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Lola Bell Martin

Lola Bell Martin

Female 1910 - 2004  (93 years)


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  • Name Lola Bell Martin 
    Birth 17 Jul 1910  Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920  Colliers, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1930  Lincoln, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1940  Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 2 Jan 2004  Marshall County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Obituary ~ Daily Herald
      Lola Belle Martin Balinger
      Sunday, January 4, 2004

      LEWISBURG ~ Mrs. Lola Belle Martin Balinger, 93, of the Wheel Community, died Friday, January 2, 2004, at Marshall Medical Center in Lewisburg.
      The Coffee County native was the daughter of the late James Arthur and Jetty Ada Ayers Martin. She was a member of te Shiloh United Methodist Church.
      She was preceded in death by her husband, Alva Balinger, who died in 2000.
      Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Wheel Cemetery in Bedford County with Norman and Carol Jacobs officiating.
      She was survived by a daughter, Donna Balinger of Lewisburg; a son, Dana Balinger of Cornersville; sisters, Jewel Johnson of Dacatur, Alabama, Mildred Kilgore of Madison, Indiana; brother, William Benny Martin of Huntsville, Alabama; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
      Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services are in charge of arrangements.
    Burial Wheel Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I121615  Family
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2016 

    Father James Arthur Martin,   b. 2 Mar 1883, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1947, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Jettie Ada Ayers,   b. 28 Sep 1889, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1949, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1906  Paint Rock, Jackson County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F36356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 James T. Swearinger,   b. 1904, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 21 Nov 1925  Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • M. W. Barnett performed the marriage ceremony.
    Age at Marriage She was 15 years old - He was ~ 21 years old. 
    Divorce Jun 1932  Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F36365  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alva Ballinger,   b. 7 Feb 1917, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 2000, Marshall County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1938  Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Justice of the Peace W. E. Butler performed the marriage ceremony.
    Age at Marriage She was 28 years old - He was 21 years old. 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F36363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3544] Census - 1920 Madison County Alabama, District 128, page 167 (4B), family 73, age 9.

    2. [S3545] Census - 1930 Madison County Alabama, District 45-20, page 26 (13B), family 275, age 19.

    3. [S3553] Census - 1940 Bedford County Tennessee, District 2-20, page 256 (8B), family 155, age 29.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Jul 1910 - Coffee County, Tennessee
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Colliers, Madison County, Alabama
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Nov 1925 - Madison County, Alabama
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Lincoln, Madison County, Alabama
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - Jun 1932 - Madison County, Alabama
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Nov 1938 - Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Bedford County, Tennessee
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Jan 2004 - Marshall County, Tennessee
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