| NAME: | AGE |
VITAL STATS | RELATIVES | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACK, August | 105 |
(b) Dec 28, 1864 near Bellingham, Wash. (r) early age with parents: Canada; (r2) Chemainus, B.C., Canada |
. | Birthday note. |
| JACKSON, Mrs. Emma Jane | 90 |
(b) Corinth, MS (r1) "30 years ago"; Memphis, TN (d) Memphis, TN McPeters Funeral Home (Corinth, Ms); burial New Hope Methodist Church cemetery (north of Corinth, MS). |
(Sp): Jack Edward JACKSON (dec'd) (Ch): Mrs. Ruby PETERS, Mrs. Birdie McALISTER, Mrs. Zollie MATHIS, Mrs. Bertha JACKSON, Mrs. Effie JACKSON, Mrs. Leno VANZANT. (Sib): Mrs. Allie POOLS |
Obit. |
| JACKSON, Nathaniel | 100 |
(d) Memphis, TN | (Sp): Bertha Mae JACKSON (Step-Ch): Mrs. Ella Mae LEATH , Miss Lorene MAGSBY, Miss Mary Alice MAGSBY, Miss Patricia Ann MAGSBY, Mr. Freddie Lee MAGSBY, George Steve MAGSBY, Lewis MAGSBY, Roy Lee MAGSBY. |
Obit. (wandered from home, found dead in construction ditch). |
| JEFFERSON, Mrs. Ida | 103 |
(r) Memphis, TN | . | Birthday note + Pict. |
| JOHNSON, Miss Dolly | 108 |
(r) Pittsburgh, PA | . | Birthday note. |
| JOHNSON, James | 101 |
(r) Osceola, Ark. | . | Article: "65 Past 100 Draw Social Security" |
| JOHNSON, Jessie | 91 |
(b) Humboldt, TN (d) Memphis, TN |
(P) Milton Hue JOHNSON | Obit: (See: SMITH, Mrs. Jessie Johnson). |
| JOHNSON, Mrs. Lula | 100 |
(r1) Hickman, Ark (r2) since 1947: Memphis, TN (d) Memphis, TN . N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home. |
(Ch): Mrs. Litha Bell SMITH, Mrs. Goldia NORTHERN, Robert JOHNSON, Edward JOHNSON (Sib): Mrs. Parlee WATSON |
Obit. |
| JOHNSON, Tom | 112 - 125 |
(b) 1851, Vicksburg, MS (d) Memphis, TN |
(Ch) daughter who died in Memphis -1965 . (G'dau): Mrs. Willie Mae HYMAN |
Obit. "ex-slave; born of slave parents" |
| JONES, Mrs. Elnora HUGHES | 103 |
(b) near Mt. Pleasant, MS; (r) Mt. Pleasant & Slayden, MS (d) Holly Springs, MS. J.F. Brittenum & Son Funeral Home; burial: Robert's Chapel CME Church Cemetery (Slayden, MS). |
(Sp): Cliff JONES (dec'd) (Ch): Mrs. Idalia AMBROSE; Mrs. Magnolia EVANS, Mrs. Annie SPIGHT, Mrs. Versie GIPSON, Mrs. Dessie BURCH, Mr. Elisah JONES, T.Y. JONES, J.T. JONES, Mr. Ezzie JONES (Sib): Mrs. Melie STEPHENSON, Mr. Knowledge HUGHES . |
Obit. "Daughter of slave and a midwife for hundreds of Marshall County families". |
| JONES, Frank Oscar | 101 |
(b) June 7, 1867 (r) Hartford, Conn. |
. | Article: "65 Past 100 Draw Social Security" |
| JONES, Mrs. Louise BERLIN | 78 |
(b) Memphis, TN (r) Memphis, TN (d) Memphis, TN J.W. Norris Funeral Home; burial: Forest Hill Cemetery. |
(SP) Paul Tudor JONES of Bolivar, TN (m. 1918; d. 1944). (Ch): John Paul JONES (Sib). Mrs. Thomas FAUNTLEROY, Mrs. Charles L. BERLIN. |
Obit. + Pict. (newspaper owner/publisher) |
| JONES, Paul Tudor | . |
(r) Bolivar, TN (m) 1918, (d) 1944 |
. | (see JONES, Mrs. Louise BERLIN) |
