Willie was born about 1895 in Halifax County, Virginia. He was the son and youngest known child of James Edward Wilborn and Jenetta Gaines. He was raised by his parents along with many siblings in Roanoke, Halifax County where his father farmed. Willie married Lucinda Garrett in Halifax in 1917. They remained in Roanoke and raised a family there while farming. Willie passed away in Richmond, Virginia in 1948. He is buried in Bethel Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Clover, Virginia.
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1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census" Year: 1900; Census Place: Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1241712 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #71720441 (accessed 30 October 2021) Willie Wilborn (5), single son in household of Ed J Wilborne (67) in Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia. Born in Virginia, USA.
1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census" Year: 1910; Census Place: Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: T624_1631; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1375644 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #179530110 (accessed 30 October 2021) Willie Wilborne, single son in household of Edward Wilborne (66) in Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
1917 Draft Registration: "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Halifax County Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #33886939 (accessed 30 October 2021) Name: Willie Wilborne; Race: Black; Marital Status: Married; Birth Date: 5 May 1894; Birth Place: Virginia, USA; Residence Date: 1917-1918; Street Address: Clover; Residence Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA; Physical Build: Stout; Height: Medium; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown.
1917 Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940" Ancestry Record 60214 #4215228 (accessed 30 October 2021) Willie H Wilborne (23) marriage to Licinda Garrett on 22 May 1917 in Halifax, Virginia. Bp Halifax, father: Edw, mother: Jennette
1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2342180 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #97896450 (accessed 30 October 2021) Willie H Wilburn, married, Laborer, head of household in Clark's Ferry Road, Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia. With wife Lucinda, 4 children, mother Janett
1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census" Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04267; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 42-23 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #17520017 (accessed 30 October 2021) Willie Wilborne (45), married, Farmer, head of household in Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia. Born in Virginia. With wife Lucinda, 5 children, 1 son-in-law
1942 WWII Draft Registration: "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942" The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1002 #1835802 (accessed 30 October 2021) Name: Willie Hodge Wilborn; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 5 May 1894; Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA; Residence Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA; Military Draft Date: 1942; Relationship to Draftee: Head.
1948 Death: "Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014" Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9278 #1151615 (accessed 30 October 2021) Name: Willie H Wilbourne; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Death Age: 52; Birth Date: 5 May 1895; Death Date: 8 Mar 1948; Death Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; Registration Date: 9 Mar 1948; Father: Edward Wilbourne; Mother: Jeanette Gaines; Spouse: Lucinda Wilbourne; Certificate Number: 1948005853.Farmer. Married.
Find A Grave: Memorial #129984612 Bethel Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Clover, Virginia
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