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Elizabeth Fredonia Gracey1,2,3

#17417, (1893 - 1963)
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Key Events:

  • Elizabeth Fredonia Gracey was born on 1 Apr 1893 in Tennessee.4,5,6
  • Elizabeth married John Jarrand West, son of John Jarrad West and Georgia Beaumont, on 18 Sep 1918 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. They were married in a quiet ceremony with only immediate family at the home of her sister Hope on Greenwood Ave. Rev. Edward Stubblefield, pastor of the First Baptist Church officiated.7,8,6,9
  • Elizabeth died on 7 Nov 1963 in New York at age 70.10
Elizabeth also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. "West-Gracey," Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 19 Sep 1918, shows name as Miss Elizabeth Fredonia Gracey.
  2. Julien Gracey household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as Elizabeth Gracey.
  3. Marriage Licenses, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, no. 2291, John J. West and Elizabeth F. Gracey, 17 Sep 1918.
  4. Julien Gracey household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows month, year, age 7, and state.
  5. Julien F. Gracey household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 17 and state.
  6. Coffman, Floyd Wilmer, The Conrad Clan, pg 304, shows date.
  7. Marriage Licenses, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, no. 2291, John J. West and Elizabeth F. Gracey, 17 Sep 1918, shows date and officant.
  8. "West-Gracey," Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 19 Sep 1918, show yesterday, home of sister Mrs. H. M . Perry and street, family only, and officiant.
  9. Interview, Eleanor Williams, Eleanor, 8 Jan 2015, referring to notes from Elizabeth's brother Donald, said they were married.
  10. "New York, Death Index, 1880-1956," Ancestry.com, record for Elizabet G. West, shows date and state.

Donald Gracey1,2,3

#17418, (1899 - 1986)
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Key Events:

  • Donald Gracey was born on 31 Jul 1899 in Clarksville, Tennessee.4,5,6
  • Donald married Finley Elder, daughter of Martin Wallace Elder and Sarah Finley Williams, on 12 Nov 1929 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee, with Rev. J. H. Lacy officiating.7,8,9
  • Donald died on 14 Jan 1986 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at age 86.10,11,12
  • He was buried on 16 Jan 1986 in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.13,14
Donald also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. Julien Gracey household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  2. Julien F. Gracey household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  3. Donald Gracey, Donald, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. Julien Gracey household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows month, year, age 10/12, and state.
  5. Donald Gracey, Donald, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, age 19, city, and state.
  6. "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Donald Gracey, Soc. Sec. No. 414-52-7370, shows date.
  7. Marriage Licenses, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, no. 83, Donald Gracey and Miss Finley Elder, shows date and officant.
  8. Donald Gracey household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married, with his first marriage at age 30 and hers at 27.
  9. Sarah Finley Elder household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married.
  10. Donald Gracey, Donald obituary, The Leaf-Chronicle, shows died Tuesday, at Memorial Hospital.
  11. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Donald Gracey, Soc. Sec. No. 414-52-7370, shows date.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52165502, Donald Gracey, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  13. Donald Gracey, Donald obituary, The Leaf-Chronicle, shows services Thursday and cemetery.
  14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52165502, Donald Gracey, includes tombstone photo.

Howard McLean Perry1,2,3

#17419, (1876 - 1944)
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Parents

  • Father: William Monroe Perry
  • Mother: Marion McLean

Key Events:

  • Howard McLean Perry was born on 14 Apr 1876 in Logan Co., Kentucky.4,5,6
  • Howard married first Hope Irene Gracey, daughter of Julien Frank Gracey and Minnie Irene Thomas, on 31 Jan 1906 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.7,8,9
  • Howard married second Mary Lindley Wilkins, daughter of Walter Wilkins and Willie Lindley, on 24 Nov 1934 in St. John's Episcopal Church, Knoxville, Tennessee, with Rev. Louis C. Melcher officating.10,11,12
  • Howard died on 9 Jan 1944 in Christian Co., Kentucky, at age 67.13
  • He was buried on 10 Jan 1944 in Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian Co., Kentucky.14,15
Howard also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Child with Hope Irene Gracey:

