Ellen Isabella (Chandler) Holmes (1918 - 1990)

Born 2 Jan 1918 in Starke, Bradford, Florida, United States

Wife of Eddie Holmes — married 21 Aug 1938 in Bradford, Florida, United States

Died 8 Jun 1990 at age 72 in Bradford, Florida, United States

Biography

Ellen (Chandler) Holmes is a part of US Black heritage.

Ellen was born about 1921.

1920 U.S Federal Census

Event Type: Census
Name: Ellin Chandler
Sex: Female
Age: 2
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Starke, Bradford, Florida, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1918
Birthplace: Florida
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Birthplace: Florida

"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNY7-P5Q : 1 February 2021), Ellin Chandler in entry for Charlie P Chandler, 1920.

1930 U.S.Federal Census

Event Type: Census
Name: Ellen Chandler
Sex: Female
Age: 11
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: South Starke, Bradford, Florida, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1919
Birthplace: Florida
Marital Status: Single
Race: Negro
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Birthplace: Florida

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPGV-DZM : accessed 2 December 2021), Ellen Chandler in household of Captan P Chandler, South Starke, Bradford, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 3B, line 92, family 88, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 307; FHL microfilm 2,340,042.

1935 Florida State Census

Name: Ellen Chandler
Event Date: 1935
Precinct: South Starke, Bradford, Florida
Residence Place: Starke, Bradford, Florida
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Race: Negro
Birth Year (Estimated): 1920
Birthplace: , , Florida
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter

"Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNJF-1L3 : 2 March 2021), Ellen Chandler in household of C P Chandler, Starke, Bradford, Florida; citing line 15, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,148.

Marriage to Eddie Holmes

Name: Eddie Holmes
Sex: Male
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Spouse's Name: Ellen Chandler
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1919
Marriage Date: 21 Aug 1938
Marriage Place: Bradford, Florida, United States

"Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6R7-MH5 : 22 February 2021), Eddie Holmes and Ellen Chandler, 21 Aug 1938; citing Marriage, Bradford, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,032,045.

1940 U.S. Federal Census

The 1940 census lists Ellen as married (see the 1938 marriage record above), but living with her parents (see her daughter’s obituary below), without her husband in the household, and under the name “Chandler”, not “Holmes”, as in the 1945 Florida State Census below.
Event Type: Census
Name: Ellen Chandler
Sex: Female
Age: 21
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Election Precinct 3 South Starke, Bradford, Florida, United States
Marital Status: Married
Race: Negro
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Birth Year (Estimated): 1919
Birthplace: Florida

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTHQ-4RD : 4 January 2021), Ellen Chandler in household of Cap Chandler, Election Precinct 3 South Starke, Bradford, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-6, sheet 4A, line 7, family 82, 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 574.

1945 Florida State Census

The 1945 Florida State Census lists, as living at the same address,
Henrietta Chandler, 26
James Chandler, 28
James Chandler, 8
Ellen Holmes, 24
Majorie Holmes, 2
James Chandler is her brother; see the 1935 Florida State Census above, which lists a brother James 2 years older than Ellen.

Name: Ellen Holmes
Event Date: 1945
Precinct: Coral Gables, Dade, Florida
Residence Place: , Dade, Florida
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Race: Negro
Birth Year (Estimated): 1921
Birthplace: , , Florida

"Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNNS-ZV7 : 23 February 2021), Ellen Holmes, , Dade, Florida; citing line 13, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,707.

Death

Ellen was in a Social Security record on 8 June 1990.^[1] Ellen was mentioned on a memorial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starke, Bradford County, Florida, United States with a death date of 8 June 1990.^[2][3]

Obituary for Marjorie “Margie” Holmes Richardson (Ellen’s Daughter)

This obituary gives Marjorie’s parents as Eddie L. Holmes, Sr. and Ellen Isabella (Chandler) Holmes (see marriage record above), and gives Ellen’s parents as Rev. Captain Early and Sally Chandler.

https://www.gainesville.com/obituaries/pgai0096117

Sources

1. ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #21882632 (accessed 13 December 2022)
   Name: Eellen Isebell Holmes [Ellen I Holmes] [Eellen Isebell Chandler]; Gender: Female; Race: Black; Birth Date: 2 Jan 1918; Birth Place: Starke Bradf, Florida; Death Date: 8 Jun 1990; Father: Captian Chandler; Mother: Sallie Lee; Notes: Feb 1943: Name listed as EELLEN ISEBELL HOLMES; 21 Jun 1990: Name listed as ELLEN I HOLMES.
2. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #41591220 (accessed 13 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Ellen Isabella Holmes (2 Jan 1921-8 Jun 1990), citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starke, Bradford County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Alton & Loudonia (contributor 46956626).
3. ↑ Death: "Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998"
   State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998
   Ancestry Record 7338 #3494859 (accessed 13 December 2022)
   Ellen Isabella Holmes death 8 Jun 1990 (born 2 Jan 1921) in Bradford, Florida, United States.