Lella Marion (Peck) Tudor (1892 - 1962)

Born 22 Feb 1892 in Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Jared Tudor I — married 27 Nov 1912 in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 31 Mar 1962 at age 70 in Welaka, Putnam, Florida, United States

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Biography

Lella was my paternal grandmother. Her biography is based upon personal information, documentation, and family members recollection.

Lella Marion Peck was born on February 22, 1892 in Springfield, Pleasant Township, Clark, Ohio. She was the 3rd child born to John Peck and Edith Clarissa Thacker. She had two older brothers, Frank Melvin, born January 23, 1885; and Donald Ewing, born June 14, 1887; one younger brother, Raymond Olinger, born March 27, 1896; and a half -sister from her father's previous marriage, Helen, born May 29, 1869. Lella's birth certificate records her given name as Sela E. Peck but many of the documents spell her name as Lella.

Lella's family settled in London, Madison, Ohio where her father John farmed the land that he purchased.

On September 15, 1861, John enlisted in the United States Civil War. He was a private in Company C, 40th Regiment, Ohio Voluntary Infantry. Records state it as the War of the Rebellion. While John was in the war he contracted rheumatism which afterwards resulted in heart disease. John was honorably discharged on October 7, 1864 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio after having served 3 years and 12 days in the service. On June 1, 1900, John passed away in London, Madison, Ohio from heart failure.

Edith appointed Noah Thomas of London, Madison, Ohio to be her attorney and she filed for her father's war pension. The Declaration for Widow's Pension was received by the U.S. Pension Office and was date stamped on June 15, 1900. It stated that Edith's annual income did not exceed $2,512.

Timeline

1892 Feb 22:
Birth of Lella Marion Peck in Springfield, Clark, Ohio. She was the daughter of John Peck and Edith Thacker.

1896 Mar 27:
Birth of brother, Percy Peck in Harmony, Clark, Ohio.

1898 Jan 28:
Lella's father, John Peck applied to the Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions for his United States Civil War pension. He was approved and by 1900 he was receiving a $10 a month pension check. That would be $277.76 by today's standards.

1900 Jun 01:
Death of father, John Peck in London, Madison, Ohio. He was buried at the Kirkwood Cemetery in London, Madison, Ohio. He died from heart failure due to heart disease. He was 58 years old.

1900:
Lella, 8, lived in Union Township, London Village, Madison, Ohio, with her mother, Edith Thacker and siblings, Frank Peck, 15; Donald Peck,13; and Raymond Peck, 4.

1900:
Lella, 8, was placed into the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Ophans' House, Xenia, Greene, Ohio.

1912 Nov 27:
Marriage of Lella Marion Peck, 20, to William Tudor, 20, in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky.

1914 Apr 26:
Birth of son, Henry Tudor in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio.

1915 Sep 20:
Birth of daughter, Helen Tudor in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.

1917 Nov 27:
Birth of son, William Tudor in Norwalk, Huron, Ohio.

1919 Oct 01:
Birth of daughter, Frieda Tudor in Norwalk, Huron, Ohio.

1921 Aug 27:
Birth of daughter, Georgette Tudor in Wakeman, Huron, Ohio.

1923 Aug 25:
Birth of daughter, Mary Tudor in Florence, Erie, Ohio.

1925 Aug 29:
Death of mother, Edith Thacker in Ravenna, Portage, Ohio. She was buried at the Kirkwood Cemetery in London, Madison, Ohio. She was 61 years old.

1926 Jun 08:
Birth of daughter, Margaret Tudor.

1930:
Lella, 38, lived in Henrietta, Lorain, Ohio with her husband, William Tudor, 38, and children, Henry Tudor,15; Helen Tudor, 14; William Tudor, 12; Georgette Tudor, 8; Mary Tudor, 6; and Margaret Tudor, 3.

1933:
Marriage of daughter, Helen Tudor to Royal Stark in Brooks, Summers, West Virginia.

1939 Nov 18:
Marriage of son, Henry Tudor to Rose Jurinec in Huron County, Ohio.

1940 Sep 12:
Marriage of daughter, Frieda Tudor to Howard Hilliker in Wellington, Lorain, Ohio.

1940:
Lella, 48, lived in Wellington Village, Wellington Township, Lorain, Ohio with her husband, William Tudor, daughters, Mary Tudor, 16; [[Tudor-627|Margaret Tudor], 13; and roomer, Walter L. Hardy, 22.

