Evelyn M (Jeffries) Hunter (1911 - 1959)

Born 10 Oct 1911 in Moscow Mills, Lincoln, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Mar 1959 at age 47 in St. Charles, St. Charles, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Birth

Evelyn M Jeffries was born on 10 October 1911 in Moscow Mills, Lincoln County,Missouri. She was the daughter of Paul Jeffries and Mary Young.

Marriage

Evelyn M Jeffries married Raymond L Hunter before 13 April 1930: The U.S. Census in St. Charles County was enumerated on that date and Evelyn was already listed as Evelyn Hunter (married). There were 3 children from this marriage.

Residence Timeline

• 1920: Evelyn was living with her parents and 4 siblings in Snow Hill, Lincoln County, Missouri^[1].
• 1930: Evelyn was living with her parents and 2 siblings in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri^[2]. She was already married to Raymond Hunter.
• 1940: Evelyn was living with her husband and 3 children in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri^[3].

Death and Burial

Evelyn M Hunter died on 19 March 1959 in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri^[4]. She had walked to the Missouri River half a block from her home and consumed a bottle of sleeping pills before entering the water^[5]. The Coroner determined her death to be a suicide^[4]. She was laid to rest on 20 March 1959 at Oak Grove Cemetery in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri^[6].

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8CS-495 : accessed 30 March 2018), Erlin M Jeffries in household of Paul A Jeffries, Snow Hill, Lincoln, Missouri, United States; citing ED 108, sheet 5A, line 2, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 933; FHL microfilm 1,820,933.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHN2-47G : accessed 30 March 2018), Evelin Hunter in household of Paul Jeffrey, St Charles, St Charles, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 13A, line 25, family 323, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1221; FHL microfilm 2,340,956.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K7WM-8RH : accessed 30 March 2018), Evelyn Hunter in household of Raymond Hunter, Ward 1, St. Charles, St. Charles Township, St. Charles, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 92-18, sheet 3B, line 51, family 60, 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 2145.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Missouri Death Certificates. Missouri Secretary of State. Evelyn M Hunter Death Certificate.
5. ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 20 Mar 1959, Fri, Page 3.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 March 2018), memorial page for Evelyn M. Jeffries Hunter (10 Oct 1911–19 Mar 1959), Find A Grave: Memorial #32219185, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Saint Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Debbie Walus (contributor 46842907) .