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• Nora's name appears with many different spellings in public documents and family sources.  We find Nora, Norah, Elnora, Elnorah, Ellnorah, and maybe some other variations.
  
  Nora was likely born in Stonewall County, Texas.  Barnett researcher Barbara Stevens reports on records showing her father Francis Marion moved from Hill to Stonewall County in the 1880s.  This also tells us that her mother did not die until after 1891.
  
  No entry has been found in the 1900 census for Norah and her father Francis Marion Barnett.  The 1910 census there tells us that Francis was a widow and that Nora (Elnora Ethyl) was 19, meaning she was born about 1891.  The reported age of 29 in the 1920 census is consistent with this.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Stonewall County, Texas, 2 May, Justice Precinct 5, District 259, Page 8B, Hse #131, Fam #139
  Barnett,  F M Head M W 69 Widowed NC SC SC Farmer, Owns
  Barnett, Mollie Dau  F W 31 Single TX NC IL Farm Laborer
  Barnett, Myrtle Dau  F W 23 Single TX NC IL Farm Laborer
  Barnett, Nora Dau  F W 19 Single TX NC IL Farm Laborer
  
  By 1920, Norah has married but is still living in her father's household with her older unmarried sister Mollie Priscilla.  We also find that in this census, her father is reported as an invalid and no longer as a Farmer.  Since their first child is only 1 month old, Nora and her husband Robert Hudson have probably been married less than one year.
  
  1920 Federal Census, Stonewall County, Texas, 7 March, Commissioner's Precinct 4, District 229, Page 2A, Hse/Fam #26
  Barnett,  Francis M  Head  Owns M W 79 Widowed NC SC SC Invalid
  Barnett, Priscilla M  Dau  F W 43 Single TX NC IL No Occupation
  Hudson, Robert C  Head  Rents M W 24 Married TX TX TX [Occupation Unstated]
  Hudson, Nora E  Wife F W 29 Married TX IL NC No Occupation
  Hudson, Veda M  Dau  F W 1 month TX TX TX
  Beauford, Ervin J  Head  [Status of home/farm not stated]  M W 24 Married TX TX TX  General Laborer
  Beauford, Alma C  Wife F W 18 Married MO IL KY ("Contucky") No Occupation
  
  Next door to this mixed family in 1920 is what appears to be Robert's father and his second wife.  The ages would fit for 24-year-old Robert to be the oldest child of Bill L Hudson.  The next child in Bill's household is 13-year-old Bill E.  Of course, there may be other children already married and not living nearby.
  
  1920 Federal Census, Stonewall County, Texas, 7 March, Commissioner's Precinct 4, District 229, Page 2A, Hse/Fam #27
  Hudson, Bill L  Head  Rents M W 61 Married TX TN TN Farmer
  Hudson, Lara M  Wife F W 38 Married TX TX TX No Occupation
  Hudson, Bill E Son M W 13  TX TX TX
  Hudson, Olif A Son M W 3  TX TX TX
  Hudson, Geniva A  Dau  F W 16 TX TX TX
  Hudson, Sadie M  Dau  F W 9 TX TX TX
  
  From the ages of Bill and his presumed son Robert in the house next door, Lara is Bill's second wife.  This pattern of relationships seems confirmed when we find a 3-year old child, Olif (Olaf?) A as the next child after 9-year-old Sadie M, who followed 13-year-old Bill E.
  
  In 1930, we find that Robert and Nora have moved to Cochise County, Arizona, near Douglas, where Robert and all the neighbors on this census page are working at a lime quarry.  Since their son Lamont was born in 1930, they moved to Arizona in late 1922 or later.
  
