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Marvin Cleveland Joyner 1885–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 March 1885

Birth Location: Campground, Tipton County, Tennessee

Death Date: 19 November 1969

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Nicholas Joyner

Mother: Susan Lumpkin

Spouse(s): Mattie Fletcher

Children(s): Imogene **Twin, Emogene **Twin, Woodrow Joyner, Bessie Joyner, Marvin Jr, Charles Joyner, James Joyner

Marvin Cleveland Joyner was born in 1885 in Campground, Tipton County, Tennessee, the child of Nicholas Joyner And Susan Ann Chittam Susie Lumpkin. Marvin Cleveland Joyner married Mattie Virginia Fletcher, and had children including Bessie Alene Joyner, Charles Ira Joyner, Emogene Joyner Twin, Imogene Joyner Twin, James Fletcher Pete Joyner, Marvin Cleveland Joyner Jr, Woodrow Jenkins Joyner. Marvin Cleveland Joyner passed away in 1969 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Marvin Cleveland Joyner was born in 1885 in Campground, Tipton County, Tennessee, the child of Nicholas Joyner And Susan Ann Chittam Susie Lumpkin.
  • Marvin Cleveland Joyner married Mattie Virginia Fletcher, and had children including Bessie Alene Joyner, Charles Ira Joyner, Emogene Joyner Twin, Imogene Joyner Twin, James Fletcher Pete Joyner, Marvin Cleveland Joyner Jr, Woodrow Jenkins Joyner.
  • Marvin Cleveland Joyner passed away in 1969 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Joyner
1854–1928
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
NJ
Susan Lumpkin
1862–1940
Birth Location: Campground, Tipton County, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Mattie Fletcher
1888–1972
Birth Location: Campground, Tipton County, Tennessee
MF

Children(s)

Imogene **Twin
1928–2023
Birth Location: Tennessee
I*
Emogene **Twin
1928–2022
Birth Location: Tipton County, Tennessee, United States of America
E*
Woodrow Joyner
1913–1988
Birth Location: Campground, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
WJ
Bessie Joyner
1908–1995
Birth Location: Campground Community, Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee
BJ
Marvin Jr
1911–1972
Birth Location: Campground Community, Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee
MJ
Charles Joyner
1916–1999
Birth Location: Campground Community, Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee
CJ
James Joyner
1918–2001
Birth Location: Campground Community, Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee
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Marvin Joyner's Ancestors

Self
Marvin Joyner
1885–1969
Birth Place: Campground, Tipton County, Tennessee
Parents
Nicholas Joyner
1854–1928
Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Susan (Ann Chittam 'Susie') Lumpkin
1862–1940
Campground, Tipton County, Tennessee
Grandparents
William (Asberry) Joyner
1808–1881
North Carolina, USA
Nancy (*) Dalton
1822–1922
Virginia, United States
Jesse (Barnett) Lumpkin
1813–1897
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Bryant
1817–1876
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jordan JOYNER
1767–1845
Elizabeth Wright
1767–1847
James Dalton
1793–1850
Mary Dyer
1790–1870
Edward Lumpkin
1781–1880
Sarah TILLMAN
1731–1731
Jacob Reverend
1779–1863
Judith Hargroves
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William JOYNER
1719–1783
Celia Joiner
1722–1784
William Sr.
1744–1814
Chloe Whitehead
1745–1816
George Daulton
1760–1811
Anna Sheets
1762–1812
William Dyer
1741–1828
Dinah Hammer
1740–1835
Anthony Lumpkin
1730–1811
Elizabeth LUMPKIN
1733–1824
George Tillman
1680–1756
Mary House
1683–1710
James Bryant
1749–1796
Ann Hunt
1750–
Aaron Hargrove
1744–1788
Unity Proctor
1748–1801

