Elvira "Viola" Elizabeth Stedham

1873 - 1956  (83 years)

• Name	Elvira "Viola" Elizabeth Stedham  [1]
  Nickname	Viola
  Birth	22 May 1873	Luling, Caldwell County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 May 1956	El Paso County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
  Notes	Melba Gene McLemore has her as married three times: (1) Wilbert H. KENYON (a/k/a W. H. GARLAND) on 28 Oct 1886 in El Paso (in a double wedding with her brother, George Keton Stedham at the county jail); (2) F. S. HANSON on 28 Nov 1887 in Ulvalde, and finally (3) Elmer Harley MAUK on 17 Jan 1916. As her name on the marriage certificate to Elmer Mauk was Viola Rucker, it appears she may have had another marriage between the one to F. S. Hanson and Elmer Mauk. Elvira's mother had to sign a consent for Elvira to marry Wilbert Kenyon. Lucretia stated that Wilbert Kenyon was 26 and Elvira was age 16...although it appears she was actually only 13....and that there was no legal objection to the Marriage of said Kenyon and Miss Elvira Stedham. Melba Gene McLemore provided the following obituary, which she in turn received from a Stedham researcher (nora31@aol.com). Mrs. Elvira Mauk Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Elvira Elizabeth Mauk, 83, of 2010 Magnolia Ave., who died in a local hospital Saturday, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Cemetery with Bishop H.E. Turley officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Martin Mortuary. Originally published in The El Paso Times, page 11, Tuesday, May 29, 1956 (Research):Census information: 1920 Federal Census Melba Gene McLemore's believes this is her listing, with th e enumerator incorrectly recording her age Kansas, Sedgwick, Wichita Ward 4, ED 146 Enumerated 10 January 1920 by Mrs. Ada Traverse SD 8, ED 146 Ward 4rth part Sheet 17B 1809-371-469 Mauk, E.H. Hd W W 36 M Nebraska US US Laborer Flour Mill Mauk, Viola Wife F W 41 M Tx NJ Miss Stedham, Lucretia Mother in Law F W 62 Wd Miss Miss Miss 1930 Federal Census Could she have been a lodger in the home of Albert and Grace McKinney in the El Paso? They lived in District 72 of the City of El Paso. A border in their home was listed as MAUK, Viola A, Lodger, F W 77 (sic) Ed Tx Pa Miss Housekeeper Private Home. If this is the same Viola Mauk, her age is listed too high in error. She would have only been in her mid-50's.
  Person ID	I24598	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	George Stedham,   b. Abt 1829, Pennsylvania d. 6 Apr 1876, Luling, Caldwell County, Texas (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Lucretia Jane McLemore,   b. 10 Nov 1838, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi d. 7 Mar 1930, Yselta, El Paso County, Texas (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	24 Jul 1855	Guadalupe County, Texas   [1]
  Family ID	F8152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Wilbert Kenyon,   b. Abt 1860   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Oct 1886	El Paso County, Texas
  Family ID	F9373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2007

  
  

  Family 2	F.S. Hanson,   b. Bef 1867   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Nov 1887	Uvalde County, Texas
  Family ID	F9374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2007

  
  

  Family 3	Elmer Harley Mauk,   b. 12 Feb 1882, Wayne County, Nebraska d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	17 Jan 1916	El Paso County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  	Name Elmer H Mauk Titles and Terms: Event Type Marriage Event Date 17 Jan 1916 Event Place El Paso, Texas Age 33 Birth Year (Estimated) 1883 Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name Viola Rucker Spouse's Titles and Terms Mrs Spouse's Age 37 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1879 Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film number 25062 Digital Folder Number 4640129 Image Number 00058 Citing this Record: "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLDH-NV8 : accessed 02 Jan 2014), Elmer H Mauk and Viola Rucker, 1916. Name Elmer H. Mauk Birth Date 12 Feb 1882 Birthplace Wayne Co., Neb. Age 33 Spouse's Name Viola Rucker Spouse's Birth Date 22 May 1878 Spouse's Birthplace Bexar Co., Texas Spouse's Age 37 Event Date 17 Jan 1916 Event Place El Paso Co., Texas Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status Married Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number M00022-3 System Origin Texas-EASy GS Film number 25062 Reference ID bk 15 p 98 Citing this Record: "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F611-H93 : accessed 02 Jan 2014), Elmer H. Mauk and Viola Rucker, 17 Jan 1916.
  Family ID	F8205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 May 1873 - Luling, Caldwell County, Texas Marriage - 28 Oct 1886 - El Paso County, Texas Marriage - 28 Nov 1887 - Uvalde County, Texas Marriage - 17 Jan 1916 - El Paso County, Texas Death - 26 May 1956 - El Paso County, Texas Burial - - Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Stedham, Elvira permission to Marry Lucretia Jane McLemore Stedham had to sign her consent for her daughter, Elvira, shown as age 16, to marry Wilbert Kenyon, age 26. Elvira & Wilbert and her brother, George Stedham & Maggie Cowan, were said to have been married in a double wedding at the El Paso County Jail. The top of George Stedham & Maggie Cowan's license can be seen immediately following that of Elvira's.

  
  

• Sources

  [S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php). [S1721] FamilySearch.org, Texas County Marriage Index, 1837-1977. [S789] FamilySearch.org, Texas Marriages, 1837-1973.