Minnie Diana Thomas Gracey1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16120, (1901 - 1971)
FatherJulien Frank Gracey1,4,5 (22 Sep 1858 - 6 Apr 1929)
MotherMinnie Irene Thomas1,6 (2 Oct 1859 - 30 Sep 1919)

Key Events:

Birth: 27 Feb 1901, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee7,8,9
Marriage: 17 Jan 1921, Albany, Morgan Co., Alabama, Jones Forte Elliott (26 Oct 1897 - 4 Feb 1947)10,11
Divorce: before 1930, Jones Forte Elliott (26 Oct 1897 - 4 Feb 1947)12,13
Marriage: 24 Mar 1930, Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington, Stephen Roosevelt Winslow (17 Mar 1903 - 15 Sep 1991)14,15,16
Marriage: 21 Jun 1930, Hayward, Alameda Co., California, Stephen Roosevelt Winslow (17 Mar 1903 - 15 Sep 1991)17
Death: 21 Dec 1971, Ensenada, Mexico18,19,20
Burial: 23 Dec 1971, Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co., California21,22,23
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     Minnie Diana Thomas Gracey was born on 27 Feb 1901 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of her parents, Julien Frank Gracey and Minnie Irene Thomas.4
     Her mother died on 30 Sep 1919, when Minnie was 18 years old.24,25 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of her father.26
     Minnie married first Jones Forte Elliott, son of William Davis Elliott and Carrie Jones, on 17 Jan 1921 in Albany, Morgan Co., Alabama, with Rev. L. F. Goodwin officating.10,11
     Her father died 6 Apr 1929 without a will, so under the law Minnie and her seven siblings were each entitled to an equal share of the estate. The estate was not divided, but each of the heirs received an undivided one-eight interest in the whole estate.27 The heirs decided the property should be held together for five years, and no one of them should have the power to sell or encumber any of the property, nor should the property be liable for any tort or other liability of any one of them. On 1 May 1929 they transferred the real estate to the executors of their father's estate, who was to hold it in trust and pay each of them their share of the rents after expenses.28 An inventory of the estate was prepared 5 Oct 1929, showing a total value of $245,904, including over $6,000 in cash, stock and bonds worth over $195,000, two warehouses valued at $37,000, and about $7,000 in other real estate.29
     Minnie was living in Montana in Apr 1929, it would appear to establish residency for a divorce proceeding, though no actual divorce record has yet been found.30 Minnie and Jones were divorced before 1930.12,13
     Minnie married second Stephen Roosevelt Winslow, son of Carmi Winslow and Sisel Charlotte Sletto, on 24 Mar 1930 in Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington, with Rev. Geo. T. Gunter officiating.14,15,16 Their marriage certificate shows him "of" Oakland, California, and her "of" Clarksville, Tennessee, though no record has been found of her living there for some time before. Why they were married in Snohomish Co., Washington, is unknown, other than it was a popular place for couples in the area to go for a quiet wedding. It is also unknown why they seemed to not acknowledge this marriage, and were married again with more public acknowledgement a few months later, unless her divorce from her first husband was not yet final.31
     Minnie has not been found in the 1930 census, so her whereabouts are unknown, but Stephen was enumerated 22 Apr 1930 as living in a rooming house in Oakland, California, listed as single.32
     Minnie and Stephen were married again on 21 Jun 1930 in Hayward, Alameda Co., California, with Rev. Charles Edward Lukens, Jr. officiating.17 Their second marriage was officially announced in Clarksville in a 23 Jun 1930 newspaper by her older brother Julien.33
     Minnie and Stephen settled in Oakland, California, after their marriage.34
     She was using her middle name, Diana, by the time of her second marriage, and seems to have used it exclusively after that.31,35,36
     Diana and Stephen returned to his former home city, Minneapolis, Minnesota, by 1935.37 They appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Minneapolis, Hennipen Co., Minnesota, at 1500 LaSalle Ave., enumerated 12 Apr 1940, reporting they were renting their apartment in a large building, for $63 per month. They reported they had lived in the same city in 1935.38
     Diana and Stephen moved to California about 1947, when they were living at 816 1st St. in San Diego.39,40
     Diana and Stephen moved to Ensenada, Mexico, by 1967.41
     Minnie died on 21 Dec 1971 in Ensenada, Mexico, at age 70.18,19,20 She was cremated and her remains were interred at the Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co., California, on 23 Dec 1971.21,22,23

