Alexander Runnels (1889 - 1950)

Born 24 Jan 1889 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Alexander Runnels is buried in Sharon Cemetery.

Biography

Alexander Runnels was born on Jan 24, 1889 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the second child of Arthur W. Runnels and Martha Ann Wells. ^[1]

He had nine siblings, namely: Annie V, Mary L, Oscar Sylvester, Chester M, Annie Jane, Estus V., Georgia V, Arther Anderson, and Lela R.

He died on Sep 16, 1950 (Age at Death: 61).

When he was 24, he married Maggie M Thornton, daughter of Benjamin Frank Thornton and Mary K. Thornton, about 1914 (based upon 1930 census).

Alexander Runnels lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 21; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Simpson, Mississippi between 1917–1918 (Age: 28).

He lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 51; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). Race: (White)

He was buried in Coats, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Sharon Cemetery). ^[2]

Alexander Runnels and Maggie M Thornton had the following children:

1. Elma Jewel Runnels was born on Sep 26, 1915 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 05, 1916 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (MS DC: 16-11109; Age at Death: 8 mos).
2. Velma M Runnels was born on May 02, 1918 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 13, 2002 ^[3] in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Hillcrest Nursing Home; Age at Death: 84). ^[4] She married Enos Quitman Maddox on Dec 14, 1939 (date on headstone).
3. Zella E "Bonnie" Runnels was born on Jan 21, 1922 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 06, 1938 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (a Jackson hospital; Age at Death: 16). ^[5] Married to Hillman Rowell.
4. Earl Wilbur Runnels was born on Jun 30, 1924 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 08, 1984 ^[6] in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 60). ^[7]
5. Ruby "Nell" Runnels was born on Apr 25, 1927 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on May 12, 2010 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 83). ^[8] Married to Kendall Benjamin Keary Jr.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Alexander Runnels. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=11384791&indiv=try. Name: Alexander Runnels Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 24 Jan 1889 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Father: Arthur W Runnels Mother: Martha A Wells Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as ALEXANDER RUNNELS
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2X-ND7K : 13 December 2015), Alex Runnels, 1950; Burial, Coats, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Sharon Cemetery; citing record ID 70188151, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70188151.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Velma M Maddox. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=29438634&indiv=try. Name: Velma M Maddox [Velma M Runnels] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 2 May 1918 Birth Place: Magee, Mississippi Death Date: 13 Oct 2002 Father: Alex Runnels Mother: Maggie M Thornton Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: 06 Mar 1975: Name listed as VELMA M MADDOX
4. ↑ Obituary for Velma M Runnels Maddox Clipped from The Magee Courier, 24 Oct 2002, Thu, Page 6
5. ↑ Obituary for Bonnie Runnels Rowell AKA Zella Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 11 Oct 1938, Tue, Page 3
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Earl Wilber Runnels. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=15326518&indiv=try. Name: Earl Wilber Runnels [Earl W Runnels] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 30 Jun 1924 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Death Date: 8 Nov 1984 Father: Alexanderi Runnels Mother: Maggie M Thornton Death Certificate Number: 20708 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Jul 1943: Name listed as EARL WILBER RUNNELS; 01 Mar 1997: Name listed as EARL W RUNNELS
7. ↑ Obituary for Earl Wilbur Runnels Clipped from Simpson County News, 15 Nov 1984, Thu, Page 7
8. ↑ Obituary for Nell Keary

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• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZ1-T8F : 12 December 2014), Alexander Runnels, 1917-1918; citing Simpson County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,983.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-45K : accessed 17 March 2017), Alex Runnels, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-11, sheet 4B, line 76, family 71, 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 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-51R : accessed 17 March 2017), Alexander Runnels, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 9B, line 62, family 178, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-3DB : accessed 17 March 2017), Alexander Runnels, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 134, sheet 1A, line 41, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-B62 : accessed 17 March 2017), Alexander Runnels in household of A W Runnels, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 123, sheet 21B, family 370, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FS-B5V : accessed 17 March 2017), Alexander Runnels in household of Arter Runnels, Beat 3 (west of Oschay Creek), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 104, sheet 2B, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.

• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6F-S7SP : 24 July 2017), Alex Runnels in entry for Velma Runnels, 1933; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6F-S7SR : 24 July 2017), Alex Runnels in entry for Bonuis Runnels, 1933; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6F-S7SY : 24 July 2017), Alex Runnels in entry for Earle Runnels, 1933; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6F-S7S1 : 24 July 2017), Alex Runnels in entry for Ruby Nelle Runnels, 1933; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.