Mamie Elizabeth (Carthan) Till-Mobley (1921 - 2003)

Born 23 Nov 1921 in Webb, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Emmett Louis Till — married 14 Oct 1940 in Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 6 Jan 2003 at age 81 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Mamie (Carthan) Till-Mobley is Notable.

Mamie Till was an American educator and activist. She was the mother of Emmett Till, who was murdered in Mississippi on August 28, 1955 at the age of 14.

• d/o Wiley Nash Carthan & Alma Carthan
  • father left when she was around 11^[1]
• Argo, Illinois
• 1st black student to make A Honor Roll, 4th black student to graduate, graduated first in her class; Argo Community High School^[1]
• 14 Oct 1940 m. Louis Till^[1]
• got restraining order against Louis - which he broke many times - court gave him a choice of prison or military - he was killed in Italy. They did not receive survivor benefits.^[1]
• moved to Detroit
• 5 May 1951 m. Pink Bradley (div.)^[1]
• m. Gene Mobley, Ford Motor Co. by day, barber at night^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} The Motherhood of Mamie Till-Mobley." Missed in History (Podcast). 28 Aug 2017. HowStuffWorks.com (web). Retrieved 13 Sept 2017.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamie_Till

• 1930 U.S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Summit village, p. 16B (penned), dwelling 15, family 21, Mamie Carthan in the Nash Carthan household, digital images 32 of 44, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 14 October 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1055.
  • Mamie was 8 years old.

• 1939 Mamie Carthan Yearbook Photo. "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Argo Community High School; Year: 1939. Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 ([2]: accessed 14 October 2021). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

• 1940 U.S. census, Cook, Illinois, population schedule, Summit, p. 16B (penned), family 365, Mamie Carthan in the Thomas Gaines household, digital image 31 of 44 FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 14 October 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1359.
  • Mamie was 18 years old.

• 1940 Mamie Elizabeth Carthan SS Application Index entry. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 ([4]: accessed 14 October 2021). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  • Mamie Elizabeth Carthan applied for a Social Security number in May 1940. She was born 23-Nov-1921 in Webb, Tallahatchie, Mississippi. She died 6-Jan-2003.
  • Feb 1951: Mamie used the last name Till
  • July 1951: Mamie used the last name Bradley
  • 6-Jan-1975: Mamie used the last name Mobley

• 1951Pink Bradley & Mamie E. Till marriage index entry. Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 ([5]: accessed 14 October 2021). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
  • They were married 5-Jun-1951 in Wood Co., Ohio. Mamie was 29 years old. Her parents were Nash Carthan and Alma Smith.

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7099864

SEE ALSO:

• https://www.youtube.com/user/mamietillmobley