Lawrence Alexander Felix (1916 - 1961)

Biography

Lawrence Felix is a part of US Black heritage.

Lawrence Alexander Felix was born on 2 Jan 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Charles Felix and Mary Bowles.^[1][2] He grew up in Philadelphia.^[3][4][2]

Lawrence married on 3 Jun 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[5] They had four children.^[6][7] Lawrence was a Baptist minister. In 1945, he and his family moved to Los Angeles, California where he became the pastor of Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church. In 1953, he founded the Miracle Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles.^[6]

Lawrence died on 9 Jun 1961 in Los Angeles, California.^[1] He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Los Angeles.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} California, Death Certificates, #11505, Lawrence Alexander Felix, 9 Jun 1961, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLPX-867N : accessed 20 Jul 2024).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Pennsylvania, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29Z-JLYH : accessed 20 Jul 2024), Lawrence Alexander Felix born 2 Jan 1916 in Phila, Penna, registered 16 Oct 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," ED 1252, ward 36, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; sheet 4B, family 2024, Lawrence Felix in Charles Felix household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFTH-ZJQ.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," ED 51-672, ward 24, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; sheet 13A, family 303, Lawerence A Felix in Mary Felix household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQZL-1HF.
5. ↑ Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Marriage License Applications & Returns, 1942, #752659, Lawrence A. Felix and [private], 3 Jun 1942; "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28P-W4N1 : accessed 20 Jul 2024).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Obituary: "Rev. Lawrence A. Felix," Los Angeles Times [California], 15 Jun 1961, part IV, page 11, column 5; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-obituary-for-lawre/151671993/ : accessed 20 Jul 2024).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1950," ED 66-1663, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; sheet 13, dwelling 118, Lawrence Felix household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGG-MNBG.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #179640332 : accessed 20 July 2024), Memorial page for Rev Lawrence Alexander Felix (2 Jan 1916-1961), citing Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA (plot: H, 5051); Maintained by Romper90069 (contributor 1277).