Ella Pauline Holley

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Ella Pauline Holley (Drake)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, United States
Death: May 20, 1990 (87)
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States
Place of Burial: Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Charles Wesley Drake and Eva Laura Drake
Wife of Lawrence Odell Holley
Mother of Private; Travis Don Holley; Private and Buddy Holly
Sister of Henry Paul Drake; Ted C. Drake and Allie Irene Drake

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About Ella Pauline Holley

Ella Pauline (Drake) Holley was the mother of Charles Hardin Holley, known in the entertainment world as Buddy Holly.


•Birth: 29 AUG 1902 in Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas

•Death: 20 MAY 1990 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas

Father: Charles Wesley DRAKE b: 28 JUL 1858 b: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas

Mother: Eva PERRY b. ABT 1867 in Texas

Marriage 1 Lawrence Odell HOLLEY

•Married: 8 JUN 1923 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas

Children

1. Larry Ormand HOLLEY b: 7 OCT 1925 in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas

2. Travis Don HOLLEY b: 10 JUN 1927 in Vernon, , Texas

3. Patricia Lou HOLLEY b: 7 MAR 1929 in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas

4. Charles Hardin HOLLEY b: 7 SEP 1936 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas

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[Ella Lee Drake]

Age in 1910: 7

Estimated birth year: 1903

Birthplace: Texas

Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Father's name: Charles W Drake

Father's Birth Place: Arkansas

Mother's name: Eva L Drake

Mother's Birth Place: Texas

Home in 1910: Henrietta, Clay, Texas

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Gender: Female

Household Members: Name Age

Charles W Drake 50

Eva L Drake 40

Henry P Drake 17

Carl F Drake 15

Ella Lee Drake 7

Lou Allie Drake 7

Carlee Fleppin 22

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1920 United States Federal Census about Ella Drake

Name: Ella Drake

Home in 1920: Justice Precinct 2, Wichita, Texas

Age: 17

Estimated birth year: abt 1903

Birthplace: Texas

Relation to Head of House: Sister

Father's name: Charles W Drake

Father's Birth Place: Mississippi

Mother's name: Eva Drake

Mother's Birth Place: Texas

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Sex: Female

Able to read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Household Members: Name Age

Henry P Drake 27

Bessie Drake 21

Eva Drake 50

Charles W Drake 58

Allie Drake 17

Ella Drake 17

Ted Drake 24

James Norris 25

Clem Patterson 31

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1930 United States Federal Census about Ella P Holley

Name: Ella P Holley

Home in 1930: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas

Age: 27

Estimated birth year: abt 1903

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Spouse's name: Lawrence O Holley

Race: White

Household Members: Name Age

Lawrence O Holley 27

Ella P Holley 27

Larry O Holley 4 6/12

Don Holley 2 8/12

Patsy L Holley 1

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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 about Ella Holley

Name: Ella Holley

Death Date: 20 May 1990

Death County: Lubbock

Gender: Female

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Ella Pauline Holley's Timeline

1902
August 29, 1902
Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, United States
1927
June 10, 1927
Vernon, Wilbarger, TX, United States
1936
September 7, 1936
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States
1990
May 20, 1990
Age 87
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States
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City of Lubbock Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States