Fielder Ray Dunivant (1913 - 1981)

Born 22 May 1913 in Fox, Grayson, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 Jul 1981 at age 68 in Galax, Grayson, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Birth: Fielder was born in 1913 at Fox Creek, Grayson County, Virginia. He was the son of Alexander Dunivant and Leona Hash. ^[1] He passed away in 1981 @ Galax Memorial Hospital, Galax, Virginia, though he was living in Ennice, Alleghany County, NC with his daughter at the time of his death. He was the youngest of eight childrem of "Aleck" and Leona. Fielder went by his middle name of Ray. He signed his WW2 Draft Registration as Ray Dunivant.Italic text ^[2]

Marriage(s): Married 1rst; Mary Ellen Billings 18 Jul 1931 who died in 1964. They had 3 sons and 1 daughter. He married second Kate Montgomery (1912-2000). Ray and Kate share a gravestone.

Date/Place of marriage: July 18-1931, Grant, Virginia (Grayson Co), Ray Dunivant 22 and Mary E Billings, 21, both Single, both born Grayson , Virginia. Residence: both Mouth of Wilson (Grayson) Virginia. Parents: Alex & Leona Hash Dunivent and Greer & Jennie Wood Billings; occupation of husband, farmer, Performing marriage T.R. Warren^[3][4]

Marriage License, Grayson County, Virginia 18 Jul 1931, Ray Dunnivant and Mary E billings, in Circuit Court of Grayson County. Marriage Certificate: July 18, Grant, VA, Ray Dunnivant 22, and Mary E Billings 21, both single and white, both born Grayson County, VA. Parents: Alec Dunnivant and Leona Hash Dunnivant and Greer Billings and Jennie Wood Billings. Certificate of Time and Place of Marriage: R Warren, a minister of the Baptist Church .....certify ..on the 18 day of July 1931 at Grant Virginia...I qualified and gave bond .,..to celebrate the rights of marriage. in the County of Grayson, State of Virginia. Signed: T R Warren^[5]

WWII Draft Registration: Serial # 556, Fielder Ray Dunivant, of Fox, Grayson, VA, 27 yrs, B Grayson, VA on May 22, 1913; Next of Kin: Mrs. Mary Billings Dunivant "wife", employed by Mr. Newton Halsey of Mouth of Wilson, Grayson, VA. SIGNED Ray Dunivant;^[6]

Fielder Ray Dunivant, 68, b 5-22-13, Fox Creek, Virginia death 7-31-81 Twin Co Community Hospital, Galax, Virginia. Usual Residence: Rt 1, Ennice, Alleghany, North Carolina

Obituary : On July 31, 1981, Fielder Ray (Dunivant) of Ennice, N.C. (formerly of Havre de Grace, Md) beloved husband of Kate Dunivant, devoted father of Norma Jean Edwards, Charles, Gale and Billy Dunivant, brother of Mittie Bagwell and Etta Anderson. Also survived by five step-children, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services at the Howard K McComas III Funeral Home, Abingdon, Md, Monday, August 3 at 1 pm. Interment in Harford Memorial Gardens, Aldino, Md. Fridns may call at the funeral Home Sunday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.^[7]

Death Certificate: Height 6'1", Weight 160#, Brown eyes, Black Hair, dark Complexion. Father: Alex Dunivant Maiden name of Mother: Leona Hash. Married, spouse: Katie Montgomery Dunivant; Retired carpenter. Burial Harford Memorial Gardens, Harford, Co, MD on 8-10-81^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Virginia, U.S Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911 for Fielder Ray Dunivant, File # 18093, Ancestry.com
2. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box 217; "US World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", for Fielder Ray Dunivant, accessed @ Ancestry.com
3. ↑ Register of Grayson County Marriages, Grayson County, Virginia, p 63, accessed in 2017 at Grayson County Courthouse, Grayson, Virginia.
4. ↑ Register of Grayson County Marriages, Grayson County, Virginia, p 63, accessed in 2017 at Grayson County Courthouse, Grayson, Virginia.
5. ↑ Register of Grayson County Marriages, Grayson County, Virginia, p 63, accessed in 2017 at Grayson County Courthouse, Grayson, Virginia.
6. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box 217; "US World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 "for Fielder Ray Dunivant, accessed @ Ancestry.com
7. ↑ The Evening Sun, 1 Aug 1981, p 11, Baltimore, Maryland, DUNIVANT; accessed @ Newspapers.com/clip/36898675/obituary/?xid=637
8. ↑ Commonwealth of Virginia-Certificate of Death, File # 81-024389, Ancestry.com