Eula Maybelle (Jones) Floyd (1904 - 1991)

Born 12 Nov 1904 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

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Died 20 Apr 1991 at age 86 in Woodville, Tyler, Texas, United States

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Biography

Eula Maybelle ^[1] Jones was born on Nov 12, 1904 ^[2] in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA ^[1] as the seventh child of Erbin B. Jones and Martha Anna Lou Floyd.

She had six siblings, namely: Hines William, Clifton Everett, Clarence Wilson, Della M, Sallie, and Ora E.

She died on Apr 20, 1991 in Woodville, Tyler, Texas, USA (Tyler County Hospital; Age at Death: 86). ^[1]

When she was 23, she married Kenneth William Floyd, on Mar 07, 1928 (on headstone - year not certain as photo is blurred).

Eula Maybelle Jones lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 25; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 34; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Everett Cemetery). ^[3]

Kenneth William Floyd ^[4] and Eula Maybelle Jones had the following children:

1. Erby H. Floyd was born about 1930 in Mississippi, USA.
2. Felton Floyd.
3. Maggie L. Jennings. AKA Betty Bruce.

Eula Maybelle Floyd homemaker ^[1]

Clarion-Ledger, 23 Apr 1991, Tue, Page 10

WOODVILLE, Texas - Eula Maybelle Floyd, 86, a homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday at Tyler County Hospital in Woodville, Texas.

Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home with burial in Floyd Cemetery in Simpson Simpson County.

Mrs. Floyd, a Simpson County native, had lived in Jackson for 50 years before moving to Texas in 1984. She was the widow of William Kenneth Floyd.

Survivors include: sons, Erby Floyd Sr. of Jackson and Felton Floyd of Conroe, Texas; daughter, Betty Bruce of Conroe; sister, Ora Runnels of Brandon; and 15 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Obituary for Eula Maybelle Jones Floyd Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 23 Apr 1991, Tue, Page 10
2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRTK-S2J : 20 May 2014), Eula M Floyd, 20 Apr 1991; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-PK42 : accessed 26 August 2015), Eula Jones Floyd, 1991; Burial, Everett, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Everett Cemetery; citing record ID 35540100, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
4. ↑ Obituary for Kenneth William Floyd Clipped from The Magee Courier, 13 Sep 1979, Thu, Page 10

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-MQW : accessed 26 August 2015), Eula Floyd in household of Kenneth Floyd, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-5, sheet 2B, family 38, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-CZM : accessed 26 August 2015), Eula Floyd in household of Kinnis Floyd, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0005, sheet 11B, family 217, line 72, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-Q85 : accessed 26 August 2015), Eula Jones in household of Erbin Jones, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 121, sheet 8B, family 155, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,771.