Tombstone Tuesday: Ella (Lee) Gatlin

Ella Lee was born on 5 October 1868 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Thomas Lee and Annie Glacheen. She married Clarence Bateman Gatlin on 28 November 1889 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Their children were Thomas (born 17 October 1890, died 18 April 1891), Annie Lee (born 9 July 18930, Mary Nevins (born 30 May 1895, died 13 April 1900), Lillie Gertrude (born 18 July 1897, died 26 November 1898), Helen Barbara (born 4 December 1899), Clara Louise (born 2 September 1902), Clarence Joseph (born 15 May 1906, died 14 November 1910), Katherine Elizabeth (born 16 November 1909), and Ida Lucille (born 30 July 1913). She died on 14 August 1954 and was buried on 16 August 1954 in Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, section 16, lot 64, space 9.

Wedding Wednesday: Ivy Lagemann Dillon and Annie Lee Gatlin

On 16 July 1916, my 2nd-great-grandfather's brother Clarence Bateman Gatlin and his wife Ella (Lee) Gatlin announced the upcoming wedding of their daughter Annie Lee Gatlin and Ivy Lagemann Dillon.

Nashville Tennesseean and Nashville American, 16 July 1916, page 3

Annie and Ivy married on 20 July 1916.

Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZWW-VNH : 20 July 2016), Ivy Lagemann Dillon and Annie Lee Gatlin, 20 Jul 1916; citing Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 12257, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,073,883.

Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZWW-VNH : 20 July 2016), Ivy Lagemann Dillon and Annie Lee Gatlin, 20 Jul 1916; citing Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 12257, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,073,883.

The marriage took place at 7:00 PM at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. They were married by Father John A. Murphy. The bride wore a champagne tailored suit. The maid of honor was Annie Gilmore, and the best man was Lee Farris.

The wedding reception took place at the home of the bride's parents. The home was decorated with pink and white flowers. Ices that matched the color scheme were served.

Nashville Tennesseean and Nashville American, 21 July 1916, page 3

Tombstone Tuesday: Harry Ashby Lee

Harry Ashby Lee was born on 28 August 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the son of Ashby Lee and Etta Pedigo. He married Joan Elise Roberts (the daughter of Earl Mason Roberts and my maternal grandfather's sister Florence Kathleen Boe) in 1952 in Missouri, and they had four children. Harry was a veteran of the United States Navy and served in World War II and the Korean War. He died on 3 August 2006 and was buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Oakville, St. Louis County, Missouri.

Wednesday's Child: Thomas Gatlin

Thomas Gatlin was born on 17 October 1890 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the firstborn child of my 2nd-great-grandfather's brother Clarence Bateman Gatlin and Ella Lee.

Nashville, Tennessee city birth records, October 12-17, 1890. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, City Birth Records, 1881-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: City Birth Records. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Thomas died of meningitis on 18 April 1891, at the home of his maternal grandmother Annie (Glasheen) Lee. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Nashville.

Nashville, Tennessee city death records, April 14-19, 1891. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Tennessee City Death Records, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, 1848-1907. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.

 Nashville American, 19 April 1891, page 3

Wednesday's Child: Lillie Gertrude Gatlin

Nashville American, 27 November 1898, page 3

Lillie Gertrude Gatlin was the daughter of my 2nd-great-grandfather's brother Clarence Bateman Gatlin and Ella Lee. She died in Nashville, Tennessee in late November 1898, at the age of one year and four months. Her funeral was held on 27 November 1898.

Wednesday's Child: Mary Nevins Gatlin

Mary Nevins Gatlin was born on 30 May 1895 in Nashville, Tennessee. She was the daughter of my 2nd-great-grandfather's brother Clarence Bateman Gatlin and Ella Lee. She was named after her paternal grandmother, my 3rd-great-grandmother Mary Nevins.

Nashville, Tennessee city birth records, May 30-31, 1895. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, City Birth Records, 1881-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: City Birth Records. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Mary died on 13 April 1900, a month and a half before her fifth birthday.

