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Limos Lyn Bluett

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Limos Lyn Bluett

Birth
Mexia, Limestone County, Texas, USA
Death
14 Jun 1976 (aged 67)
Compton, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Compton, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Limos Lyn Bluett was the fourth child born to Herbert and Ida. He was born on March 14, 1909, in Limestone County, Mexia, Texas. He graduated from Woodland High School and attended Prairie View A&M College, where he acquired two years of college credit.

While at the college, he met and married Ella McDonald, a school teacher. The couple moved to Los Angeles, Calif. When he moved to Los Angeles, Limos changed the spelling of his surname, replacing the "i" with an "e" in Bluitt.

His first marriage was short lived. Before entering the U.S. Army during World War II, he married Jewell Julia McClelland of Bierne, Arkansas. To this union, three children were born: Lemos Jr., Carl Herbert, and Linda. Also, he acknowledged another daughter who resided in Fort Worth, Texas, named Midred Bluett Thomas.

Limos was drafted into the U.S. Army in June 1943, and remained on active duty for the duration of World War II. He was assigned to the transportation corp; his civil occupation as a truck driver lend well for his military service participation.

Limos returned to Los Angeles following the end of the war, where he remained for forty years. He gained employment with the Santa Fe Railroad Company and was a member of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. He retired with thirty years of service.

Following his retirement and the onset of failing health, Limos Lyn Bluett died on June 14, 1976.
Limos Lyn Bluett was the fourth child born to Herbert and Ida. He was born on March 14, 1909, in Limestone County, Mexia, Texas. He graduated from Woodland High School and attended Prairie View A&M College, where he acquired two years of college credit.

While at the college, he met and married Ella McDonald, a school teacher. The couple moved to Los Angeles, Calif. When he moved to Los Angeles, Limos changed the spelling of his surname, replacing the "i" with an "e" in Bluitt.

His first marriage was short lived. Before entering the U.S. Army during World War II, he married Jewell Julia McClelland of Bierne, Arkansas. To this union, three children were born: Lemos Jr., Carl Herbert, and Linda. Also, he acknowledged another daughter who resided in Fort Worth, Texas, named Midred Bluett Thomas.

Limos was drafted into the U.S. Army in June 1943, and remained on active duty for the duration of World War II. He was assigned to the transportation corp; his civil occupation as a truck driver lend well for his military service participation.

Limos returned to Los Angeles following the end of the war, where he remained for forty years. He gained employment with the Santa Fe Railroad Company and was a member of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. He retired with thirty years of service.

Following his retirement and the onset of failing health, Limos Lyn Bluett died on June 14, 1976.


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