Sally May Edwards

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Sallie Giddens
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1903
Birthplace: Kansas
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas
Street: Saint paul Street
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ora Giddens
Father's Birthplace: United States
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: No
Household Members:
Ora Giddens 21
Sallie Giddens 17
Lory Ivy Giddens 3 months
Vada Harbison 23 [sister-in-law]
Chester Harbison 7 [nephew]
Lucille Harbison 4 years 11 months [niece]

1930 Census
Name: Sallie M Giddens
Birth Year: abt 1903
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Equality, Miller, Missouri
House Number in Cities or Towns: apr 29
Age at First Marriage: 16
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Oklahoma
Mother's Birthplace: Arkansas
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Oral I Giddens 31
Sallie M Giddens 27
Lory O Giddens 10
Almon D Giddens 9
Carol May Giddens 5
Mary E Giddens 3 years 10 months

1940 Census
Name: Sally M Giddens
Respondent: Yes
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Havana, Mason, Illinois
Street: So Orange Street
House Number: 441
Inferred Residence in 1935: Havana, Mason, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Father's Birthplace: Oklahoma
Mother's Birthplace: Oklahoma
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Garage
Woman Age at First Marriage: 16
Number of Children Ever Born: 10
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage of salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 43
Income: $860
Income Other Sources: No
Veteran: No
Veteran Father Dead: No
Military service: No
Social Security Number: No
Usual Occupation: Housewife
Usual Industry: Home
Usual Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
Household Members:
Oral I Giddens 41
Sally M Giddens 37
Tony I Giddens 20
Almon D Giddens 19
Mary E Giddens 13
Richard L Giddens 5
Joann Giddens 5 months

CITY DIRECTORIES

Publication Title: Kansas City, KS, City Directory, 1960
Name: Sally M Giddens
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1960
Residence Place: Kansas City, Kansas
Spouse: Oral Giddens


OBITUARY

Peoria Journal Star; 11 November 11 1973

Sally Giddens-Services for Mrs. Oral I. (Sallys May). Giddens, 70. of 2638 W. Meidroth, Apt, 383 who died at her home at 9:05 p.m. Friday, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Peoria Davison Funeral Home. Burial will be in Snicarte Cemetery near Bath. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.

Mrs. Giddens was born at Vienna, Okla. Dec. 13, 1902, a daughter of Deloit and Martha Cohorn Edwards. She married Mr. Giddens at Kansas City, Kan. Dec. 24,1918.
She was a member of the Baptist Church in Kansas City.

Surviving are her husband; four sons, Lory, Al and Jerry, all of Peoria, and Richard of Kansas City, Kan.; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Whitaker of Jacksonville, Fla. and Mrs. Jo Ann Spencer of Greenville, S.C.; one sister, Mrs. Geneva Swords of Scammon, Kan.; one half-sister, Mrs. Joey Longbotham of Las Vegas, Nev.; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Two sons, two daughters and one sister preceded her in death.

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Sally Giddens
SSN: 513-44-3069
Last Residence: 61605 Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
BORN: 13 Dec 1902
Died: Nov 1973
State (Year) SSN issued: Kansas (1960-1961)

Buried:
Grave location, obituary and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15208625

Sally married Oral Ivy Giddens. Oral (son of Thomas Richard Giddens and Mary Estella Allen) was born 31 Oct 1898, Miller Co. MO; died 07 Feb 1982, Peoria, Peoria Co. IL; was buried , Snicarte Cemetery, Bath, Mason Co. IL. [Group Sheet]

1. Lory Giddens was born 09 Oct 1919, Miller Co. MO; died 16 Apr 1994, Peoria, Peoria Co. IL; was buried , Snicarte Cemetery, Bath, Mason Co. IL.
2. Almon Giddens was born 04 Apr 1921, Miller Co. MO; died 09 Mar 2008, Houston, Texas Co. MO; was buried , Boone Creek Cemetery, Licking, Texas Co. MO.
3. Carol May Giddens was born 14 Sep 1925, Kansas; died 09 Jul 1932, Miller Co. MO; was buried , Allen Cemetery, Olean, Miller Co. MO.
4. Mary E. Giddens was born ca 1926, Miller Co. MO.
5. Jerry Giddens
6. Richard Lee Giddens was born 01 Jul 1934, Miller Co. MO; died 05 Jul 2006, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co. MO; was buried , Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co. MO.
7. Joann Giddens was born ca 1939, Illinois.