PRESLEY, Vernon Elvis^[1]

1916 - 1979  (63 years)   Has 22 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	PRESLEY, Vernon Elvis
  Birth	10 Apr 1916	Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jun 1979	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	American Folk Figure. He was the father of rock-n-roll music icon Elvis Presley. He was born in Fulton, Mississippi, the oldest of 5 children. Vernon's parents were Jesse D. McClowell Presley and Minnie Mae Hood Presley. He liked music and had a good singing voice. He also enjoyed working on cars. He met Gladys Love Smith in Tupelo, Mississippi. They were married on June 17, 1933 in Verona, Lee County, Mississippi. Vernon was often unemployed and worked as a milkman, carpenter, farm hand and truck driver. The family rented a house on the edge of Shakerag, an area of Tupelo. In 1948, the Presleys moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Gladys died in 1958 and Vernon remarried to Davada "Dee" Stanley, a nurse in Huntsville, Alabama, in June 1960. They later divorced. When Elvis died at Graceland on August 16, 1977, his will appointed Vernon, who had long handled Elvis' personal, non-career business affairs, as executor and trustee. Vernon died of heart failure. Bio by: Jane Stacy Eubanks [2]
  Age	63 years
  Burial	28 Jun 1979	Graceland Estates, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Person ID	P2182	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	PRESLEY, Jesse Dunning McClowell (McDowell)           b. 9 Apr 1896, Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA           d. 19 Mar 1973, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	HOOD, Minnie Mae           b. 17 Jun 1890, Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA           d. 8 May 1980, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	20 Jul 1913	Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 17 years and 3 months old - She : 23 years and 1 month old.
  Children	+ 1. PRESLEY, Vernon Elvis           b. 10 Apr 1916, Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA           d. 26 Jun 1979, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Stepparents	KINNAIRD, Vera (m. 1948)
  Family ID	F5516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	PRESLEY, Jesse Dunning McClowell (McDowell)           b. 9 Apr 1896, Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA           d. 19 Mar 1973, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years)
  Stepmother	KINNAIRD, Vera           b. 23 Jun 1892, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA           d. 10 Aug 1981, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F5515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SMITH, Gladys Love           b. 25 Apr 1912, Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, USA           d. 14 Aug 1958, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA (Age 46 years)  [1]
  Marriage	17 Jun 1933  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 17 years and 2 months old - She : 21 years and 2 months old.
  Children	1. PRESLEY, Elvis Aaron           b. 8 Jan 1935, Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, USA           d. 16 Aug 1977, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F5517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2023

  
  

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  		Birth - 10 Apr 1916 - Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA Death - 26 Jun 1979 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Burial - 28 Jun 1979 - Graceland Estates, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Find a Grave Added: 25 Apr 1998 Find a Grave Memorial #2451