Ethel Eugenia Alverson (1879 - 1956)

Born 21 Jun 1879 in Marengo, Marengo, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Sep 1956 at age 77 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

The daughter of Emmett Alverson and Amanda (Hunter) Alverson, Ethel Alverson was born in Marengo Township, Iowa^{[citation needed]} in 1879, residing there with her family.^[1][2][3] In 1900, residing at home in Marengo Township with her parents, Ethel worked as a school teacher.^[4] By 1910, Ethel had moved with her parents to Spokane, Washington, residing with her widowed maternal grandmother, Martha Hunter, and working as a stenographer.^[5]

After the death of her father in 1918, Ethel and her mother lived together in Spokane^[6] where, in 1920, Ethel worked as a bookkeeper. Nothing is known of Ethel in 1930; that year, her mother lived with Ethel's sister, Elizabeth, residing in Spokane, and Ethel most likely had already moved to California. By 1940, Ethel's mother had joined her in California, residing together in Long Beach, where Ethel's mother was listed as the head of their household.^[7] That year, Ethel was 60 and her mother was 85 and neither listed an occupation on the 1940 federal census--Ethel had applied for Social Security Administration benefits in 1939.^[8] Ethel's mother passed away in 1948 and in 1950, Ethel lived alone in Long Beach, California.^[9]

Ethel Alverson passed away in Los Angeles County, California^[10] at the age of 77.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2K-27L : Thu Oct 05 04:01:46 UTC 2023), Ethel E Alverson in Entry for Emmett E. Alverson and Amanda J. Alverson, 1880.
2. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H8SL-CMM : Wed Oct 04 09:37:27 UTC 2023), Ethel Alverson in Entry for Emmet Alverson and Amanda Alverson, 1885.
3. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT38-WNK : Mon Oct 02 22:24:12 UTC 2023), Ethel E Alverson in Entry for Emmett E Alverson and Amanda J Alverson, 1895.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9KB-BWJ : Tue Oct 03 17:50:24 UTC 2023), Ethel Alverson in Entry for E E Alverson and Amanda Alverson, 1900.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGJB-Q4P : Wed Oct 04 14:59:01 UTC 2023), Ethel e Alverson Entry for Martha Hunter and Amanda Alverson, 1910.
6. ↑ Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1920; Census Place: Spokane, Spokane, Washington; Roll: T625_1942; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 257: Spokane City (part), Ellwood Precinct bounded by Jackson, Division, Knox, Wall. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 6061 #13992135 with attached Image
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9HN-Z75 : Tue Nov 28 10:12:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Amanda Alverson and Ethel E Alverson, 1940.
8. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KW1-L7ND : 10 February 2023), Ethel Eugenia Alverson.
9. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGN-XW5F : Tue Oct 03 18:09:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Ethel E Alverson, 17 April 1950.
10. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGF5-1MFW : Sun Oct 15 13:33:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Ethel Eugenia Alverson and Emmett E Alverson, 20 Sep 1956.