Melvin Shell Truesdale, son of Lemuel Erasmus and Beulah [Cauthen], b. Westville, S.C. 21 Jun 18__; m. Kershaw, S.C. 21 Jun 1918 - Lorna Mae Snipes, daughter of Elijah Thomas and Vinettie [?] Snipes, b. Goldsboro, N.C. 1 Apr 1890. Live Kershaw, S.C. Child: i Elsie Lee b. Kershaw, S.C. 7 Sep 1920 Fredda Truesdale, daughter of Lemuel Erasmus and Beulah [Cauthen], b. Haile Gold Mine, S.C. 11 Dec 1892; m. Kershaw. S.C. 3 Jun 1913 - LeRoy Ward Ricks, son of Lee Ricks, b. Macon, Ga. 19 Jan 1893, d. Atlanta, Ga. 23 Jul 1942. Child: i _____ _____ * * * Madeline Blanche Truesdale, daughter of Edward V. and Bessie [Phifer], b. Mountville, S.C. 3 Nov ____; m. Kershaw, S.C. 29 Dec 1917 - Olin Kilpatrick McDaniel, son of Vincent and _____ [?] McDaniel, b. _____, S.C. 5 May 1___, d. Conway, S.C. 16 Oct ____. Children: i _____ _____ b. _____, N.C. 7 Mch 1925 ii Madeline Elizabeth b. Pageland, S.C. 12 Jun 1927 Sarah Elizabeth Truesdale, daughter of Edward Vance and Bessie [Phifer], b. Whitmire, S.C. 3 Feb 1898; m. Pageland, S.C. 7 Aug 1928 - Monroe Columbus Campbell, son of James Monroe and Nancy [Walton] Campbell, b. Surry County, N.C. 9 Jan 1891. Bookkeeper. Live Wilson, N.C. Children born Wilson, N.C.: i Monroe Columbus jr b. 5 May 1930 ii Edward Truesdale b. 6 May 1933 Alva Benjamin Truesdale, son of Edward Vance and Bessie [Phifer], b. Whitmire, S.C. 8 Mch 1900; m. Los Angeles, Calif. 2 Jan 1934 - Miriam Beckham, daughter of Leon D. and Martha [Rice] Beckham, b. _____, Tenn. 14 Jul 1914. World War I Veteran. U.S. Navy, inducted Columbia, S.C. 14 Apr 1917, served on "SOLACE" and "EASTERN QUEEN", discharged 27 Dec 1919. Live Culver City, Calif. Child: i Alva Benjamin jr b. Los Angeles, Calif 5 Jul 1935 Mattie Edith Truesdale, daughter of Edward Vance and Bessie [Phifer], b. Kershaw, S.C. 27 Dec 1904; m. Kershaw, S.C. 4 Aug 1934 - Paul Bivens Culp, son of William Calvin and Lillie Carrie [Faile] Culp, b. Bellmont, N.C. 29 Sep 1901. Draftsman. Live Roanoke, Va. Children: i Eidth _____ b. ____, N.C. 20 May 1935 ii Francis Bivens Edward Vance Truesdale jr, son of Edward Vance and Bessie [Phifer], b. Kershaw, S.C. 26 Apr 1907; m. 9 Aug 1936 - Anna Blanche Smith, daughter of William Ritchie and Elizabeth ____ [MacQuarrie] Smith, b. Tipton, Ga. 10 Feb 1910. World War II Veteran. [could not read what appears to be 3 children] Francis Carlton Truesdale, son of Edward Vance and Bessie [Phifer], b. Kershaw, S.C. 3 Nov 1913, Killed In Action in North Africa in 1943; m. San Antonio, Tex. 21 May 1942 - Catherine Lorene Pool, daughter of Carl Lee and Lucy [Blanchard] Pool, b. Sherman, Tex. 30 Sep 1918. World War II Veteran; U.S. Army combat pilot. Child: i Francis Carlton jr b. San Antonio, Tex. 13 Jun 1943 Maudie Flemming Truesdale, daughter of Robert Howard and Maud [Cain], b. Carlisle, S.C. 9 Jul 1908; m. Atlanta, Ga. 2 May 1936 - William DePeer Patterson, son of William Francis and Ethel [DePeer] Patterson, b. _____, Ga. 4 Jan 1904. World War II Veteran; five years, discharged Lieutenant Colonel. Live Avondale Estates, Ga. Child: i William Truesdale b. Atlanta, Ga. 4 Sep 1939 Nancy Elizabeth Truesdale, daughter of Robert Howerd and Maude [Cain], b. Atlanta, Ga. 11 Jan 1913; m. Atlanta, Ga. 14 Apr 1934 - George Marvin Burr. Live Charlotte, N.C. Children born Charlotte, N.C.: i William Truesdale b. 12 Jun 1938 ii Robert Marvin b. 21 Jun 1939 iii Barbara b. 7 May 1941 Martha Josephine Truesdel, daughter of Barnwell Rhett and Sarah Clyde [Hicks], b. Macon, Ga. 19 Sep 1904; m. Macon, Ga. 23 Sep 1923 - Robert Louis Miller, son of John Robert and Margaret [Irving] Miller, b. Bridgeport, Ala. 22 Nov 1903. Live Macon, Ga. Child: i Polly Ann b. Macon, Ga. 11 Aug 1928 Lemuel Davis Truesdel, son of Barnwell Rhett and Sarah Clyde [Hicks], b. Macon, Ga. 14 Sep 1915; m. Macon, Ga. - Carolyn Lewis McKenzie, daughter of * * *, b. Macon, Ga. 23 Jul 1919. Employee at Municipal Court. Live Macon, Ga. Child: i Lemuel Davis jr b. Macon, Ga. 17 Oct 1942 Ja_____ Etta Truesdel, daughter of Ira B. and Lillian Elizabeth [Linde], b. Los Angeles, Calif. 9 Sep 1912; m. Los Angeles, Calif. 5 Oct 1936 - Earl Martin Baker, son of ____ William and ____ ____ [?] Baker, b. LaPorte, Ind. 19 Dec 1903. Live _______, Calif. Children: i _____ _____ b. _____, ___ 23 Aug 1937 ii Anthony Fredrick b. Riverside, Calif. 2 Aug 1943 Burrell Hilton Truesdale jr, son of Burrell Hilton and Bessie Margaret [Peeples], b. Columbia, S.C. 29 Sep 1919; m. Columbia, S.C. 4 Jan 1936 - Ella _____ B_ll_, daughter of C____ Olan and Addie Eudell [Smith] B_ll_, b. Lamar, S.C. 16 Jan 1920. Live Columbia, S.C. Children born Columbia, S.C.: i Bobbie E_____ b. 17 May 1937 ii C_____ Martin b. 15 Oct 1939 Willa Mae Truesdale, daughter of William L_____ and Nannie [Kirkland], b. Camden, S.C. 26 Sep 1919; m. - _____ _____ Harris. Live East Lumberton, N.C. Children: i J_____ Ray b. 30 Dec 1938 ii Lena Lee b. 21 Dec 1940 Previous Page Biographies Index
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