Elijah Clarance Terry (1889 - 1950)

Ancestors

Died 29 May 1950 at age 60 in Oteen, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Elijah was born May 30, 1889. He was the son of Elijah Terry the 2nd and Jane ( Johnson ) Terry. He married Mary Elizabeth Byrd. He passed away from pulmonary tuberculosis on Monday, May 29, 1950 at the Veterans Hospital at Oteen in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Obituary,

Elijah Terry, aged 60, died Monday, June [May] 29, in the Veterans Hospital in Oteen, N. C. He was well known here and had many friends. He is survived by his widow; one brother, Squire Luther Terry; two half-brothers, Rube and Sam Johnson; one sister, Lucinda Terry, of Indiana, and a number of relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at Fairview church with Rev. Albert Chitwood officiating. Interment will be in Fairview cemetery where the American Legion will participate. Cooper?s in charge of arrangements. (Source: The Scott County News, 2 Jun 1950, p8)

Military Service : Private 1st Class, MD, United States Army

Sources

Burial : Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Scott County, Tennessee. Burial Date : Sunday, June Find A Grave memorial # 203897681, [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203897681/elijah-c-terry: accessed 17 January 2024), memorial page for PFC Elijah C. Terry (30 May 1889–29 May 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203897681, citing Fairview Cemetery, Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Les Byrd (contributor 48460681).

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQL-81DL : 10 February 2023), Elijah C Terry, .

• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HH41-NYW2 : 21 January 2020), Elijah C. Terry, 1950.

• "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-5DPR : Mon Nov 13 22:57:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Elijah C Terry, 25 Jan 1912.

• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W7N5-PWMM : Wed Oct 25 15:59:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Elijah Clarance Terry, 22 Sep 1919.

• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZS-ZG4X : Fri Oct 20 14:33:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Elijah C Terry and Lena Johnson, 24 Dec 1920.

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch  : Wed Oct 04 06:47:55 UTC 2023), Elijah Terry in entry for Elijah Terry and Jane Terry, 1900. From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZ3-SRG>

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch : Thu Oct 05 09:17:39 UTC 2023), Elijah Terry in entry for Elijah Terry and Lindy J Terry, 1910. From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-P1D>

• 1920 United States Federal Census for Elijah C Terry, Source Citation : Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Canby, Pacific, Washington; Roll: T625_1932; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 178, Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). From <https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/discoveryui-content/view/13712651:6061?tid=&pid=&queryId=df3cc4ee-fb93-4e69-aab3-1381a9c547b6&_phsrc=aFe27&_phstart=successSource>

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPW3-JFH : Thu Jan 18 00:23:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Elija Terry and Lena Terry, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K44H-N38 : Tue Nov 28 15:52:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Elijah Terry and Mary Terry, 1940.

• 1950 United States Federal Census for Elijah Terry, Source Citation : National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Campbell, Tennessee; Roll: 3616; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 7-22, Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. From <https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/discoveryui-content/view/106975891:62308>