Lillie Mae (Faulk) Capote (1905 - 1954)

Born 29 Jan 1905 in Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Julian Archelaus Persons — married before 23 Aug 1923 (to before 1932) in Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama, United States

Wife of Jose Garcia Capote — married 1932 in New Jersey, United States

Died 4 Jan 1954 at age 48 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Sources

• Lillie Mae "Nina" Faulk (29 Jan 1905 - 4 Jan 1954) L8WL-TPY - FamilySearch.org

• Dowling, Tim. Lillie Mae Faulk (29 Jan 1905 - 4 Jan 1954) - Geneanet

• Mathis, Vance Barnett. Lillie May Faulk (1905 - 1954) - Geni.com

• Alabama Newspaper Archives - FamilySearch.org

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:37JC-J38 : accessed 2016-12-08), entry for Lillie Mae /Faulk/.

• Lillie Mae Faulk in household of James Arthur Faulk, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK7V-8CS : accessed 6 May 2020), Arthur Faulk, Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 5A, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 25; FHL microfilm 1,374,038.

• Lillie May Faulk in household of John B Faulk, "United States Census, 1920" Source Date: 1920. Web Page (Link to the Record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXD9-MKN. Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXD9-MKN : 31 January 2021), Lillie May Faulk in entry for John B Faulk, 1920.

• Lillie Mae Faulk, Yearbook photo, Troy University, Troy, Alabama. Source Citation "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Troy University; Year 1923. Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

• Persons-Faulk marriage notice, The Monroe Journal, Claiborne, Alabama, Thursday, 23 August 1923, page 1.

• Lillie Mae Persons in household of Jenny Faulk, "United States Census, 1930." Source Date: 1930. Web Page (Link to the Record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3VXD-X2M. Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3VXD-X2M : accessed 24 April 2023), Lillie Mae Persons in household of Jenny Faulk, Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 5B, line 85, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 42; FHL microfilm 2,339,777.

• July 1932 Marriage Record. Lillie Faulk in "New Jersey, Bride Index, 1930-1938". Source Date: 1932. Web Page (Link to the Record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWR-KMWQ . Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "New Jersey, Bride Index, 1930-1938," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWR-KMWQ : 21 August 2019), Lillie Faulk and Joseph Capote, 1932; records extracted Reclaim the Records, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, New Jersey, United States, citing New Jersey Bride Index, 1930-1938, Reclaim the Records, Mill Valley, CA.

• Nina Capote in household of Joseph Capote, "United States Census, 1940." Source Date: 1940. Web Page (Link to the Record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7B5-LRQ. Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7B5-LRQ : 8 January 2021), Nina Capote in household of Joseph Capote, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-55, sheet 8A, line 20, family 144, 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 496.

• Nina Capote, "United States 1950 Census." Source Date: 22 April 1950. Web Page (Link to the Record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XT1-29RW. Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6XT1-29R7 : Sun Jan 29 09:25:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Capote and Nina Capote, 22 April 1950.

• 1954 Death Record. Nina Capote in the New York, New York, U.S., Death Index, 1949-1965. Name: Nina Capote. Age 47. Birth Date abt 1907. Death Date: 4 Jan 1954. Death Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. Certificate Number: 328. Original data: New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.

• Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Mrs. Lillie Mae "Nina" Faulk Capote (29 Jan 1905 – 04 Jan 1954), Find A Grave: Memorial #115427209, citing Baptist Cemetery, Monroeville, Monroe County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Find A Grave .

