Feb 19001,2,3,4,2,5 - 19th Mar 19723
Life History
Feb 1900 |
Born in Arkansas.1,2,3,4,2,5 |
3rd Oct 1917 |
Married Roe Andrew DEMPSEY in Arkansas County, Arkansas.2 |
1918 |
Birth of son Harrison J DEMPSEY in Arkansas County, Arkansas.1,3 |
7th Aug 1920 |
Birth of son Thelmer DEMPSEY in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,8,5,9,10 |
4th Dec 1922 |
Birth of son Elvis Lee DEMPSEY in Arkansas County, Arkansas.1,3,5,11,2 |
about 1934 |
Birth of daughter Rosella DEMPSEY in Arkansas County, Arkansas.5 |
24th Jun 1937 |
Death of Roe Andrew DEMPSEY in Arkansas County, Arkansas.12,3 |
5th Feb 1938 |
Married Rube ELLENBERG in Arkansas County, Arkansas.2 |
7th Mar 1951 |
Married Joe L MEDCALF in Faulkner County, Arkansas.2 |
1969 |
Death of son Harrison J DEMPSEY.3 |
19th Mar 1972 |
Died in Arkansas County, Arkansas.3 |
after 19th Mar 1972 |
Buried in Saint Charles Cemetery, Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas.3 |
Notes
- In 1900 Josie is reported as the youngest child of her widowed mother, being 3 months old. Her father must have died earlier in 1900 or late in 1899.
1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 19 June, Prairie Township, Hse #228, Fam #233
Scruggs, Martha Head W F Jan 1837 63 Widow 12 children/5 living TN TN TN No Occup Owns
Benson, Belle R Dau W F Aug 1875 21 Widow 4 children/3 living AR TN TN
Benson, Josie Granddau W F Feb 1900 3mos Single AR AR AR
In the 1910 census, Josie is reported under her stepfather's name of Jenkins (Jinkins). Her mother Emma Belle Scruggs was first married to Martin Benson, who died before the 1900 census. That census reports that Josie was just 3 months old, and born in February 1900. Josie was the last child of Martin Benson and Rosella Scruggs Benson.
Josie's sister Goldean (Glodine here) was 7 years old in 1910, meaning she was born in about 1903. Her mother Belle did not marry Charly (Charles Doyle) Jenkins until 1905. Goldean's memorial on Find a Grave mistakenly reports her maiden name as Benson, even though the 1900 census clearly indicates that Martin Benson died before 1900. Goldean's father was Charles Jenkins and his first wife, whose name we have not discovered. Or otherwise perhaps Rosella was her mother, but she was born out of wedlock, before her parents married in 1905.
1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 22 April, St Charles, District 12, page 3A, Hse/Fam #41
Jinkins, Charly Head M W 48 Marriage 2 Married 4 yrs MS SC MS Farmer [b abt 1862]
Jinkins, Belle Wife F W 31 Marriage 2 Married 4 yrs 7 children/6 living AR Unk Unk [b abt 1879]
Jinkins, Edd Son M W 16 Single AR AR AR
Jinkins, Mary Dau F W 12 Single AR AR AR
Jinkins, Jossie [sic] Dau F W 10 Single AR AR AR
Jinkins, Goldine Dau F W 7 Single AR AR AR
Jinkins, Arthur Son W M 3 Single AR AR AR
Jinkins, [No Name] Son W M 8mos Single AR AR AR [b abt July 1909]
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Roe Dempsey
Age 30, Birth Year abt 1887
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse Josie Benson
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 3 Oct 1917 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 3 Oct 1917
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 12 April, Prairie Township, District 24, page 3B, Public Road, Hse #51, Fam #52
Dempsey, Roc (Roe?) Head Rents M W 42 Married at age 30 AR MS AR Cotton Farmer
Dempsey, Josie F W 30 Married at age 18 AR AR AR
Dempsey, Harrison Son M W 11 AR AR AR
Dempsey, Thelmer (Thomas?) Son M W 9 AR AR AR
Dempsey, Elvis Son M W 7 AR AR AR
Dempsey, Jack Father M W 72 Widowed MS MS MS
Josie's husband Roe Dempsey died in 1937. In 1938 she married Rube Ellenberg.
