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


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