George Ellis Tunstall

Male23 June 1910–21 April 1991

Brief Life History of George Ellis

When George Ellis Tunstall was born on 23 June 1910, in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States, his father, Patrick Nelson Tunstall, was 35 and his mother, Lula Frances Moss, was 32. He married Lena Mae Ferrell on 3 September 1938, in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Granville, North Carolina, United States in 1920 and Marks Creek Township, Wake, North Carolina, United States in 1930. He died on 21 April 1991, in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Ellis Tunstall
1910–1991
Lena Mae Ferrell
1915–1996
Marriage: 3 September 1938
John Nelson Tunstall
1940–2018

Sources (17)

  • George Turnstall in household of Nelson Turnstall, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Geo Ellis Tunstall, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • George E Tunstall, "United States Social Security Death Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 September 1938Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1912 · The Girl Scouts

    Age 2

    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    1918 · Fort Bragg Established

    Age 8

    Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.

    1932

    Age 22

    Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

    Name Meaning

    English (mainly Lancashire): habitational name from any of various places called with Old English tūn-stall ‘site of a farm, farmstead’, notably Tunstall (Lancashire) and one or more of many Staffordshire places (Tunstall near Stoke on Trent, Tunstall near Adbaston, and four places called Dunstall), but also Tunstall Farm in Mountfield (Sussex) and possibly also Tunstall (Durham, Kent, Norfolk, Shropshire, Suffolk, east and North Yorkshire), and Dunstall (Lincolnshire).

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

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