Velma Esta (Allison) Dunavin (1896 - 1986)

Born 10 Mar 1896 in Putnam, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Taylor Dunavin — married 4 Jan 1914 in Putnam, Tennessee, United States

Died 23 Sep 1986 at age 90 in Putnam, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Velma Allison was born on March 10, 1896 in Putnam, Tennessee, United States.

Her parents were George Allison and Mary Crawford.

She married James Dunavin on January 04, 1914 in Putnam county, Tennessee, USA^[1]

Children:

Elise Dunavin (1915–2002)

Mattie Louise Dunavin (1917–1939)

George Blanchard Dunavin (1920–1943)

Lillian Norene Dunavan (1924–2002)

Anita Keeble Dunavin (1930–2012)

In 1900, she is living in Putnam county, Tennessee, USA with parents, George, Mary Jane Tennessee, sister. Beulah, uncle, Franklin,^[2]

In 1910, she is living in Putnam county, Tennessee, USA with parents, George, Mary Jane Tennessee, siblings, Beulah, Vallie, Doyle, Denver.^[3]

In 1920, she is living in Putnam county, Tennessee, USA with husband, James, children, Elise, Mattie,^[4]

In 1930, she is living in Putnam county, Tennessee, USA with husband, James, children, Elise, Mattie, George, Lillian,^[5]

In 1940, she is living in Putnam county, Tennessee, USA with husband, James, children, Elise, George, Lillian, Anita,^[6]

She died on September 23, 1986 in Putnam, Tennessee, United States^[7]

Sources

Velma's Find a Grave Memorial

1. ↑ Citation "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6P-NSC : 4 December 2014), Taylor Dunivan and Velma Allison, 04 Jan 1914; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 202, Putnam, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
2. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCT-ZCK : accessed 20 November 2021), Vellene Allison in household of George Allison, Civil District 8, Putnam, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70, sheet 6B, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,593.
3. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFQ-Y6V : accessed 20 November 2021), Velmer Allison in household of George Allison, Civil District 16, Putnam, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 93, sheet 3A, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1516; FHL microfilm 1,375,529.
4. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPQ-K4H : 3 February 2021), Velma Dunninan in entry for Taylor Dunninan, 1920.
5. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQR-447 : accessed 20 November 2021), Velma Dunnisten in household of J T Dunnisten, District 20, Putnam, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 3A, line 37, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2269; FHL microfilm 2,342,003.
6. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZV-N6S : 11 January 2021), Velma Dunavin in household of Taylor Dunavin, Civil District 20, Putnam, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 71-27, sheet 3A, line 36, family 52, 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 3928.
7. ↑ Citation "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPB4-S6N : 9 January 2021), Velma Dunavin, Sep 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).