Tombstone Tuesday - Claud and Linnie Guess

Claud M. Guess

Dec. 25, 1882

July 15, 1943

Linnie Nunn Guess

Feb. 2, 1882

Dec. 6, 1951

Buried Repton Cemetery, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 6 June 2014.

Claud M. Guess registered for the military draft for World War I on 12 September 1918. At that time he listed his occupation as blacksmith. His nearest relative was his wife, Linnie, who lived at R. #1, Marion, Crittenden County. His physical description was as follows:  short, stout, gray eyes and light colored hair.[1]

The 1940 census shows Claud and Linnie Guess, plus two children, living in Shady Grove on Hwy Ky 120.[2]

According to his death certificate, Claud Malcomb Guess was born in Crittenden County to Fielding Guess and Rebecca Brantley, both of whom were also born in Crittenden County. His occupation was listed as a plumber.[3]

The death date of Linnie Guess is given as 5 December 1951 on her death certificate. She was a teacher in county schools. Her parents were William Ira Nunn and Mary A. Thurmond.[4] 

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[1] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Claud M. Guess, Ancestry.com.

[2] 1940 Crittenden County, Kentucky census, Roll m-t0627-01297, p. 9B, E.D. 285, Claud M. Guess family, Ancestry.com.

[3] Kentucky Death Record #15063 (1943), Claud Malcomb Guess, Ancestry.com.

[4] Kentucky Death Record #51-24206 (1951), Linnie Guess, Ancestry.com.

Published 1 Oct 2019, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog,  http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/