William Harold Linville (1917 - 1994)

Ancestors

Biography

William Harold Linville was born on 3 Dec 1917 in Hanes, Forsyth County, North Carolina, to John Saunders Linville (1898-1978) and Maude Lee (Bennett) Linville (1895-1961).^[1]

On the 1920 Census, he was 2 years old and lived with his parents in South Fork Township, Forsyth County, NC.^[2]

On the 1930 Census, he was 12 years old and lived with his parents and siblings in South Fork Township, Forsyth County, NC. He had attended school and was able to read and write.^[3]

On the 1940 Census, he was 22 years old and lived with his parents and siblings in Hanestown-Country Club, Forsyth County, NC. He had completed the 10th grade in school and was a truck driver.^[4]

He registered for the World War II Draft on 16 Oct 1940 in Hanes, Forsyth County, NC.

He enlisted in the United States Army on 19 Feb 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and served as a TEC 5 during World War II. He was discharged on 7 Aug 1945.^[5][6]

On 24 Aug 1948 he married Martha Christine (Doby) Cobb (1924-2012) in Guilford County, NC.^[7] They had one child: Melvin Harold Linville.^[8] He and Christine were divorced on 12 Jul 1965 in Forsyth County, NC.

On the 1950 Census, he was 32 years old and lived with his wife and son in Salem Township, Forsyth County, NC. He was the proprietor of a retail grocery store.

He passed away on 18 Sep 1994 in Salisbury, Rowan County, NC, and was buried at Forsyth Memorial Park in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC.^[9][10][11]

Obituary

Mr. William Harold Linville, 76, retired hotel operator, died Sept. 18, 1994 at the VA Medical Center.

The funeral is 11 am Wednesday at Forsyth Memorial Park, Winston-Salem.

Survivors are his son, Melvin Linville of Hephzibah, GA; brother, Don Linville of Rural Hall; sister, Mrs. Bill Crawford of Clemmons; grandson, John Linville of Raleigh; nephews and a niece.

Lyeriy is in charge. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Winston-Salem-Forsyth County, 1100-C Stratford Rd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27103.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C2DW-WLW2 : Wed Oct 04 15:24:06 UTC 2023), Entry for William Linville and John Linville, 3 Dec 1917.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ23-GYP : Sun Dec 17 14:46:04 UTC 2023), Entry for John S Linville and Maud Linville, 1920.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3ST-KJ4 : Wed Oct 04 03:31:33 UTC 2023), Entry for John S Linville and Mand Linville, 1930.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWSB-PF7 : Tue Nov 28 07:11:46 UTC 2023), Entry for John Linville and Maud Linville, 1940.
5. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMVW-RDC : 5 December 2014), William H Linville, enlisted 19 Feb 1941, Ft Bragg, North Carolina, 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 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
6. ↑ "North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WK-V7W7 : Tue Dec 19 22:21:56 UTC 2023), Entry for William H Linville, 07 Aug 1945.
7. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9K-T5YT : Wed Oct 18 04:56:53 UTC 2023), Entry for William H Linville and J S Linville, 25 Aug 1948.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, 19 Sep 1994, p.74.
9. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJM-85Y : 30 September 2022), William H Linville, 1994.
10. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J287-J3Y : 8 January 2021), William H Linville, 18 Sep 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #161889871