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William Ernest Dunlap (1915 - 1985)

William Ernest "Bill" Dunlap
Born in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 7 Jun 1941 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 17 Feb 1968 [location unknown]
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Died at age 69 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

William, who went by Bill, was born in 1915, the son of Tavner Dunlap and Anna Pauline Arthur. [1] [2]

He registered for the World War II draft on 16 Oct 1940 at Louisville, Kentucky [3] and enlisted as a private in the US Army Air Corps on 07 Nov 1942 at Patterson Field in Fairfield, Oho for service in World War II, showing himself as a civil engineer with four years of college. [4]

He married first on 07 Jun 1941 at Louisville, Kentucky to Elizabeth Woolfolk Woodson [5] and they had children: [6]

  1. Branham Woodson, b. 31 Jul 1942, never married, d. 09 Nov 1998
  2. Graham Philips, b. 1947 [7]

He married second to Nancy Belle Moss, passed away in 1985, [8] [9] and was buried at Pisgah Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Woodford County, Kentucky. [10]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77T-TSB : accessed 23 March 2017), William E Dunlap in household of Tavner Dunlap, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 1A, line 6, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 729; FHL microfilm 2,340,464.
  2. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLRN-DRC3 : Mon Mar 11 17:35:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Tavner Dunlap and Anna A Dunlap.
  3. ↑ "Kentucky, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHR-DH4Z : Sun Mar 10 05:06:01 UTC 2024), Entry for William Ernest Dunlap and Lou Plate Glass Co, 16 October 1940.
  4. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMXG-PP1 : 5 December 2014), William E Dunlap, enlisted 07 Nov 1942, Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  5. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DD-WRXX : 22 July 2021), William Ernest Dunlap and Elizabeth Woolfolk Woodson, 7 Jun 1941; citing Marriage, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,943,722.
  6. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7X-V4Q3 : Wed Mar 20 18:04:39 UTC 2024), Entry for William E Dunlap and Elizabeth W Dunlap, 24 April 1950.
  7. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHN-QLPN : 11 February 2018), Graham P Dunlap, 1947; citing Birth, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
  8. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVS1-5V98 : Fri Mar 08 12:41:46 UTC 2024), Entry for William Ernest Dunlap and Nancy Belle Dunlap, 31 Jan 1985.
  9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V98N-X47 : 9 January 2021), William Dunlap, Jan 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #88197361 for William Ernest Dunlap (15 Jun 1915–29 Jan 1985), citing Pisgah Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pisgah, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by lost idaho spud (contributor 47759727) .




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