Marvin Joyner's Descendants

1.
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Marvin (Cleveland) Joyner (8 March 1885–19 November 1969) m. Mattie (Virginia) Fletcher (12 October 1888–1 June 1972)
  1. 1. Imogene (Joyner) **Twin 1928–2023
  2. 2. Emogene (Joyner) **Twin 1928–2022 m. Earl (Junior) Fuller 1926–2021
  3. 3. Woodrow (Jenkins) Joyner 1913–1988 m. Ruby (Bernice) Chapman 1914–2010
    1. 1. Gerald (Chapman) Joyner 1934–1982 m. Maxine (Elizabeth) Byrd 1938–2014
  4. 4. Bessie (Alene) Joyner 1908–1995 m. William (David) Hemby 1897–1957 m. Reber (Hall) Starnes 1907–1953
    1. 1. Reber (Maurice "Mo") Starnes 1934–2007 m. Marie (Evelyn) Nabors 1942–1998
    2. 2. William ((Billy) Wayne) Starnes 1937–2018
  5. 5. Marvin (Cleveland Joyner) Jr 1911–1972 m. Frances (Beverly) Belcher 1917–
    1. 1. Marvin (Cleveland Joyner) III 1949–1949
  6. 6. Charles (Ira) Joyner 1916–1999 m. Muriel (Marie) Starnes 1919–2001
    1. 1. Donald (Ray) Joyner 1943–2012
  7. 7. James (Fletcher 'Pete') Joyner 1918–2001 m. Edith Elam 1920–2003
    1. 1. James (Fletcher "Jim" Joyner) Jr. 1943–1999 m. Sandra (Lynn) Pafford 1943–2025

Marvin Joyner's Timeline

8 Records

1885
8 March 1885
Birth of Marvin Cleveland Joyner in Campground, Tipton County, Tennessee
Campground, Tipton County, Tennessee
1907
1907
Age 22
Marvin Cleveland Joyner was married in Tipton
Tipton
1920
1920
Age 35
Marvin Cleveland Joyner resided here in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee
Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 55
Marvin Cleveland Joyner resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
1943
Abt 1943
Age 58
Marvin Cleveland Joyner resided here in Memphis
Memphis
1950
1950
Age 65
Marvin Cleveland Joyner resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1960
1960
Age 75
Marvin Cleveland Joyner resided here in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
1969
19 November 1969
Age 84
Death of Marvin Cleveland Joyner in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 March 1885
    Event Place: Campground, Tipton County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3966; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 98-177.
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 411-30-5509; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1768; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 259; Image: .
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Tipton County, Tennessee; Roll: 1877696; Draft Board: 0.
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Memphis, Shelby, Ten
    [6] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Tipton
    Record Source: Tennessee State Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1918
    Event Place: Covington, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Covington Leader - 18 Jul 1918 - 8, Election Officers 18 Jul 1918

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1919
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 22 Feb 1919 - Page 13, 22 Feb 1919

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1768; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 259; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 7 Mar 1920 - Page 57, 7 Mar 1920

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1928
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 30 Aug 1928 - Page 9, 30 Aug 1928

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1932
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 23 Jan 1932 - Page 6, 23 Jan 1932

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3966; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 98-177.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1943
    Event Place: Memphis
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Nashville Banner; Publication Date: 8 Sep 1943; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.2605687,0.38150412,0.42082015&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1944
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 1 Oct 1944 - Page 8, 1 Oct 1944

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1946
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 7 Jul 1946 - Page 24, 7 Jul 1946

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Memphis, Shelby, Ten

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1950
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 11 Jun 1950 - Page 2, 11 Jun 1950

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1968
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 5 Jan 1968 - Page 8, 1-5-68 5 Jan 1968

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1968
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 5 Jan 1968 - Page 8, 5 Jan 1968

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1969
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 20 Nov 1969 - Page 61, 20 Nov 1969

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 5311 Mesquite Road
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 20 Nov 1969; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.044011474,0.3987871,0.33498496&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee State Marriages

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tipton, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Tipton County, Tennessee; Roll: 1877696; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 November 1969
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 411-30-5509; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012
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