| JONES, Thomas P. | 96 |
(d) Memphis, TN | (Ch): Mrs. John GREGORY | Obit. |
| JONES, Walter | 106 |
(b) 1871, Miss. (r) over 70 years: Memphis, TN (d) Memphis, TN. J.O. Patterson Funeral Home; burial in Hollywood Cemetery. |
(Dau-in-law): Mrs. Millie T. JONES. | Obit. |
| JUDKINS, Charles E. | 100 |
(r) San Bernardino, Ca. (d) Calimesa, Ca. |
(Ch). Ruth E. WHEELER (Ranco Mirage, Ca). |
Obit. (daughter also killed in car crash). |
| KALTENBORN, Hans V. | 87 |
(b) Milwaukee, Wisc. (r)1909- graduated from Harvard (d) New York City Services held at the Unitarian Church in Manhattan. |
. | Obit + pict. ("pioneer radio news analyst"). |
| KEARNY, Joe | 100 |
(b) 1870, near Sardis, MS (r) since age 14: Memphis, TN (m2) "50 years ago" |
(P) Ned ("Uncle Ned") KEARNY (died at age 111), (P) Rose ("Aunt Rose") KEARNY (died at age 108) (Sp): Susie KEARNY (Ch): Willie KEARNY, Johnny KEARNY, Mrs. Alma WARD, Mrs. Aline RODGERS (9 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren). |
Birthday stories (2) + Pict. |
| KEARNY, Joe | 106 |
(b) 1870, on plantation near Sardis, MS. (r) as a boy: Memphis. |
(Sib): Johnny KEARNY (parents had 21 children; 2 living now). (Sp) Susie KEARNY ("in her 80's"). |
Birthday note. |
| KEARNY, Joe | 107 |
(b) Sardis, MS plantation. ?May be 117 |
. | birthday picture + caption. |
| KELLY, Mary M. ("Grandma Kelly") | 112 |
(b) Southfield, Mich. (r) Long Beach, Calif. |
(Ch): one daughter, a grandson and two great-grandsons (not named). | Birthday Pict. + caption. |
| KENDELL, Mary | 99 |
(b) Whitehall, IL. (d) Memphis, TN |
. | Obit: (See: CRONIN, Mrs. May Kendell) |
| KENT, Katie (Granny) | 100 |
(r) Memphis/Bartlett TN | . | Birthday Pict. + caption. |
| KING, James Henry | 100 |
(b) Nov 9, Pope Co., IL; (r1) "very young" Livingston Co., KY (m1) not named: lasted 7 years; two sons; divorced. (m2) 1907 not named; wife died in 1938; two daughters and a son (m3): 1942 (not named): "lasted 5 years". (m4): 1948 until wife's death in 1954. (m5): 1961: wife in nursing home in MS (no name given). |
(Ch): Mrs. Marie SUGGS. | Human interest - birthday story (long) with picture. |
| KINNEY, Dr. Richard | 55 |
(d) Winnetka, IL (r) since 1975= Hadley School for the Blind. |
. | Obit. "only blind and deaf person other than Helen Keller to earn a doctorate from an American university". |
| KIRBY, Susie | . |
(d) Chicago, Ill | . | Obit. (see: HAWKINS, Mrs. Susie KIRBY) |
| KNAPP, Miss Florence | 113 |
(b) October 10, 1873, Mountain Square, PA. | (P) (not named): father died at 89. "Baby sister was 98 when she passed away two years ago". "Another sister lived to be 107". (Niece): Ruth OBERHOLTZER |
Human interest + Pict. |
| KNIGHT, Mrs. Ada Jane | 93 |
(b) McNairy Co., TN (r) Memphis x past 3 years ; (d) Memphis, TN Shackelford Funeral Home; burial: Hunter's Chapel Methodist Church cemetery (near Selmer, TN). |
