Willie was born to David Milton Folkner and Mary Elizabeth Sanderlin in 1886. He passed away in 1958.
When Willie Henry Faulkner Folkner was born on 16 July 1886, in Comanche, Texas, United States, his father, David Milton Folkner, was 38 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Sanderlin, was 27. He married Janie Elizabeth Boydstun in 1905, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 6, Comanche, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 1, Coleman, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 5 January 1958, in Rising Star Cemetery, Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Rising Star Cemetery, Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, United States.
Burial: "Find A Grave Index" citing record ID 23754103, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. FamilySearch Record: QVVP-9X7N (accessed 14 July 2023) Find A Grave: Memorial #23754103 Willie H Folkner burial (died in 1958) in Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, United States of America.
Death: "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000" citing certificate number 8362, Eastland, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin. FamilySearch Record: VZ6G-4YY (accessed 14 July 2023) Willie Henery Flokner death 5 Jan 1958 in Eastland, Texas.
Death: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976" citing FHL microfilm: 2115165; Record number: 8362; FamilySearch Record: K33T-NW4 (accessed 14 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9Y14-3XQW Image number 02577 Willie Henery Folkner death 5 Jan 1958 (born 16 Jul), son of David Melton Folkner & Mary Elizabeth Sanderlin, in Rising Star, Eastland, Texas, United States.
Military: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Affiliate Publication Number: M1509; Record number: 0; FamilySearch Record: 7DSG-KTZM (accessed 14 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYTW-L8B Image number 03653 Name: William Henry Folkner; Military Draft Registration Date: from 1917 to 1918; Military Draft Registration Place: Comanche, Texas, United States; Birth Date: 16 Jul 1886; Birth Place: Brown County, Texas, United States Of America; Citizenship Place: United States Of America; Race: White.
1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900" citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 61; FHL microfilm: 1241623; Record number: 9026; FamilySearch Record: M3LW-7M9 (accessed 14 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XX87-WJ Image number 00187 William Faulkner (14), single son, in household of David Faulkner (52) in Justice Precinct 6, Comanche, Texas, United States. Born in Texas.
1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910" citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 10B, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1541; FHL microfilm 1,375,554. FamilySearch Record: MK1R-94V (accessed 14 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB7-128 Image number 00505 Will Folkner (23), married head of household in Justice Precinct 6, Comanche, Texas, United States. Born in Texas.
1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930" citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 12A, line 49, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2308; FHL microfilm 2,342,042. FamilySearch Record: C7LL-SN2 (accessed 14 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RZT-QSY Image number 00758 Willie Faulkner (43), married head of household in Precinct 1, Coleman, Texas, United States. Born in Texas.
1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940" citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 27; FamilySearch Record: KWJD-2JB (accessed 14 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MY-82 Willie Folkner (55), married head of household in Justice Precinct 1, Coleman, Texas, United States. Born in Texas.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willie by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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