John was rooming in the household of Frances O'Rourke at the time of the 1930 Census.[1] By 1940, they were married.[2]
John and Frances continued living in Memphis at the time of the 1950 Census. John was working as a boiler maker.[3]
John died on 19 Apr 1972.[4] He is buried in the Memphis National Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.[5] His obituary mentioned two brothers, Clarence and Albert, and a sister, Thelma Haney.[6]
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP77-K77 : accessed 25 October 2022), John E Choate in household of Francis O'Rourke, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 10A, line 5, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2274; FHL microfilm 2,342,008.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4CC-PZV : 11 January 2021), Frances N Choate in household of John E Choate, Civil District 1, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 98-177, sheet 8B, line 69, family 171, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3966.
↑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: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 644; Sheet Number: 14; Enumeration District: 98-71 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #105299020 (accessed 25 October 2022)
John E Choate (55), married, Boilermaker, head of household in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1FV-GJ8 : 9 January 2021), John Choate, Apr 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3151554/john-edward-choate: accessed 25 October 2022), memorial page for John Edward Choate (16 Jun 1894–19 Apr 1972), Find A Grave: Memorial #3151554, citing Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Bill Hart (contributor 47578214).
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