1910 U.S. Census Record [Monroeville, Monroe, AL]

Lillie M Faulk in the 1910 United States Federal Census

• Name Lillie M Faulk [Lillie Mae Faulk]
• Age in 1910 5
• Birth Date 1905 [1905]
• Birthplace Alabama
• Home in 1910 Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama, USA
• Street Monroeville & Roptan Road
• Race White
• Gender Female
• Relation to Head of House Daughter
• Marital Status Single
• Father's Name Arthur Faulk
• Father's Birthplace Alabama
• Mother's Name Edna M Faulk
• Mother's Birthplace Alabama

Household Members:

• Arthur Faulk 23 Head
• Edna M Faulk 25 Wife
• Lillie M Faulk 5 Daughter
• Ceburn J Faulk 3 Son
• Mary I Faulk 1 Daughter

Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama; Roll: T624_25; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1374038

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls).

1920 U.S. Census [Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama]

Lillie May Faulk in the 1920 United States Federal Census

• Name Lillie May Faulk [Lillie Mae Faulk]
• Age 14
• Birth Year abt 1906
• Birthplace Alabama
• Home in 1920 Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama
• Residence Date 1920
• Race White
• Gender Female
• Relation to Head of House Cousin
• Marital Status Single
• Father's Birthplace Alabama
• Mother's Birthplace Alabama
• Able to Speak English Yes
• Attended School yes
• Able to read Yes
• Able to Write Yes

Household Members:

• John B Faulk 50 Head
• Nannie R Faulk 48 Sister
• Jennie Faulk 45 Sister
• Caroline E Faulk 40 Sister
• Lillie May Faulk 14 Cousin
• Mary J Faulk 11 Cousin
• Edna Marie Faulk 9 Cousin

Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama; Roll: T625_33; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 139

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

23 Aug 1923 Marriage Notice - The Monroe Journal

Source: The Monroe Journal (Claiborne, Alabama) 23 August 1923, p. 1.

PERSONS-FAULK

"Mr. Archie Persons and Miss Lillie Mae Faulk were united in marriage at the home of the bride on last Wednesday. Only relatives and a few friends were present. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Persons left for Gulfport and other cities along the coast. They will later go to Colorado where Mr. Persons has an interest in Camp Nid-Nod and Camp Marnix, two of the famous summer camps of the West.

"The bride is favorite among the younger set here and over the state, she having graduated at the Downing Industrial Institute and the Troy Normal. Both the bride and groom have hosts of friends who wish them a full measure of happiness and prosperity."

1925 Lillie Mae arrives at New Orleans aboard SS Parismina from Havana

S.S. Parismina sailing from Havana, Cuba, February 21, 1925, arrives New Orleans February 23, 1925.

Passengers include:

• Persons, John, 19, born July 19, 1905, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Persons, Lillie, 20, born January 29, 1905, Monroeville, Alabama
• Persons, Treeman, 4 m, infant, born September 30, 1924, New Orleans, LA

Source Citation The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At New Orleans, Louisiana, 1903-1945; NAI Number: 4492741; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85

Source Information Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006.

Original data: Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1925 City Directory Listing, New Orleans, Louisiana

Julian A Persons U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

• Name: Julian A Persons
• Residence Year: 1925
• Street Address: 1801 Robert
• Residence Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Occupation Trav Pass Agt, Streckfus Steamboat Line
• Publication Title: New Orleans, Louisiana, City Directory, 1925

Title: New Orleans, Louisiana, City Directory, 1925

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

1926 City Directory Listing, Birmingham, Alabama

Lillie Persons in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

• Name Lillie Persons
• Gender Female
• Residence Year 1926
• Street Address 023 16th Av S
• Residence Place Birmingham, Alabama, USA
• Spouse Julian A Persons
• Publication Title Birmingham, Alabama, City Directory, 1926

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.

1927 Lillie Mae Persons Arrives New Orleans from Havana, Cuba aboard the S.S. Amapala

Lillie May Persons in the New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963

• Name Lillie May Persons
• Gender Female
• Marital Status Married
• Arrival Age 21
• Birth Date abt 1906
• Birth Place [Monroeville, Alabama]
• Port of Departure Havana, Cuba
• Arrival Date 21 Mar 1927
• Port of Arrival New Orleans, Louisiana
• Ship Name Amapala

Source Citation The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At New Orleans, Louisiana, 1903-1945; NAI Number: 4492741; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85

Source Information Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006.

