looking for Aileen B. Evans Murphy

Question

I found out that my grandfather was married to Aileen B. Evans born in 1909 and died 1937.  On my grandfathers marriage license to Catherine E Hall in 1938 and it shows that he was a widower.  My father was born in 1932 so therefore Catherine Hall couldn't be my grandmother.  Looks like Aileen passed away in 1937 and was 28 yrs old.  She is buried in Maryland

Answer 1

There is an Aileen B. Evans who appears in the 1920 US census as born about 1910 in Washington D. C. Father Samuel L Evans  (born 1871 in Pennsylvania) and mother Caroline (born in 1881 Virginia). See https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNLP-BCX it also shows a sister Violet and a brother Samuel T. Evans.

In the 1910 census she is documented as Ailena B. Evans age 1 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLV-KL3 which also shows a brother Chester, as well as Violet and her mother as Carrie B. Evans.

Comments

The 1900 census record for her father Samuel Evans shows a mother in law Julia Milton so Aileen's mother's maiden name would have been Caroline Milton https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFW-4QF

Aileen B. Evans Murphy appears in Findagrave as born 19 Jan 1909, died 26 May 1937. Buried Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's, Maryland, United States of America https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLJ-LNBN

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Hello Linda Jo.

There is so much matching information in the records found by Jean that there is no doubt this Aileen B. is your grandmother.

I found her in the 1930 Census, living with his parents. There is listed a Geraldine Murphy born ab. Mar 1928  She is your father's sister (see the original document for more information. The family is listed at the very top of the page).

Name: Geraldine Murphy
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 2
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1928
Birthplace: District Of Columbia
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: District Of Columbia
Relationship to Head of Household: Granddaughter
 

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Samuel Evans	Head	M	58	Pennsylvania
Caroline B Evans	Wife	F	49	Virginia
Chester S Evans	Son	M	24	District Of Columbia
Eileen Murphy	Daughter	F	21	District Of Columbia
Geraldine Murphy	Granddaughter	F	2	District Of Columbia
Muriel O'Donnell	Boarder	F	14	Pennsylvania

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM29-BH9 : accessed 20 January 2021), Geraldine Murphy in household of Samuel Evans, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 268, sheet 5A, line 5, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 299; FHL microfilm 2,340,034.

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BTW, Geraldine stayed living with her grandparents after Aileen died.

1940 Census:

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Samuel Evans	Head	M	68	Pennsylvania
Caroline B Evans	Wife	F	59	Virginia
Merle Hajmosi	Daughter	F	24	Pennsylvania
Steve Hajmosi	Son-in-law	M	26	West Virginia
Gereldine Murphy	Granddaughter	F	12	Washington District Of Columbia

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7SJ-WTB : 28 February 2020), Gereldine Murphy in household of Samuel Evans, Tract 68, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 5, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-164, sheet 5A, line 15, family 117, 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 558.

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Apart from that, here is the direct link to Aileen's FindAGrave record:

https://es.findagrave.com/memorial/94838743/aileen-b.-murphy