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Elsie Mae Wilson Thackeray

Birth	:	25 Nov 1895 Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	22 Aug 1998 Centerville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Swan Lake Cemetery, Dennis Port, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6768990, -70.1292038
Description	:	Elsie Mae (Wilson) Thackeray, classical singer, pianist, and teacher, died on Aug. 22, 1998 at the Cape Regency Nursing Home in Centerville MA at the age of 102. Mrs. Thackeray was born in Brockton MA in 1895, and at age 3 moved to Cape Cod with her family, where they established L.P. Wilson's Public Market on Main Street in Hyannis. The business, operated by her parents, Lorenzo Pusey Wilson and Jennie (Eldredge) Wilson, became the largest food store on the Cape at that time. During her lifetime, Mrs. Thackeray was able to recall for her family the days of her youth... Read More	Elsie Mae (Wilson) Thackeray, classical singer, pianist, and teacher, died on Aug. 22, 1998 at the Cape Regency Nursing Home in Centerville MA at the age of 102. Mrs. Thackeray was born in Brockton MA in 1895, and at age 3 moved to Cape Cod with her family, where they established L.P. Wilson's Public Market on Main Street in Hyannis. The business, operated by her parents, Lorenzo Pusey Wilson and Jennie (Eldredge) Wilson, became the largest food store on the Cape at that time. During her lifetime, Mrs. Thackeray was able to recall for her family the days of her youth when the main roads of Hyannis were not yet paved. It was a time when she enjoyed riding her horse through the woods to Barnstable Harbor. From an early age, she was called upon to sing or play piano or organ at various social events or at churches including St. Andrew's by the Sea in Hyannisport Educated in Barnstable MA schools, she traveled to New York City to study voice and piano when she was still a teenager. She returned to Hyannis and taught music at the Hyannis Normal School and later moved to Boston to continue studying music at the New England Conservatory of Music. While a student at the conservatory, she was an accompanist for Roland Hayes, the first black classical singer widely recognized for his work in this country. In 1919, she married and moved to New Bedford MA, where she lived for 62 years . While living in New Bedford where her husband was executive director of the New Bedford Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. Thackeray was active in the Thursday Musical and the New Bedford Chorus. She was also a substitute organist for New Bedford churches and taught private piano and voice lessons. Mrs. Thackeray was a member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and an associate member of the Capt. Joshua Gray Chapter of the DAR in Yarmouth. She was also a member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Mayflower Society. She attended the Hyannis Christian Science Church and was a member of the Mother Church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston. Mrs. Thackeray enjoyed listening to classical music and researching her family history. She was the wife of the late Alfred Ray Thackeray. She was also predeceased by her brothers Earle Snow Wilson and Kenneth Eldredge Wilson, Sr. She is survived by her son Robert R. Thackeray of Marion MA; daughter Shirley T. Christophers of Centerville; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and three nephews. (obituary from the Doane, Beale and Ames Funeral Home, Hyannis MA)

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Where is Elsie Mae Wilson Thackeray's memorial?
Elsie Mae Wilson Thackeray's memorial is located at: Swan Lake Cemetery, Dennis Port, Barnstable County, USA.
When did Elsie Mae Wilson Thackeray death?
Elsie Mae Wilson Thackeray death on 22 Aug 1998 in Centerville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Elsie Mae Wilson Thackeray's memorial?
Latitude: 41.6768990
Longitude: -70.1292038

Family Members:

Parent

Lorenzo Pusey Wilson

(1869 - 1930)

Jennie Clark Eldredge Wilson

(1870 - 1963)

Spouse

Alfred Ray Thackeray

(1891 - 1973)

Siblings

Ray Lorenzo Wilson

(1891 - 1892)

Earle Snow Wilson

(1892 - 1973)

Burton Eldredge Wilson

(1905 - 1906)

Kenneth Eldredge Wilson I

(1906 - 1965)

Children

Shirley Wilson Thackeray Christophers

(1924 - 2013)

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