Individual Details
Isabelle Anna "Belle" Hawkinson
(12 May 1898 - 29 Dec 1980)
MARRIGE:; To Enoch Collins December 7, 1915; Center City, MN;;;NOTE: by
Probate Judge Edward W. Stark; witnesses were Francis V. Johnson and Karl
Victor.
DEATH: Death Notice of Mrs. Enoch Collins, The POST REVIEW, North Branch;
1991;;8Jan1991, Harris News;;Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN; copy in
possession of Art Hawkinson.
The Post Review, North Branch, Minn., 8Jan1981, Harris News
Word has been received that Mrs. Enoch (Belle) Collins, formerly of Harris passed away Dec. 29 at Simi Valley, Calif.
BIOGRAPHY: Letters from Belle Collins Doornbos to Art & Nancy Hawkinson;;
1960-1991;; Copies in possession of Art Hawkinson.
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Belle is listed in the 1900 Soundex as Anna I; in the 1905 Minnesota state
census she is listed as Isabelle A; in the 1910 Federal census she is again
listed as Anna I.
The Women's Community Club of Harris was formed in 1928. Among the members
listed in 1930 was Belle Collins, and Sylvia Hawkinson had the part of the Best
Man: Andy Gump, in their 1930 performance of "The Zaner-Gump Wedding".
Belle listed loving children, sewing, crocheting, cooking and what-have-you
as her hobbies. Belle and Enoch farmed near Harris, Minnesota for many years
where
they raised turkeys. They moved to California in the late 1950's where Enoch
died in 1958.
Like her brother, Carl, Belle was known for her good nature and
the love of a good story.
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NBR, 10 Dec 1915, Harris items
Miss Bell Hawkinson left for Minneapolis Sunday.
NBR, 17 Dec 1915, Harris items
Enoch Collins and Miss Belle Hawkinson were married at Center City Monday, Dec. 6th. They are now at home at Mr. Collins farm south of town. Heres congratulations, and wishing them a long, prosperous and happy life.
NBR, 29 Jul 1926, Harris News
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Collins and daughter, Harriet, Miss Esther Collins and friend, Sylvia Stark and Gilbert Hawkinson spent last Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Swanson at Goose Lake.
OBITUARY:
The Post Review, North Branch, 8Jan1991, Harris News
Word has been received that Mrs. Enoch (Belle) Collins, formerly of Harris
passed away Dec. 29, at Simi Valley, Calif.
Probate Judge Edward W. Stark; witnesses were Francis V. Johnson and Karl
Victor.
DEATH: Death Notice of Mrs. Enoch Collins, The POST REVIEW, North Branch;
1991;;8Jan1991, Harris News;;Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN; copy in
possession of Art Hawkinson.
The Post Review, North Branch, Minn., 8Jan1981, Harris News
Word has been received that Mrs. Enoch (Belle) Collins, formerly of Harris passed away Dec. 29 at Simi Valley, Calif.
BIOGRAPHY: Letters from Belle Collins Doornbos to Art & Nancy Hawkinson;;
1960-1991;; Copies in possession of Art Hawkinson.
X3
Belle is listed in the 1900 Soundex as Anna I; in the 1905 Minnesota state
census she is listed as Isabelle A; in the 1910 Federal census she is again
listed as Anna I.
The Women's Community Club of Harris was formed in 1928. Among the members
listed in 1930 was Belle Collins, and Sylvia Hawkinson had the part of the Best
Man: Andy Gump, in their 1930 performance of "The Zaner-Gump Wedding".
Belle listed loving children, sewing, crocheting, cooking and what-have-you
as her hobbies. Belle and Enoch farmed near Harris, Minnesota for many years
where
they raised turkeys. They moved to California in the late 1950's where Enoch
died in 1958.
Like her brother, Carl, Belle was known for her good nature and
the love of a good story.
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NBR, 10 Dec 1915, Harris items
Miss Bell Hawkinson left for Minneapolis Sunday.
NBR, 17 Dec 1915, Harris items
Enoch Collins and Miss Belle Hawkinson were married at Center City Monday, Dec. 6th. They are now at home at Mr. Collins farm south of town. Heres congratulations, and wishing them a long, prosperous and happy life.
NBR, 29 Jul 1926, Harris News
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Collins and daughter, Harriet, Miss Esther Collins and friend, Sylvia Stark and Gilbert Hawkinson spent last Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Swanson at Goose Lake.
OBITUARY:
The Post Review, North Branch, 8Jan1991, Harris News
Word has been received that Mrs. Enoch (Belle) Collins, formerly of Harris
passed away Dec. 29, at Simi Valley, Calif.
Events
| Birth | 12 May 1898 | Harris, Chisago, Minnesota | |||
| Marriage | 7 Dec 1915 | Center City, Chisago, Minnesota - Enoch Edward Collins | |||
| Marriage | 8 Jan 1972 | Ventura, California, United States - Claude Doornbos |  |  | |
| Death | 29 Dec 1980 | Simi Valley, CA | |||
| Burial | 2 Jan 1981 | Ventura, CA, Ivy Lawn Cemetery | |||
| Christen | Harris, Minnesota, Lutheran |
Families
| Spouse | Enoch Edward Collins (1893 - 1958) |
| Child | Harriet Arleen Collins (1921 - 1996) |
| Spouse | Claude Doornbos (1899 - 1972) |
| Father | Charles Oliver Hawkinson ( - 1918) |
| Mother | Christine A. Swenson ( - ) |
| Sibling | Al (John Alfred) Hawkinson ( - 1964) |
| Sibling | Wilhelm Oliver "Willie" Hawkinson ( - 1948) |
| Sibling | Carl Emil Hawkinson (1896 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Mamie Elvira Hawkinson ( - 1954) |
| Sibling | Harry Goodwin Hawkinson (1902 - ) |
| Sibling | Gilbert Valentine Hawkinson (1904 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Clifford Godfred Hawkinson ( - ) |
| Sibling | Baby Boy Hawkinson (1909 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985Name:Claude Doornbos
Name Prefix:
Name Suffix:
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date:08 Jan 1972
Event Place:Los Angeles City, California
Gender:Male
Age:25
Birth Year (Estimated):1947
Spouse's Name:Belle A Collins
Spouse's Name Prefix:
Spouse's Name Suffix:
Spouse's Age:22
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1950
Endnotes
1. FamilySearch "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V6F2-C54 : accessed 10 Jun 2014), Claude Doornbos and Belle A Collins, 08 Jan 1972; citing "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," Ancestry.com; Los Angeles City, California, Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health Services, Sacramento..