Mary Elizabeth Huddleston (1874 - 1958)

Born 7 Nov 1874 in Putnam, Tennessee, United States

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Died 7 Oct 1958 at age 83 in Putnam, Tennessee, United States

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Mary Elizabeth Huddleston was born on November 7, 1874 in Putnam, Tennessee, United States, daughter of Byrum Franklin Huddleston (1843–1912) and Ruth Jared (1846–1902). She was one of eleven children.

She became a single mother at the age of eighteen. She raised her daughter Pearl Jane Huddleston (1892–1981) in the household of her parents and siblings. They were a farming family.

Betty was an active member of the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Gentry.

During the depression she kept her grandchildren while their parents went to find work in Ohio.

Betty died on October 7, 1958 in Putnam, aged 83. She was buried in Jared-Huddleston Cemetery, Baxter, Putnam County, Tennessee.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54054384/mary-elizabeth-huddleston: accessed), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth “Bettie” Huddleston (7 Nov 1874–7 Oct 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54054384, citing Jared-Huddleston Cemetery, Baxter, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Donna in Texas (contributor 46946024).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWQ-KSN : Tue Oct 03 16:46:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Biram Huddleston and Ruth Huddleston, 1880.
• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCT-HDB : Wed Oct 04 20:17:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Birum F Huddleston and Ruth Huddleston, 1900
• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFQ-XSK : Thu Oct 05 03:28:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Byrom F Huddleston and Bettie Huddleston, 1910
• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPQ-B2K : Sat Dec 23 01:24:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Charlie B Dunn and Pearlie J Dunn, 1920
• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FS3-6596 : Fri Oct 06 19:30:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Betty Huddleston and Charlie B Enson, 1 April 1950.