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Etta Melissa Gresham 1896–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1896

Birth Location: Ellis, Texas, USA

Death Date: 9 May 1976

Death Location: Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Gresham

Mother: Sarah Wesson

Spouse(s): James Wilcoxson

Children(s): Carl Wilcoxson, Ruby Willcoxson, Hazel Willcoxson

Etta Melissa Gresham was born in 1896 in Ellis, Texas, USA, the child of James Henry Gresham And Sarah Alice Wesson. In 1935, Etta Melissa Gresham resided in Sp, Bell, Texas. In 1940, Etta Melissa Gresham resided in Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, USA. Etta Melissa Gresham married James Marvin Wilcoxson, and had children including Carl Odell Wilcoxson, Hazel Willcoxson, Ruby Christine Willcoxson. Etta Melissa Gresham passed away in 1976 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Etta Melissa Gresham was born in 1896 in Ellis, Texas, USA, the child of James Henry Gresham And Sarah Alice Wesson.
  • In 1935, Etta Melissa Gresham resided in Sp, Bell, Texas.
  • In 1940, Etta Melissa Gresham resided in Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, USA.
  • Etta Melissa Gresham married James Marvin Wilcoxson, and had children including Carl Odell Wilcoxson, Hazel Willcoxson, Ruby Christine Willcoxson.
  • Etta Melissa Gresham passed away in 1976 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Etta Gresham's Ancestors

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Etta Gresham
1896–1976
Birth Place: Ellis, Texas, USA
Parents
James Henry Gresham
1863–1933
Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Sarah (Alice) Wesson
1870–1945
Pike, Arkansas
Grandparents
J (Henry) Gresham
1823–1871
Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Marcipia (Narcissa Rice) Wilcoxson
1831–1865
Florence, Lauderdale County, AL, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gresham
1798–1885
Mary Richardson
1800–1898
John Wilcoxson
1800–1882
Lavina Wilcoxson
1801–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Richardson
1776–1847
Catherine Stutts
1777–1876
Lt Wilcoxson
1755–1837
Sarah (Falkner)
1760–1831
Jesse Rice
1765–1840
Sarah Mitchell
1770–1806

Etta Gresham's Descendants

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Etta (Melissa) Gresham (24 Sep 1896–9 May 1976) m. James (Marvin) Wilcoxson (09 Sep 1893–19 Jan 1964)
  1. 1. Carl (Odell) Wilcoxson 1919–1987
  2. 2. Ruby (Christine) Willcoxson 1921–1975 m. Claude (Hutchins Tolbert) Sr 1893–1990 m. Blasingame 1920–
  3. 3. Hazel Willcoxson 1917–2017

Etta Gresham's Timeline

4 Records

1896
24 Sep 1896
Birth of Etta Melissa Gresham in Ellis, Texas, USA
Ellis, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Etta Melissa Gresham resided here in Sp, Bell, Texas
Sp, Bell, Texas
1940
1940
Age 44
Etta Melissa Gresham resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, USA
1976
9 May 1976
Age 80
Death of Etta Melissa Gresham in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Temple, Bell, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1896
    Event Place: Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03984; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 14-34
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sp, Bell, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03984; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 14-34

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03984; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 14-34

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1976
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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