  1930 Federal Census, Cochise County, Arizona, 29 April, Precinct 1 (outside Douglas), District 35, Page 3A, Hse #57, Fam #73
  Hudson, Robert Head  Rents M W 35 Married at age 19 TX TX TX Laborer, Lime Quarry [b abt 1895]
  Hudson, Nora E  Wife F W 38 Married OK OK OK No Occupation [b abt 1892]
  Hudson, Vida M  Dau  F W 11 TX TX OK [b abt 1919]
  Hudson, La Mont  Son M W 8 TX TX OK No Occupation [b abt 1922]
  Hudson, R B  Son M W 5 TX TX OK No Occupation [b abt 1925]
  
  Note that in the 1930 census, Nora and both her parents are reported as born in Oklahoma!
  
  Living next door to them are the Beauford family we found living with them in 1920.  I have not yet figured out the relationship between these two families.
  
  1930 Federal Census, Cochise County, Arizona, 29 April, Precinct 1 (outside Douglas), District 35, Page 3A, Hse #56, Fam #72
  Beauford, Ervin J  Head  [Status of home/farm not stated]  M W 24 Married TX TX TX  Laborer, Lime Quarry [b abt 1906]
  Beauford, Alma C  Wife F W 18 Married MO MO IL No Occupation [b abt 1912]
  Beauford, Pauline  Dau F W 9 TX TX MO No Occupation [b abt 1921]
  Beauford, J C  Son M W 3 years 3 months TX TX MO No Occupation [b abt January 1930]
  
  1940 Federal Census, Stonewall County, Texas, 19 April, Precinct 4, District 217-7, page 4B, Hse #130, Owns, $500
  Hudson, C Robert Head M W 44 Grade 4 b Texas, same place in 1935 Farmer
  Hudson, Nora B Wife F W 47 Grade H-2 b Texas, same place in 1935
  Hudson, Myrtle Veda Dau F W 20 Single Grade H-4 b Texas, same place in 1935
  Hudson, Clint Lamont Son M W 18 Single Grade H-4 b Texas, same place in 1935 Farm Hand
  Hudson, Mollie Priscilla Sister-in-Law F W 63 Single Grade 6 b Texas, same place in 1935
  
  On her grave, her name is just Nora.
  
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  Norah Barnett Hudson
  Birth Feb 7, 1891 Texas, USA
  Death Dec 23, 1970 Aspermont, Stonewall County, Texas, USA
  
  Parents:
  Francis Marion Barnett (1841 - 1925)
  Nancy Jane Gibson Barnett (1847 - 1891)
  
  Spouse Charlie Robert Hudson (1894 - 1969)
  
  Siblings:
  Maude Bell Barnett Stuart (1867 - 1943)
  Pricilla Barnett Hudson (1876 - 1942)
  Lola Ollie Sparks (1881 - 1955)
  
  Burial 24 Dec 1970 Aspermont Cemetery, , Aspermont, Stonewall County, Texas, USA
  
  Created by J Rowan Oct 04, 2010
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #59624066, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59624066
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Sources

• 1. 1940 Federal Census, Stonewall County, Texas
  • 19 April, Precinct 4, District 217-7, page 4B, Hse #130, Owns, $500
• 2. 1930 Federal Census, Cochise County, Arizona
  • 29 April, Precinct 1 (outside Douglas), District 35, Page 3A, Hse #57, Fam #73
• 3. 1910 Federal Census, Stonewall County, Texas
  • 2 May, Justice Precinct 5, District 259, Page 8B, Hse #131, Fam #139
• 4. 1920 Federal Census, Stonewall County, Texas
  • 7 March, Commissioner's Precinct 4, District 229, Page 2A, Hse/Fam #26
• 5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 6. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
• 7. L Loper, Ancestry.com Discussion Group, 12 Aug 2001
• 8. Email Sources
• 9. Gravestone of Oscar Hudson, Johnson Cemetery, Stonewall County, Texas
• 10. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
  • http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4876&enc=1
• 11. Gravestone of Clint Lamont Hudson, Johnson Cemetery, Stonewall County, Texas
  • Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=4531&GRid=14832507
• 12. Texas Death Certificate