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Letha Leona ELLER

Letha Leona ELLER

Female 1896 - 1991  (95 years)

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  • Name Letha Leona ELLER 
    Born 10 Jan 1896  Towns County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 30 Jun 1991 
    Buried Jul 1991  Boyd's Chapel Cemetery, Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7898  John Jacob Eller
    Last Modified 7 May 2016 

    Father George Francis "Booty or Boodey" ELLER,   b. 1 Oct 1865, Towns County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1929, Towns County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Manerva ELLER,   b. 11 Dec 1864, Rabun County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1946, Towns County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 25 Jul 1884  Towns County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3084  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edward Grady ELLER,   b. 3 Feb 1895, Towns County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1976, Towns County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 5 Oct 1913  Towns County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Paralee ELLER,   b. 11 Oct 1914,   d. 16 Jun 1980  (Age 65 years)
     2. Lawrence ELLER,   b. 16 May 1916, Towns County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1988, Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. J. B. Vaughn ELLER,   b. 1 Jul 1918,   d. 28 Jul 1984  (Age 66 years)
     4. Louis Pinckney ELLER
     5. Leva Mae ELLER,   b. 16 Jan 1926,   d. 15 Feb 1926  (Age 0 years)
     6. Edward Grady ELLER, Jr. ,   b. 16 Feb 1928, Towns County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 2014  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 7 May 2016 
    Family ID F2700  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Eller, Letha (1896-1991)
    Eller, Letha

    Videos
    Eller, Letha
    Eller, Letha
    Leatha Eller, mother of Lawrence and Vaughn Eller, sings and plays "Little Brown Jug." Shot by Alan Lomax and crew at Ms. Eller's home in Upper Hightower, Hiawassee, Georgia, September 1982.
    Eller, Letha
    Eller, Letha
    Leatha Eller, mother of Lawrence and Vaughn Eller, sings and plays "The Heavenly Light Is Shining On Me" (or, as she calls it, "Way Up Yonder In the New Bright World).

  • Notes 
    • 1900 Towns County census lists her name as Talitha