Lilly (Armstrong) Holsomback

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Biography

Lilly was born in 1919. Lilly Armstrong ... She passed away in 2014. ^[1]

In 1920, Lillie M. Armstrong was less than a year old and lived in Blount Springs, Alabama with her father and mother. On 01 Apr 1940, she was 20 years old and lived in Winfield, Alabama with her husband, Raymond, and two (2) sons.

The 2013 Elkhart County Property Tax records indicate that Raymond and Lilly M. Holsomback lived at 57562 Best Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517-1048. The Elkhart County Property Card states that the house with 0.155 acres of land was worth $18,900 in 2012.

According to family lore, Raymond Holsomback was a rum runner, in Alabama, during prohibition. There is a story that Lilly Marie (Armstrong) Holsomback took a lead pipe to Raymond in an attempt to keep her children out of the "family business". The ability to keep her children out of the illicit alcohol trade couple with job opportunities in Eklhart, Indiana, is what prompted the family to pack up and move north, out of Alabama. (This story was provided by Raymond and Lilly's daughter-in-law and still needs source information to be verified.)

According to Lilly, before she passed, she left Alabama because they were starving and she gave Raymond an ultimatum; he could either go with her and their children or stay and starve along with the rest of his family. He decided to accompany his wife to Elkhart. (This information came from Lilly's mouth there fore considered a primary source, but corroborating evidence still needs to be found.)

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Sources

1. ↑ Lilly Marie Holsomback, (Retrieved on 14 Jun 2014), Elkhart Truth, Elkhart, Indiana, online image (http://www.tributes.com).

See also:

• 1920 US census, population schedule, Alabama, Blount Springs, Blount, enumeration district 24, page 15B, dwelling 291, family 302, line no. 54, Lilly M. Armstrong (Retrieved 09 Aug 2014); NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 3; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
• 1940 U.S. census population schedule Alabama, Winfield, Marion, enumeration district 47-20, page 16A, household 235, line no. 16, Lillie M. Holsomback (Retrieved 09 Aug 2014); NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 59; digital image, Ancestry.com.
• Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, property tax, Raymond and Lilly Holsomback, tax id: 05-13-401-0066-001, tax year 2012. (Retrieved 01 Mar 2013); digital images, Elkhart Indiana Assessor’s office, Elkhart Tax Office.
• Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, property assessment detail report, parcel number: 20-05-13-401-006.000-001 39[degrees] North-855.GIS.3939; Raymond and Lilly Holsomback, (Retrieved 01 Mar 2013); digital images, Elkhart County Assessor’s Office.
• Jefferson, Alabama, (31 Mar 1934) Raymond Holsomback and Lilly M Armstrong; Jefferson County Probate Office, 716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd N. #130, Brimingham, AL 35203.