Original data: Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1930 U.S. Census [Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama]

Lillie Mae Persons in the 1930 United States Federal Census

• Name Lillie Mae Persons [Lillie May Faulk] [Lillie May (Mrs. Julien Archulus) *Persons] [Lillie May (Mrs. Jose Garcia) Capote]
• Birth Year abt 1906
• Gender Female
• Race White
• Age in 1930 24
• Birthplace Alabama
• Marital Status Married
• Relation to Head of House Cousin
• Home in 1930 Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama, USA
• Map of Home Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama
• House Number 414
• Dwelling Number 113
• Family Number 115
• Age at First Marriage 17
• Attended School No
• Able to Read and Write Yes
• Father's Birthplace Alabama
• Mother's Birthplace Alabama
• Able to Speak English Yes

Household Members:

• Jenny Faulk 55 Head
• Nannie Faulk 52 Sister
• Callie Faulk 53 Sister
• Byron Faulk 61 Brother
• Edna Faulk 19 Cousin
• Lucille Faulk 14 Cousin
• Lillie Mae Persons 24 Cousin
• Truman Persons 5 Cousin

Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2339777

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

Description The 1930 Census contains records for approximately 123 million Americans.

1932 Marriage to Jose Garcia Capote in New Jersey

Lillie Faulk in the New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016

• Name Lillie Faulk
• Maiden Name Faulk
• Gender Female
• Marriage Date 1932
• Marriage Place New Jersey, USA
• Spouse Joseph Capote

Source Citation New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; Marriage Indexes; Index Type: Bride; Year Range: 1930-1935; Surname Range: E - K; Reel Number: 31

Source Information Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

Original data: Marriage Indexes. New Jersey State Archives, Trenton, New Jersey.

17 July 1933 Arrives Southampton aboard the S.S. Bremen

• Name Lillie M Capote
• Arrival Age 27
• Birth Date abt 1906
• Port of Departure New York, New York, USA
• Arrival Date 17 Jul 1933
• Port of Arrival Southampton, England
• Ports of Voyage New York and Cherbourg
• Ship Name Bremen
• Shipping Line Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen
• Official Number 2619

Source Citation The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1028; Item: 37

Source Information Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26, 1,472 pieces.

1 Aug 1933 Arrives New York from Cherbourg, France, aboard RMS Olympic

Lillie Mae Capote Nee Faulk • New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957

Note: On this passenger list she is accompanied by husband Jose Garcia Capote, and they list their birth dates and birth places. Lillie Mae indicates she was born 29 January 1906 [not 1905] in Morrisville, Alabama.

• Name Lillie Mae Capote Nee Faulk
• Sex Female
• Age 27
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1906
• Event Type Immigration
• Event Date 1933
• Event Place New York, New York, United States
• Ship Name Olympic

Web Page (Link to the Record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24VQ-DTV

Where The Record Is Found (Citation): "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24VQ-DTV : 2 March 2021), Lillie Mae Capote Nee Faulk, 1933; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

27 April 1935 Arrives Miami, FL from Havana, Cuba on American Seaplane NC-81-V

• Name Lillie M. Capote
• Gender Female
• Age 29
• Birth Date abt 1906
• Record Type Arrival
• Arrival Date 1935
• Arrival Place Miami, Florida, USA
• Flight Number Nc-81-V
• Final Destination New York City, New York

Other passengers include:

• Joseph W. Capote, 25, M, USA, New York, NY
• Truman Capote, 10, M, USA, New York, NY
• Rafael Garcia Capote, 10, M, Havana, Cuba
• Frances G. Stoddard, 58, M, USA, New Rochelle, NY
• B. Rush Stoddard, 59, M, USA, New Rochelle, NY

Source Citation The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Miami, Florida; NAI Number: 2788508; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85

Source Information Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1898-1963 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006.

