Fannie Arveilla Foote (1895 - 1962)

Born 16 May 1895 in Texas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Leland Dubois Ward — married 6 Feb 1927 (to 13 Jan 1937) in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States

Died 24 Nov 1962 at age 67 in Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Biography

Fannie Foote is Notable.

Fannie Foote was one of the Golden 14, a group of Black women who were the first to serve as Yeomen (F) in the United States Navy. They were tasked with monitoring and tracking the new Navy recruits during World War I.

Fannie was one of the first Black women to serve in the United States Navy as Yeowomen, rather than the more common areas of nursing or in the mess. ^[1]

Fannie Arveilla Foote was born May 16, 1895, in Brenham, Washington County, Texas. She was the daughter of James Mat Foote and Sophia McIntyre.^[2][3][4] She married Leland Dubois Ward 5 February 1927 in Alameda, California.^[4]

She died November 24, 1962, in Los Angeles County, California.^[5]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ Lebonick, Cara Moore. "Mustering Out: the Navy's First Black Yeowomen," Rediscovering Black History, blogpost, National Archives (https://www.archives.gov : accessed 26 April 2021). View Page
2. ↑ "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4LK5-Z73Z : 14 February 2020), Fannie A. Foote, 1895.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23V-2RT : accessed 6 May 2021), Fannie Foote in household of Mat Foote, Brenham Ward 1, Washington, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 101, sheet 11B, family 225, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1599; FHL microfilm 1,375,612.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Marriage records, select counties and years. California State Archives, Sacramento, California; database and digital images, "California, U.S., Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 April 2021). View Record
5. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP43-ZG9 : 26 November 2014), Fannie A Foote, 24 Nov 1962; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

Military:

• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRH-RXFY : 22 October 2019), Fannie Arvellia Foote, 9 Dec 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• US Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019; text-only collection, "U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019," Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com : accessed 26 April 2021)
• Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "U.S., Headstone Applicatinos for Military Veterans, 1925-1970," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 April 2021); citing National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. View Record

Census:

• United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls; database and digital images, "1900 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 April 2021); citing Year: 1900; Census Place: Brenham Ward 1, Washington, Texas; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1241677. View Record
• Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "1910 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 April 2021); citing Year: 1910; Census Place: Brenham Ward 1, Washington, Texas; Roll: T624_1599; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1375612. View Record
• Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "1920 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 April 2021); citing Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T625_211; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 197. View Record

Other:

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/3708353/fannie-arveilla-foote : accessed 26 April 2021), memorial page for Fannie Arveilla Foote (16 May 1897–24 Nov 1962), Find A Grave: Memorial #3708353, citing Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by O.B.M.G. (contributor 50595527).