Irene Cobb Gracey1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16122, (1898 - 1952)
FatherJulien Frank Gracey4,5,6 (22 Sep 1858 - 6 Apr 1929)
MotherMinnie Irene Thomas7,8,6 (2 Oct 1859 - 30 Sep 1919)

Key Events:

Birth: 7 Jan 1898, Clarksville, Tennessee9,10,11
Marriage: 21 Feb 1920, Trinity Church, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, Sidney Baxter Outlaw (30 Oct 1895 - 30 May 1985)12,13,14
Divorce: before 1930, Sidney Baxter Outlaw (30 Oct 1895 - 30 May 1985)15,16,17
Death: 18 Mar 1952, 225 North Solano, Albuquerque, New Mexico18,10
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee1
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Irene Cobb Gracey was born on 7 Jan 1898 in Clarksville, Tennessee.9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of her parents, Julien Frank Gracey and Minnie Irene Thomas.4 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of her parents.5
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of her father.19
     Irene married Sidney Baxter Outlaw, son of Gordon Elmer Outlaw and Marion E. Crabtree, on 21 Feb 1920 in the rectory of Trinity Church, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, wtih Rev. Warner L. Forsyth officiating. Only immediate family members were present.12,13,14
     They settled in Columbia, Tennessee, after a short wedding trip to Chicago and other points.6
     Irene and Sidney were divorced before 1930.15,16,17
     Her father died 6 Apr 1929 without a will, so under the law Irene 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.20 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.21 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.22
     Irene moved to California before 1930. She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at 520 South Hobart, enumerated 14 Apr 1930, reporting she rented her apartment for $100 per month. Her daughter Irene was listed as living with her.23
     Irene moved moved with her daughter to London, England, where her sister Elizabeth and her husband were living, by 1931. She lived at Addison House, Grove End Rd. most of the time they were there, but she at times reported her sister's apartment building as her address, suggesting she may have lived with them part of the time.24,25,26,27
     Irene made at least two visits to the United States while she was living in London. On one trip she and her daughter departed Southampton 4 May 1934 aboard the President Harding and arrived in New York 13 May 1934. She apparently traveled alone the next year, when she departed London on 22 Feb 1935 aboard the American Banker, arriving in New York 6 mar 1935.28,29
     Irene and her daughter back to United States, arriving in New York City 8 Jan 1937, aboard the S.S. Washington, with her sister Elizabeth and her husband, having sailed from Southampton on 30 Dec. They gave their intended addresss as 41 N. Broadway, Tarrytown, the address of her sister and her husband.30,31
     Irene and her daughter returned to Tennessee before 1940. They appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of her sister Louise, reporting they had been living in London in 1935.32
     Irene was living in Wheaton, Illinois, in 1947, at the time of her father's death, but what took her there is unknown.33
     Irene died on 18 Mar 1952 at 225 North Solano, Albuquerque, New Mexico, at age 54, at the home of her daughter, which whom she had been living the prior six months.18,10 She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the Gracey family plot.1

Children:
     Child with Sidney Baxter Outlaw:

  • Irene Cobb Outlaw23,34,35 (22 Jan 1921 - 18 May 2007)

Citations

  1. [S3367] Irene Cobb Gracey grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery.
  2. [S2101] Moore and Foster, Tennessee the Volunteer State, 3:39, shows name as Irene Cobb.
  3. [S2097] Julien Gracey household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as Irene Gracey.
  4. [S2097] Julien Gracey household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  5. [S2098] Julien F. Gracey household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  6. [S9906] "Miss Gracey -- Mr. Outlaw," Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 23 Feb 1920.
  7. [S2097] Julien Gracey household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows the child as daughter of Minnie's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [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.
  9. [S2991] President Harding arrival 13 May 1934, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957, shows date, city, and state.
  10. [S3367] Irene Cobb Gracey grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, shows date.
  11. [S2097] Julien Gracey household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows month, year, age 2, and state.
  12. [S9906] "Miss Gracey -- Mr. Outlaw," Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 23 Feb 1920, shows Saturday, rectory, church, officiant, and immediate family.
  13. [S2983] "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," FamilySearch.org, record for Sidney B Outlaw and Irene Gracey, citing FHL#321033.
  14. [S2101] Moore and Foster, Tennessee the Volunteer State, 3:39, shows married.
  15. [S2985] Irene Gracey household, 1930 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California, shows her as divorced.
  16. [S9838] Louise Gracey Winn household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows her as divorced.
  17. [S9912] Robert L. Dorsett household, 1930 U.S. Census, Coffee Co., Tennessee, shows him as single.
  18. [S9932] Irene Gracey obituary, Albuquerque Journal, shows died late Tuesday, address, and daughter's home.
  19. [S2100] Julian F. Gracey household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  20. [S9860] Deed Books, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, , 77:231-4, Louise Gracey Winn et al. to H. P Pickering, Tr., et all, 30 July 1929.
  21. [S9860] Deed Books, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, , 73:231-4, Louise Gracey Winn et al. to H. P Pickering, Tr., et all, 30 July 1929.
  22. [S9854] Divorce and Probate loose files, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, file Julian F. Gracey Inventory 9 Nov 1929 3, inventory.
  23. [S2985] Irene Gracey household, 1930 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California.
  24. [S9863] Hope Gracey Perry obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows Irene "of London."
  25. [S9930] President Harding departure Southampton 4 May 1934, Outward Passenger Lists, show Irene and daughter with address of 307 Addison House, Grove End Rd., N.W.8.
  26. [S9929] Washington departure Southampton 1 Jan 1937, Outward Passenger Lists, show Irene and daughter with address of 312 Addison House, N.W.
  27. [S9931] American Banker departure London 22 Feb 1935, Outward Passenger Lists, shows Irene with address of 102 Eyre Court, Finchley Road, N.W.8.
  28. [S2991] President Harding arrival 13 May 1934, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957.
  29. [S2993] American Banker arrival 6 Mar 1935, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957.
  30. [S9855] "Gracey Heirs Bring Suit Over Estate," Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 9 Jan 1936, shows Elizabeth and Irene as "of London."
  31. [S2992] Washington arrival 8 Jan 1937, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957.
  32. [S9838] Louise Gracey Winn household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  33. [S5707] Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, 16 Jan 1947, pg 1.
  34. [S9839] "Stapp-Gracey," The Nashville Banner, 7 May 1942.
  35. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Irene Cobb Gracey, Soc. Sec. No. 410-24-7640.