Lucille Ellington Papers
Scope and Contents
The Lucille Ellington Papers contains a handwritten letter to Lucille Ellington from Thomas J. Lassiter, Sr, dated July 15, 1906.
Dates
- Record Keeping: 1992 January 17
- 1906 July 15
Creator
- Ellington, Lucille Hocutt, 1882-1974 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Please send requests to heritagecenter@johnstonnc.com or through the ArchivesSpace request form.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Mary Lucille Ellington was born March 5, 1882, in Clayton, Johnston County, NC. She was the daughter of Jessie Thompson (1842-1910) and Delia Ann Smith Ellington (1847-1882).
Lucille married Battle Applewhite Hocutt on June 24, 1909. He was born on December 10, 1879, to Irving Wilder (1838-1914) and Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Applewhite Barham Hocutt (1837-1930), and was a physician.
Lucille died August 27, 1974, and her husband November 16, 1946. They were both buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Clayton.
Extent
.0416 Linear Feet (One mailing envelope containing one document )
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The material in Lucille Ellington Papers is arranged in the original order as submitted.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Lucille Ellington Papers was donated to the Johnston County Heritage Center.
Processing Information
Preliminary resource record created by Jane Gillespie, December 2019.
Creator
- Ellington, Lucille Hocutt, 1882-1974 (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Lucile Ellington Papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Sandra Broome
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Johnston County Heritage Center Repository
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