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Elva M Graham 1928–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1928

Birth Location: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 8 April 1997

Death Location: Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Graham

Mother: Thelma Graham

Spouse(s): Loy Sr

Children(s):

Elva M Graham was born in 1928 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Sanford Graham And Thelma Mae Graham. In 1930, Elva M Graham resided in Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. In 1940, Elva M Graham resided in Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. Elva M Graham married Loy Quentin Russell Sr. Elva M Graham passed away in 1997 in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elva M Graham was born in 1928 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Sanford Graham And Thelma Mae Graham.
  • In 1930, Elva M Graham resided in Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1940, Elva M Graham resided in Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.
  • Elva M Graham married Loy Quentin Russell Sr.
  • Elva M Graham passed away in 1997 in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elva Graham's Ancestors

Self
Elva Graham
1928–1997
Birth Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James Sanford Graham
1899–1975
Mississippi
Thelma (Mae) Graham
1904–1962
Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
Joseph (Jack) Graham
1874–1967
Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America
Alice (Lavert) Busby
1878–1950
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
James Graham
1834–1888
Sarah Warren
1838–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Warren
1790–1865
Sophia Vinson
1795–1870

Elva Graham's Timeline

7 Records

1928
17 Mar 1928
Birth of Elva M Graham in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 2
Elva M Graham resided here in Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1940
1940
Age 12
Elva M Graham resided here in Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1941
1 Jul 1941
Age 13
Elva M Graham resided here in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 22
Elva M Graham resided here in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1956
1956
Age 28
Elva M Graham resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1997
8 April 1997
Age 69
Death of Elva M Graham in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1928
    Event Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02059; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 58-7
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340898
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 9 Apr 1997; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.18147431,0.6618031,0.26705238&xid=3355
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: 2930; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 58-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340898

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02059; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 58-7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1941
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 1 Jul 1941; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: 2930; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 58-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 April 1997
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 9 Apr 1997; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.18147431,0.6618031,0.26705238&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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