| NAME: | AGE: | VITAL STATS | RELATIVES | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOT, Dr. Charles G. | 100 | (b) May 31 (r) Washington, DC |
none | Birthday + Pict. |
| AINSWORTH, Mrs. W.L. | 85 | (b) Oregon (r) & (d) near Fort Dodge, Iowa ; Fort Dodge Funeral Home. Burial: "high on a hill above the Des Moines River" |
(Ch) Mrs. Hugh Frank SMITH (Memphis)
+ "four other daughters and two sons". |
Obit. x 2 with Pict.. |
| ALFORD, Mrs. Mary | 100 | (b) 4 July; (m) Chicago (r) Memphis, TN |
(Sp) not named (dec'd 1930, Memphis) (Ch): Mrs. A.L. ARMSTRONG |
Birthday + Pict.. |
| ALLEN, Pearce | 106 | (b) 10 Oct 1872, Somerville, TN; (d) Shelby County, TN. H. Payne Funeral Home; Burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens (?Fayette or Shelby Co?). |
(P): Lily Elmo ALLEN, Sallie Ann ALLEN
; (Br): Kaiser ALLEN; (Ch): 3 daughters; 5 sons |
Obit.; see ALLEN, Tarce |
| ALLEN, Tarce | 106 | (b) 10 Oct 1872, Somerville, TN; (d) Shelby County, TN H. Payne Funeral Home; Burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens (?Fayette or Shelby Co?). |
(P): Lily Elmo ALLEN, Sallie Ann ALLEN ; (Br): Kaiser ALLEN; (Ch): Mrs. Catherine CRUTCHFIELD, Mrs. Bessie Mae BECTON, Mrs. Susie REESE, Edward ALLEN, James ALLEN, Willie ALLEN, Ezell ALLEN , Herbert ALLEN. |
Obit.: see ALLEN, Pearce |
| ANDERSON, Mrs. Alfreda | 102 | (b) April 23, Sweden; (r) came to US @ age 18; (r2) since 1903: Memphis/ Shelby Co., TN ; |
(Ch) Mrs. Nelsie MULKINS | long Birthday article with Pict. |
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| BAILEY, Bernice | 90 | . | . | Obit. See: FRANKLIN, Mrs. Bernice BAILEY |
| BAKER, Mrs. Viola | 95 | (r) Arlington, VA | . | news item |
| BALL, Anna Bertha | 100 | (b) Oct 23 (r) Des Moines, Iowa |
. | Birthday photo with First Lady Rosalynn Carter |
| BALLARD, Mrs. Peggy | 103 | (b)1864, near Mason, TN; (r) since 1939, Memphis TN; (d) Memphis, TN; Southern Funeral Home (Memphis). |
(Sp): Ephraim BALLARD (dec'd 1928) (Dau): Mrs. Emmie GREEN; |
Obit.; "born of slave parents" |
| BALLENTINE, Emma | 94 | (b) Marshall, TX (r1) Jackson, TN (r2) since 1908: Memphis, TN (d) Memphis, TN |
. | Obit (See: WILLEY, Mrs. Emma Ballentine) |
| BANKS, W.J. | 101 | (d) Columbia (Adair Co), KY | (Sp) mentions wife "in her 30's" | Obit. (AP wire service): homicide |
| BARTLETT, Margaret Elizabeth | 91 | (m) age 21, Dumas, MS; | (Sp): John Y. CHILDERS | Birthday article; see CHILDERS, John Y. |
| BASHINSKY, Mrs. L.M. | 97 | (b) Rome, TN; (r) Troy, Al |
. | news item + Pict. (oldest member at UDC convention) |
| BASSETT, J.D. | 98 | (d) Martinsville, VA | . | Obit. (founder of Bassett Furniture) |
| BAUMGARTNER, Charles | 95 | (r1) Cincinnati, Ohio (r2) Memphis, TN x 1 yr; |
(Sp): Anna (dec'd x 7 yrs) ; (Ch): Carl BAUMGARTNER (Memphis) |
HI + Pict. |
| BECK, Florence | 103 | (r) Ingelside, Del. | . | Article: (see INGERSOL, Mrs. Florence BECK). |
| BECKER, Mrs. Pearl S. | "more than 91 years" | (r) Memphis (d) Memphis, TN |
(P): Robert SKIPWITH (died during Yellow Fever epidemic) ; (Sp): Arthur M. BECKER (dec'd) |
Obit. + Pict. |
| BECKLEY, Mrs. Josephine | 106 | (b) 1861, Troy, N.Y. | (P): Union soldier who died at Andersonville prison | Birthday article |
| BEMISDERFER, Mrs. Emilie | 101 | (r) Memphis, TN | (Ch): Mrs. Gladys DUNNAM; (g'dau:): Mrs. John MARTIN |
Birthday article + Pict. |
| BENNETT, Ellsworth | 102 | (b) Feb 15 (r) Elwood, Ill. |
. | Article: "65 Past 100 Draw Social Security" |
| BERLIN, Elizabeth | 81 | (d) Memphis, TN | . | Obit. (see: FAUNTLEROY, Mrs. Elizabeth BERLIN) |
| BERLIN, Miss Maye Maxwell | 89 | (b),(r) & (d) Memphis, TN. Burial: Elmwood Cemetery. |
(P): William I. BERLIN; Clorinda TEASLEY Berlin (Sib): Miss Uris BERLIN |
Obit. |
