Edna Irene (Murray) Sudholt (1914 - 1994)

Born 7 May 1914 in Missouri, United States

Wife of Ralph Edward William Sudholt — married 28 Oct 1933 in Franklin County, Missouri, United States

Died 7 Nov 1994 at age 80 in Union, Franklin County, Missouri, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Edna Irene Murray, daughter of Walter Gustavus Murray (1869-1961) and Florence Cheatham (1876-1953), was born on 7 May 1914 in Missouri. She was usually known as Irene.

Irene married Ralph Edward William Sudholt (born in St. Louis, Missouri on 16 Dec 1910; died in Washington, Franklin County, Missouri on 6 Dec 1962), son of Frederick George Sudholt and Anna Julie Lilley Wierhake, on 28 October 1933 in Franklin County, Missouri.

Their children included:

• [F] Virginia Ann Sudholt (1935–2002)
• [F] Susan Murray Sudholt (1940-2017).
• [M] Ralph Edward Sudholt II (private)
• [M] William F. Sudholt (private)

In April 1935, Edna was living in Union, Franklin County, Missouri.

In April 1940, Edna was living in Union, Franklin County, Missouri.

A wedding announcement for Neil Finley and Susan Sudholt (married 28 July 1962 in Union, Missouri) mentioned Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Sudholt, of Union, Missouri, as the parents of the bride. ^[1]

The death certificate for Ralph Edward Sudholt (died 6 Dec 1962) of 108 N. Oak Street, Union, Missouri mentioned Irene Sudholt of the same address as the wife of Ralph, and as the informant on the certificate. ^[2]

Edna died on 7 November 1994, possibly in Union, Franklin County, Missouri, aged 80. ^{(See Research Notes below)}

She was buried in Union Cemetery in Union, Missouri.

Research Notes

FamilySearch says she died in Union, but there is no source for this place given. Only obituary found does not give place of death. Find a Grave likewise has no locations given. Johnson-66920 21:40, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Washington Missourian (Washington, Missouri), 2 Aug 1962, page 10 column 5-7. "FINLEY - SUDHOLT" Clipped from Newspapers.com on 27 Nov 2022.
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   Wedding of Neil Finley and Susan Sudholt (Courtesy of Newspapers.com)

2. ↑ Missouri Death Certificates database (accessed 5 Dec 2022).
   Ralph Edward Sudholt, Certificate #62-042189. 1962.
   
   

   Death certificate for Ralph Edward Sudholt. (Courtesy of the Missouri Archives)

• Obituary (St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) 9 Nov 1994 page 4B) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114160677/obituary-for-irene-sudholt-nee-murray/
• Find A Grave: Memorial #29221210 {accessed 05 December 2022), memorial page for Irene Murray Sudholt (17 May 1914–7 Nov 1994), citing Union Cemetery, Union, Franklin County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by IB-Art3 (contributor 46041863).

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7QC-KDP : 28 July 2019), Irene E Sudholt in household of Ralph E Sudholt, Union City, Union Township, Franklin, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-30, sheet 6A, line 17, family 150, 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 2105.
• "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLX1-SK2X : 3 March 2020), Irene Sudholt in entry for Ralph Edward Sudholt, 16 Oct 1940; records extracted by FamilySearch, images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, Union, Franklin, Missouri, United States, NARA NAID 5833895 "Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947", National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri, FHL microfilm.
• United States 1950 Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMY-874H

• FamilySearch Person: KVLF-KS2 (accessed 5 Dec 2022), entry for Edna Irene Murray; contributed by various users. May have other sources that need to be checked for accuracy and added to profile. NOTE: These sources are available with a free FamilySearch.org account.