Ada Evelyn Neal

1912 - 1987  (74 years)

• Name	Ada Evelyn Neal
  Birth	25 Aug 1912	Arkansas, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  	The annulment of her marriage says she was born on 24 August.
  Gender	Female
  Census	7 Apr 1930	Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States   [4]
  	Address: 811 N. K
  Residence	1934	Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States   [5]
  	Address: 917 North J
  Census	13 May 1940	Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States   [1]
  Census	5 Apr 1950	Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States   [6]
  	Address: 432 South Richmond
  Name	Ada Evelyn Neal  [3]
  Name	Evelyn Ada Neal
  	Generally, she is seen with Ada (or just her initial A) as her first name.
  Residence	1967	Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Address: 5617 King Court
  _AMTID	162485321643:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LYQ9-RHB
  _UID	E63DD47108BD4C059FF1256DA1942CF1F203
  Death	26 Apr 1987	Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States   [2]
  Burial	Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Address: Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130467198/evelyn-n-tennison
  Person ID	I7561	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Earl M. Neal,   b. 1889, Arkansas, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Katie,   b. 1890, Arkansas, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1908  [4]
  Family ID	F3202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Brady Lee Tennison,   b. 27 Nov 1903, Stigler, Choctaw Land, Indian Territory, United States d. 21 Oct 1974, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1928	Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States   [8, 9]
  	This is very strange. In October 1928, Brady & Evelyn get a license and get married in front of a JP in Muskogee. The marriage is recorded. Then, in July 1929, they go to Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma and get a new license and are married by a Methodist minister. There is sufficient gap between even the 2nd marriage and the birth of the first child to make it clear that she was not pregnant with either of their surviving children. So, what's up?
  Marriage License	6 Oct 1928	Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States   [8, 9]
  Annulled	9 Oct 1928	Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States   [3, 10]
  	Since Ada Evelyn was only 16, she was not legally competent to get married in 1928. So, when her dad found out, he immediately went to court to have the marriage annulled.
  Marriage License	3 Jul 1929	Claremore, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States   [11, 12]
  Married	3 Jul 1929	Claremore, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States   [4, 11, 13]
  Children	+ 1. Dorothy Tennyson   2. Brady Lee Tennyson, Jr.
  Family ID	F2923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

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