Lena Mae McElhenny (1875 - 1966)

Born 8 Mar 1875 in Ellington. South Carolina

Ancestors

Died 15 Jun 1966 at age 91 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Lena was born 8 Mar 1875 in Ellington, South Carolina. She was the daughter of George McElhenny and Isabelle Philpot.^[1]

In 1880 she lived at 237 Broad Street in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia with her grandparents, her uncle, her mother, and her siblings.^[2]

In 1900 she lived at 425 Taylor Street with her first husband Ernest George Strauss and her mother-in-law and her children. She could read and write. ^[3]

In 1910 she lived on Taylor Street in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia with her second husband Adrian Boyd Lee,their daughter and the two children from her first marriage. Living with them were her mother, her sister and her two nephews.^[4]

In 1920 she lived on Walton Way in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia with her husband and children. ^[5]

In 1930 she lived at 1809 Walton Way in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia with her husband, children, and grandchildren.^[6]

In 1940 she lived at 1809 Walton Way in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia with her mother and children. She owned the house. Highest grade completed is eighth grade.^[7]

In 1950 she lived in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia with two of her children.^[8]

She passed away 13 Jun 1966 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia.^[9] She is buried in Section 10 at Westover Memorial Park in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia,^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. Memorial ID 129292259
2. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia; Roll: 163; Page: 273C; Enumeration District: 097 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
3. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Augusta Ward 1, Richmond, Georgia; Roll: 219; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1240219 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
4. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Augusta Ward 1, Richmond, Georgia; Roll: T624_210; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 1374223 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
5. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Augusta Ward 6, Richmond, Georgia; Roll: T625_276; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 103 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
6. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2340117 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
7. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00705; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 121-43 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
8. ↑ Source Citation United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia; Roll: 769; Sheet Number: 23; Enumeration District: 161-93 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. NAID: 43290879. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, Record Group 29. National Archives at Washington, DC., Washington, DC.
9. ↑ Source Citation Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 019653 Source Information Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Original data: State of Georgia. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998. Georgia, USA: Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, State of Georgia, Georgia, USA, 1998.