Family:Alexander Lash and Susan Thomas (1)

Alex and Susie had three girls according to Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907-1940: Ida Margaret (1908-2002), Hellen Anne (1909-1997), and Emily Rosalina (b/d. Aug 1911) who was a premature birth and died the next day.

Ida married ? Jackson and lived in Indianapolis most of her life working at Naval Avionics. They had one daughter Maxine.

Helen married Elmer T. Davis when she was 18 and he was 29. They later divorced. She lived in Indianapolis all her life and was a Domestic Worker in private homes. She at least three children: Charlotte, Charles E. and Delores. Hellen's death certificate gives her parents names as Alexander Lash and Susie Mitchell.

1. ↑ Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993
   25 May 1907.

   Sussie Manuel (Thomas) black widow b. 30 Dec 1880 Springfield father Samuel Thomas married Alexander Lash black widow b. 1 Jul 1850 Yadkin Co., NC parents: Mac and Phoebe Lash

2. ↑ Marion, Indiana, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T624)
   1910.

   Indianapolis, Ward 5, Marion Co., IN 725 Lock St. (rear) house 66 family 74
   Alex Lash black age 62 2nd marriage 3 yrs. all b. NC Laborer General Labor
   Susie black age 29 2nd marriage 3 yrs. 4 children, 3 living she and parents b. KY
   Winfred son black age 6 b. IN
   Ida black age 2 b. IN
   Hellen black age 11/12 b. IN
   
   Note: Is Winfred the son of Jacob Manuel? or is he Alexander's son by his first marriage? The father and mother birth places seem to reflect the current family make-up.

3. ↑ Marion, Indiana, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T625)
   1920.

   Indianapolis Ward 5 1025 W. Walnut house 51 family 55
   Luther Nelson owns his home black age 36 married all b. TN Laborer Foundry
   Helen black age 29 married all b. TN and their 3 sons
   Susie Lash boarder black age 32 widow all b. KY
   Ida black age 11 b. IN
   Helen black age 10 b. IN
   also living here is Nelson's in-laws, brother-in-law and nephew

4. ↑ Marion, Indiana, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T626)
   1930.

   Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN 1043 N. Traub St. house 47 family 47
   Elmer T. Davis rents Negro age 29 married at age 25 b. IN parents b. U.S. Laborer Foundry
   Hellen Negro age 20 married at age 18 b. KY father b. NC mother b. KY
   Charlotte dau. Negro age 1 b. IN
   Charles E. son Negro age 11/12 b. IN
   Susie Lash mother-in-law Negro age 48 widow b. KY father b. NC mother b. KY Housework at private home

5. ↑ Indiana, United States. Death Certificates, 1899-2011. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015)
   27 Jan 1929.

   Alexander Lash age 75 b. about 1854 NC d. 27 Jan 1929 in Indianapolis of apolplexy
   Spouse Susie Lash
   mother Phoebe Lash father unknown
   lived 1028 Colton St., Indianapolis