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Elvira "Viola" Elizabeth Stedham

Female 1873 - 1956  (83 years)


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  • Name Elvira "Viola" Elizabeth Stedham  [1
    Nickname Viola 
    Birth 22 May 1873  Luling, Caldwell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 May 1956  El Paso County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1876, Luling, Caldwell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Mother Lucretia Jane McLemore,   b. 10 Nov 1838, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1930, Yselta, El Paso County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jul 1855  Guadalupe County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9374  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2007 

    Family 3 Elmer Harley Mauk,   b. 12 Feb 1882, Wayne County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 17 Jan 1916  El Paso County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
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      Spouse's Name Viola Rucker
      Spouse's Titles and Terms Mrs
      Spouse's Age 37
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1879
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      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
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      Spouse's Marital Status Married
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      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
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 May 1873 - Luling, Caldwell County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Oct 1886 - El Paso County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Nov 1887 - Uvalde County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Jan 1916 - El Paso County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 May 1956 - El Paso County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Stedham, Elvira permission to Marry
    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 
    1. [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).

    2. [S1721] FamilySearch.org, Texas County Marriage Index, 1837-1977.

    3. [S789] FamilySearch.org, Texas Marriages, 1837-1973.