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Dessie May Elkins 1902–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 January 1902

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 18 May 1994

Death Location: Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Elkins

Mother: Cedella Wynn

Spouse(s): Thomas Lyons

Children(s): Van Lyons, Edna Lyons

Dessie May Elkins was born in 1902 in Kentucky, the child of James Mccoy Coy Elkins And Cedella Della Elizabeth Wynn. In 1910, Dessie May Elkins resided in New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky, USA. In 1920, Dessie May Elkins resided in Civil District 9, Stewart, Tennessee, USA. Dessie May Elkins married Thomas M Lyons, and had children including Edna May Lyons, Van T Lyons. Dessie May Elkins passed away in 1994 in Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dessie May Elkins was born in 1902 in Kentucky, the child of James Mccoy Coy Elkins And Cedella Della Elizabeth Wynn.
  • In 1910, Dessie May Elkins resided in New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1920, Dessie May Elkins resided in Civil District 9, Stewart, Tennessee, USA.
  • Dessie May Elkins married Thomas M Lyons, and had children including Edna May Lyons, Van T Lyons.
  • Dessie May Elkins passed away in 1994 in Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Elkins
1877–1975
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Cedella Wynn
1884–1970
Birth Location: New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
CW

Spouses(s)

Thomas Lyons
1898–1963
Birth Location: Tennessee
TL

Children(s)

Van Lyons
1923–
Birth Location: Tennessee
VL
Edna Lyons
1925–
Birth Location: Tennessee
EL

Dessie Elkins's Ancestors

Self
Dessie Elkins
1902–1994
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
James McCoy "Coy" Elkins
1877–1975
Kentucky
Cedella ("Della" Elizabeth) Wynn
1884–1970
New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Monroe (Buck) Elkins
1852–1910
Calloway, Kentucky
Jemima (J. "Minna") Butler
1856–1895
Calloway, Kentucky
Bural Wynn
1851–1937
Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, US
Mary (Louella) Hayes
1858–1943
Mt. Vista, Henry Co., Tennessee, US
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Elkins
1813–1897
Rebecca Crabtree
1818–1902
James Butler
1819–1900
Sarah Dickson
1833–1928
William Wynn
1827–1909
Mary Burton
1828–1909
James Hayes
1838–1912
Lucy Wood
1838–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Merrell Elkins
1782–1866
Thankful Maddox
1785–1860
John Crabtree
1792–1845
Henrietta Yates
1794–1852
John Butler
1790–1850
Mary
1790–
Daniel Wynn
1790–1849
Mary Askew
1791–1849
John Burton
1797–1870
Martha Jarrell
1798–1839
James Hays
1805–1884
Mary Jennings
1809–
Elihu Woods
1800–1844
Mary Pryor
1800–1846

Dessie Elkins's Descendants

1.
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Dessie (May) Elkins (13 January 1902–18 May 1994) m. Thomas (M) Lyons (30 August 1898–17 July 1963)
  1. 1. Van (T) Lyons 1923–
  2. 2. Edna (May) Lyons 1925–

Dessie Elkins's Timeline

6 Records

1902
13 January 1902
Birth of Dessie May Elkins in Kentucky
Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 8
Dessie May Elkins resided here in New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 18
Dessie May Elkins resided here in Civil District 9, Stewart, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 9, Stewart, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Dessie May Elkins resided here in Sh, Stewart, Tennessee
Sh, Stewart, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 38
Dessie May Elkins resided here in Civil District 9, Stewart, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 9, Stewart, Tennessee, USA
1994
18 May 1994
Age 92
Death of Dessie May Elkins in Dover
Dover

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 January 1902
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03937; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 81-11
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 9, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 197; Image: 1079
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky; Roll: T624_469; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374482
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky; Roll: T624_469; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374482

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Stewart, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 9, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 197; Image: 1079

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Stewart, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03937; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 81-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Stewart, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03937; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 81-11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1994
    Event Place: Dover
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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