Minnie Mae (Hood) Presley (1890 - 1980)

Born 17 Jun 1890 in Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi

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Died 8 May 1980 at age 89 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

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Biography

• Minnie Hood in the 1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Minnie Hood Age: 11 Birth Date: Jun 1888 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1900: Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi Sheet Number: 20 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 346 Family Number: 346 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital status: Single Father's name: William Hood Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's name: Mary L Hood Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Can Read: No Can Write: No Can Speak English: Yes Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age William Hood 43 Mary L Hood 44 Salley Hood 16 Billy N Hood 13 Minnie Hood 11 Ofie D Hood 8 Lou A Hood 5

• Find A Grave Memorial

Minnie Mae Hood Presley Birth 17 Jun 1890 Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA Death 8 May 1980 (aged 89) Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Burial: Graceland Mansion Estates Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Plot: Meditation Garden Memorial ID: 2461

Grandmother of Elvis Presley.

Minnie Mae Hood was born in Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, to William and Mary (Warren) Hood. She married Jessie D. McClowell Presley in 1913. They had one child, Vernon Elvis Presley.

After Elvis' mother died, Minnie and Vernon went to Germany and rented a house close to the base where Elvis was stationed. He wanted his family near him in their time of grief. Elvis loved his grandmother very much and often talked about her wonderful buttermilk biscuits. She was said to be a very energetic person and hard worker.

She died in Memphis at the age of 89.

Family Members Parents: William H. Hood 1852–1935 Mary Louisa Warren Hood 1850–1945

Spouse: Jesse Dunnin McDowell Presley 1896–1973 (m. 1913)

Siblings: Harrison J Hood 1876–1970 James Nathaniel Hood 1879–1950 Sallie Hood 1883–1951 William Nathaniel Hood 1884–1966 Ophie D Hood West 1893–1938 Lou Alice Hood Johnson 1898–1978

Children: Vester Presley 1914–1997 Vernon Elvis Presley 1916–1979 Delta Mae Presley Biggs 1919–1993 Gladys Erlene Presley Dowling 1923–1985 Nashval Lorene Presley Pritchett 1925–1994

Sources

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1240811

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 July 2020), memorial page for Minnie Mae Hood Presley (17 Jun 1890–8 May 1980), Find a Grave Memorial no. 2461, citing Graceland Mansion Estates, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.

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