Otis Garfield Sides (1881 - 1944)

Born 23 Jul 1881 in Alexander City, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Son of John Rufus Sides and Mary Missouri (Davis) Sides

Husband of Laura Elizabeth Ingram — married 6 Oct 1900 in Coosa County, Alabama, USA

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1944 at age 62 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

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Biography

Otis Garfield Sides was born on 23 Jul 1881^[1] in Alexander City, Tallapoosa Co, Alabama.^[2] He was the second of seven sons of John Rufus Sides (1851-1941) and Mary Missouri (Davis) Sides (1852-1926).

1900 US Census:^[3] Otis G Sides was listed as 17yo and born in AL. He was living in Booksville, Coosa Co, AL with his parents and five brothers.

Otis married Laura Elizabeth "Lizzie: Ingram (1885-1963) - reportedly on 6 Oct 1900 in Tallapoosa Co, AL. They would go on to have the following children (needs further verification):

• Leon Whittington Sides (1902-1978)
• Eva Sybil (Sides) Glenn (1904-1991)
• Arnold Harvel Sides (1910-1982)
• infant girl Sides (1914-1914)^[4] - 3 days old
• Edwin Frederick Sides (1915-1954)

1910 US Census:^[5] Otis G Sides was shown as 29yo and born in AL. He was living in Brooksville, Coosa Co, AL with his wife Lizzie E Sides (25; AL) and their children Leon (8), Eva (6), and newborn Arnold (0).

WWI Draft Registration:^[1] Otis Garfield Sides was 37yo and living in Eclectic, Elmore Co, AL and working on the F.D. Wood farm. He was described as tall with a medium build, with blue eyes and black hair.

1920 US Census:^[6] Otis Sides was listed as 37yo and born in AL. He was living in West Wetumpka, Elmore Co, AL with his wife Lizzie (34), their children Leon (17), Eva (15), Arnold (9), and Fred (4). The household included Lizzie's mother, Laura Ingram (66; AL).

1930 US Census:^[7] O. G. Sides was listed as 48yo and born in AL. He was living in Elmore Co AL with his wife Lizzie (44) and their son Fred (14).

1940 US Census:^[8] Otis G Sides was shown as 58yo and born in AL. He was living in Wetumpka, Elmore Co, AL with his wife Lizzie (53).

Otis passed away at age 62 on 14 Jun 1944 in Montgomery, AL.^[9][2] He is buried in Wetumpka City Cemetery in Wetumpka, Elmore Co, AL.

Sources

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between G Sides and Stephen Davis, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Allen Davis and Louisa Shaddix, the great great grandparents of both G Sides and Stephen Davis. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: fourth cousin, based on sharing 43.3 cM across 2 segments.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PF-99Y : 25 December 2021), Otis Garfield Sides, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129345629/otis-garfield-sides
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M984-2VZ : accessed 5 May 2022), Otis G Sides in household of John R Sides, Precinct 1 Booksville, Coosa, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDDV-W9J : 30 November 2020), Sides, 1914.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQ7-WRK : accessed 5 May 2022), Odus G Sides, Brooksville, Coosa, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 55, sheet 7A, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 8; FHL microfilm 1,374,021.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZ2-Z4M : 31 January 2021), Otis Sides, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3F34-5T2 : accessed 5 May 2022), O G Sides, Precinct 18, Elmore, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 2B, line 85, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 13; FHL microfilm 2,339,748.
8. ↑ 1940 US Federal Census - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1GQ-2ZL
9. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK3R-LNL : 11 January 2021), Otis Garfield Sides, 1944.