Born 1894 Holmes County, Mississippi
Elma Kyle was listed as the adopted daughter of Jesse and Sarah Broom in the 1900 and 1910 Holmes County census. The family lore is that her parents both died. She did not know she was adopted until she was 16. In trying to find her parents, I came across an Ethel Kyle, born 1890 in Holmes County, and adopted by Ben and Alfred Stigler. There is also a Lamar Kyle, born 1891 in Holmes County. I am creating this webpage in the hopes that someone will have information on any of these three children.
The Kyle surname was derived from the 1910 census record and from Elma who stated it was Kyle. It may not have been Kyle, but until I find out differently, I am starting my research on the premise that it was Kyle.
Family History
Adoptive parents:
Jesse Taylor Broom- born 29 Jun 1857 in Desotoville, North Chocktaw, Alabama and died 20 Nov 1908 in Holmes County, Mississippi.
Sarah A. Perkins Boatwright Broom- born 17 Dec 1846 in Louisiana and died 27 Mar 1926 in Holmes County, Mississippi. Her parents were Monroe and Eliza Perkins. She first married a Boatwright and had two children. Her son Martin married and had three children, which she ended up raising (Lonnie, Jim and Jesse) after her son died and her daughter-in-law remarried. Sarah was a midwife and came in contact with many Holmes County families.
Elma was raised with the Boatwright boys and thought of them as her brothers. Lonnie Boatwright named his daughter Daphna. Elma's grand-daughter, Daphna Willoughby is named after Lonnie Boatwright's daughter, Daphna Boatwright.
Lonnie, Jim and Jesse Boatwright's mother was Alma Jackson, and their father was Martin Boatwright.
Elma married Nelson Abner Prescott, and moved to Marion County, Mississippi. She had three children, Nelson Abner Prescott, Jr., Mildred Pauline Prescott, and William Emory Prescott.
Elma is my great grandmother.She died 29 Jul 1966.
