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Nettie Wilma (Wilma) Tindell
Female, born 2 Dec 1919, died 14 May 1996
Partner: William Jackson (Jack, Bill) Bryan, (born 29 January 1922, died 21 April 2005)
| Note | Note: The grave of Wilma's grandfather at the Gouffon Cemetery was dug by Robert E. Bryan and Emmert O. Bryan. |
| Name Sources | Nettie Wilma (Wilma) Tindell.1,2,3 |
| Birth | 2 December 1919; Tennessee.1,2 |
| Parents | Samuel Franklin (Frank) Tindell and Nettie J. Jackson. |
| 1920 Census | 1920, Knox County, Tennessee. Nettie W. 1/12, niece born TN, father born TN, mother born NC, household of her father's brother-in-law Mell P. Lovelace. |
| 1930 Census | 1930, Knox County, Tennessee. Wilma 10, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born NC. |
| 1940 Census | 1940, Knox County, Tennessee. Household of Christian M. Beasley Dist. 13, Enumeration District 47-33, Knox County, Tennessee, 12 Apr 1940 page 623b, Sheet 3b, dwelling number 53, Hyatt Road Tindell Wilma 20, servant, female, single, white, 4 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 Knox County.1 |
| Marriage | 1 September 1943; Nettie Wilma (Wilma) Tindell age 23 and William Jackson (Jack, Bill) Bryan, age 21; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Marriage Application, No. 3558, State of Tennessee, Knox County. Date Sept 1, 1943. To J. W. Dance, Clerk, Knox County, Tenn: We hereby make application for a Marriage License for William Jackson Bryan, age 21, Address - Route 12 Knoxville Tn, Wilma Tindell, age 23, Address - R-12 Ft. City Tn., Parents - Mr. & Mrs. Frank Tindell, Ft. City Tenn. I solemnly swear that the foregoing application are true. (signed) William Jackson Bryan, Wilma Tindell. Know all men by these presents that we are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to be void on condition that there be no lawful cause to prevent a marriage from being solemnized in the County of Knox, between William Jackson Bryan and Wilma Tindell. Witness our hand and seals, the 1 day of Sept 1943. (signed) William Jackson Bryan, Wilma Tindell. Date of Marriage - Sept 1 1943 by A. N. Dailey, M.G. Marriage License, State of Tennessee, County of Knox. To any Minister of the Gospel, Priest or Jewish Rabbi, having the care of Souls, or Judge, or Justice of the Peace for said County - Greeting: I, J.W.(Jack) Dance, Clerk of the County Court of Knox County aforesaid, by the power vested in me by law, do license you or either of you, to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony between William Jackson Bryan of Knoxville Tenn. and Wilma Tindell of Ft. City Tenn. Given in office in Knoxville the 1st day of Sept 1943 and of American Independence, 167. J. W. Dance Clerk. By R. T. Mynatt Deputy Clerk. Marriage license No 3558. William Jackson Bryan to Wilma Tindell, 1943. J. W. (Jack) Dance, Clerk. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above parties on the 1 day of Sept 1943. (signed) A. N. Dailey, minister.4,3 |
| Divorce | 17 March 1945; William Jackson (Jack, Bill) Bryan; Knox County, Tennessee.5 |
| Death | 14 May 1996; her residence, 2100 block of Battery Park Road, Chesapeake, Virginia, age 76.6 |
| Obituary | The Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, Virginia], 16 May 1996, page B4. Wilma Tindell Evans, 76, of the 2100 block of Battery Park Road, died May 14, 1996, in her residence. Mrs. Evans, a native of Knox County, Tenn., was the widow of Elvis P. Evans Sr. She retired from Maryview Hospital as a registered nurse after 20 years. She was a member of Deep Creek United Methodist Church, Chesapeake, and American Nurses Association. Survivors include a daughter, Judith Anne Evans of Virginia Beach; a son, Elvis P. Evans Jr. of Chesapeake; two sisters, Frances Mackay of Ontario, Canada, Ada Mattax of Clifton Forge, Va.; and two grandchildren, Ericka Bailey and Alexander Evans. The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday by the Rev. Bradford L. Phillips at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8 p.m. |
| Burial | 17 May 1996; Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Chesapeake, Virginia.6 |
Citations
- [S1652] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 13, Enumeration District 47-33, page 623b, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 13 December 2014.
Dist. 13, Enumeration District 47-33, Knox County, Tennessee, 12 Apr 1940
page 623b, Sheet 3b, dwelling number 53, Hyatt Road, owns property worth $3500
Beasley Christian M. 65 head m m w 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 Knoxville
Anita 61 wife f m w 7 years school, born TN, lived 1935 Knoxville
Tindell Wilma 20 servant f s w 4 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 Knox County
[S1775] Marriage Record: Knox County, Tennessee, 1952; License 827; Nettie Wilma Tindell and Elvis Patterson Evans.
