of her death was not included in the obituary. Janice Edith was Eleanor's only child. More information on Eleanor's marriages are included on the page Husbands.
In S.F. Together
Mrs. Edith Granger Hawkes and her daughter, Mrs. George Eggersgluess of Woodland, will spend several days together in San Francisco this week. They will visit Treasure Island and will also take part in the national convention of the League of American Pen Women.
Heavy Fall of Snow Seen in Sacramento
Mrs. Edith Hawkes did not go to the snows but she spent the weekend in the snow, for three inches fell in Sacramento where she was enjoying a visit with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George Eggersgluess. the unbroken stretches of snow reminded Mrs. Hawkes of the winters she spent in Chicago before coming to the Pacific coast. She returned to Santa Rosa yesterday afternoon.
The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA, 17 March 1942, Tuesday, page 8, clipping available on Newspapers.com.
According to the November1942 Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Edith was going to live with her daughter Eleanor (Address: Box 38, West Sacramento, CA). Eleanor was in State Civil Service and her husband (George) was in the army at that time.
Former Fulton Girl Going to Hospital
Mrs. G.E. Eggersgluess (Eleanor Hawkes) will enter Sutter Hospital in Sacramento today to undergo a major operation. According to word received here, the patient will be in hospital for ten days or longer. She is the daughter of Mrs. Edith Hawkes, former local resident, who lived in Fulton for many years before she came here, and who is now residing in Sacramento at 3248 Marshall Way, Sacramento 17, California.
The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA, 21 March 1945, Wednesday, Page 8, clipping available on Newspapers.com
Death Notice - Eleanor T. Brusven
Brusven -- In Detroit Lake, Minnesota, Eleanor T. Brusven; wife of Henry A. Brusven of Sacramento. Cousin of Allen T. Baum of El Cajon. A native of California; aged 57 years. Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Land ark Chapel of Harry A. Nauman & Son, 4041 Freeport Blvd. Interment East Lawn Southgate Cemetery.
The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA, 1 Jul 1969, Tuesday, Page 45, clipping available on Newspapers.com
Eleanor T. Brusven's Grave Marker
Oct. 9 1911 - June 20, 1969
East Lawn Elk Grove Memorial Park, Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California, Plot: Garden of Reflection, Row 1 (Find a Grave).
Eleanor's third husband, Henry Brusven, is buried in the same section. He died in 1971 and remarried in the final year of his life. See the page "Husbands."