1941 Apr 29:
Marriage of daughter, Mary Tudor to Herman Smith.

1942 Oct 02:
Marriage of daughter, Georgette Tudor to Charles Ingersoll in Wellington, Lorain, Ohio. Marriage License number ML22-144 filed with the Lorain County Probate Court in Elyria, Ohio.

1960 May 17:
Death of husband, William Tudor in the hospital in Bay Village, Ohio. He was buried at the Greenwood Cemetery in Wellington, Lorain, Ohio. He was 68 years old.

1962 Mar 31:
Death of Lella Marion Peck Tudor in the Putnam Memorial Hospital in Welaka, Putnam, Florida. She was buried at the Greenwood Cemetery in Wellington, Lorain, Ohio.

On July 8, 1898 Edith made application to enter her four children in the Soldiers & Sailors Orphan Home in Xenia, Ohio. Her husband was handicapped and Ill from heart disease and it was difficult for her to care for him and the children. The application was accepted and the 1900 census shows that her four children were students and living in the orphanage. Lella was 8 years old at the time.

While my father was alive, he and I spoke often about our family history and he told me that his grandmother did this not only because she had a difficult time caring for them but also could not afford to support them since John was unable to work the farm and bring in an income. It is my belief that eat it knew her husband did not have long to live and my father told me that during this era it was improper for a single woman to have children, even if the mother were widowed.

On November 27th, 1912, Lela married William Jared Tudor in Covington, Kentucky. Between 1914 and 1926, they had seven children: Henry, Helen, William, Frieda, Georgette, Mary, and Margaret.

In 1930 the family lived at 63 State Route 20 in Henrietta, Ohio. William was a laborer working in telephone construction.

In 1940 William and Lela and two of their daughters lived in the home they purchased at 134 Wheeling Street in Wellington, Ohio. This is the home they would live in for many years to come. My father purchased property directly across the street from my grandparents home and built the house that I grew up in. Our home was set back from the street approximately (?) feet. Although I was very young I have memories of my grandparents.

My grandparents home was close to the street with a nice sized back yard which they planted beautiful flowers every where. I can remember the wonderful floral aroma from their garden filling the air when I would step into the back yard. I can vividly recall the grill that grandpa constructed out of bricks and large stones where he would cook hot dogs during the summer months.

Lella was born in 1892. Lella Peck ... She passed away in 1962.^[1] Burial - Greenwood Cemetery Wellington, Lorain County, Ohio, USA

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61243738

• "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDT2-Q83 : 8 December 2014), Edith C. Thacker in entry for Sela E. Peck, 22 Feb 1892; citing Pleasant, Clark, Ohio, reference v 3 p 366; FHL microfilm 466,658.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMDP-7H2 : accessed 15 January 2017), Lella M Peck in household of Edith T Peck, Union Township London village Ward 3-4, Madison, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70, sheet 3B, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,299.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM83-PWB : accessed 15 January 2017), Lella M Peck, Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Ophans' House, Greene, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 155, sheet 2A, family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,272.

• (http://greenelibrary.info/research/ohio-soldiers-sailors-orphans-home/?id=2245).

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X447-RYZ : accessed 15 January 2017), Ella M Tudor in household of William J Tudor, Henrietta, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 55, sheet 3B, line 76, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1832; FHL microfilm 2,341,566.

• Application for Marriage License; State of Ohio, Huron Coundy, Probate Court, Marriage Certificate No.: 2641 18 Nov 1939, solemnized marriage by L.S. Green, Minister. Newspaper article regarding marriage of Henry Tudor and Rose Jurinec. Personal copy of record in possession of Julia Tudor.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWFY-W2R : accessed 15 January 2017), Lella M Tudor in household of William J Tudor, Wellington Village, Wellington Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 47-101, sheet 30A, line 36, family 741, 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 3104.

• 1942, Marriage of daughter, Georgette Tudor, Marriage License number ML22-144 filed with the Lorain County Probate Court in Elyria, Ohio.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2C-MF5S : 13 December 2015), Lela M Tudor, ; Burial, Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States of America, Greenwood Cemetery; citing record ID 61243738, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WV-S5RG : 31 August 2016), Lella M. Tudor, died 1962; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Greenwood Cemetery, Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States.

• "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV4K-1HJ : 25 December 2014), William J Tudor, 07 Aug 1985; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 81682, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYDZ-Z3B : 20 May 2014), Margaret G Washburn, 25 Dec 1995; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWFY-W2R : accessed 22 July 2018), Lella M Tudor in household of William J Tudor, Wellington Village, Wellington Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 47-101, sheet 30A, line 36, family 741, 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 3104.