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Willis Alford Massey (1890 - 1949)

Willis Alford (Willis) Massey
Born in Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama, United Statesmap
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[children unknown]
Died at age 59 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Biography

Willis was born in 1890.[1] He died in 1949.[2]

1900,[1] Weogufka Weogufka Crossroads, Coosa, Alabama, United States.
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Alfred J MasseyHeadM44Alabama
Cindarilla R MasseyWifeF40Alabama
Minnie L MasseyDaughterF20Alabama
Fannie P MasseyDaughterF17Alabama
Mandy M MasseyDaughterF15Alabama
Wallace L MasseySonM13Alabama
Willis A MasseySonM10Alabama
John C MasseySonM8Alabama
Sula L MasseyDaughterF5Alabama
Cary M MasseySonM2Alabama
1910,[3] Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama, United States. Rilla and her family are living near Rilla's father, John Lessley.
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Cindy R MasseyHeadF50Alabama
Willis A MasseySonM20Alabama
John C MasseySonM17Alabama
Lula L MasseyDaughterF15Alabama
Florence L MasseyDaughterF8Alabama

Military

1917, 5 Jun 1917 - WWI Draft registration[4] He gives his occupation as dentist and lists "mother and sister" as dependents.

Death and Burial

1949, 4 March 1949 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.[2] He is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M98H-41J : accessed 22 August 2020), Willis A Massey in household of Alfred J Massey, Precinct 1 Weogufka Weogufka Crossroads, Coosa, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 2B, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6SG-Y2D : 6 August 2020), Mrs. W.a. Massey in entry for Willis Alford Massey, 1949.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQW-B4R : accessed 22 August 2020), Willis A Massey in household of Cindy R Massey, Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 63, sheet 6B, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 8; FHL microfilm 1,374,021.
  4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PC-2CR : 6 March 2020), Willis A Massey, 1917-1918.
  5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, accessed 22 August 2020, memorial page for Willis A. Massey (27 Jan 1890–4 Mar 1949), Find A Grave: Memorial #205068305, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Pete Mohney (contributor 48755434) .
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V15L-DH6 : 24 January 2020), W A Mossey, Tract 41, Birmingham, Election Precinct 9, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 68-36, sheet 11B, line 74, family 215, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 92.
  • See Also:
  • possible marriage - "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZS-HBYJ : 6 November 2017), W. A. Massey and Tommie Inez Millsap, 29 Jul 1924; citing Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,064,582.
  • death of Tommie Millsap Massey - "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK7Y-7J99 : accessed 22 August 2020), Willie Alfred Massey in entry for Mrs Tommie Millsap Massey, Alabama, United States, 24 May 1996; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Birmingham News, born-digital text.
  • Massey-2543 was created by Tim Leslie through the import of TimothyWLeslie_Geni-export__500-names-only_6-12-15.ged.ged on Jun 13, 2015.




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