Clara Marie (Robertson) Kingery (1929 - 1989)

Born 25 Nov 1929 in Franklin County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of William Dewey Kingery — married 11 Sep 1953 (to 1989) in Roanoke, Virginia

Died 7 Feb 1989 at age 59 in Roanoke City, Virginia

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Biography

Clara Marie Robertson was born in 1929 in Franklin County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Euell Robertson and Nannie McGuire.

Clara's mother died in 1935 and her father left to join the merchant marine, leaving his children to be raised by their grandparents. Clara, and her siblings, inherited some land from those McGuire grandparents.

She married William Dewey Kingery in 1953 in Roanoke, Virginia. He was the son of Isaac D. Kingery and Ada McGuire. There is absolutely no relation between Ada McGuire and Nannie McGuire. Ada descends from a line of McGuire's tracing back to Pennsylvania. Nannie descends from a line of McGuire's that had been in Franklin Co., VA since the late 1780's.

She passed away in 1989 and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vinton, VA.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C633-HT2 : accessed 4 June 2022), Clara M Robertson in household of Vel M Robertson, Gills Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 14B, line 63, family 271, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2443; FHL microfilm 2,342,177.

• 19 April 1940 Federal Census, Franklin Co., VA, Gills Creek District; Household #162, value $1000; McGuire, Jas. P., 66, farmer; Julia A. McGuire, 62; Raymond McGuire, son, 25, single; Harris McGuire, son, 21, farmer; Theodore McGuire, son, 27, farm laborer; Johnie McGuire, son, 25; Pearl McGuire, daughter-in-law, 21[wife of Theodore]; Elsie McGuire, daughter-in-law, 22 [wife of Johnie]; Harston Robertson, grandson, 17 [son of Nannie]; Louise Robertson, granddaughter, 15 [daughter of Nannie]; Elva Robertson, granddaughter, 12 [daughter of Nannie]; Marie Robertson, granddaughter, 10 [daughter of Nannie]; Donald Robertson, grandson, 9 [son of Nannie]; Shirley M. McGuire, granddaughter, 1[daughter of Theodore].

• Franklin County, Virginia Will Book 32, p. 481; 14 December 1942, A List of all the heirs of J. P. McGuire, deceased, to be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Franklin County, [list includes several McGuire's and "children of Nannie Roberston: Hairston Robertson, 20; Louise Robertson, 17; Elva Robertson, 15; Marie Robertson, 12; Donald Robertson, 11, all of Wirtz, VA".

• Franklin County, Virginia Deed Book 100, p. 427-428; 12 January 1944, Julia A. McGuire, individually and in her own right, and as executrix of the last will and testament of J. P. McGuire, deceased, to Hairston Robertson, Louise Robertson, Elva Robertson, Marie Robertson and Donald Robertson, children of Nannie McGuire Robertson, all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Franklin County, Virginia, consisting of two tracts of land, the first containing 60 acres, more or less, and the other containing three acres more or less, it being the same property conveyed to J. P. McGuire by deed dated on the 27th day of January 1926 from Silas O. Plybon, widower, which said deed is of record in the Clerk’s Office of Franklin County, Virginia, in Deed Book 78, page 154. Note: Land was located north of Edwardsville Road, close or adjoining the Silas O. Plybon Cemetery. Nannie McGuire Robertson is also buried there.

• Franklin County, Virginia Deed Book 108, p. 306; 12 April 1947, Raymond and Zula McGuire sold 97.25 acres to Hairston Elwood Robertson for $1235. The tract is located south of Robert’s gifted land and north of Gills Creek with it’s eastern edge being the old farm lane that was referred to as the road to Chestnut Grove Church, south of Gills Creek. Note: Same land had been gifted to Raymond McGuire by his parents 28 January 1942 (Franklin Co. DB 98, p. 310).

• "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBB-Q34M : 20 February 2021), William Dewey Kingery and Clara Marie Robertson, 11 Sep 1953; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Roanoke, , Virginia, United States, certificate 26221, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.

• Franklin County, Virginia Deed Book 254, p. 500; 9 November 1962, Robertson siblings (Hairston Robertson, Elva Steele, Marie Kingery, Louise Guy and Donald Robertson) to Hairston and Mary B. Robertson, 60 acres and 3 acres on Route 678 adjoining Charlie Cundiff and purchased by Julia McGuire (DB 100, p. 427).

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2S-BVGL : 7 August 2020), Clara Marie Robertson Kingery, ; Burial, Vinton, Roanoke, Virginia, United States of America, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 52228946, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.