In Seminole, Oklahoma when Ellen was 14 years old, she met and later married Leroy “Happy” Kingsland. She learned to dance at a nearby honky-tonk called Rainbow Gardens. Her father whipped her once for going to the Rainbow at her young age. She was whipped severely and her mother separated them. Ellen passed out, but before she did she said, “Daddy, I’m going back to the Rainbow.” The dance band playing at the time at the Rainbow Gardens was “Son Wallin and His Cavaliers”. Ellen’s first husband, Happy Kingsland, was a guitar player and singer, who entertained on the local Seminole radio station. There were no TV’s back then (early ‘30’s). They later moved to California, where they lived together for several years before separating, as Ellen couldn’t stay away from the dance halls.
Ellen worked in a defense plant in San Francisco, California during the day and often danced all night with sailors during WW II. Later, she relocated to Fort Worth, Texas, where she met and married Willie Howard “Bill” West of Blum, Texas. They lived together for several years in many locations across the US. Bill was an auto mechanic and Ellen was a waitress. They later divorced.
Ellen’s husbands also include Sam Daniels, from Louisiana, whom she married in Eunice, New Mexico; Johnny Causey, a cab driver from Fort Worth, Texas; James Kennedy of San Angelo, Texas; and Bruce Hart of Fort Worth, who passed away, leaving Ellen a widow.
Born
15 December 1918.
Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America.
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Died
23 July 2005.
Kermit, Winkler County, Texas, United States of America.
[1][5][8][10]
Residence
1947
Bloomfield; Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA.
[14]
1960
Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
[12]
Before 1951.
California
[8]
Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Daughter.
1920
Chester, Crawford, Arkansas, USA.
[6]
Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Daughter.
1930
Lakeside, Creek, Oklahoma, USA.
[2]
Buried
2005
Eunice, Lea County, New Mexico, United States of America.
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Ellen Irene Vaught West Hart.
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Marriage
Husband @P108@.
Wife @P27@.
Marriage
9 Sep 1936.
Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA.
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Husband @P107@.
Wife @P27@.
Marriage
16 Jan 1973.
Tarrant, Texas, USA.
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Husband @P106@.
Wife @P27@.
Marriage
2 Feb 1958.
Johnson, Texas, USA.
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Divorce:
23 Dec 1970.
Tarrant, Texas, USA.
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Source: #S843595328 Johnson County Clerk's Office; Cleburne, Texas; Johnson County Marriage Records; The Book Series: ML; Volumes: 32; Pages: 002 Ancestry Record 9168 #925407680
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Source: #S843595328 Tarrant County Clerk's Office; Fort Worth, Texas; Tarrant County Marriage Records; The Book Series: 164; Pages: 418 Ancestry Record 9168 #24226821
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Source: #S843595328 Johnson County Clerk's Office; Cleburne, Texas; Johnson County Marriage Records; The Book Series: ML; Volumes: 32; Pages: 002 Ancestry Record 9168 #25407680
Source: S843595234 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60525
Source: S843595239 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 6224
Source: S843595241 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60901
Source: S843595243 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 3693
Source: S843595251 1920 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 6061
Source: S843595296 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 166992308
Source: S843595328 Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 9168
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