Melissa (Runnels) Owens (1900 - 1994)

Born 6 Jul 1900 in Mississippi, United States

Died 22 Nov 1994 at age 94 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Melissa Runnels was born on Jul 06, 1900 in Mississippi, USA as the third child of George Felix Runnels and Elizabeth Catherine Myrick.

She had eight siblings, namely: William Burnice, Bufford Samuel, Vardaman John, Dellie Reba, Ora B., Annie Lou, Sadie Marie, and Euel Wayne.

She died on Nov 22, 1994 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Whispering Pines Hospice; Age at Death: 94). ^[1]

Melissa Runnels lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 7; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 27; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Rural, Hinds, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Beat 5, Hinds, Mississippi, USA in 1940 (38 Age: 38; AttendedSchool: No; EmploymentCode: 5; EmploymentDetails: Home Housework; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 25-78; GradeCompleted: High School, 4th year; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; SeekingWork: No; WeeksWorked: 0; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Daughter-in-law RelationToHead: DaughterInLaw). Race: (White)

She was buried in Terry, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA (Terry Cemetery). ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Melissa Runnels Owens
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96146797/melissa-owens: accessed 17 January 2024), memorial page for Melissa Runnels Owens (6 Jul 1900–22 Nov 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96146797, citing Terry Cemetery, Terry, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Ed Sansing (contributor 47498781).

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-KWV : accessed 15 August 2015), Malissa J Runnels in household of George F Runnels, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0009, sheet 3B, family 57, line 85, 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-H4K : accessed 15 August 2015), Malissie Runnels in household of George F Runnels, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 11A, family 205, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-SJ8 : accessed 15 August 2015), Malissa Runnels in household of G F Runnels, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 123, sheet 4A, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,771.