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Josie Benson
Gender Female
Age 35, Birth Year abt 1903
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Rube Ellenberg
Spouse's Age 28
Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 5 Feb 1938 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 5 Feb 1938
After the death of Roe Dempsey in 1937, Josie married Rube Ellenberg in 1938. In the 1938 census, Josie and Rube are reported in Crockett Township of Arkansas County, with her daughter Rosella, age 6, Josie's two Dempsey sons, and a cousin named Robert Weathers.
Rosella is reported as the daughter of Rube Ellenberg. But note that she is 6 years old, and her mother married Rube only in 1938. Rosella was born about 1934, 4 years before Josie married Rube, and 3 years before Roe Dempsey died. So it appears she should have been reported as a step daughter.
Josie's two sons Thelma and Elvis are reported as stepsons, with the correct surname of Dempsey. But I see that Thelma is reported as a girl, though in all other records, he is reported as a boy. And Thelma's record of marriage to Clara Hood And Elvis is reported as Ellis.
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 April, Crickett Township, District 1-6, page 7A, Country Road, Hse #94, Rents $2
Elenberg, Rube Head F W 30 Married Grade 3 b Ark same house 1935 Cotton Farmer [b abt 1910]
Elenberg, Josie Wife F W 40 Married Grade 3 b Ark same house in 1935 [b abt 1900]
Elenberg, Rosella Dau [stepdaughter] F W 6 Grade 0 b [unrptd] [b abt 1934]
Dempsey, Thelma stepdaughter F W 18 Single Grade 5 b Ark same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
Dempsey, Ellis Stepson M W 16 Single Grade 4 b Ark same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
Weathers, Robert Cousin M W 47 Single Grade 5 b Ark same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
Thelma is also reported in the household of his cousin Thomas Patterson and wife Goldine in Monroe County Arkansas. He is reported correctly there as male.
It appears that Josie and Rube divorced, since Rube's date of death in his Soical Security records in in 1973. Josie married Joe T Medcalf in Faulkner County, Arkansas. At the time her residence was Jacksonville, Pulaski County, Arkansas. She and Joe moved to his home of Wichita, Kansas.
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Josie E Dempsey
Gender Female
Age 50, Birth Year abt 1901
Residence Jacksonville, Pulaski, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Joe L Medcalf
Spouse's Gender Male
Spouse's Age 51
Spouse's Residence Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
Marriage 7 Mar 1951 Faulkner County
Marriage License Date 7 Mar 1951
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Wichita, Kansas, City Directory, 1958, p 740
Medcalf Joe L (Josie) formn City Bd of Comnrs 2330 S Topeka av
Josie Medcalf
Birth Mar 30, 1900
Death Mar 19, 1972
Spouse Joe L Medcalf (1899 - 1987)
Children:
Harrison J Dempsey (1918 - 1969)
Elvis L Dempsey (1922 - 2012)
Burial Saint Charles Cemetery, Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Created by Dale Houghton Apr 04, 2012
-- Find A Grave Memorial #88070129, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=88070129
Sources
- 1. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 12 April, Prairie Township, District 24, page 3B, Public Road, Hse #51, Fam #52
- 2. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
- 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 4. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 19 June, Prairie Township, Hse #228, Fam #233
- 5. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 16 April, Crickett Township, District 1-6, page 7A, Country Road, Hse #94, Rents $2
- 6. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- Wichita, Kansas, City Directory, 1958, p 740
- 7. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 22 April, St Charles, District 12, page 3A, Hse/Fam #41
- 8. 1940 Federal Census, Monroe County, Arkansas
- 27 April, Duncan Township, District 48-14, page 3B, Hse #246, Owns $100
- 9. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- 10. Obituary of Thelmer Dempsey, Forrest City (Arkansas) Times-Herald, Friday, 14 July 2006
- 11. Gravestones of St Charles Cemetery
- 12. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
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