On January 30, 1920, seven-year-old Thelma lived with her parents and brother Legare in a rented home in Siloam, Greene County, Georgia. Her father worked as a farmer on a general farm. Neither Thelma or her brother were attending school.
On April 8, 1930, the Mapp family lived in a rented farm in the 146th District of Oakland, Greene County, Georgia. Thelma’s widowed grandmother Sarah "Sallie" (Epps) Bryant lived in the home as well. Her parents had been married for 21 years. Her father continued to work as a farmer and her brother Legare now worked as a laborer on a farm. They did not have a radio in the home.
Sometime between 1930 and 1935, Thelma married James “Doc” Otis George, son of James England George and Gussie Annette McCarty. Two children were born to this union—James McCarty Mapp and Sara Ann Mapp. Thelma and James lived with his parents in Penfield, Greene County, Georgia in 1935.
Thelma’s father died from acute gastritis in Greene County on February 6, 1940. He was buried at Greensboro City Cemetery in Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia. The couple were still living with James’ parents on April 13, 1940. Thelma, who was unemployed, was pregnant at the time the census was taken. James drove an oil truck and her father-in-law was a mechanic, working out of his own shop. Their home was six houses from my 2nd great uncle and aunt, Brice and Jessica Corinne (Lankford) Barnhart. Jessie was the daughter of James C. Lankford and Mary Ann Wilson.
On April 10, 1950, Thelma, her husband James, son James, and daughter Sara lived in Penfield. The census enumerator noted they lived 3/10 miles to the right of the intersection of Penfield and Greensboro Roads. Thelma’s husband worked as a service station operator at a filling station.
Thelma’s mother Sallie died in 1964. She was buried at Greensboro City Cemetery beside her husband, Thelma’s father.
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Thelma (Mapp) George, Juanita Elizabeth (George) Brightwell, and Emily Arthur George |
Thelma’s husband, age 80, died on October 26, 1986 at the Boswell Hospital in Greensboro following a long illness. He was apparently well liked by community members and was considered “one of the most popular men in Greene County.” James was buried on October 28 at Penfield Cemetery in Penfield. Thelma survived her husband by just under three years, dying in Clayton, Georgia on September 1, 1989. She was buried at Penfield Cemetery beside James.
References
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58262854/james-thomas-mapp: accessed 30 September 2023), memorial page for James Thomas Mapp (29 Apr 1921–9 May 1991), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58262854, citing Greenlawn Cemetery, Union Point, Greene County, Georgia, USA; maintained by: Find a Grave.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73597309/sallie-may-mapp: accessed 30 September 2023), memorial page for Sallie May Bryant Mapp (1892–1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73597309, citing Greensboro City Cemetery, Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia, USA; maintained by Samuel Taylor Geer (contributor 46925792).
- Funeral Services Held in Penfield for Mr. James Otis George, The Herald Journal, Greensboro Georgia, October 31, 1986.
- Jessie Thomas Mapp Certificate of Death no. 4276, Georgia Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1940.
- Personal visit to Penfield Cemetery, Penfield, Greene County, Georgia.
- Thelma L. George, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014.
- U.S. Federal Census, Oakland, Greene County, Georgia, 1930.
- U.S. Federal Census, Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, 1940, 1950.
- U.S. Federal Census, Siloam, Greene County, Georgia, 1920.
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