Willie Alma (Jones) Barkley (1906 - abt. 1988)

Born 15 Jul 1906 in Alabama

Wife of Samuel Barkley — married 11 Oct 1928 in Jefferson County, Alabama

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Died about Aug 1988 at about age 82 in Jefferson County, Alabama

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Biography

Willie was born about 1907. In the 1910 census, she is three years old, living with her father, Charlie (age 35), mother Mary (age 34), and sisters Cora B, age 7, and Lillian, age 1. All report being born in Alabama.

Willie Jones ... She passed away about 1988. ^[1]

She married on 11 Oct 1928 to Sam Barkley. The marriage license was from Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama. Her full name was recorded as "Willie Alma Jones", which seems to contradict the info on her social security application form Barkley-629 21:26, 15 April 2015 (EDT)

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Social Security Application form provides names of parents, along with the information that Billie's full given name was "Willie E.".

Marriage certificate is a 1957 reprint of the original.

According to her obituary, she was survived by myself, her granddaughter, and a half brother named Lewis Rome of Pleasant Grove, ALA. she was buried at Highland Memorial Garden.

"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP1K-943 : accessed 16 April 2015), Billie J Barkley, Aug 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK7Q-7MY : accessed 16 April 2015), Willie A Jones in household of Charlie Jones, Birmingham Ward 14, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 24B, family 295, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,033.

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1GR-MRN : accessed 16 April 2015), Billie Barkley in household of Sam Barkley, Election Precinct 40, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-115, sheet 4A, family 63, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 46.

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Nickka Hutton, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.

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