When James Ranson Beverly was born on 6 April 1920, in Virginia, United States, his father, William Dewey Beverly, was 21 and his mother, Lillie Mary Scott, was 20.
In the 1930 census he (age 10) was the son of Dewey W Beverly in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.[1]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Dewey W Beverly
M
31
Married
Head
Virginia
Lily M Beverly
F
30
Married
Wife
Virginia
James H Beverly
M
10
Single
Son
Virginia
G Kenneth Beverly
M
8
Single
Son
Virginia
Chollie Beverly
F
6
Single
Daughter
Virginia
Aldine Beverly
F
3
Single
Daughter
Kentucky
John W Scott
M
20
Married
Brother-in-law
Virginia
Eva I Scott
F
18
Married
Wife
Virginia
In the 1940 census he (age 20) was the single son of Dewey Beverley in Esserville, Wise, Virginia, United States.[2]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Dewey Beverley
M
42
Married
Head
Virginia
Lilly Beverley
F
40
Married
Wife
Virginia
James Beverley
M
20
Single
Son
Virginia
Kenneth Beverley
M
19
Single
Son
Virginia
Chollie Beverley
F
16
Single
Daughter
Virginia
Aldeane Beverley
F
13
Single
Daughter
Virginia
Janet Beverley
F
7
Single
Daughter
Virginia
Latricia A Beverley
F
3
Single
Daughter
Virginia
James was in a military record on 6 Sep 1944 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States.[3]
In the 1950 census he (age 30) was the never married lodger of Vinton H Valentine in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.[4]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Jane L Coffman
F
26 years
Never married
Lodger
Primary Teacher
Va
Betty L Williams
F
29 years
Never married
Lodger
Primary Teacher
Va
Pauline H Cheatham
F
46 years
Never married
Lodger
Premary Teacher
Va
Vinton H Valentine
M
60 years
Married
Head
Va
Irene A Valentine
F
53 years
Married
Wife
Va
James McNider
M
23 years
Never married
Lodger
Proof Reader
Alna
James R Beverly
M
30 years
Never married
Lodger
Va
He died on 28 April 1999[5], in Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States[6].
Sources
↑1930 Census:
"United States Census, 1930"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 44; Digital film/folder number: 004950766; FHL microfilm: 2340500; Image number: 772; Sheet number: 11; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03761-7
FamilySearch Record: XMX1-CY5 (accessed 14 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRHQ-Y5T
James H Beverly (10), single son, in household of Dewey W Beverly (31) in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States. Born in Virginia.
↑1940 Census:
"United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 65; Digital film/folder number: 005449093; Image number: 679; Sheet number: 9; Sheet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: VR1J-882 (accessed 14 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MR-4R45
James Beverley (20), single son, in household of Dewey Beverley (42) in Esserville, Wise, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
↑Military:
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
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 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
FamilySearch Record: K8T8-XZ4 (accessed 14 October 2023)
Name: James R Beverly; Marital Status: Single, without dependents; Military Service Date: 06 Sep 1944; Military Service Place: Roanoke, Virginia, United States; Birth Date: 1920; Birth Place: VIRGINIA; Arc Identifier: 1263923; Branch Alpha Orig: NO; Branch Code: No branch assignment; Branch Code Orig: 02; Civil Occupation: Skilled occupations in building of aircraft, n.e.c.; Civil Occupation Orig: 503; Component Orig: 0; Education: 2 years of college; Education Orig: 6; Enlistment Day: 06; Enlistment Month: Sep; Enlistment Month Orig: 09; Enlistment Place: ROANOKE VIRGINIA; Enlistment Place Orig: 3387; Enlistment Term: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Enlistment Term Orig: 5; Enlistment Year: 1944; Enlistment Year Orig: 44; Event Type: Military Service; Grade Alpha Orig: PVT; Grade Code: Private; Grade Code Orig: 8; Major Force Of Assign: 0; Military Occupation: 0000; Reel Box Card: 06911.208; Serial Number: 33664155; Source: Civil Life; Source Orig: 0.
↑1950 Census:
"United States 1950 Census"
citing Page: 40; Line: 30; Digital film/folder number: 108873377; Image number: 42
FamilySearch Record: 6XLG-Y1BK (accessed 14 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-7D84
James R Beverly (30), single lodger, in household of Vinton H Valentine (60 years) in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Born in Va.
↑Death:
"United States Social Security Death Index"
citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
FamilySearch Record: J1SQ-J3D (accessed 14 October 2023)
James R Beverly death 28 Apr 1999 (born 06 Apr 1920) residing in Wise, Wise, Virginia.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #103305146 (accessed 14 October 2023)
Memorial page for James R. Beverly (6 Apr 1920-28 Apr 1999), citing Powell Valley Memorial Gardens, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA (plot: Garden of Gethsemane - Lower Section); Maintained by Helen Collins (contributor 47660252).
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