Mississippi Family Group Sheet for the James Edward "Ed" VOYLES Family *********************************************** Copyright Vicki Burress Roach. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml *********************************************** Submitted by: Vicki Burress Roach Email address: Husband: James Edward "Ed" VOYLES Birthdate: September 22, 1879 Birthplace: Alcorn Co., MS Death date: November 29, 1961 Place of death: Corinth Hospital, Corinth, Alcorn Co., MS Burial: Farmington Cem., Corinth, Alcorn Co., MS Father: Alford Newton M. VOYLES Mother: Margaret A.S. "Dollie" JOHNSON Marriage date: July 11, 1902 Marriage place: McNairy Co., TN Wife: (1) Armitta "Mittie" ROBERTSON Birthdate: 1886 Birthplace: Death date: 1916 Place of death: Burial: Farmington Cem., Corinth, Alcorn Co., MS Father: Joseph "Joe" William ROBERTSON Mother: Emily "Emma" B. PAYNE CHILDREN Child No. 1: William Herod VOYLES Sex: M Birthdate: February 29, 1904 Birthplace: MS Death date: April 19, 1986 Place of death: Tupelo, Lee Co., MS Burial: Farmington Cem., Corinth, Alcorn Co., MS Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Avo Irene ELLIS Child No. 2: Lowell VOYLES Sex: M Birthdate: November 27, 1907 Birthplace: Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Dora ECHOLES Child No. 3: Fraceis Maedell VOYLES Sex: F Birthdate: January 10, 1910 Birthplace: McNairy Co., TN Death date: 2004 Place of death: Corinth, Alcorn Co., MS Burial: Henry Cem., Corinth, Alcorn Co., MS Marriage date: May 28, 1930 Marriage place: Spouse's name: Bruce Allen BROWN Documentation: Circuit Court Minutes, Corinth, Alcorn Co., MS July term 1897 page 125 Ordered by the court that the following named persons be allowed the following named amounts as per dim and mileage as state witness at July term 1897 of the circuit court: The State vs. Banks Godord/witnesses Ben Hardin and Ed Voyles each for 7 days, each for 7 miles, paid $1.85. (Assume this is the same Ed Voyles???) 1910 McNairy Co., TN census Dist. 6 VOYLES Ed head white male age 28 married 8 years MS AL MS farmer Armidda wife white female age 28 married 8 years MS TN MS 3 children and 3 living Herod son white male age 6 single MS MS MS Lowell son white male age 3 single MS MS MS Unnamed daughter white female age 6 months single MS MS MS (would be Frances) next household was Armitta's parents ROBERTSON Jo W. head W M 57 36-2 TN TN TN farmer Emma wife W F 58 36-1 MS NC NC 7/5 Cletos son W M 24 S MS TN MS farmer Auto son W M 18 S MS TN MS farm labor Robert son W M 15 S MS TN MS Thieo? son W M 12 S MS TN MS Info from Cordia Couch in 1965 to Gerald Caulk states: James Bennett was reared by Ed Voyles, but never adopted. James Bennett was born October 3, 1919, died March 1, 1952. McPeters Funeral Home Records page 387 James Edward Voyles Sept. 22, 1879 Alcorn Co., MS Nov. 30, 1961 Corinth hosp. cerebral hemorrhage s.s. 409-32-4945 wife: Myrtle Graw King age 63 father: Alford Newton Voyles born Itawamba Co., MS mother: Dollie Johnson born Alcorn Co., MS burial: Farmington Cem. Obituary saved by Jewel Burress J.E. VOYLES DIES: FUNERAL SET SATURDAY J.E. Voyles, 82, of 109 Young Street, died last night at Corinth Hospital after a lengthy illness. A retired farmer, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle K. Voyles; two sons, Herod Voyles, Corinth, and Lowell Voyles, Commerce, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Bruce Brown, Corinth, and Mrs. James Bennett, Memphis; three brothers, Anderson, John and Allen Voyles, all of Corinth Route 3; three sisters, Mrs. Ella Hardin, Mrs. Telia King and Mrs. Jennie Taylor, all of Corinth; one grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Farmington Baptist Church, E.P. Baldwin and H.L. Gardner officiating. Burial will be in Farmington Cemetery. Pallbearers: Lyle Taylor, Hugh J. Horton, Charlies Jones, Roy Wilbanks, W.C. Witt and Arthur Austin