Thomas Edward Voyles (1918 - 1980)

Born 28 Jul 1918 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Dec 1980 at age 62 in Georgia, United States

Biography

When Thomas 'Tommie' Edward Voyles was born on July 28, 1918, in Carnesville, Georgia, his father, John, was 63 and his mother, Georgia, was 35. He had seven brothers and four sisters. He died on December 21, 1980,^[1] in Franklin, Georgia,^[2] at the age of 62, and was buried in Lavonia, Georgia.^[3]

MILITARY:^[4]
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946^[5]
Name: Thomas E Voyles
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Georgia
State of Residence: Georgia
County or City: Franklin
Enlistment Date: 19 Dec 1942
Enlistment State: Georgia
Enlistment City: Fort Mcpherson Atlanta
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: General farmers
Marital status: Single, with dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 144

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010^[6]
Name: Thomas Voyles
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Jul 1918
Death Date: 21 Dec 1980
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 28 Dec 1942
Release Date 1: 19 Dec 1945

BURIAL^[7]
Franklin Memorial Gardens North
Lavonia, Franklin County, Georgia

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Thomas Voyles
2. ↑ Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998; Thomas E Voyles
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260118954359/facts
4. ↑ U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Georgia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1942.; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147
5. ↑ U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Name: Thomas E Voyles
6. ↑ Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178291746

• Year: 1920; Census Place: Stranges, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: T625_255; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 1026

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Carnesville, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: 357; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 414.0; FHL microfilm: 2340092

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Pocotalago, Madison, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00693; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 97-10