Cora Leigh Schoelzel
1924 - 1994 (70 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Cora Leigh Schoelzel was born on 28 Aug 1924 in Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas, USA; died on 30 Aug 1994 in Riverside County, California, USA; was buried in Kingsbury Cemetery, Kingsbury, Guadalupe County, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Leigh Shelton
- Research Notes: Find a Grave entry gives birthdate of 30 August 1924 and death date of 27 August 1994. Social Security Applications and Claims Index lists mother’s name as Lillian A. Miles Smith.
- Residence: Sep 1947, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Notes:
Moved to California and worked as an acress under the name Leigh Shelton. Lived in Woodland Hills, California prior to her husband’s death. Later lived in Palm Desert, California.
Residence:
1456 Maple StreetCora married James B. Hickey on 2 Oct 1947 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. James was born in Minnesota, USA; died in 1970. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Steven James Hickey
was born on 30 May 1948 in Los Angeles County, California, USA; died on 13 Jan 1972 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. - 3. Carol Lynn Hickey was born on 10 Aug 1949 in Los Angeles County, California, USA; died on 5 Jun 1952 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; was buried on 9 Jun 1952 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- 4. Cynthia Leigh Hickey was born on 15 Jan 1953 in Los Angeles County, California, USA; died on 28 Apr 1974 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Cora married J.O. Bluett [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 2
2. Steven James Hickey (1.Cora1) was born on 30 May 1948 in Los Angeles County, California, USA; died on 13 Jan 1972 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Notes:
According to his mother’s Find-a-Grave entry, Steven died of Cystic Fibrosis “shortly after” his father died in 1970.
3. Carol Lynn Hickey (1.Cora1) was born on 10 Aug 1949 in Los Angeles County, California, USA; died on 5 Jun 1952 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; was buried on 9 Jun 1952 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Research Notes: Birth record gives name as “Carolyn,” but death record and obituary give “Carol Lynn.” Obituary lists grandparents as Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Johnston and Mrs. Walter Sutton. Lula Belle Schoelzel remarried a Sutton, so it seems likely that James Hickey’s mother remarried Stanley Johnston.
- Residence: Jun 1952, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Notes:
Residence:
523 Cahuenga Blvd.
Died:
California Lutheran Hospital, 1414 South Hope Street
Buried:
Lullabyland, Map 1, Lot 1109, Space 14. Cynthia Leigh Hickey (1.Cora1) was born on 15 Jan 1953 in Los Angeles County, California, USA; died on 28 Apr 1974 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Research Notes: Birth index gives birthdate of 15 January, but death index lists 13 January.
Notes:
According to her mother’s Find-a-Grave entry, Cynthia died of a drug overdose about a year after her brother died.