Nora Helen (Johnson) McCaw (1923 - 2013)

Born 21 Sep 1923 in Decatur, Newton, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Sterling McCaw — married 15 Jul 1944 in Cottonwood, New Mexico, USA

Died 9 Aug 2013 at age 89 in Artesia, Eddy, New Mexico, United States

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Biography

Helen Johnson was born 21 Sep 1923 in Decatur, Mississippi to Isaac Peebles Johnson and Nora Ann Strebeck. ^[1] She married Robert "Bob" Sterling McCaw on 15 Jul 1944 ^[1] in Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA. ^{[2] [3]} (Helen's sister, Mary, married Bob's brother, Jack.)

Helen and Bob's children were: ^[1]

1. Roberta McCaw; m. John Cleary.
2. Richard Sterling McCaw, b. 24 Mar 1947, d. 24 Mar 1947.
3. Norbert McCaw; m. Sue ("Susie") Capps.
4. James Robert McCaw, d. 28 Feb 1950 in Artesia, NM. ^[4]
5. Winnie McCaw; m. "Bub" Hayes.

See also:

• Isaac Peebles Johnson and Nora Ann Strebeck Family

Census

1930: Cottonwood, Eddy, New Mexico, USA. ^[5]

Aged 6. Includes father, Isaac P. (42), mother, Nora (35), and siblings Lamar J. (15), George I. (14), Herman L. (12), Charles H. (10), Lorein J. (9), Mary A. (7), Christine P. (5), Sarah E. (3), Edna E. (2), and William I. (1). Also includes grandmother, Mary A. Johnson (87).

1940: Cottonwood, Eddy, New Mexico, USA. ^[6]

Aged 16. Includes father, Isaac P. (52), mother, Nora (45), and siblings Lamar (25), Charles (20), Mary (17), Christine (15), Elizabeth (13), Edna E. (12), Bill (11), Cleo (10), Oleta (8), and Oneta (8).

1950: Eddy, New Mexico, USA ^[7]

Age 26, born in Mississippi. Includes husband, Robert S. McCaw (29, chick hatchery attendant, born in New Mexico), and children, Roberta (4, born in New Mexico), Norbert (1, born in New Mexico), and Winnie H. (0, born in New Mexico).

Death

Died: 9 Aug 2013 in Artesia, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA. ^[8]

Buried: Woodbine Cemetery, Artesia, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA. ^[8]

Obituary: ^[8]

Helen was born September 21, 1923 in Decatur, Mississippi; the daughter of I. P. Johnson and Nora Ann (Strebeck) Johnson. She came to Artesia in 1924 from Mississippi.

On July 15, 1944 she was married to Robert S. McCaw in Cottonwood, N.M. He preceded her in death Aug. 30, 1993.

She was owner/operator Mode O'Day Dress shop, and Arrow Realtor. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Women's Bible Study, Cottonwood Extension Club and a 4-H Leader.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, sons Richard Sterling McCaw and James Robert McCaw, great-grandson Sterling Bowen McCaw, brothers Lamar Johnson, George Johnson, Charles Johnson and Herman Johnson, sisters Oleta Cooper, Oneta Brown, Christine Butler and Lorene Lambert.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Johnson, Lee E.; McCaw, Mary S.; Butler, Christine P., The Johnson Family Record, published 1976; pages 55-59.
2. ↑ Marriage Records 1890 to 1940, Eddy County, New Mexico, USGenWeb Archives, Brides:Hernandes-Johnston
3. ↑ "United States Western States Marriage Index", database, FamilySearch : 19 October 2018, Robert S McCaw and Helen Johnson, 1944.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch : 27 July 2019, James R McCaw, 1950; Burial, Artesia, Eddy, New Mexico, United States of America, Woodbine Cemetery; citing record ID 21159693, Find a Grave.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch, Helen N Johnson in household of Isaac P Johnson, Cottonwood, Eddy, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 3A, line 23, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1395; FHL microfilm 2,341,130.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch, Helen Johnson in household of T J Johnson, Election Precinct 10 Cottonwood, Eddy, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-22, sheet 2A, line 77, family 28, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2444. - Note: Father, I.P., is erroneously transcribed as T.J.
7. ↑ United States 1950 Census, FamilySearch, Helen N McCaw in entry for Robert S McCaw, Eddy, New Mexico, United States, Enumeration District: 8-51A, Page 11.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Nora Helen Johnson McCaw (21 Sep 1923–9 Aug 2013), Find A Grave: Memorial #115192924, citing Woodbine Cemetery, Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA.