Alfred Benjamin Barnhill (1919 - 1979)

Born 8 Apr 1919 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died Aug 1979 at age 60 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Alfred Barnhill is a part of US Black heritage.

Alfred Barnhill served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 14 Oct 1943
Unit(s):
Service ended: 2 Nov 1945

Alfred Barnhill was born in 1919.^[1] He was the son of Alfred Barnhill and Dotsie Blount.^[2]

He died in 1979^[2] and is buried in Brownhill Cemetery in Greenville, North Carolina.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 107
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #7022033
   Name: Alfred Benjamin Barnhill; Race: Black; Age: 21; Birth Date: 8 Apr 1919; Birth Place: Greenville, North Carolina, USA; Residence Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Height: 5 5; Weight: 160; Complexion: Black; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Walter T Blount.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #34065171
   Name: Alfred Benjamin Barnhill [Alfred Barnhill]; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 8 Apr 1919; Birth Place: Greenville, North Carolina; Death Date: Aug 1979; Father: Alfred B Barnhill; Mother: Dotsie Blont; Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as ALFRED BENJAMIN BARNHILL; 30 Dec 1987: Name listed as ALFRED BARNHILL.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #188518507
   Memorial page for Alfred Benjamin Barnhill Jr. (8 Apr 1919-12 Aug 1979), citing Brownhill Cemetery, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1315; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 52
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #32892149
  Alfred D Barnhill (0), single son, in household of Alfred Barnhill (31) in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: 1064; Sheet Number: 6; Enumeration District: 74-55
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #146813404
  Alfred Barnhill Jr (30), single son, Imbalmer, in household of Dotsie Barnhill (58) in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.

• Military: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966"
  Pennsylvania (State). World War II Veterans Compensation Applications, circa 1950s. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3147 #612710
  Name: Alfred B Barnhill; Birth Date: 8 Apr 1919; Birth Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA; Gender: Male; Residence Date: 25 Apr 1950; Residence Place: Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

• Obituary: "Mr. Alfred (Bubble) Benjamin Barnhill Jr.," The News and Observer [Raleigh, North Carolina], 15 Aug 1979, page 26, column 1; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer/124518153/ : accessed 12 May 2023).