Lela Melton (1900-1980)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Homer William Henderson 2. Hill 3. Felix Lloyd Murphree Audrey P. Murphree George R. Murphree Lela Melton 1 2 Born: 2 Oct 1900, , McLennan County, Texas 3 Marriage (1): Homer William Henderson about 1927 Marriage (2): Hill Marriage (3): Felix Lloyd Murphree about 1916 Died: 27 Dec 1980, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma at age 80 3   General Notes: Lela's father was born in Texas, her mother in Kentucky. (according to her census responses) At the time of the 1930 census, Lela and her children were living in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma with her new husband Homer Henderson. She was a laborer in a laundry. Social Security had her last residence as Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Listed as Lela Hill. Lela married Homer William Henderson about 1927. (Homer William Henderson was born on 9 Oct 1896 in Chickasaw Lands, Indian Territory 4.) Lela next married Hill. Lela next married Felix Lloyd Murphree, son of Orlando Kenneth Murphree and Chloe G. Ingram, about 1916. (Felix Lloyd Murphree was born on 14 Nov 1891 in Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama, United States,5 6 7 died on 17 Jul 1965 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas 5 6 8 and was buried on 19 Jul 1965 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas 6.). The cause of his death was arteriosclerotic cardio vascular cerebral, prostate cancer.

1 1920 United States Federal Census, Good Night, Armstrong, Texas; Roll: T625_1773; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 709. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 1930 United States Federal Census, Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma; Roll: 1899; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 354.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 443-26-5699; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Cotton County, Oklahoma; Roll: 1851699; Draft Board: 0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

5 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 452-07-0887; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.

6 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 52845.

7 1900 United States Federal Census, Oneonta, Blount, Alabama; Roll T623_3; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 8. Repository: Ancestry.com.

8 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.