William Clay Lassiter (1908 - 1982)

Born 8 Aug 1908 in Cobb County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Leola (Burton) Knowles — married [date unknown] in Cobb County, Georgia, United States

Husband of Mary Frances (Minor) Lassiter — married 10 Jan 1933 in Cobb, Georgia, United States

Died 30 Apr 1982 at age 73 in Cobb County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

In the 1910 census Willie was 2 years old and living with his parents, Leaman N Lassiter and Avy Lassiter , and his sister Leo A Lassiter, age 6, and his brother Leonard U Lassiter, aged 3, in Post Oak, Cobb, Georgia, United States.^[1]

In the 1920 census Willie was 11 and living with his parents and siblings in Merritts, Cobb, Georgia.^[2]

In the 1930 census Willie was 21 and living with his parents and siblings in Side roads from upper Roswell Road, Merritts, Cobb, Georgia, United States.^[3]

William married Mary Frances Miner on 15 January 1933 in Cobb, Georgia, United States.^[4]

William registered for the WWII draft on 16 October 1940.^[5] He was 33 years old, his father Leonard N Lassiter was his next of kin, and he was on a 12-month furlough from his employer, the Milledgeville State Hospital. The Milledgeville hospital (originally known as the Georgia State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum^[6] is now open to the public and its records are coming online.

Burial

• Mount Zion Cemetery, Cobb County, Georgia, USA

Sources

1. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Post Oak, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: T624_180; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1374193
   Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 7884 #146833989 (accessed 15 October 2021)
   Willie C Lassiter, single son in household of Leaman N Lassiter (30) in Post Oak, Cobb, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Merritts, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: T625_244; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 43
   Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 6061 #7600662 (accessed 15 October 2021)
   Willie C Lassiter (12), single son, None, in household of Leanard Lassiter (40) in Merritts, Cobb, Georgia. Born in Georgia.
3. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Merritts, Cobb, Georgia; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340082
   Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 6224 #18831270 (accessed 15 October 2021)
   Willie C Lassiter, single son, Laborer, in household of L N Lassiter (52) in Side roads from upper Roswell Road, Merritts, Cobb, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
   Citing Marriage, Cobb, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 1,655,002.
   FamilySearch (accessed 13 October 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00790
   William Clay Lassiter and Mary Frances Miner, 15 Jan 1933
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Georgia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 2238 #38589557 (accessed 15 October 2021)
   Name: William Clay Lassiter; Gender: Male; Age: 32; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 8 Aug 1908; Birth Place: Cobb, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA; Next of Kin: Leonard N Lassiter;
   Household Members Relationship:
   William Clay Lassiter Self (Head)
   Leonard N Lassiter Father.
6. ↑ Website here

• FindAGrave.com memorial #26490340