Elvis Lee DEMPSEY1,2,3,4,5

4th Dec 19221,2,3,4,5 - 13th Aug 20122,4

Life History

4th Dec 1922	Born in Arkansas County, Arkansas.1,2,3,4,5
24th Dec 1943	Married Nora Mae CRISWELL in St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas.4,5
13th Aug 2012	Died.2,4
after 13th Aug 2012	Buried in Saint Charles Cemetery. Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas.2,4

Notes

1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 12 April, Prairie Township, District 24, page 3B, Public Road, Hse #51, Fam #52
Dempsey, Roc (Roe?) Head Rents M W 42 Married at age 30 AR MS AR Cotton Farmer
Dempsey, Josie F W 30 Married at age 18 AR AR AR
Dempsey, Harrison Son M W 11 AR AR AR
Dempsey, Thelmer Son M W 9 AR AR AR
Dempsey, Elvis Son M W 7 AR AR AR
Dempsey, Jack Father M W 72 Widowed MS MS MS

In 1940 Elvis is reported in the household of his stepfather Rube Ellenberg, whom his mother married about a year after Elvis' father Roe Dempsey died in 1937. The enumerator misunderstood Elvis' name and reports him as Ellis. Elvis' sister Rosella is reported here as the daughter of Rube instead of the stepdaughter. And his brother Thelma is understandably reported as a girl.

1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 April, Crickett Township, District 1-6, page 7A, Country Road, Hse #94, Rents $2
Elenberg, Rube Head F W 30 Married Grade 3 b Ark same house 1935 Cotton Farmer [b abt 1910]
Elenberg, Josie Wife F W 40 Married Grade 3 b Ark same house in 1935 [b abt 1900]
Elenberg, Rosella Dau [stepdaughter] F W 6 Grade 0 b [unrptd] [b abt 1934]
Dempsey, Thelma stepdaughter F [male, son] W 18 Single Grade 5 b Ark same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
Dempsey, Ellis Stepson M W 16 Single Grade 4 b Ark same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
Weathers, Robert Cousin M W 47 Single Grade 5 b Ark same house in 1935 Farm Laborer

Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Nora Criswell
Age 17, Birth Year abt 1926
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Elvis L Dempsey
Spouse's Age 21
Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 24 Dec 1943 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 24 Dec 1943

Gravestones of St Charles Cemetery
Dempsey Elvis Lee Dec 4, 1922 Aug 13, 2012
Nora Mae Feb 25, 1926 --
Marriied Dec 24, 1943
St Charles Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas
Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins 12 May 2017

Elvis Lee Dempsey
Birth 4 Dec 1922 Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Death 13 Aug 2012
Parents:
Roe Andrew Dempsey (1887 - 1937)
Josie Medcalf (1900 - 1972)
Sibling Harrison J Dempsey (1918 - 1969)
Spouse Nora Mae Criswell Dempsey (1926-2018)
Burial Saint Charles Cemetery. Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Created by CBeatty Apr 06, 2013
-- Find A Grave Memorial #107902438, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107902438/elvis-l-dempsey

Sources

1. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 12 April, Prairie Township, District 24, page 3B, Public Road, Hse #51, Fam #52
2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
3. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 16 April, Crickett Township, District 1-6, page 7A, Country Road, Hse #94, Rents $2
4. Gravestones of St Charles Cemetery
5. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957