Lula Bell (Patterson) Easterling (1903 - 1984)

Born 24 Oct 1903 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Jackson Easterling — married 5 Feb 1922 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA

Died 29 Oct 1984 at age 81 in Morton, Scott, Mississippi, United States

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Lula (Patterson) Easterling is buried in Merchant Cemetery.

Biography

Lula Bell Patterson was born on Oct 24, 1903 in Mississippi, USA as the first child of Robert Cassie Patterson and Emly Bettie Jones.

She had one sibling, namely: Lee Marie.

She died on Oct 29, 1984 in Morton, Scott, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 81). ^[1]

When she was 18, she married John Jackson Easterling, son of Edward Gant Easterling and Effie Jane Sullivan, on Feb 05, 1922 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

Lula Bell Patterson lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

She lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

She lived in , Scott, Mississippi, USA in 1950 (StreetAddress: Highway 13; 46 Age: 46; EnumerationDistrict: 62-22; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Keeping House; SeekingWork: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; Wife RelationToHead: Wife; Married MaritalStatus: Married). Race: (White)

She was buried in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Merchant Cemetery). ^[3]

John Jackson Easterling and Lula Bell Patterson had the following children:

1. Ruby Lee Easterling was born on Mar 21, 1923 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 28, 2009 in Morton, Scott, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 86). She married Walter W Thompson on Mar 02, 1941 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA.
2. Bettie Dee Easterling was born on Mar 15, 1925 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 06, 2011 in Morton, Scott, Mississippi, USA (Scott Regional Hospital; Age at Death: 85).

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Lula B. Jones Easterling
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DXSK-GP2M : 5 November 2020), Miss Lula Paterson in entry for Mr J J Easterling, 5 Feb 1922; citing Marriage, Smith, Mississippi, United States, 00332, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50682484/lula-b-easterling: accessed 02 January 2023), memorial page for Lula B. Easterling (24 Oct 1903–29 Oct 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50682484, citing Merchant Cemetery, Smith County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Marshall Parker (contributor 46498853).

• 1920 United States Federal Census, Place: Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: T625_893; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 117; Image: 995
• 1930 United States Federal Census, Place: Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: 1165; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 797.0; FHL microfilm: 2340900 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-ZC3 : accessed 2 January 2023), Lula B Easterland in household of John J Easterland, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 10A, line 37, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• 1940 United States Federal Census, Place: Smith, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2065; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 65-13