William's father and grandfather were both named William Moten Bickley. The middle name was commonly given as Motie.
From 1930 US Census, Clayton, Barbour Co., AL:
"Matie Beakley Head M 43 Alabama
Susie M Beakley Wife F 28 Alabama
Melvin Beakley Son M 8 Alabama
Matie Beakley Jr. Son M 5 Alabama"
William enlisted in the US ARMY for WW II in 1943.
TEC5 US ARMY WWII
Sources
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3D63-VZM : accessed 3 December 2017), Susie M Beakley in household of Matie Beakley, Clayton, Barbour, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 14B, line 97, family 289, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1; FHL microfilm 2,339,736.
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8Y7-5JR : 5 December 2014), William M Jr Bickley, enlisted 06 Jul 1943, Ft Mcclellan, Alabama, United States; 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 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL7R-ZM7 : 19 May 2014), William Bickley, Jun 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: