Jennie Faye (Sitton) Lavender (1896 - 1949)

Born 26 May 1896 in Blooming Grove, Navarro, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Merle Oscar Mitchell — married 3 Jul 1912 (to before 1919) in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas

Died 4 Aug 1949 at age 53 in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States

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Biography

Birth

Jennie Faye Sitton was born on 26 May 1896 in Blooming Grove, Navarro County, Texas. She was the daughter of James Sitton and Minnie Neal.

Marriage

1. J Faye Sitton married Merle O Mitchell on 3 July 1912 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas^[1]. This marriage lasted only a few years and produced 1 son.
2. Jennie married Beaumont Earl Lavender. Date and location unknown.

Residence Timeline

• 1900: Jennie was living with her parents and brother Elbert in Blooming Grove, Navarro County, Texas^[2].
• 1910: Jennie was living with her parents and 2 siblings in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas^[3].

Death and Burial

Jennie Faye Lavender died of Cirrhosis of the liver on 4 August 1949 at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas^[4]. She was laid to rest at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Jefferson County, Texas^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VXGX-9MV : 22 December 2016), Merle O Mitchell and J Faye Sitton, 03 Jul 1912; citing Jefferson, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,311,470.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3PR-T6M : accessed 31 December 2017), Jinnie Sitton in household of James W Sitton, Justice Precinct 5 Blooming Grove & Purdon villages, Navarro, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 20B, family 363, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,662.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2SB-18P : accessed 31 December 2017), Fay Sitton in household of James W Sitton, Port Arthur Ward 3, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 3A, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1568; FHL microfilm 1,375,581.
4. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K78V-67M : 5 December 2014), Faye Graves Lavender, 04 Aug 1949; citing certificate number 46263, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,223,536.
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #32148030 : accessed 31 December 2017), memorial page for Faye Graves Sitton Lavender (1896–4 Aug 1949), Find A Grave Memorial no. 32148030, citing Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Kerry Girolamo (contributor 46483229) .