The Hood Family of Webster County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
The Hood Family of Webster County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
NamePRESLEY, Jessie Dee McClowell 
Birth Date9 Apr 1896
Birth PlaceTupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
Death Date19 Mar 1973 Age: 76
Death PlaceLouisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Misc. Notes
According to his son Vernon, his dad, Jesse Dee, was a harsh father taking no care of his family. He divorced in 1947 from Minnie Mae and died in 1973.
Jesse Dee McClowell Presley, Elvis' grandfather, was born on April 9, 1896 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, and left school to find work at the age of eleven. At age 17 he married Minnie Mae Hood on July 20, 1913. He drifted from one job to another all over Mississippi, Kentucky, and Missouri, often working as a sharecropper in summer and a lumberjack in winter. His brother, Calhoun, said that Jesse was a dapper dresser and lover of fine clothes. He was said to have been a heavy drinker and a womanizer.
Jesse and Minnie Mae had five children: Vester born in 1914, Vernon Elvis born in 1916, Delta Mae born in 1919, Nash (Nashville) Lorene born in 1921, and Gladys Earline born in 1923. In 1940 J.D. and Minnie Mae moved to Sikeston, Missouri, but within a few months he left Minnie Mae. After being married over thirty years, Jesse divorced her. The divorce was finalized on August 3, 1954 in Lee County, Mississippi, but on December 4, 1948 he married Mrs. Vera (Kinnaird) Leftwich, a retired teacher with one son by her former husband, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
In Kentucky, Jesse stopped drinking and worked as a carpenter and woodworker for thirteen years and then as a representative and repairman for Pepsi Cola until his retirement in 1964. He, indeed, changed his life. He died on March 19, 1973 in Louisville, and Vera died on August 10, 1981 in Louisville, where both of them were buried."
Jesse Dee McClowell Presley, Elvis' grandfather, was born on April 9, 1896 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, and left school to find work at the age of eleven. At age 17 he married Minnie Mae Hood on July 20, 1913. He drifted from one job to another all over Mississippi, Kentucky, and Missouri, often working as a sharecropper in summer and a lumberjack in winter. His brother, Calhoun, said that Jesse was a dapper dresser and lover of fine clothes. He was said to have been a heavy drinker and a womanizer.
Jesse and Minnie Mae had five children: Vester born in 1914, Vernon Elvis born in 1916, Delta Mae born in 1919, Nash (Nashville) Lorene born in 1921, and Gladys Earline born in 1923. In 1940 J.D. and Minnie Mae moved to Sikeston, Missouri, but within a few months he left Minnie Mae. After being married over thirty years, Jesse divorced her. The divorce was finalized on August 3, 1954 in Lee County, Mississippi, but on December 4, 1948 he married Mrs. Vera (Kinnaird) Leftwich, a retired teacher with one son by her former husband, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
In Kentucky, Jesse stopped drinking and worked as a carpenter and woodworker for thirteen years and then as a representative and repairman for Pepsi Cola until his retirement in 1964. He, indeed, changed his life. He died on March 19, 1973 in Louisville, and Vera died on August 10, 1981 in Louisville, where both of them were buried."
Spouses
1HOOD, Minnie Mae , 3C1R
, 3C1RBirth Date17 Jun 1890
Birth PlaceFulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi
Death Date8 May 1980 Age: 89
Death PlaceMemphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Burial PlaceMeditation Gardens, Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee
FatherHOOD, William Harrison (1852-1935)
MotherWARREN, Mary L. (1855-<1930)
Misc. Notes
Grandmother of Elvis Presley. Minnie Mae Hood was born in Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, to William and Mary (Warren) Hood. She married Jessie D. McClowell Presley in 1913. They had one child, Vernon Elvis Presley.
After Elvis' mother died, Minnie and Vernon went to Germany and rented a house close to the base where Elvis was stationed. He wanted his family near him in their time of grief. Elvis loved his grandmother very much and often talked about her wonderful buttermilk biscuits. She was said to be a very energetic person and hard worker. She died in Memphis at the age of 89.
After Elvis' mother died, Minnie and Vernon went to Germany and rented a house close to the base where Elvis was stationed. He wanted his family near him in their time of grief. Elvis loved his grandmother very much and often talked about her wonderful buttermilk biscuits. She was said to be a very energetic person and hard worker. She died in Memphis at the age of 89.
Marr Date20 Jul 1913
Marr PlaceMississippi
Div Date3 Aug 1948
Div PlaceTupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
ChildrenWalter G.
Vernon Elvis (1916-1979)