Born in Warren, Tennessee, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Foster Brown Shockley
— married
21 Dec 1927 in Warren, Tennessee, United States
Mother of
Thomas Edward Shockley Sr.
Died
at age 93
in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
Avo (Lusk) Shockley was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
Avo (Lusk) Shockley is a part of US Black heritage.
Avo Evelyn Lusk was born on December 2, 1902 in Warren, Tennessee, United States.
In 1910, Avo was living in Civil District 4, Warren, Tennessee, USA. [1]
In 1920, Avo was living in Civil District 3, Warren, Tennessee. [2]
Avo (25) married Foster Brown Shockley (33) (born on June 23, 1894 in River Hill, White, Tennessee, United States; son of Madison T Shockley and Sallie (Doyle) Shockley) on December 21, 1927 in Warren, Tennessee, United States.[3]
In 1940, Avo was living in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee. [4]
In 1950, Avo was living in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. [5]
Avo died on September 28, 1996 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, aged 93. She was buried in Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.[6]
Sources
- ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Warren, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1524; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0177; FHL microfilm: 1375537
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #136486492
Avoe Lusk (8), single daughter, in household of William Lausk (20) in Civil District 4, Warren, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee. - ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Warren, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1769; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 127
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #36371546
Avo Lusk (18), single daughter, in household of William Lusk (41) in Civil District 3, Warren, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee. - ↑ Marriage:
"Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #5833715
Avo E Lusk marriage to Foster B Shockey on 21 Dec 1927 in Warren, Tennessee, USA. - ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03972; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 99-59
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #38680068
Avo E Shockley (38), wife, Teacher, in household of Foster B Shockley (43) in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee. - ↑ 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: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 998; Sheet Number: 2; Enumeration District: 99-193
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #104066631
Avo E Shockley (48), wife, History Teacher, in household of Foster B Shockley (55) in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee. - ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157105066/avo_evelyn-shockley: accessed), memorial page for Avo Evelyn Shockley (2 Dec 1902–28 Sep 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157105066, citing Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by S.J. (contributor 46931676).
See also:
- Obituary:
"U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
The Tennessean; Publication Date: 30 Sep 1996; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/113389324/?article=df78df57-9fe2-4b3e-b51b-69510654dc5c&focus=0.15096527,0.8931358,0.26918173,0.9815051&xid=3355
Ancestry Record 61843 #611393584
Name: Avo Evelyn Shockley; Gender: Female; Death Age: 94; Birth Date: abt 1902; Death Date: 28 Sep 1996; Obituary Date: 30 Sep 1996; Obituary Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Newspaper Title: The Tennessean; Spouse: Foster B. Shockley; Child: Thomas E. Shockley Foster B. Shockley.
- Son's Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Ancestry Record 60901 #774058461
Name: Avo E Lusk; Gender: Female; Spouse: Foster B Shockley; Child: Thomas Edward Shockley.
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