Mary Elitta (Tidwell) Henry (1879 - 1971)

Born 23 Sep 1879 in Point, Union, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Gordon Henry — married 13 Oct 1899 in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1971 at age 91 in Downsville, Union, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Mary "Mollie" Elitta Tidwell was born September 23, 1879 to Jefferson Tidwell and Celia Hester in Point, Lousiana.

She married George Gordon Henry on October 13, 1899 in Union Parish, Louisiana.^[1] Their children were:

1. Mary T. Henry
2. Robert Jefferson Henry
3. Velma Glady Henry
4. James Dewey "Jim" Henry
5. Celia Marie Henry
6. Oliver Gordon "Buster" Henry
7. Peggy Violet Henry

She died, at the age of 91, on July 6, 1971 in Downsville, Louisiana. She is buried at the Mars Hill Cemetery, Union Parish, Louisiana.^[2]

Obituary:
Monroe, Louisiana, 06 Jul 1971, Tue, p. 13

Mrs. Mollie Henry

Mrs. Mollie Henry, 91, of West Monroe, died early today in the Georgia Street Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, bul will be under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of West Monroe.

She is survived by three sons, Jeff Henry of McFarland, Calif., Jim Henry and Gordon (Buster) Henry, both of West Monroe; two daughters, Mrs. M. O. Boulter of Lovington, New Mexico and Mrs. Guy Fortenberry of West Monroe; 17 grandchildren; 26 great - grandchildren; and six great - great - grandchildren

Research Notes

I have also seen her middle name is also as Elena

Sources

1. ↑ "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4C8-KQ6 : accessed 23 November 2015), George G. Henry and Miss Mollie E. Tidwell, 13 Oct 1899; citing reference 886; FHL microfilm 279,195.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62031256/mary-elitta-henry: accessed 03 May 2023), memorial page for Mary Elitta “Mollie” Tidwell Henry (3 Sep 1874–6 Jul 1971), Find A Grave: Memorial #62031256 citing Mars Hill Cemetery, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Lynx Lady (contributor 46776859).

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPX-VHR : accessed 23 November 2015), Molly L Henry in household of George G Henry, Ward 5 (south east part), Union, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 14B, family 244, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,585.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M298-QHR : accessed 23 November 2015), Mollie E Henry in household of George G Henry, Justice Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,547.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC96-99S : accessed 23 November 2015), Mollie Henry in household of George Henry, Justice Precinct 4, Jones, Texas, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,824.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY55-YF7 : accessed 23 November 2015), Mollie Henry in household of George Henry, Police Jury Ward 5, Union, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56-13, sheet 4B, family 76, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1460.
• [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9VS4-B3B Family Search Profile for Mary Elitta "Mollie" Tidwell