Lela Gayle Mims

Brief Life History of Lela Gayle

When Lela Gayle Mims was born on 25 March 1899, in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, her father, Leonidas H. Mims, was 40 and her mother, Angeana Ronie Ennis, was 36. She married Arthur Blake Wicker on 10 October 1923. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Cape Fear Township, Chatham, North Carolina, United States in 1950 and Moncure, Chatham, North Carolina, United States in 1985. She died on 4 February 1985, in Lee, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Buckhorn United Methodist Church Cemetery, Corinth, Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arthur Blake Wicker
1891–1960
Lela Gayle Mims
1899–1985
Marriage: 10 October 1923
Gordon Blake Wicker
1924–2013
Bobby Hill Wicker
1929–2005
Jack Redding Wicker
1931–2014

Sources (20)

  • Leila Gaile Minne Wicker, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Gayle Mims, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Gayle Mims Wicker, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1900

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English (Middlesex, Surrey and Norfolk): habitational name from North Mimms (Hertfordshire) and South Mimms (part in Hertfordshire, part Middlesex).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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