Maude Lela (Adair) O'Conner (1911 - 2002)

Born 22 Apr 1911 in White, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 May 2002 at age 91 in White, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Maude (Adair) O'Conner was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Maude Lela (Adair) O'Conner was born on 22 Apr 1911 in White, Tennessee, United States, daughter of James Pleasant Adair (1862 - 1945) and Corina (Simmons) Adair (1886 - 1930).

Maude married William G Sparkman (1909 - 1976). ^[1]

Their daughters were:

Catherine Sparkman (1929–2012)

Mary Ruth Sparkman (1934–2007)

Maude married Willie Lee O'Connor (1910–1981)

In the 1910 census Maud (age 0) was the daughter of James Adair in Civil District 3, White, Tennessee, United States.^[2] James Adair 47, wife Crimma Adair 23, daughter Maggie Adair 17, daughter Beulah Adair 14, daughter Lewis Adair 11, daughter Nolie Adair 9, daughter Vinie Adair 7, son Russell Adair 3, daughter Maud Adair 0.

In the 1920 census Maud (age 10) was the daughter of James Adair in Civil District 3, White, Tennessee, United States.^[3] James Adair 50, wife Corrina Adair 32, son Lewis Adair 21, daughter Nola Adair 19, daughter Vina Adair 14, son Russell P Adair 12, daughter Maud Adair 10, daughter Leffie Adair 8, daughter Ethel Adair 6, daughter Mattie Adair 4, daughter Mary Adair 1.

In the 1930 census Maude (age 18) was the wife of Bill Sparkman in District 03, White, Tennessee, United States.^[4] Bill Sparkman 19, wife Maude Sparkman 18, daughter Katherine Sparkman 1.

In the 1950 census Maude (age 39), Paid Housepaper and Care For Children, was the separated hel snd of James Lee Price in White, Tennessee, United States.^[5] James Lee Price 26, wife Louise Price 25, son Royce Price 7, son Roger Price 3, hel snd Maude Sparkman 39.

Maude died on 27 May 2002 in White aged 91.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
   citing Van Buren, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,012,267.
   FamilySearch Record: QKHQ-6R28 (accessed 19 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893F-C9ZD-G Image number 00229
   Maude Adair marriage to William Sparkman on 30 Apr 1927 in Van Buren, Tennessee, United States.
2. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 190, sheet 7A, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1526; FHL microfilm 1,375,539.
   FamilySearch Record: MGNV-VL9 (accessed 19 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB7-BHP Image number 00126
   Maud Adair (0), single daughter, in household of James Adair (47) in Civil District 3, White, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
3. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1770; Line: 7; FHL microfilm: 1821770; Record number: 44911;
   FamilySearch Record: MN5R-HMT (accessed 19 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJG-WW3 Image number 00934
   Maud Adair (10), single daughter, in household of James Adair (50) in Civil District 3, White, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 8B, line 76, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2285; FHL microfilm 2,342,019.
   FamilySearch Record: SP7R-GGD (accessed 19 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR8C-94TC Image number 00264
   Maude Sparkman (18), wife, in household of Bill Sparkman (19) in District 03, White, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
5. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: White, Tennessee; Roll: 4349; Sheet Number: 5; Enumeration District: 93-16
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #104340460 (accessed 19 February 2023)
   Maude Sparkman (39), separated hel snd, Paid Housepaper and Care For Children, in household of James Lee Price (26) in White, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #143359969 (accessed 19 February 2023)
   Memorial page for Maude Lela Adair O'Connor (22 Apr 1911-27 May 2002), citing Dixie O'Connor Family Cemetery, White County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by brenda pegg (contributor 45017307).