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Apr 25, 1912Gladys Love Smith is born in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. She marries Vernon Presley, and becomes the mother of Elvis PresleyJun 17, 1933Vernon Presley marries Gladys Smith in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. The union produces the King of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley, a future member of the Country Music Hall of FameJan 8, 1935Elvis Presley is born at home in East Tupelo, Mississippi. Before emerging as the "King of Rock & Roll," Presley makes inroads in country, where he returns during his latter years. He is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998Nov 16, 1937Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, and two other men are accused by their employer, Orville Bean, of forging a $4 check. Vernon pleads not guiltyNov 17, 1937Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, is found guilty of forging a check. He spends six months in jail before he's sentenced for the crimeMay 25, 1938Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, is sentenced to three years for forging a check the previous November. The next day, the victim, Orville Bean, kicks three-year-old Elvis and his mother out of their homeJun 1, 1938Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, begins serving a three-year sentence at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in ParchmanNov 6, 1948Elvis Presley's family moves from Tupelo, Mississippi, to MemphisNov 17, 1952Elvis Presley's family receives an eviction notice from the Lauderdale Courts in Memphis. The family income is over $4,000, and the Housing Authority limits tenants to an annual income of $2,500Aug 3, 1955Elvis Presley's parents are expected to sign a deal in Little Rock making Colonel Tom Parker an advisor to their son, but Presley's mother, Gladys, delays the decision
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