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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Jelma Tatum [Jalma Tatum]
Age: 5
Birth Date: Jun 1894
Birthplace: Texas
Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 3, Fannin, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Adolphus Tatum
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Alice Tatum
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members: Name Age
Adolphus Tatum 58
Alice Tatum 46
Lillie Tatum 23
Tellie Tatum 17
John Tatum 14
Jelma Tatum 5
Tom Coonrod 48
Oscar H Robberts 26



1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Zelma Tatum
Age in 1910: 15
Birth Year: 1895
Birthplace: Texas
Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 3, Fannin, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Velma
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members: Name Age
A M Tatum 67
A C Tatum 56
Johnnie Tatum 24
Zelma Tatum 15
Almeda White 8



1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Zelma Bailey [Zelma Tatum]
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Texas
Home in 1920: Leonard, Fannin, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: William P Bailey
Father's Name: Adolphus Tatum
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Alice Tatum
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
William P Bailey 24
Zelma Bailey 25
Tatum Bailey 6
Lorene Bailey 2
James P Bailey 0 [4/12]
Adolphus Tatum 81
Alice Tatum 65
Hugh Jones 33





1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Zelma F Bailey [Zelma F Tatum]
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: Texas
Race: White
Home in 1930: Precinct 3, Fannin, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: William P Bailey
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Alice C Tatum
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members: Name Age
William P Bailey 36
Zelma F Bailey 37
Lorene E Bailey 13
James P Bailey 10
Dona G Bailey 8
Alice C Tatum 76 (this is Zelma's mother)


1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Jelma Francis Bailey
Respondent: Yes
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Montgomery, Texas
Street: North Highway 75 To Old Woods Lane
Inferred Residence in 1935: Montgomery, Texas
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 8A
Household Members: Name Age
William P Bailey 45
Jelma Francis Bailey 46
Alice C Tatums 87

Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: , Montgomery, Texas; Roll: T627_4109; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 170-3.




death: 23 Apr 1975 —Conroe, Montgomery, Texas
parents: Adolphus Tatum, Alice Moore

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Name: Zelma Francine Bailey
Death Date: 23 Apr 1975
Death Place: Conroe, Montgomery, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Death Age: 80 years
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1894
Birth Place: Leonard, Fannin County, Texas
Father's Name: Adolphus Tatum
Mother's Name: Alice Moore
Occupation: Seamstress, Sewing
Place of Residence: Rt 1, Box 283, Willis, Texas
Cemetery: Resthaven
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives: J P Bailey, son (informant)
Film Number: 2243948
Digital Film Number: 4167790
Image Number: 2839
Reference Number: F 30048
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976