William Elmer Boothe (1924 - 1988)

Born 17 Dec 1924 in North Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Oct 1988 at age 63 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Native Virginian

William Elmer worked for the Tazewell Farm Bureau.

The Life Summary of William Elmer Booth:

William Elmer was born December 17, 1924.

He was the only child of Thomas Floyd Boothe and Nellie Gray Walk.^[1]

In 1930, William or 'Billy' was living with his parents and step-siblings in North Tazewell, Virginia, United States.^[2]

In 1940, Billy was living with his parents in North Tazewell, Jeffersonville Magisterial District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.^[3]

On March 7, 1947, Billy married Betty Waddell in Richland, South Carolina, United States, and they divorced March 14, 1977 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States with no children.^[4]

Not to be deterred, Billy married Joretta Sue Bonds La Force on November 16, 1977 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States.^[5]

On October 3, 1988, Billy died at the age of sixty-four (64) in Tazewell, Virginia, United States.^[6]

William is buried in Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L83M-8VN
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CJ4C-FW2 : accessed 30 April 2022), Billy Boothe in household of Floyd Boothe, North Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 4B, line 86, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2462; FHL microfilm 2,342,196.
3. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR16-4MJ
4. ↑ "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBK-YX5H : 3 March 2021), William Elmer Boothe and Betty Waddell Boothe, 14 Mar 1977; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Tazewell, Virginia, United States, certificate #77 004572, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
5. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY5-VWD1 : 20 February 2021), William Elmer Boothe and Joretta Sue Bonds La Force, 16 Nov 1977; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Tazewell, Virginia, United States, certificate 77 052284, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2HV-B53 : 8 January 2021), William E Boothe, 03 Oct 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149555660/william-elmer-boothe