Eunice (Dilmore) Chain (1909 - abt. 1946)

Born 5 Jul 1909 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Tom Vernie Chain — married 1 Jan 1934 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

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Eunice (Dilmore) Chain is buried in Sharon Cemetery.

Biography

Eunice Dilmore was born on Jul 05, 1909 in Mississippi, USA as the fifth child of Daniel Webster Dilmore and Josephine Kennedy.

She had six siblings, namely: Archie, Charlie J., Melvin E., Mitchell, Ernest, and Myrtle.

She died on Feb 08, 1946 (Age at Death: 36). (see research notes)

When she was 24, she married Tom Vernie Chain, son of Jake and Francis Chain, on Jan 01, 1934 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[1]

Eunice Dilmore lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 10/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 2, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 20; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

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

Tom Vernie Chain and Eunice Dilmore had the following children:

1. Tommy Donald Chain was born on Feb 06, 1936 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 18, 2002 (Age at Death: 66). ^[3]
2. Billie Ray Chain was born on Feb 26, 1938 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 10, 2006 (Age at Death: 68). ^[4]
3. Fannie Josephine Chain was born in 1942. She was living in 2021. She married Patrick C. Pennington Sr on Oct 20, 1962 (from his obituary).

Research Notes

Pat Pennington Jr, the grandson of Eunice wrote in WikiTree G2G asking how to correct the death date ^[5] He explained "My mother is Josephine Chain Pennington, the daughter of Eunice Dilmore Chain. Her mother died in 1943 not 1941, my mother was born March 4, 1942 and her mother died in 1943".

After reviewing the headstone the year appears to be 1946 not 1941, but the grandson said she died in 1943. I was not able to locate an obituary for Eunice. Bishop-4082 21:06, 17 May 2017 (EDT)

Received email today from her daughter, who cleared up her death date. Bishop-4082 05:29, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DPF7-BYMM : 24 November 2020), Vernie Chain, 1 Jan 1934; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00889, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVQ-F8YT : 13 December 2015), Eunice Chain, 1941; Burial, Coats, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Sharon Cemetery; citing record ID 5774644, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5774644.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Tommy Donald Chain [Tommy D Chain] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 6 Feb 1936 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Death Date: 18 Mar 2002 Father: Tom V Chain Mother: Eunice Dilmore Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Sep 1952: Name listed as TOMMY DONALD CHAIN; 23 Mar 2002: Name listed as TOMMY D CHAIN
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Billy Ray Chain [Billy Chain] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 26 Feb 1937 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Death Date: 10 Dec 2006 Father: Tom V Chain Mother: Unis Dilmore Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: May 1953: Name listed as BILLY RAY CHAIN; 30 Dec 2006: Name listed as BILLY CHAIN
5. ↑ how do you correct the death year?

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-6XL : accessed 18 March 2017), Eunice Chain in household of Vernie Chain, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-11, sheet 2B, line 76, family 41, 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:X9M8-1JY : accessed 18 March 2017), Eunice Dilmore in household of Daniel W Dilmore, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 17A, line 6, family 324, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-BXX : accessed 18 March 2017), Eunice Dillmore in household of D W Dilmore, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 123, sheet 21B, family 372, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.