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Lessie Ellen (Story) Guinn (1909 - 1971)

Lessie Ellen (Ellen) Guinn formerly Story
Born in Wayne, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Wife of — married 8 Dec 1927 in Lawrence, Tennessee, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 62 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 6 May 2022
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Biography

The daughter of James Story and Mildred (Nelson) Story, Ellen Story was born in Wayne County, Tennessee[citation needed] in 1909, residing there with her family.[1] By 1920, Ellen and her family lived in Lawrence County, near West Point.[2]

She married Russell Guinn, the son of Jacob Guinn and Minnie Brazier, marrying in Lawrence County, Tennessee on December 8, 1927[3] and having one son together. They made their home in Lawrence County's Civil District 15, where Ellen's husband worked at a sawmill.[4]

Ellen and Russell may have divorced and remarried, with the second marriage taking place in Lawrence County, Tennessee on February 12,1 935.[5] Her husband enlisted in the United States Army, enlisting on October 4, 1939 and being discharged on October 4, 1945. In 1940, Ellen and their son lived on Pinkney Road in West Point,[6] down the road from her in-laws. She did not list an occupation or an income that year. After her husband's return from the war, he took up farming, residing together in Lawrence County.[7]

Ellen Guinn passed away in Westpoint, Tennessee at the age of 82[8] and is buried at Blair Cemetery there.[9]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFB-H26 : accessed 6 May 2022), Ellen Story in household of James R Story, Civil District 15, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 87, sheet 8B, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1509; FHL microfilm 1,375,522.
  2. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPF-MHL : 3 February 2021), Eslsie E Story in entry for James R Story, 1920.
  3. "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK41-W889 : 10 March 2021), Russell Guinn and Ellen Story, 08 Dec 1927; citing Lawrence, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,928,754.
  4. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP4B-4FM : accessed 6 May 2022), Ellen Guinn in household of Russell Guinn, District 15, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 5B, line 81, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2261; FHL microfilm 2,341,995.
  5. "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK41-WF1Z : Fri Oct 20 12:32:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Russell Guinn and Ellen Story, 12 Feb 1935.
  6. "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZM-C5V : Fri Oct 06 15:35:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Ellen Guinn and Edwin Guinn, 1940.
  7. "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSC-Z3N6 : Thu Oct 05 23:32:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Russell Guinn and Ellen Guinn, 12 April 1950.
  8. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V98F-2MF : 9 January 2021), Ellen Guinn, Sep 1971; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  9. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVF-YHSZ : 19 May 2020), Ellen Story Guinn, 1971; Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #15470742




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