HOOD, Minnie Mae^[1]

1890 - 1980  (89 years)

• Name	HOOD, Minnie Mae
  Birth	17 Jun 1890	Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	May 1980	Graceland Estates, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Death	8 May 1980	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Grandmother of Elvis Presley. Minnie Mae Hood was born in Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, to William and Mary (Warren) Hood. She married Jessie D. McClowell Presley in 1913. They had five children. After Elvis' mother died, Minnie and Vernon went to Germany and rented a house close to the base where Elvis was stationed. He wanted his family near him in their time of grief. Elvis loved his grandmother very much and often talked about her wonderful buttermilk biscuits. She was said to be a very energetic person and hard worker. She died in Memphis at the age of 89. [3]
  Age	89 years
  Person ID	P2181	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	PRESLEY, Jesse Dunning McClowell (McDowell) "Dee"           b. 9 Apr 1896, Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA           d. 19 Mar 1973, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years)  [1]    Other partners: KINNAIRD, Vera (m. 1948)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1913	Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : 23 years and 1 month - He : 17 years and 3 months.
  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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F5516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	KINNAIRD, Vera           b. 23 Jun 1892, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA           d. 10 Aug 1981, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 89 years) m. 1948
  Family ID	F5515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Jun 1890 - Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA Marriage - 20 Jul 1913 - Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA Burial - May 1980 - Graceland Estates, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Death - 8 May 1980 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Find a Grave Added: 25 Apr 1998 Find a Grave Memorial #2461 [S50] Findagrave.com.