Elsie (Pearson) Stovall (1904 - 1993)

Born 26 May 1904 in Wildersville, Henderson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Aug 1993 at age 89 in El Paso, TX

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Biography

Elcie was born 26 May 1904 in Wildersville, TN. She was the daughter of Peter Pearson and Nancy Dennison.^[1]

In 1910, Elcie, 5, was living in Henderson, TN with her parents, Peter S, 54, and Ella N, 36. Also in the household were Mary J, 13, Lillian, 12, Ella, 7, and Peter S, 2. Elcie was born in TN.^[2]

In 1920, Elsie, 15, was living in Henderson, TN with her parents, Pete S, 62, and Nancy E, 45. Also in the household were Elta, 17, and Peter S, 12. Elsie was born in TN.^[3]

In 1930, Elsie, 26, was living in Lexington, Henderson, TN with her widowed mother, Ella, 56, and Shadie, 23. Elsie was a stenographer in a co agents office. Ella owned their house worth $800. Ella was employed as a hemstitcher doing public needle work. Shadie was a presser at a dry cleaning office.^[4]

Elsie Pearson and Hugh Laurence McNeely were married 10 Jun 1931 in Henderson, TN.^[5]

In 1940, Elsie McNeely, 35, was living in El Paso, El Paso, TX with her husband, Hugh L, 42, and brother, Shadie Pearson, 32. In 1935, Elsie and Hugh lived in Memphis, TN. Shadie lived in Lexington, Henderson, TN. Hugh was a natural gas mechanic, Elsie was a secretary for Davey Products, and Shadie was an auto body worker in a garage. They were renting their house.^[6]

Her husband, Hugh L. McNelly died 7 May 1951 in El Paso, El Paso, TX.^[7] She remarried to a Stovall sometime after that.

Elsie Stovall died 23 Aug 1993 in El Paso, TX.^[8] She was buried in Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso, TX. She shares a double tombstone with her husband, Horace M. His dates are 1901-1993. Her dates are 1904-1993. They were married 7 Apr 1955.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ “U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007” ancestry database (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60901&h=24303219&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=1169: accessed 18 Oct 2020). Citing Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
2. ↑ “1910 United States Federal Census” ancestry database with images (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7884&h=136294713&ssrc=pt&tid=118782811&pid=130180051817&usePUB=true: accessed 18 Oct 2020) citing Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1505; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1375518
3. ↑ “1920 United States Federal Census” ancestry database with images (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=6061&h=35541075&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7884: accessed 18 Oct 2020). Citing Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1747; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 189
4. ↑ “1930 United States Federal Census“ ancestry database with images (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=6224&h=67432854&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061: accessed 18 Oct 2020). Citing Year: 1930; Census Place: Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341988
5. ↑ “Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002” ancestry database with images (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1169&h=6017691&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2442: accessed 18 Oct 2020). Citing Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm
6. ↑ “1940 United States Federal Census” ancestry database with images (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2442&h=160410301&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6224: accessed 18 Oct 2020). Citing Year: 1940; Census Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04181; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 256-5A
7. ↑ “Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982” ancestry database with images (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2272&h=21416104&ssrc=pt&tid=86855498&pid=46560041664&usePUB=true: accessed 18 Oct 2020). Citing Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
8. ↑ “Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000” ancestry database (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=4876&h=3234708&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60901: accessed 18 Oct 2020). Citing Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 October 2020), memorial page for Elsie Pearson Stovall (1904–1993), Find a Grave Memorial no. 106689274, citing Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .