Delores (Evans) White (1929 - 1997)

Born 11 Nov 1929 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Wife of Melvin Edward White — married 19 Feb 1959 (to 1969) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Died 10 Mar 1997 at age 67 in Queens, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

LaVern Baker (Evans) White is Notable.

An American R&B singer who had several hit records on the pop chart in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were "Tweedle Dee" (1955), "Jim Dandy" (1956), and "I Cried a Tear" (1958).

In 1990, she received the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and in 1991, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her song "Jim Dandy" was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and was ranked #343 on the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Born Delores Evans on November 11, 1929 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA., the daughter of Anna Evans.^[1]

1930 CENSUS - Chicago, Cook, Illinois ^[2]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Emma White Head F 56 Alabama

Pearl Hardy Daughter F 40 Alabama

Pearl Baker Granddaughter F 16 Alabama

Mary Evans Granddaughter F 6 Alabama

Deloris Baker Great-granddaughter F 0 Illinois

1940 CENSUS - Chicago, Cook, Illinois ^[3]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Anna McMurley Head F 25 Alabama

Deloras McMurley Daughter F 10 Illinois

Her 1st marriage was as Delores McMurley (her mother's new surname) to Eugene Williams on December 23, 1948 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

Her 2nd marriage was to Melvin (Slappy) White on February 19, 1959 at Pennsylvania Avenue AME Zion Church in Baltimore, Maryland and they were divorced in 1969.

LaVern died on March 10, 1997 in Queens, New York City, New York and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDC-2WWW : 18 May 2016), Anna Evans in entry for Delores Evans, 11 Nov 1929; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 50974, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSR1-5P7 : accessed 30 January 2021), Deloris Baker in household of Emma White, Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 66, sheet 3B, line 98, family 88, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 418; FHL microfilm 2,340,153.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWTL-7XR : 8 January 2021), Deloras McMurley in household of Anna McMurley, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103-57, sheet 1A, line 14, family 7, 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 922.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #5971685

SEE ALSO:

• Wikipedia:LaVern_Baker
• http://www.uncamarvy.com/LavernBaker/lavernbaker.html

LISTEN:

• Singing Tweedle Dee on Ed Sullivan Show in 1955

• Singing Jim Dandy Got Married in 1957