Original data:

Selected Passenger Lists and Manifests. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1940 U.S. Census [Greenwich, Connecticut]

Nina Capote in the 1940 United States Federal Census

• Name Nina Capote [Lillie Mae Faulk]
• Respondent Yes
• Age 33
• Estimated Birth Year abt 1907
• Gender Female
• Race White
• Birthplace Alabama
• Marital Status Married
• Relation to Head of House Wife
• Home in 1940 Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut
• Map of Home in 1940 Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut
• Street Overlock Drive 76 Overlook Drive, Greenwich, CT
• House Number 76
• Inferred Residence in 1935 New York, New York, New York
• Residence in 1935 New York, New York, New York
• Resident on farm in 1935 No
• Sheet Number 8A
• Attended School or College No
• Highest Grade Completed College, 3rd year
• Income 0
• Income Other Sources No

Household Members:

• Joseph Capote 38 Head
• Nina Capote 33 Wife
• Turman Capote 15 Son
• Allen Brown 33 Servant
• Mary Brown 33 Servant

Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00496; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1-55

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

21 Aug 1948 Departs La Guardia for Bermuda aboard PanAm Flight 130

Lillie Mae Faulk Capote in the U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966

• Name Lillie Mae Faulk Capote
• Gender Female
• Nationality American
• Departure Age 42
• Birth Date abt 1906
• Departure Date 21 Aug 1948
• Departure Place New York, New York, USA
• Airline PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS, INC.
• Flight Number 130/21

Passengers include:

• Capote, Jose Garcia
• Capote, Lillie Mae Faulk
• Salter, Kay [Lillie's cousin]
• Salter, Marion [Kay's husband]

Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes Departing from New York, New York, 07/01/1948-12/31/1956; NAI Number: 3335533; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A4169; NARA Roll Number: 7

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

1950 U.S. Census [New York City, New York]

Nina Capote in the 1950 United States Federal Census

• Name [Nina Capote]
• Age 44
• Birth Date abt 1906
• Gender Female
• Race White
• Birth Place Alabama
• Marital Status Married
• Relation to Head of House Wife
• Residence Date 1950
• Home in 1950 New York, New York, New York, USA
• Street Name Park Avenue
• House Number 1060 1060 Park Avenue, New York, NY
• Apartment Number 4g
• Dwelling Number 2754
• Farm No
• Acres No
• Occupation Category Keeping House
• Worked Last Week No
• Seeking Work No
• Employment Status No

Household Members:

• Joseph Capote 50 Head
• Nina Capote 44 Wife
• Truman Capote 25 Son

Source Citation 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: New York, New York, New York; Roll: 4562; Sheet Number: 85; Enumeration District: 31-1315

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.

Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC.

Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. NAID: 43290879. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, Record Group 29. National Archives at Washington, DC., Washington, DC.

4 Jan 1954 Death Record

Nina Capote in the New York, New York, U.S., Death Index, 1949-1965

• Name Nina Capote
• Age 47
• Birth Date abt 1907
• Death Date 4 Jan 1954
• Death Place Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
• Certificate Number 328

Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Death Index, 1949-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.

Original data: New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.

Find A Grave Memorial

Mrs Lillie Mae Capote in the U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

• Name Mrs Lillie Mae Capote
• Maiden Name Faulk
• Gender Female
• Birth Date 29 Jan 1905
• Birth Place Monroeville, Monroe County, Alabama, United States of America
• Death Date 4 Jan 1954
• Cemetery Baptist Cemetery
• Burial or Cremation Place Monroeville, Monroe County, Alabama, United States of America
• Has Bio? Y
• Father James Arthur Faulk
• Mother Edna Marie Faulk
• Spouse Augustus Archilus Persons
• Children Truman Capote

Go to website: Lillie Mae Capote (1905 - 1954) Memorial #115427209