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Title: Lemon ERVING age 104
Post by: brigidmac on Saturday 23 August 25 00:38 BST (UK)
Lemon ERVING b1913 mississippi

parents Auther Manche ERVING
Estelle LEWIS. various spellings


died age 104 in 2018 i found his details and photo on Find A Grave  site but cant  access newspapers for an obituary

im looking for his military records too

he was married to annie mae stewart before 1940 but not with her on that census they were together in 1950
no children and from outline of her obituary i believe they didnt have any children

the daughter he left in le havre france believes he was in the navy .

any help finding more will be appreciated

Title: Re: Lemon ERVING age 104
Post by: maddys52 on Saturday 23 August 25 01:46 BST (UK)


he was married to annie mae stewart before 1940 but not with her on that census

Isn't this Lemon with wife Annie in 1940?
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGM-B76?lang=en

Can't find any military records, will keep looking.

Draft Registration:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2Z-6RZM?lang=en
Title: Re: Lemon ERVING age 104
Post by: brigidmac on Saturday 23 August 25 02:45 BST (UK)
thanks so much maddy
i had a different census for his wife
i cant find this one on ancestry

am having difficulty viewing original ..does it give his occupation ?

i had found the draft card but it doesnt say navy
le havre is a port town so navy is logical
Title: Re: Lemon ERVING age 104
Post by: maddys52 on Saturday 23 August 25 02:51 BST (UK)
I think it says "works at saw" in a Planer Mill. Not sure about the Mill, but almost everyone on the page works there in different jobs.
Title: Re: Lemon ERVING age 104
Post by: maddys52 on Saturday 23 August 25 02:53 BST (UK)
This is the link to the census on Ancestry  :)
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ty0/
Title: Re: Lemon ERVING age 104
Post by: brigidmac on Saturday 23 August 25 03:17 BST (UK)
thanks the draft card days he works at Vaider Carol which could be the name of tbe mill

the find a grave site did have an obituary attached but didnt mention his military vareer or occupation
he was cared for by a neice Bessie  LOVE
Title: Re: Lemon ERVING age 104
Post by: brigidmac on Saturday 23 August 25 03:17 BST (UK)
that link takes me to ancestry sign up page only
Title: Re: Lemon ERVING age 104
Post by: maddys52 on Saturday 23 August 25 03:19 BST (UK)
that link takes me to ancestry sign up page only

Oh, sorry about that. If it helps, he is transcribed originally as Lenon CEVIN, though this has a user correction to Lemon ERVIN.
Title: Re: Lemon ERVING age 104
Post by: maddys52 on Saturday 23 August 25 03:25 BST (UK)
thanks the draft card days he works at Vaider Carol which could be the name of tbe mill



Vaiden is a town in Carroll County.  :D See the 1940 census.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaiden,_Mississippi
Title: Re: Lemon ERVING age 104
Post by: brigidmac on Saturday 23 August 25 04:48 BST (UK)
his obit says he worked for 30years at an iron works

thank you the lenon spelling it helped
 the occupation looks like waterman to me

he had  at least 6 siblings b 19 so is mentioned in some  obituarirs :
Dillie m FLANNAGAN 1911
  jessie m HATCH
mary ann ? 1917
Peter b 1906
Leola  ?
adell 1919
i thought i might find his living neice who cared for him mentioned in an obituary
i wonder if she could be a great neice