Willie Bell McIvery (1927 - 1974)

Born 2 Apr 1927 in Bowling Green, Hardee, Florida, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Dec 1974 at age 47 in Bowling Green, Hardee, Florida, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Willie McIvery is a part of US Black heritage.

Willie B McIvery was born on 2 April 1927.

Willie (age 20), son of Bonnie Mae McIvery, married Eloise Harris (age 18) in 1948 in Hardee, Florida, United States.^[1][2]

Willie Bell McIvery registered for the WWII draft on 2 April 1945 in Bowling Green, Hardee, Florida, United States. He listed Claude McIvery as his next of kin.^[3]

In the 1950 census, Willie (age 23), Farm Hand, was the separated brother-in-law of Bernard Jones in Bowling Green, Hardee, Florida, United States.^[4]

Willie was buried in Bowling Green Memorial Gardens, Bowling Green, Hardee County, Florida, United States with a death date of 2 December 1974.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 005253942; FHL microfilm: 001887765; Image number: 399
   FamilySearch Record: QKH4-Z24J (accessed 19 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G185-9JRH
   Willie B McIvery (20) marriage to Eloise Harris (18) in 1948 in Hardee, Florida, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 005253942; FHL microfilm: 001887765; Image number: 400
   FamilySearch Record: QKH4-Z242 (accessed 19 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-L185-9V34
   Willie B McIvery marriage to Eloise Harris (18) in 1948 in Hardee, Florida, United States.
3. ↑ Military: "Florida, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards for the State of Florida; Digital film/folder number: 102814677; Image number: 258
   FamilySearch Record: Q2CP-KKHF (accessed 19 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSDY-5S26-3
   Name: Willie Bell McIvery; Race: Black; Residence Place: Bowling Green, Hardee, Florida; Birth Date: 02 Apr 1927; Birth Place: Bowling Green, Florida; Military Draft Registration Date: 02 Apr 1945; Military Draft Registration Place: Bowling Green, Hardee, Florida, United States; Height: 5 11; Eye Color: Brown; Complexion: Dark Brown; Hair Color: Black; Weight: 146; Occupation Employer: Paramores Packing Company; System Of Record: SLS.
4. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bowling Green, Hardee, Florida; Roll: 3534; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 25-1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #81107916 (accessed 23 March 2024)
   Willie B McIvory (23), separated brother-in-law, Farm Hand, in household of Bernard Jones (24) in Bowling Green, Hardee, Florida, USA. Born in Florida.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #116931090 (accessed 19 March 2024)
   Memorial page for Willie B McIvery (2 Apr 1927-2 Dec 1974), citing Bowling Green Memorial Gardens, Bowling Green, Hardee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Cullen Wheeler (contributor 48054672).