| BERLIN, Louise | 78 | (d) Memphis, TN | . | Obit.: (See: JONES, Mrs. Louise BERLIN) |
| BITTLEBRUN,
Mrs. Mary ("Aunt Mary") |
111 | (b) March 19, 1864, Bloomington, IL; (r) Nebraska, South Dakota; (r2) Ark. since 1920; (r3) Mena, Ark. |
. | . Birthday article |
| BOYD, Nancy Levina | 108 | (b) 1864, TN; (r) Pasadena, Ca. |
(g'dau:) Kathyrn HUSTED | Birthday article |
| BRANCH, Dr. Dennis | 77 | (r1) Raleigh, N.C.; (r2) Newport, Cocke Co., TN; (d) ?Newport, TN; Burial: Raleigh, N.C. |
(Sp): Mrs. Maggie POGUE Branch | Obit.; black physician with Memphis ties |
| BREWER,
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth ('"Grandma Brewer") |
104 | (b) 2 Feb 1865, Paint Rock, AL; (r1) Winchester, TN at age 11; (r2): Cowan (?TN) (r3) Memphis, TN; |
(P): Mr./Mrs. Newt THOMPSON; (Sp2): John Henry BREWER (dec'd at age 95) |
Birthday article + Pict. |
| BREWER, Maggie | 101 | (d) Memphis, TN | . | Obit. (see HARRIS, Mrs. Maggie) |
| BROOME, Mrs. | 100 | (b) Oct 2, 1860, Vicksburg, Miss. (r) Blowing Rock, NC |
. | Birthday note (AP)... see Natalia ROGERS article . |
| BROWN, Carolina | 91 | (d) Memphis, TN | . | Obit (see: MORRIS, Mrs. Carolina BROWN). |
| BROWN, Harman | 123 | (d) Newark, NJ | (SP): Lizzie (dec'd 1952 at 94) | Obit. (UPI); "former slave" |
| BROWN, Matilda | 108 | (d) Chicago, IL | (Ch): Mrs. Josephine BEST . | Obit. |
| BRUCE, Mrs. Augusta | 104 | (b) ca. 1868, ?near Peshtigo, Wis. (m) 1886 (d) Stevenspoint, Wis. |
(P) Mr/Mrs. John C. WERNER (German immigrants) (Sp) not named (dec'd 1940). |
Obit.; last known survivor of Peshtigo, Wisc.
fire on Oct 8, 1871 (1,500 died). |
| BRUNNER, Mrs. Anna HANKE | 92 | (b) Sept 25, 1870-1, Germany; (r) since 1882 (age 12), Memphis, TN; (m) age 16 (d) Memphis, TN |
(Sp): Charles A. BRUNNER (dec'd x 24
yrs) ; (ch): Charles A. BRUNNER, Jr (dec'd) and unnamed daughter. |
Obit. + Pict. |
| BRYSON, James Louis | 92 | (b) Linden, TN; (r) Memphis, TN x 32 years; (d) Memphis, TN Burial: Elmwood Cemetery |
(Ch): 4 sons (Arthur L, Grady, Carl and Sidney
BRYSON) 3 daughters (Mrs. J.M. DePRIEST, Mrs. Earl WICKHAM, Jr., Mrs. H.C. MAUPIN). |
Obit. |
| BUCKINGHAM, Nash | 90 | (b) Memphis, TN; (r) Memphis, TN (d) Knoxville, TN |
(Sp): Mrs. Irma JONES Buckingham (Ch): Mrs. Roy WITT (Sib): Mrs. A.J.V. WARE |
Obit. + Pict. (Sportsman) |
| BUNCH, Thomas Henry | 91 | (b) Henry Co.,TN; (r) since 1911: Memphis, TN; (d) Memphis, TN; Burial: Maplewood Cemetery, Paris, TN |
(Ch): Mrs. Margaret LOY, Mrs. J.H. FOSTER; Miss Lyn BUNCH |
Obit. |
| BURGESS, Mrs. Anna | 101 | (r) Camp Springs, Md. | . | Article (Pict.d): "65 Past 100 Draw Social Security" |
| BURNS, Dr. William Britt | 94 | (b) Little Rock, AR; (r) 1896-1901: Drew Co., Poinsett Co., Ark. (r) 1901-1951: Memphis, TN; (d) Abilene, TX |
. | Obit.(partial) + Pict. |
| BURPEE, David | 87 | (d) Doylestown (Bucks Co), Pa. | (P) W. Altee BURPEE | Obit. with Pict. ("Seed King") |
| BURTON, Mrs. Eva CHAMBERLAIN | 103 | (r) Memphis x 42 years; (r2) Mobile, Al since 1962; (d) Mobile, Al. Bellamy Funeral Home, Mobile. |
(Sp): Robert Bright BURTON (dec'd); | Obit. |
| BUTTRAM, Myrtle (Nan) | 100 | (b) Springville, Ala. | . | Birthday note + picture (see: SNEED, Mrs. Myrtle Butrram). |
| BYNUM, Mr. Will | 100 | (b) 12 March 1865, DeSoto Co, MS; (r) Memphis, TN |
Had 6 brothers and sisters. | Birthday article + Pict. |
| BYRD, Mrs. Ethel | 108 | (b) New Providence, TN; (r) Paducah, KY |
. | Birthday article |
| BYRD, Mr. Henry | 97 | (b) Dothan, AL; (r) "Arkansas in childhood"; (r2) Memphis x 37 yrs. (d) Memphis, TN. Cosmopolitan Funeral Home. Burial: Memorial Park. |
(Sp): Martha Ann NEWMAN Byrd (Ch): "3 sons including H. Leroy BYRD", 4 daughters (mentions 2: Miss Ethel BYRD, Miss Helen BYRD). |
Obit. + Pict. |