Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Myrtle Lee (1902-1987)

Myrtle Lee was born in 1902 in Court House, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of Hugh F. Lee and Nettie M. Rust.  Myrtle was raised on the family farm in Court House, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Myrtle married David Myers Crick around 1919 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was 17 years old and he was 31 years.  David was born on August 16, 1888 in Court House, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, the son of William Andrew Crick and Martha Jane Boggess.

Two years before his marriage, David registered for the draft for the First World War.  He registered in Muhlenberg County in June 1917.  At that time, David was working as a farmer.  He was described as tall, medium of build, with blue eyes and red hair.  David did not serve in the war.

After their marriage, David and Myrtle lived and worked on a farm in Court House, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

David and Myrtle were the parents of four children:

Lenvil Jack Crick                  born September 6, 1920
Reva Nell Crick                    born June 3, 1922
Velma Louell Crick              born July 21, 1924
David Wendell Crick           born July 20, 1926

In 1930, David and Myrtle and their children were living on a farm on Long Creek Valley Road in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  David managed the farm and employed workers to keep it running.

By 1940, the Crick family was living and working on a farm on Highway 181 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

David Myers Crick died on June 2, 1949 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He died as a result of a tractor accident while working on his farm.  David was buried in the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was 60 years old at his death.

Myrtle remarried later that same year to a neighbor who had lost his wife several years before.  She married Elbert Taylor Grace on December 13, 1949 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  This was Elbert’s second marriage as well.  Elbert was born on August 1, 1892 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, the son of David O. Grace and Missouri A. Cook.

Elbert Taylor Grace died on December 28, 1968 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was laid to rest beside his first wife, Annie, in the Cherry Grove Cemetery in Weir, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  Elbert was 76 years old at his death.

Myrtle remarried four years later to Harry Hall on January 19, 1973 in Logan County, Kentucky.  She was 70 years old and he was 83 years.  Harry was a widower from Todd County, Kentucky.  He was born on January 9, 1890 in Kentucky, the son of Josephus G. Hall and Carrie Maude McGehee.

Harry Hall died nine years later, on March 26, 1982 in Grayson County, Kentucky.  He was laid to rest next to his first wife, Mona Willis Hall, in the Slaughter Cemetery in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky.  Harry was 92 years old at his death.

Myrtle Lee Crick Grace Hall died on May 1, 1987 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was 84 years old at her death.



Notes for Myrtle Lee
Birth & Death: “Myrtle C Hall,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000  [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
1910 US Census:  “Myrtle Lee,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_497; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374510.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Marriage to David:  1920 US Census
1920 US Census:  “Myrtle Crick,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 221.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1930 US Census:  “Myrtle Crick,” Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 772; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0023; Image: 115.0; FHL microfilm: 2340507.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
1940 US Census: “Myrtle Crick,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1344; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 89-28.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Marriage to Elbert:  “Elbert Grace,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current  [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Marriage to Harry:  “Myrtle Grace,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Marriage Index, 1973-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Notes for David Myer Crick
Birth:  Draft card
1900 US Census:  “Davy M Carek,” "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9H3-FCZ : accessed 1 June 2015), Davy M Carek in household of William Carek, Magisterial District 5, Court House (excl. Greenville city), Court House Precinct, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,545.
1910 US Census:  “David M Crick,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_497; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374510.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Military:  “David Myers Creek,” Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Muhlenberg; Roll: 1653660.  Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Death:  “David Myers Crick,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Notes for Elbert Taylor Grace
Birth & Death:  “Elbert Grace,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
1900 US Census:  “Elbert T Grace,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 545; Page: 10B; Enumeration District:0067; FHL microfilm: 1240545. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census:  “Elbert Grace,” Year: 1910; Census Place: West Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_496; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1374509.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Military:  “Elbert Taylor Grace,” Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Muhlenberg; Roll: 1653661.  Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
1940 US Census:  “Elbert J Grace,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1344; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 89-28.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Marriage to Myrtle:  Find A Grave Index
Burial:   “Elbert Grace,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current  [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Notes for Harry Hall:
Birth:  “Harry Hall,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
1940 US Census:  “Harry Hall,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Todd, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1358; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 110-2.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Death:  “Harry Hall,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current  [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.


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