Children:
     There were no children with Jones Forte Elliott

Children:
     There were no children with Stephen Roosevelt Winslow

Citations

  1. [S8843] Minnie Diana Thomas Gracey, Delayed Certificate of Birth.
  2. [S2100] Julian F. Gracey household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as Minnie Tom Gracey.
  3. [S2101] Moore and Foster, Tennessee the Volunteer State, 3:39, shows name as Minnie Thomas.
  4. [S2098] Julien F. Gracey household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  5. [S8848] Julian F. Gracey obituary, Nashville Tennessean.
  6. [S2098] Julien F. Gracey household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows the girl as daughter of Minnie's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S8843] Minnie Diana Thomas Gracey, Delayed Certificate of Birth, shows date, as 27th, city, and county.
  8. [S8842] Marriages Record, Morgan Co., Alabama, Q:613, Jones F. Elliott and Minnie T. Gracey, shows age 19 on 12 Feb 1920, and state.
  9. [S2098] Julien F. Gracey household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 9 and state.
  10. [S8842] Marriages Record, Morgan Co., Alabama, Q:613, Jones F. Elliott and Minnie T. Gracey, shows date, town, and officant.
  11. [S2101] Moore and Foster, Tennessee the Volunteer State, 3:39, shows married.
  12. [S8844] Marriage Affidavits, Grays Harbor Co., Washington, no. 8383, Stephen R. Winslow and Diana Gracey, shows she re-married 24 Mar 1930.
  13. [S8845] Marriage Licenses and Certificates, Alameda Co., California, 190:176, Stephen Winslow and Diana Gracey, shows her as divorced, and re-married 21 Jun 1930.
  14. [S8844] Marriage Affidavits, Grays Harbor Co., Washington, no. 8383, Stephen R. Winslow and Diana Gracey, shows date, city, and officiant.
  15. [S8852] Stephen R. Winslow household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, shows married.
  16. [S8841] Stephen R. Winslow obituary, Star Tribune, shows her as his late wife.
  17. [S8845] Marriage Licenses and Certificates, Alameda Co., California, 190:176, Stephen Winslow and Diana Gracey, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  18. [S10070] Interview, Peter of Greenwood Memorial Park, 2 Mar 2021, gave date and city of death from cemetery records.
  19. [S9954] Dianna G. Winslow obituary, The San Diego Union, shows services were held.
  20. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 152587757, Diana Gracey Winslow, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  21. [S10070] Interview, Peter of Greenwood Memorial Park, 2 Mar 2021, gave date and grave location from cemetery records.
  22. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 152587757, Diana Gracey Winslow, includes tombstone photo.
  23. [S9954] Dianna G. Winslow obituary, The San Diego Union, shows creamation.
  24. [S9828] Minnie Thomas Gracy, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  25. [S2101] Moore and Foster, Tennessee the Volunteer State, 3:39, shows date.
  26. [S2100] Julian F. Gracey household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  27. [S9860] Deed Books, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, , 77:231-4, Louise Gracey Winn et al. to H. P Pickering, Tr., et all, 30 July 1929.
  28. [S9860] Deed Books, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, , 73:231-4, Louise Gracey Winn et al. to H. P Pickering, Tr., et all, 30 July 1929.
  29. [S9854] Divorce and Probate loose files, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, file Julian F. Gracey Inventory 9 Nov 1929 3, inventory.
  30. [S8848] Julian F. Gracey obituary, Nashville Tennessean, shows her, with name as Mrs. Jones F. Elliott, as a resident of Montana.
  31. [S8844] Marriage Affidavits, Grays Harbor Co., Washington, no. 8383, Stephen R. Winslow and Diana Gracey.
  32. [S9948] Thomas McCabe household, 1930 U.S. Census, Alameda Co., California.
  33. [S9953] "Winslow--Gracey," Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 23 Jun 1930.
  34. [S9863] Hope Gracey Perry obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
  35. [S8841] Stephen R. Winslow obituary, Star Tribune, shows name as Diana Gracey Winslow.
  36. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 152587757, Diana Gracey Winslow, includes tombstone photo showing name as Dianna Winslow.
  37. [S9855] "Gracey Heirs Bring Suit Over Estate," Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 9 Jan 1936.
  38. [S8852] Stephen R. Winslow household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.
  39. [S8853] San Diego Directory Co.'s San Diego City Directory, 1947-48 pg 2035.
  40. [S5707] Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, 16 Jan 1947, pg 1, shows her "of" Minneapolis.
  41. [S9874] Frank Patton Gracey obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows her as of there.