Mary Elizabeth Gaither b. 11 Sep 1887 Alabama d. 24 Oct 1946 Clay County, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1887 - 1946 (59 years)

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Name	Mary Elizabeth Gaither [1, 2]
Alt. Birth	Sep 1887	Alabama [3]
Born	11 Sep 1887	Alabama [1, 4]
Gender	Female
Alt. Birth	11 Sep 1887 [2]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1888	Alabama [5]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1890	Alabama [6]
Occupation	19 Jun 1900	Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [3]
Occupation	family farm labor
Alt. Death	24 Oct 1946 [2]
Name	Mary [6]
Name	Mary Gaither [3, 4, 7]
Died	24 Oct 1946	Clay County, Alabama [1]
Buried	Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Gunthertown, Clay County, Alabama [1, 2]
Buried		Gurley → James W. & Mary G.
Person ID	I41387	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	14 Jun 2015

Father	John Jefferson Gaither, b. 24 Aug 1842, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama , d. 16 Sep 1915, Ironaton, Talladega, Alabama (Age 73 years)
Mother	Frances Ester Gunter, b. 22 Aug 1854, Alabama , d. 10 May 1940, Clay County, Alabama (Age 85 years)
Married	19 Jan 1873	Talladega County, Alabama
Family ID	F708	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James William Gurley, b. Oct 1880, Alabama , d. 9 Dec 1943, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age ~ 63 years)

Married Abt 1906 Alabama [1]

Census 15 Jan 1920 Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [5]

Ironaton Road

Precinct 12, Sheet 3B, line 72, dwelling 118, family 128:

The household consisted of James W. Gurley, head, 38; Mary M., wife, 32; Albert A., son, 12; Claude, son, 10; Edna, daughter, 7; L. D., son, 4; and Hubert, son, 9 months.

They own a farm.

Census 15 Apr 1930 Ironaton, Talladega, Alabama [6]

Precinct 4, Sheets 9A-9B, Line 49, Dwelling 161, Family 161:

The household consisted of Will Gurley, head, 50; Mary, wife, 40; Claud, son, 21; Edna, daughter, 18; L. D., son, 16; Hubert, son, 12; Willie, son, 8; and Aubrey, son, 5.

Will was 22 and Mary 20 when first married, which indicates Will had a previous wife. They rent a farm.

Children

	1. Albert A. Gurley, b. Abt 1908, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Claude Gurley, b. Abt 1909, Talladega County, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Edna Gurley, b. Abt 1912, Talladega County, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. L. D. Gurley, b. Abt 1914, Talladega County, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Hubert Gurley, b. Mar 1919, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Willie Gurley, b. Abt 1922, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Aubrey Gurley, b. Abt 1925, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 2 Jun 2015

Family ID F14766 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Mary Elizabeth Gaither" (accessed February 25, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I41387&tree=Legends.

Sources

[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).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 16804049, "Mary Elizabeth Gaither Gurley" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Clay County, Mountain Precinct 12, Sheet 11B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T623_8. (Reliability: 4).
[S19] Canada Family Tree by Duncan Patterson Canada (compiler), dpcnew.ged (Oakridge, Tennessee: 27 Feb 2002). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Clay County, Idaho Precinct 12, Sheet 3B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T625_8. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Talladega County, Ironaton Precinct 4, Sheets 9A-9B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T626_49. (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", James William Gurley, citing reference cn 25279, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,632 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6MM-5BF (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).