Virginia Helen (Shires) Willoughby (1928 - 1993)

Born 13 Nov 1928 in Texas, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Obie Shires and Augusta Ethel (Nelson) Shires

Wife of Alvis Ernest Willoughby — married 15 Jun 1946 in Shelby, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1993 at age 64 in Shelby, Texas, United States

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Biography

Helen was born in 1928. She was the daughter of Obie Shires and Augusta Nelson.^[1][2][3] She was married to Buddy Willoughby in 1946.^[4] She passed away in 1993.^[5][6]

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Jerry Willoughby, GEDmatch kit # XQ9915584, and S.H., GEDmatch kit # NS1833266, (compare kits), his 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Shires and Mary Elizabeth Posey, the great grandparents of Jerry Willoughby and great great grandparents of S.H. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.3, based on sharing 140.8 cM across 7 segments.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Jerry Willoughby, GEDmatch kit # XQ9915584, and W.C. Davidson, GEDmatch kit # T752140, (compare kits), his 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Joseph Nelson and Leila Duke, the great grandparents of Jerry Willoughby and grandparents of W.C. Davidson. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 2.5, based on sharing 422.8 cM across 16 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ Hooks, Debbie Reynolds. Personal recollection to Jonathan Duke on 31 Aug 2022 as written:

   "Yes, Helen Willoughby was my aunt. Augusta Shires was my grandmother."

2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H1LS-M3Z : accessed 1 September 2022), Helen Shives in household of Oby Shives, Precinct 1, Harrison, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 6A, line 35, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2353; FHL microfilm 2,342,087.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K43N-C4D : 10 January 2021), Helen V Shires in household of Obie B Shires, Justice Precinct 3, Smith, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 212-35, sheet 18A, line 29, family 337, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4138.
4. ↑ "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database, Johnson County Clerk's Office; Denton, Texas; Smith County Marriage Records, (Ancestry Record 9168 #925783438 : accessed 30 December 2022), Virginia Helen Shires marriage to Alvin Ernest Willoughby on 15 Jun 1946 in Shelby, Texas, USA.
5. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVLJ-RX9 : 5 December 2014), Virginia Helen Willoughby, Shelby, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 01 September 2022), memorial page for Virginia Helen Shires Willoughby (13 Nov 1928–24 Sep 1993), Find A Grave: Memorial #51004472, citing Sardis Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Peggy Harrison (contributor 47083727).