Celia Belle Gurley b. 2 Jul 1910 Talladega County, Alabama d. 22 Mar 1991: If the Legends Are True...

1910 - 1991 (80 years)

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Name	Celia Belle Gurley [1, 2]
Alt. Birth	1910 [2]
Born	2 Jul 1910	Talladega County, Alabama [3]
Gender	Female
Alt. Birth	Clay County, Alabama [4]
Alt. Birth	Alabama [5]
Alt. Birth	2 Jul 1910 [6]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1911	Alabama [7, 8]
Occupation	6 Apr 1930	Averys Store, Talladega County, Alabama [8]
	farm laborer
Alt. Death	1991 [2]
Name	Ceclia Gurley [9]
Name	Ceilia Bell Gurley [3, 8]
Name	Celia B. Briggs [6]
Name	Celia B. Gurley [7, 10, 11]
Name	Celia Bell Gurley [12, 13]
Name	Celia Gurley [5, 14, 15]
Name	Celia Turley [4]
Died	22 Mar 1991 [3, 6]
	Cause: aneurism
Buried	Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Gunthertown, Clay County, Alabama [3, 6]
		Briggs → Ernest F. & Celia B.
Person ID	I1977	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	21 Jun 2019

Father	Johnny Marcus Gurley, b. 13 Mar 1885, Alabama , d. 7 Apr 1933, Alabama (Age 48 years)
Mother	Rosia May Patterson, b. 25 Jan 1893, Clay County, Alabama , d. 3 Aug 1973, Talladega County, Alabama (Age 80 years)
Married	Abt 1910
Family ID	F655	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Marvin Harrison, b. Texas , d. Nov 1933

Residence 1 Mar 1935 Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [15]

266 West Street

Children

	1. Joy Mae Harrison, d. 2015, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama
	2. Grace Harrison, b. 9 Mar 1933, Alabama , d. 1 Mar 1935, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age 1 years)

Last Modified 26 Oct 2015

Family ID F659 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 James Thomas Watts, b. 3 Oct 1898, Clay County, Alabama , d. 8 Apr 1958, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Age 59 years)

Married 23 Jul 1935 Clay County, Alabama [1]

Children

	1. Juanita Watts, b. 11 Apr 1937, Talladega County, Alabama , d. 11 Apr 1937, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age 0 years)
	2. Olen Watts, b. 22 Feb 1938, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama , d. 22 Feb 1938, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age 0 years)
	3. Mary Odena Watts, b. 22 Feb 1938, Talladega County, Alabama , d. 5 May 1938, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age 0 years)
	4. Vernon Dale Watts, b. 27 Jun 1939, d. 13 Jan 1960, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 20 years)
+	5. Bobby Watts
+	6. Charlotte Rose Watts, b. Abt 1943 (Age ~ 78 years)

Last Modified 26 Oct 2015

Family ID F657 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 3	Earnest F. Briggs, b. 16 Feb 1911, d. 19 Jan 1984 (Age 72 years)
Last Modified	18 Dec 2004
Family ID	F660	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Celia Belle Gurley" (accessed February 24, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1977&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", James Thomas Watts & Celia Belle Gurley: citing Clay, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama; FHL microfilm | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29N5-8JV (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S766] Correspondence by Lori Lee, Facebook Chat of 19 Sep 2015 (Reliability: 3).
[S19] Canada Family Tree by Duncan Patterson Canada (compiler), dpcnew.ged (Oakridge, Tennessee: 27 Feb 2002). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Watts; citing reference cn 4617, Department of Health, Montgomery | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDTD-MFB (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Mary Odena Watts: citing reference cn 12252, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,566 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDTV-3LF (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 16804054, "Celia B. Briggs" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Talladega County, Ironaton Precinct 4, Sheet 1A (HeritageQuest). Roll: T625_41. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Talladega County, Averys Store Precinct 17, Sheets 1B-2A (HeritageQuest). Roll: T626_50. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", Clyde Richard Johnson & Charlotte Rose Watts; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21F-QN44 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", Samuel Wilkerson & Charlotte Rose Watts; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1Z-SC28 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", Dana Andrew Newberry & Charlotte Rose Wilkerson; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG17-RHWT (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S22] Sexton Family History by Jim Sexton, The Gunter Branch | http://www.psi-sc.com/genealogy/Gunter/index.html (Cayce, South Carolina: Southern Heritage Research, 2000-2009). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"Joseph Carroll West & Charlotte Rose Watts; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1H-LPS1 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Infant Watts: citing reference cn 10536, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,553 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDR2-HM4 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Grace Harrison: citing reference cn 7447, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,529 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD5X-VLR (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).