Marwillis J (Kelley) Hodges (1892 - 1970)

Born 3 Dec 1892 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alford Taylor Wilson — married 20 Dec 1908 (to Jul 1913) in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Wife of Edward Houston Atwell — married 7 Nov 1915 (to before 1927) in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States

Wife of Henry Clay Hodges — married 20 Aug 1927 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States

Died 5 Sep 1970 at age 77 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States

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Biography

The daughter of John Kelley and Missouri (Gifford) Kelley, Willie was born in Wayne County in 1890. Her family lived in Wayne County, Tennessee.^[1]

Willie married 'Alford Taylor, the son of William Denison Wilson and Millie Elizabeth Pitts, marrying in Wayne County on December 20, 1908^[2] and having two children together. They made their home in Civil District 1 of Wayne County where, in 1910, her husband worked as a farm laborer who "worked out."^[3]

Widowed in 1913, Willie remarried, marrying Houston Atwell, the son of Robert Atwell and Nancy Jane Quillen, having one son together. The marriage did not last, ending in divorce.

Willie married a third time, marrying Henry Hodges. Henry had been married previously to Nancy F. Parker, with whom he had nine children, divorcing. Willie and Henry married in Florence, Alabama on August 20, 1927.^[4] They made their home in Florence, Alabama where, in 1930, neither Willie nor Henry listed work on the census enumeration.^[5] By 1940, Henry was working on a road crew.^[6]

After the death of her third husband, Willie lived in Florence, residing with her son, Robert Atwell, and his family.^[7]

Marwillis Hodges passed away in Florence^{[citation needed]} at the age of 77 and is buried at Florence Cemetery.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZV-ZDZ : accessed 22 June 2021), Marwillis Kelley in household of Richard Kelley, Civil District 7, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 9A, family 153, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,604.
2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-6C64 : 10 March 2021), Bud Wilson and Marwillie Kelley, 20 Dec 1908; citing Wayne, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 549,276.
3. ↑ Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1524; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1375537. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Ancestry Record 7884 #136527032 with attached Image
4. ↑ Mrs. Willie Wilson discovered in Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942[1] via @Ancestry. Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.
5. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Year: 1930; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2339769. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Ancestry Record 6224 #119231742 with attached Image
6. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Year: 1940; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00050; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 39-22: ELECTION PRECINCT 10 FLORENCE, FLORENCE CITY WARD 6 BOUNDED BY (N) CITY LIMITS; (E) CAMPBELL AV, HUNTSVILLE RD, AETNA; (S) CITY LIMITS; (W) SYCAMORE, ROYAL AV, JACKSON HIGHWAY. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry Record 2442 #65674573 with attached Image
7. ↑ Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: 223; Sheet Number: 42; Enumeration District: 39-24: Election Precinct 10: Florence city - That part Bounded by Old City limits; Campbell Avenue, Spurr, Lee Highway; Lee Highway; Stephenson. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Ancestry Record 62308 #98294226 with attached Image
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115159830/marwillis-j-hodges: accessed 23 December 2023), memorial page for Marwillis J “Willie” Kelley Hodges (3 Dec 1892–5 Sep 1970). Florence Cemetery, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Oliver (contributor 46493815). Find A Grave: Memorial #115159830