Brief Life History of Elma Elizabeth
When Elma Elizabeth Newman was born on 9 November 1909, in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States, her father, John Thomas Newman Sr, was 37 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Caston, was 38. She married Raymond Fletcher Funderburk on 21 November 1928, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Flat Creek, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States for about 20 years and Flat Creek Township, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States in 1940. She died on 9 November 1999, in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Elma Newman in household of John T Newman, "United States Census, 1910"
- Elma E Funderburk, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Mrs Elma Funderburk in entry for Mrs Vara Lancaster Newman Anderson, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
Spouse and Children
1909–1986 Male
1909–1999 Female
Children (4)
1934–2013 Male
1935–2019 Female
1936–1937 Female
1940– Female
Parents and Siblings
1871–1964 Male
1871–1946 Female
Siblings (9)
1893– Female
1899– Female
1901– Female
1902–1968 Female
1905–1986 Female
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World Events (8)
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 1
1916 · Anthony Crawford Lynched
Age 7
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 26
Name Meaning
English (southern): nickname from Middle English newe ‘new’ (i.e. newly arrived or newly appointed) + man ‘man’ (Old English nīwe + mann).
Americanized form (translation into English) of surnames meaning ‘new man, newcomer’, for example German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Neumann , Swedish Nyman , Polish Nowak , Czech or Slovak Novák, Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Novak .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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