Miriam Gwendolyn EARNEST4,1,5,2,6,3,7
6th Apr 19191,2,3 - 25th Dec 20121
Life History
6th Apr 1919 |
Born in Fort Mountain, Murray, Georgia.1,2,3 |
24th Dec 1936 |
Married Major Douglas TERRY in Murray County, Georgia.6 |
28th Feb 1982 |
Death of Major Douglas TERRY in Whitfield County, Georgia.8,4,9 |
25th Dec 2012 |
Died in Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia.1 |
28th Dec 2012 |
Buried in Hassler's Cemetery, Cahtsworth, Murray County, Georgia.1 |
Notes
- 1930 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 9 April, Doolittle, District 6, page 6B, Dennis Rd, Hse #84, Fam #88
Earnest, Warren D Head Owns $2500 Has Radio M W 40 Married at age 26 GA GA GA Rural Rt Letter Carrier
Earnest, Minnie Wife F W 30 Married at age 18 GA GA GA No Occup
Earnest, Katherine Dau F W 12 Single GA GA GA
Earnest, Gwendolyn Dau F W 10 Single GA GA GA
Earnest, Warren Jr Son M W 8 Single GA GA GA
Earnest, Joseph D Son M W 4yrs6mos Single GA GA GA
1940 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 1 April, Chatsworth, District 105-1, Hse #160, Rents $12
Terry, Robert Head F W 30 Grade H4 b Georgia same place in 1935 Pool Room Operator
Terry, Gwendolyn Wife F W 21 Grade H4 b Georgia same place in 1935
Terry, Douglas Son M W 2 Grade - b Georgia same place in 1935
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
Gwendolyn E Terry
Birth Date 15 Apr 1919
Address 615 W Peachtree St, Chatsworth, GA, 30705-2317 (1987)
Gwendolyn's granddaughter reprots that her first full name was Miriam Gwendolyn Earnest.
Miriam Gwendolyn Earnest
Birth 6 Apr 1919 in Georgia
Death 25 Dec 2012 in Chatsworth, Georgia
Parents:
Warren David Earnest1890 - 1939
Minnie Viola Winkler1898 - 1989
Marriage to Major Douglas Terry 24 Dec 1936
-- Leanne Ward, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/15545993/person/279129560?ftm=1
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Obituary of Gwendolyn Terry Bradley - December 26, 2012
Gwendolyn Terry Bradley died at home on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in Chatsworth.
Mrs. Bradley was known as Bennie to her friends, Mama to her children and Granny to her grandchildren. She was born in a log cabin at the foot of Fort Mountain in Murray County on April 6, 1919, the daughter of Minnie Winkler and Warren David Earnest.
She is survived by her children, Major Douglas Terry III (Karen), Miriam Terry Ward (Frank) and David Earnest Terry (Brenda); stepson, John W. Bradley; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Emoylees Bradley Young and Phyllis Earnest; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was cared for by her dedicated friend and companion, Betty Green Lloyd, and caregivers Peggy Ellis and Michelle Shepherd.
Bennie is preceded in death by her husbands, Major Douglas Terry Jr. and John F. Bradley; father, Warren David Earnest; mother, Minnie Winkler Earnest; stepfather, Marvin Dunn; sister, Kathryn Loughridge; and brothers, Warren David Earnest Jr. and Joseph Daniel Earnest.
She lived most of her life in Murray County. Mrs. Bradley was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church of Chatsworth and volunteered for many years at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. She was a graduate of Murray County High School, where she sang in chorus and played basketball.
Visitation is today at Peeples Funeral Home in Chatsworth from 5 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church of Chatsworth with the Rev. Lee Krivsky and the Rev. Roger Vest officiating.
Burial will follow in Hassler’s Cemetery.
Flowers will be appreciated or memorial contributions may be made to the Fincher Family Life Center, First United Methodist Church, 111 W. Cherokee St., Chatsworth, GA 30705.
Peeples Funeral Home in Chatsworth is in charge of the arrangements.
-- Dalton (Georgia) Daily Citizen, 26 December 2012, http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/obituaries/x964857535/Gwendolyn-Terry-Bradley?ftm=1
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Sources
- 1. Obituary of Gwendolyn Terry Bradley, Dalton (Georgia) Daily Citizen, 26 December 2012
- 2. 1930 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 9 April, Doolittle, District 6, page 6B, Dennis Rd, Hse #84, Fam #88
- 3. 1940 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 1 April, Chatsworth, District 105-1, Hse #160, Rents $12
- 4. Ancestry Trees
- Kaye Nicholson, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kaye/rice.htm
- 5. Ancestry Trees
- Bates, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16577008/person/393245554?ssrc=&ftm=1
- 6. Ancestry Trees
- Leanne Ward, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/15545993/person/279129560?ftm=1
- 7. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
- 8. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
- 9. Social Security Death Index
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