Sarah Louise (Acree) Fentress (1914 - 1993)

Born 23 Jul 1914 in Model, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Edwin Desmond Fentress — married 23 Mar 1940 in Herndon, Kentucky, United States

Died 16 May 1993 at age 78 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Sarah Louise^[1] Acree, known as Louise^[2], was born 23 Jul 1914^[1][3] south of Model, in District 8 of Stewart County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Lytton G. and Katie Ford Acree^[4]. She was the last child to be born on the original Acree family homestead (south of Model, Tennessee on the banks of the Cumberland River - land between the lakes)^[1][2].

Louise married Edwin Desmond Fentress in Herndon, Kentucky on 23 Mar 1940^[5][6]. The couple had five daughters^[1].

Louise passed away 16 May 1993 (aged 78) in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States^[3].

Research Notes

1. In the 1930 census the family name has been misindexed. If the page image is examined, the family name is written "Acree" and the Father's name is written "Lytam".

Sources

^{[1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [3]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} According to the document "A Fentress Genealogy" by Cecil Acree Jr. (as amended Feb. 1985). This document is basically unsourced (it is just of collection of family recollections of varying quality) but has proven reliable in the past. A copy is in the possession of David Fentress.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} According to an email received 3 Jul 2021 from a daughter of Louise (Acree) Fentress. A copy is in the possession of David Fentress.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #88564043 for Sarah Louise (Acree) Fentress (accessed 10 June 2021).
   The gravestone is pictured and reads "FENTRESS, EDWIN D., AUG 18, 1912, JUNE 8, 1996, LOUISE ACREE, JULY 23, 1914, MAY 16, 1993".
   The text reads "Sarah Louise Acree Fentress, Birth 23 Jul 1914, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA, Death 16 May 1993 (aged 78), Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA, Burial Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA, Plot Section SW."
   There is also an obituary cited as follows: "LOUISE FENTRESS, Sarah Louise Fentress, 78, of LaFayette Road, died at 8:40 p.m. Sunday at Centennial Memorial Hospital, Nashville, Tenn. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Don Dilday officiating and burial in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Maddux Funeral Home, Hopkinsville, and at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
   A native of Model, Tenn., she was born July 23, 1914, daughter of the late Lytton Glynn Acree, Sr. and his wife the late Kate Ford Acree. She was a retired teacher having worked for the Christian County school system, and a member of St. John United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Edwin D. Fentress; five daughters, Nancy Hyams, Nashville, Tenn., Joy Sandlin, Virginia Beach, Va., Glenda Jacobs, Hopkinsville, Edwina Morgan, Lawrenceville, Ga., and Sherry Bumpus, Clarksville, Tenn.; a brother, Nathan Edward Acree, Alexandria, Va. ; and 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
   --Kentucky New Era, Monday, May 17, 1993, page 2
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP7F-PMT : accessed 30 June 2021), Louise Alree in household of Lytain G Alree, District 08, Stewart, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 5B, line 80, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2280; FHL microfilm 2,342,014. This was enumerated on 7 April 1930 and shows the family living on :

   "Lytain G Alree" (Head, Male, age 63, married, first married at age 30, born Tennessee, parents born Tennessee, occupation retail merchant)

   "Kate Alree" (Wife, age 54, married, first married at age 21, born Tennessee, parents born Tennessee)

   "Louise Alree" (Daughter, age 15, born Tennessee)

   "Eward Alree" (Son, age 13, born Tennessee).

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 database with images, FamilySearch (29 November 2018), Edwin Desmond Fentress and Sara Louise Acree, 23 Mar 1940; citing Marriage, Herndon, Christian, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,942,948. This shows that "Edwin Desmond Fentress" (age 27, born in Stewart County, Tennessee, resident in Christian County, Kentucky, farmer, father="E T", mother="Nancy") married "Sara Louise Acree" (age 25, born in Model, Tennessee, resident in Model, Tennessee, father="L G") on 23 Mar 1940 in Herndon, Christian County, Kentucky. Bondsman "H M Swain". Witnesses "Martha L. Fentress" and "Stuard Acree". Celebrant W. H. Russell, Methodist Minister.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} United States Census, 1940 database with images, FamilySearch (9 January 2021), Louise Fentress in household of Edwin Fentress, Magisterial District 5, Christian, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-21, sheet 4A, line 38, family 79, 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 1294. This was enumerated on 11-12 Apr 1940 and shows :

   "Edwin Fentress" (Head, Male, age 27, married, born Tennessee, lived in same house in 1935, occupation farmer)

   "Louise Fentress" (Wife, age 25, married, born Tennessee, lived in Stewart County, Tennessee in 1935, occupation teacher)

   "James Killebrew" (Help, Male, age 21, married, born Tennessee, lived in Christian County, Kentucky in 1935, occupation laborer)

   "Gladys Killebrew" (House helper, Female, age 18, married, born Tennessee, lived in Stewart County, Tennessee in 1935, occupation house keeper)

   "Brooksie Killebrew" (Female, age 9 months, born Kentucky).