Date - 5-2, 1952. Marriage Application #827. Groom: Name - Elvis Patterson Evans, 1737 Fountain View, Norfolk, Norfolk County, Va; born - Nov 13, 1918, age 34, white, born in Ky, widowed, 1 previous marriages; father - Richard Evans, born in Ky.; mother - Mattie Mallory, born in Ky; Bride: Name - Nettie Wilma Tindell, 5831 Central Ave. Pike, Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn; born - Dec 2, 1919, age 33, white, born in Knoxville, Tenn., single, 1 previous marriages father - Samuel F. Tindell, born in Tenn, mother, Nettie Jackson, born in N.C. Future Address - 5831 Central Ave. Pk., Knoxville, Tenn. We, the Groom and Bride named in this application, hereby certify that the information given herein is correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. (signed) Elvis P. Evans, Nettie Tindell. Date of Marriage - May 2nd 1953, by whom married - G. William Gill, M.G. Marriage License, State of Tennessee, County of Knox. To any Minister of the Gospel, Priest or Jewish Rabbi, having the care of Souls, or Judge, or Justice of the Peace for said County - Greeting: I, J. W. (Jack) Dance, Clerk of the County Court of Knox County aforesaid, by the power in me vested by law, do license you or either of you, to celebrate the: Rites of Matrimony between Elvis Patterson Evans of Norfolk, Va and Nettie Wilma Tindell of Knoxville, Tenn. Given at office in Knoxville, the 2 day of May 1953. (signed) J. W. Dance Clerk. By Ed B. Irwin, Deputy Clerk. No. 827, Marriage License, Elvis Patterson Evans to Nettie Wilma Tindell, 1953, J. W. (Jack) Dance, Clerk. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above parties on the 2 day of May, 1953. G. William Gill, Methodist Minister.
- [S89] Robert E. Bryan, Personal Interview 23 Jul 2007
- [S1776] Marriage Record: Knox County, Tennessee, 1952; License 827; William Jackson Bryan and Wilma Tindell.
Marriage Application, No. 3558, State of Tennessee, Knox County. Date Sept 1, 1943. To J. W. Dance, Clerk, Knox County, Tenn: We hereby make application for a Marriage License for William Jackson Bryan, age 21, Address - Route 12 Knoxville Tn, Wilma Tindell, age 23, Address - R-12 Ft. City Tn., Parents - Mr. & Mrs. Frank Tindell, Ft. City Tenn. I solemnly swear that the foregoing application are true. (signed) William Jackson Bryan, Wilma Tindell. Know all men by these presents that we are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to be void on condition that there be no lawful cause to prevent a marriage from being solemnized in the County of Knox, between William Jackson Bryan and Wilma Tindell. Witness our hand and seals, the 1 day of Sept 1943. (signed) William Jackson Bryan, Wilma Tindell. Date of Marriage - Sept 1 1943 by A. N. Dailey, M.G. Marriage License, State of Tennessee, County of Knox. To any Minister of the Gospel, Priest or Jewish Rabbi, having the care of Souls, or Judge, or Justice of the Peace for said County - Greeting: I, J.W.(Jack) Dance, Clerk of the County Court of Knox County aforesaid, by the power vested in me by law, do license you or either of you, to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony between William Jackson Bryan of Knoxville Tenn. and Wilma Tindell of Ft. City Tenn. Given in office in Knoxville the 1st day of Sept 1943 and of American Independence, 167. J. W. Dance Clerk. By R. T. Mynatt Deputy Clerk. Marriage license No 3558. William Jackson Bryan to Wilma Tindell, 1943. J. W. (Jack) Dance, Clerk. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above parties on the 1 day of Sept 1943. (signed) A. N. Dailey, minister.
- [S1965] Divorce Record: Bryan, William Jackson and Wilma Tindell Bryan; 17 March 1945, Knox County, Tennessee, Domestic Relations Court, Docket 494, Series A, Circuit-4.
Bryan, William Jackson and Bryan, Wilma Tindell, Domestic Relations Court, Docket 494: Series A, Circuit-4, Original Bill: Oct 17, 1944, Final Decree: Mar 17, 1945.
- [S1712] Obituary: Evans, Wilma T.; The Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, Virginia], 16 May 1996.
The (Norfolk VA) Virginian-Pilot, 16 May 1996, page B4.
Wilma Tindell Evans, 76, of the 2100 block of Battery Park Road, died May 14, 1996, in her residence. Mrs. Evans, a native of Knox County, Tenn., was the widow of Elvis P. Evans Sr. She retired from Maryview Hospital as a registered nurse after 20 years. She was a member of Deep Creek United Methodist Church, Chesapeake, and American Nurses Association. Survivors include a daughter, Judith Anne Evans of Virginia Beach; a son, Elvis P. Evans Jr. of Chesapeake; two sisters, Frances Mackay of Ontario, Canada, Ada Mattax of Clifton Forge, Va.; and two grandchildren, Ericka Bailey and Alexander Evans. The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday by the Rev. Bradford L. Phillips at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8 p.m.
