Lewis Elbert Etherton

Portrait of Lewis Elbert Etherton

Born: Sunday, December 27, 1891 in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois

Died: Monday, October 7, 1946 in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois

Buried: Pleasant Grove Memorial Park, Jackson County, Illinois

Lived: 54 years 9 months 10 days

yDNA: R-FT442596 (inferred)


Parents

Father:Lewis Etherton An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1865/IL - 1939)

Mother:Mary C. Etherton (1868/IL - 1963)


Siblings

Sister: Ada Ruth Etherton Rigdon+ (1887/IL - 1936/IL)

Sister: Cordelia May Etherton Winchester+ (1888/IL - 1958/MS)

Sister: Dollie Hannah Etherton Lounsbury+ (1893/IL - 1984/IL)

Brother: William Carl Etherton+ (1895/IL - 1953/IL)


Spouse

Name: Dorothy Doolen (1895/IL - 1964)

  Date: 05/06/1916 (age: 24 years 4 months 9 days) - 10/07/1946 (death, 30 years 5 months 1 day)


Children

Daughter: Eugenia Janette Etherton Caveglia (1919/IL - 1986/MO)

Daughter: Betty Lee Etherton (1922/IL - )

Daughter: Lora Jean Etherton Hott+ (1929/IL - )

Son: -unpublished-


History/Life Events

  Education: MS Southern Illinois Normal University.

  Occupation: Jackson County, Illinois Superintendent of Schools


Sources/Contributors (show only official sources)

1900 Jackson County IL Census

1910 Jackson County IL Census

Lewis E Etherton WWI Draft Registration, 1917

1920 Marion County IL Census

1930 Jackson County IL Census

1940 Jackson County IL Census

Lewis Elbert Etherton Certificate of Birth, 1941

Lewis Etherton WWII Draft Registration, 1942

A Genealogical History of 3 Pioneer Families of Jackson County, Illinois

Eugenia Caveglia Obituary

Steven Etherton

Pleasant Grove Memorial Park


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