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Truly family of Fayette, Mississippi

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  Jefferson Truly (1861-1946) — also known as Jeff Truly — of Fayette, Jefferson County, Miss. Born in Fayette, Jefferson County, Miss., July 21, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1886-88; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1898-1903; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1903-06; appointed 1903. Presbyterian. Died in Mississippi, August 25, 1946 (age 85 years, 35 days). Interment at Fayette Cemetery, Fayette, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Harrison Truly (1833-1904) and Mary (Key) Truly (1839-1903); married, October 23, 1899, to Mattie Whitney (1870-1956); father of Everette Geoffrey Truly; grandfather of Everette Geoffrey Truly, Jr. and Farar Martin Truly (1921-?).
  Political family: Truly family of Fayette, Mississippi.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Everette Geoffrey Truly (1890-1952) — also known as Everette G. Truly — of Fayette, Jefferson County, Miss. Born in Fayette, Jefferson County, Miss., October 16, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1920, 1948. Died in Fayette, Jefferson County, Miss., March 18, 1952 (age 61 years, 154 days). Interment at Fayette Cemetery, Fayette, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Jefferson Truly and Mattie (Whitney) Truly (1870-1956); married, April 21, 1914, to Elizabeth Elsie Helm Martin (1894-1965); father of Everette Geoffrey Truly, Jr. (1918-2000) and Farar Martin Truly.
  Political family: Truly family of Fayette, Mississippi.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Everette Geoffrey Truly, Jr. (1918-2000) — also known as Everette Truly, Jr. — of Natchez, Adams County, Miss. Born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., April 13, 1918. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1956. Died in Brandon, Rankin County, Miss., September 20, 2000 (age 82 years, 160 days). Interment at Fayette Cemetery, Fayette, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Everette Geoffrey Truly and Elizabeth Elsie Helm (Martin) Truly (1894-1965); brother of Farar Martin Truly (1921-?); married to Anne Armistead Price (1920-1995); grandson of Jefferson Truly.
  Political family: Truly family of Fayette, Mississippi.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Farar Martin Truly (b. 1921) — also known as Farar M. Truly — of Fayette, Jefferson County, Miss. Born May 21, 1921. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Everette Geoffrey Truly (1890-1952) and Elizabeth Elsie Helm (Martin) Truly (1894-1965); brother of Everette Geoffrey Truly, Jr.; grandson of Jefferson Truly.
  Political family: Truly family of Fayette, Mississippi.
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