Minnie Elam Sapp

F, b. 27 November 1928
     Minnie was born on 27 November 1928 at Perry, Taylor, Florida, United States. She married George Wilbur Shea, son of Lester Shea and Nettie Mamie G. Brannen, on 24 July 1953 at Greenville, Madison, Florida, United States.1

Citations

  1. [S391] Mary Lou Shea White, "Shea Family Records."

Christopher Columbus Palmer Woodcock

M
     He married Eliza Jane Rooks.1

Child of Christopher Columbus Palmer Woodcock and Eliza Jane Rooks

Citations

  1. [S391] Mary Lou Shea White, "Shea Family Records."

Eliza Jane Rooks

F

Child of Eliza Jane Rooks and Christopher Columbus Palmer Woodcock

Citations

  1. [S391] Mary Lou Shea White, "Shea Family Records."

Elmo Dutton Allen

M, b. 12 May 1920, d. 22 February 1990
     Elmo was born on 12 May 1920 at Enigma, Berrien, Georgia, United States.1 He was the son of John Quincy Allen and Thelma Myrtice Hammond. He married Delia Mozelle Clayton, daughter of Joseph Edward Clayton and Mary Cardelia Parks, on 19 May 1946 at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States.1 Elmo died on 22 February 1990 at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States, at age 69.
     Biography of Elmo Dutton Allen:
Elmo changed his middle name from Hutsell. He was born a sickly baby and almost died. He was born with a deformity in the chest area which is called by many people "pigeon chest". He always had weak lungs and was flat footed. However, these afflictions did not hinder him from serving his country during World War II. He fought in the European Theater of Operations. He landed in France shortly after D-Day and fought until the end of the war. He was in communications. He told me a story one time about the war. He and his group were being bombed heavily and were hiding in an area like a bomb shelter. He started to counting the number of seconds between the bombs and noticed that they were firing at a radio signal that had been left outside and was turned on. They were firing at the signal. He jumped out of the hole right after one of the bombs and turned the radio off. The bombing stopped and they were able to get out safely. Elmo did not like to talk about the war. He wrote an article about life
and war which was printed in the local newspaper. He won a purple heart. He loved doing family research and he and I went to many courthouses and graveyards while he was still alive. We picked many a beggarweed and sand burr off of us after visiting the graveyards. He had an eye for beauty and loved arranging flowers as well as growing them. He died suddenly after being admitted to the hospital for chest pain. Autopsy showed that he died of a dissecting aortic aneurysm which caused a pericardial effusion. [Alicia Rawls Allen]

Citations

  1. [S392] Alica Rawls Allen, "Chambless Family Records."

Delia Mozelle Clayton

F, b. 5 June 1921
     Delia was born on 5 June 1921. She was the daughter of Joseph Edward Clayton and Mary Cardelia Parks. She married Elmo Dutton Allen, son of John Quincy Allen and Thelma Myrtice Hammond, on 19 May 1946 at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States.1

Citations

  1. [S392] Alica Rawls Allen, "Chambless Family Records."