(Ch): Parvin KING, Mrs. Verdie MURPHY, 16 grandchildren. |
Obit. |
| KNIGHT, Sarah | 94 |
(b) June 15, Fairfield, IL. (d) Memphis, TN |
. | Obit: (See: SPARKS, Mrs. Sarah Knight). |
| KROGER, Mrs. W.C. | 100 |
(d) Memphis, TN | (Ch) Mrs. W. C. BRADLEY | Obit (incomplete) ; died one day after 100th birthday. |
| KROSP, Miss Annie | 93 |
(b) Broager, Denmark (r) USA @ age 6; (r2) Millington and Memphis, TN (r3) New Orleans "last year". (d) New Orleans, La. Cosmopolitan Funeral Home. |
(Sib): Walter KROSP, (Niece): Mrs. C.E. BOYD (mentions "17 nieces and nephews"). |
Obit. |
| LANDIS, Mrs. Charles | 107 |
(r) Lancaster, Pa. | . | birthday note. |
| LANE, Julia W. | 111 |
(b) 1854, "near Hillhouse" (Ms) (r) since 1961= Clarksdale, MS. (d) Clarksdale, Miss. |
(P) Amzi DAVIS (preacher) (Step-niece): Ida TURNER. |
Obit. |
| LeMAY, Mrs. Anna S. | 101 |
(b) Aug 9, 1870, Marysville, Ohio (m) 1891 (r1) Birmingham (after wedding) (r2) Memphis, TN |
(Sp): Lewis LeMay | Birthday note + Pict. |
| LeMAY, Mrs. Anna | 102 |
(d) Memphis, TN | . | Obit. + Pict. |
| LESTER, Lillie | 104 |
(r) Athens, Texas | . | Pict+ caption (learning how to read/write). |
| LEWIS, Larry | 106 |
(r) San Francisco, Ca. | . | birthday picture; "Larry Lewis, Social Security's Oldest Jogger - 106". |
| LEWIS, Luvenia | 100 |
(b) ? (r)?Memphis, TN |
(G'dau): Mrs. Beatrice FRYE. | Birthday article (incomplete) + pict. |
| LITTLE, Edward H. | 100 |
(b) April 10 (r1)"grew up on cotton plantation outside Charlotte, NC". (r2) NewYork City (r3) Memphis, TN |
(Sp): _______Trezevant . | Birthday note + Pict. ("built the Colgate-Palmolive Co. into an American empire") |
| LONG, Mrs. Maggie | 94 |
(r) Memphis | . | house fire injuries (extensive burns) |
| LONG, William | 100 |
(r) Macedonia, Ohio | . | birthday article "nation's oldest mayor when he retired in 1975 " (age 95). |
| LONGSTREET, Mrs. Helen DORTCH | 99 |
(b) April 20, 1863, Carnesville, Ga. (m) Sept 8, 1897 (r) since 1957: Milledgeville State Hospital (state mental hospital) (d) Milledgeville State Hospital, Milledgeville, GA Funeral services in Atlanta . |
(Sp) Confederate General James LONGSTREET (was 76 at marriage; died 1904). (Niece): Mrs. R.H. RUMPH |
Obit. + Pict. |
| LOWREY, Joseph Johnston (J.J) | 99 |
(b) Jan 19, 1866, 2 miles north of Blue Mountain, Miss. (r1) 1870= moved to site of present Blue Mountain College. (r2) Memphis, Dallas, Monroe (La), New Orleans (r3): 1947: returned to Blue Mtn, Ms. (d) Blue Mountain, Miss. |
(P): Confederate Gen. Mark Perrin LOWREY. JJ Lowrey "last of General Lowrey's 11 children". (Niece): Miss Nora Lee LOWREY. (Nephews): Dr. Larence T. LOWREY; Perrin H. LOWREY. (Ch): Capt. W.W. LOWREY, Joe LOWREY, 8 grandchildren. |
Obit. "retired cotton buyer was college founder's Son". |
| LUCKIE, Mrs. S. Blair | 102 |
(d) Swarthmore, PA | . | Obit; "pioneer woman suffragist". |