The 1912 Wilson city directory identified three African-American music teachers in town:
- Theodosie Askew
- Elba Vick
In the 1900 census of Wilson, Wilson County: postmaster Samuel H. Vick, 37; wife Annie M., 28; and children Elba L., 17, and Daniel L., 3; plus cousin Bessie Parker, 15.
In the 1910 census of Wilson, Wilson County: dealer in real estate Samuel Vick, 47; wife Annie, 38; and children Elma, 17, Daniel L., 13, Samuel E., 10, George, 7, Anna, 5, and Robert, 2.
In the 1916 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Vick Elba (c) tchr h 623 E Green
On 26 December 1921, Carlos Valle, 28, of Durham, N.C., son of Celedonio and Leticia Valle, married Elba Vick, 27, of Edgecombe County, N.C., in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County. Methodist minister A.P. Pearce performed the ceremony.
But also: on 12 July 1922, Carlos C. Valle, 29, of Wilson, married Elba L. Vick, 25, of Wilson, in Wilson. Presbyterian minister Arthur H. George performed the ceremony in the presence of Georgia M. Burke, A.B. Bowser, and James H. Battle.
In the 1930 census of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee: at 572 Stephens, lodge secretary Carlos Valle, 37, born in “Porto Rico”; wife Elba, 33; and children Melba G., 6, born in New York, and Carlos Jr., 4, born in New Jersey.
In the 1940 census of New York, New York: at 111th Street, Colas Valle, 42, automobile trailer chauffeur; wife Elva, 40; and daughter Melba, 16. Carlos and Elba were described as white and born in Puerto Rico.
Elba Vick Valle died 28 December 1980 in Brooklyn, New York.