Nashville American, 14 April 1900, page 2

Nashville American, 17 April 1900, page 3

Clarence's brother-in-law John Bailey came from Bowling Green, Kentucky for the funeral. His wife, Clarence's sister Lillie May (Gatlin) Bailey, and their daughter Mary Elizabeth Bailey probably came with him.

Nashville American, 19 April 1900, page 3

Sunday's Obituary: Zachary T. Mayo

Nashville Tennessean, 9 September 1907, page 9

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                 ZACHARY T. MAYO
                       GONE TO REWARD

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           Liveryman Passes Away – Is Survived by 
                          Large Family Connection.

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Zachary Taylor Mayo, for many years one of Nashville's most prominent citizens and a descendant of one of the fine old Virginia families, died at a late hour Saturday night. In his death the community losses [sic] one of its most valued and generally liked citizens.
   Mr. Mayo's father, Samuel Lee Mayo, crossed the mountains from Virginia in the forties when a mere boy and settled in this county. He was the descendant of the old and well known Mayo, Lee, and Gordon families of the Old Dominion, who made her famous in war and peace.
  Mr. Mayo has for many years been engaged in the livery business and at the time of his death was connected with Wilkerson Bros. on Second avenue, north.
  He is survived by his wife and the following children: Wyley J. of St. Louis; Zachary Taylor, Robert Z., Mises Effie, Cora, and Eva Mayo, and Mrs. Howard Tanksley, all of this city. He also leaves four brothers, Dr. William D., Samuel Lee, Charles A., and Alonzo M. Mayo, and one sister, Mrs. W. J. Hudson, of this city.
  Mr. Mayo has been a quiet and honorable citizen, blessed with Chritsian [sic] fortitude and characterized by devotion to family and neighbors. Hiss [sic] loss will be felt by all who knew him.
  The funeral will take place this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at McFerrin Memorial church.

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Zachary Taylor Mayo was the son of Stephen Lee Mayo and Amanda Ezell. He married Julia Frances Walker on 11 December 1873 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.

Zachary's father Stephen Lee Mayo was the brother of my 3rd-great-grandmother Angeline Mayo. Their parents were Jacob Dillard Mayo and Eliza Gordon. This obituary gives me a helpful clue.  I know that Eliza's father was Chapman Gordon, but I don't know anything else about her ancestry. Maybe Chapman Gordon's unknown first wife was a Lee.

Jacob D. Mayo's household was enumerated in Davidson County, Tennessee in the 1840 United States Census. Samuel Lee Mayo probably "crossed the mountains from Virginia" in the thirties, not the forties.

Korean Conflict Begins

Memorandum of Conversation, June 26, 1950. Harry S. Truman Administration File, Elsey Papers. Available from the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.

The Korean Conflict began on Sunday, 25 June 1950 at the 38th parallel, the border between North and South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il Sung invaded South Korea, and the conflict soon became international. The United Nations, under the leadership of the United States, joined the conflict on the side of South Korea. China and the Soviet Union assisted North Korea.

Harry Ashby Lee, the husband of my first cousin once removed Joan Elise Roberts, served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.

References
Korean Conflict | Veterans Museum
Korean War
The Korean War, 1950–1953 - 1945–1952 - Milestones - Office of the Historian
The Korean War And Its Origins, 1945-1953
Teaching With Documents: The United States Enters the Korean Conflict

Tombstone Tuesday: Joan Elise (Roberts) Lee

Joan Elise Roberts, the daughter of Earl Mason Roberts and my maternal grandfather's sister Florence Kathleen Boe, was born on 22 May 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She married Harry Ashby Lee in 1952 in Missouri, and they had four children. Joan died on 10 April 2007. She is buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Oakville, St. Louis County, Missouri. Her husband Harry was a veteran of the United States Navy and served in World War II and the Korean War. It is clear from the tombstone inscription that she wanted her political views to be remembered!

Friday's Faces from the Past: Harry Ashby Lee and John Boe

This photo was taken on 2 May 1953. My maternal grandfather John Boe is seated. With him is Harry Ashby Lee, the husband of his niece Joan Elise Roberts (daughter of Florence Boe and Earl Mason Roberts).