Aubrey Russell Upshaw

Aubrey Russell Upshaw

• Father: Thomas Luna Upshaw b. July 1858, d. 1925
• Mother: Virginia Manassas Russell b. October 1861, d. 16 June 1952

• Aubrey Russell Upshaw was born on 23 June 1899 in Alabama or 23 June.
• Thomas Luna Upshaw and Virginia Manassas Russell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Gold Branch, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Aubrey Russell Upshaw, Herman L. Upshaw, Irby Morton Upshaw, Joseph T. Upshaw, Evie Upshaw, Lessie V. Upshaw, Lora A. Upshaw, Louise G. Upshaw, William Cranfill Upshaw, John Carroll Upshaw and Adda (?)
• Thomas Luna Upshaw and Virginia Manassas Russell appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Gold Branch, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, and one male boarder.. Other members of the household included Aubrey Russell Upshaw, Herman L. Upshaw, Joseph T. Upshaw, Lessie V. Upshaw, Lora A. Upshaw, William Cranfill Upshaw, Louise G. Upshaw, John Carroll Upshaw and Lucius L. Upshaw.
• Aubrey Russell Upshaw registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, while a student, living in Eclectic.
• Aubrey Russell Upshaw appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, at 1208 18th Avenue South boarding in the household of miller Walter E. Walker.
• He was a clerk in a clothing store, according to the 1920 census.
• He married Gertrude Holmes, daughter of Daniel Holmes and Blanche Hunt, on 25 April 1923.
• Aubrey Russell Upshaw and Gertrude Holmes appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, at 605 Idlewild Circle. Other members of the household included Aubrey Russell Upshaw Jr.
• He was a rental agent, according to the 1930 census.
• Aubrey Russell Upshaw died on 7 December 1987 at age 88.
• The SSDI lists Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, as the last residence of record of Aubrey Russell Upshaw.
• His wife Gertrude Holmes became a widow at his death.

• Last Edited: 24 Jun 2015