Ada Rebecca (Hollis) Luker (1874 - 1919)

Born 24 May 1874 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Jasper Luker — married 18 Nov 1894 (to 1919) in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Died 23 Aug 1919 at age 45 in Collinwood, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Biography

The daughter of James Perry Hollis and Sarah Rebecca (Dixon) Hollis, Ada Hollis was born in Waynesboro, Tennessee^{[citation needed]} in 1874, residing there with her family.^[1]

Ada married James Jasper Luker, marrying in Wayne County, Tennessee on November 18, 1894^[2] and having ten known children together:

1. Freeman Jasper Luker (1895-1966)
2. Truman Luker (1896-)
3. Aileen L. Luker (1897-1961)
4. Sarah Emmaline Luker (1900-1950)
5. Beulah May Luker (1902-1991)
6. Commodore Bell Luker (1904-1983)
7. Lillian McKnight Luker (1907-1994)
8. Ruby Louise Luker (1909-1989)
9. Lois E. Luker (1911-1999)
10. Lorene Luker (1916-)

They made their home in 1900 in Westpoint, Tennessee,^[3] where her husband worked as a liveryman. By 1910, they lived in Collinwood, Tennessee,^[4] where her husband owned and operated a barber shop.

Ada Luker died of what was diagnosed as "consumption of bowels," tuberculosis having affected her bowels, passing away in Collinwood, Tennessee^[5] at the age of 45. She is buried at Bethlehem Cemetery in Wayne County, Tennessee.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWV-LHC : Tue Oct 03 11:25:32 UTC 2023), Ada R Hollis in Entry for James P. Hollis and Sarah R. Hollis, 1880.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-DPLN : Fri Oct 20 13:24:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Jim Luker and Ada Hollis, 18 Nov 1894.
3. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCD-NW3 : Thu Oct 05 08:02:33 UTC 2023), Entry for James Luker and Adah R Luker, 1900.
4. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNV-QRZ : Thu Mar 07 23:59:08 UTC 2024), Entry for J J Luker and Ada Luker, 1910.
5. ↑ Death: "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSR3-KXX : Sun Dec 17 17:41:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Ada Rebeckah Luker and James P. Hollice, 22 Aug 1919.
6. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21016060/ada-rebecca-luker: accessed 02 February 2024), memorial page for Ada Rebecca Hollis Luker (24 May 1874–23 Aug 1919). Find A Grave: Memorial #21016060 Bethlehem Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Richard Hollis (contributor 46868975).