William Floyd Blizzard (1871 - 1937)

Born 12 Oct 1871 in Grayson, Virginia, United States

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Died 25 Nov 1937 at age 66 in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Floyd Blizzard was born on 12 Oct 1871 in Grayson, Virginia. He was the son of Charles Isaac Blizzard and Sarah Frances Jones.

In 1900, at the age of 30, he lived in Seven Mile Ford, Marion, Virginia with his wife Mary Frances and brother-in-law, Albert Murray. He worked as a day laborer and could read and write. ^[1]

William passed away on 25 Nov 1937 in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. He was buried in Walker's Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Marion. ^{[2] [3]}

Research Notes

1900 US Census lists his date of birth as October 1869 and he and Mary Frances had been married two years. He and his parents were born in Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 12 August 2019, Floyd Blizzard, Marion District (Seven Mile Ford Precinct), Smyth, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 3B, family 52, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,728.
2. ↑ "Death Certificate, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"], database with images, FamilySearch, 20 August 2018, 7 August 2019, William Floyd Blizzard, 25 Nov 1937, citing Smyth, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
3. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial, Famu\ilySearch, database, and images, accessed 15 June 2019, memorial page for William Floyd Blizzard (Oct 1870–1937), Find A Grave: Memorial #55874008, citing Walkers Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA. Maintained by David Dodd (contributor 47290649)

See Also: FamilySearch Family Tree profile for William Floyd Blizzard.