  • Louise G. Perry

Citations

  1. William M. Perry household, 1880 U.S. Census, Robertson Co., Tennessee, shows name as McLean Perry.
  2. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," FamilySearch.org, record for Howard Mclean Perry and Hope Irene Gracey, citing FHL#321029.
  3. Howard McLean Perry, Howard McLean, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. Howard McLean Perry, Howard McLean, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, with year as 1876.
  5. William M. Perry household, 1880 U.S. Census, Robertson Co., Tennessee, shows age 3 and state.
  6. Howard McLean Perry, Howard McLean, Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1877, county, and state.
  7. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," FamilySearch.org, record for Howard Mclean Perry and Hope Irene Gracey, citing FHL#321029, shows date, city, and county.
  8. Julien F. Gracey household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married 4 years.
  9. Hope Gracey Perry, Hope Gracey obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows date.
  10. "Wilkins--Perry," The Courier-Journal, 28 Nov 1934, shows date, church, city, state, and officant.
  11. H. M. Perry household, 1940 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows married.
  12. Howard McLean Perry, Howard McLean, Certificate of Death, shows her as his wife.
  13. Howard McLean Perry, Howard McLean, Certificate of Death.
  14. Howard McLean Perry, Howard McLean, Certificate of Death, shows date and town.
  15. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 89558783, Howard McLean Perry, includes tombstone photo.

Bess Holland1,2,3

#17420, (1891 - 1958)
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Parents

  • Father: Gustavus Adolphus Holland
  • Mother: Amanda Genareo Frazier Wynn

Key Events:

  • Bess Holland was born on 7 Jan 1891 in Texas.4,5,6
  • Bess married first Frank Patten Gracey, son of Julien Frank Gracey and Minnie Irene Thomas, on 6 Jan 1914 in Shelby Co., Tennessee, with Rev. E. Stirling Gunn officiating.7,8,9
  • Bess married second James H. Gilliland ca. Aug 1938.10,11,12
  • Bess died on 2 Apr 1958 in Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas, at age 67.13
  • She was buried on 4 Apr 1958 in Oakland Cemetery, Weatherford, Texas.14
Bess also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. Gustavus A. Holland household, 1900 U.S. Census, Parker Co., Texas, shows name as Bessie Holland.
  2. G. A. Holland household, 1910 U.S. Census, Parker Co., Texas, shows name as Bessie Holland.
  3. Bess Holland Gilliland, Bess Holland, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Holland.
  4. Gustavus A. Holland household, 1900 U.S. Census, Parker Co., Texas, shows month, year, as 1890, age 9, and state.
  5. Bess Holland Gilliland, Bess Holland, Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1891, and state.
  6. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Bess Holland Gracey, Soc. Sec. No. 450-07-4396, shows date, with year as 1891, town, and state.
  7. Record of Marriage Licenses, Shelby Co., Tennessee, Gracey, F. P. & Miss Bess Holland, 5 Jan 1914, shows date and officiant.
  8. Frank P. Gracey household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married.
  9. Moore, John Troutwood; Foster, Austin P., Tennessee the Volunteer State, 3:39, shows married.
  10. "Public Records: Marriage Licenses," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug 1938, shows J. H. Gilliland and Bess H. Gracey, both of Weatherford obtained a license.
  11. Jim H. Gilliland household, 1940 U.S. Census, Parker Co., Texas, shows married.
  12. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Bess Holland Gracey, Soc. Sec. No. 450-07-4396, shows she added name Bess Holland Gilliland in Dec 1941.
  13. Bess Holland Gilliland, Bess Holland, Certificate of Death, shows date, address, city, county, and state.
  14. Bess Holland Gilliland, Bess Holland, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.

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