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Grace Mae Proctor 1914–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1914

Birth Location: Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia

Death Date: 14 Jun 1999

Death Location: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Proctor

Mother: Mary Purvis

Spouse(s): William Backus, Melvin Sr.

Children(s): Edith Backus

Grace Mae Proctor was born in 1914 in Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia, the child of Thomas Jefferson Proctor And Mary Katherine Purvis. In 1920, Grace Mae Proctor resided in Newport News Ward 3, Newport News (Independent Cit. In 1930, Grace Mae Proctor resided in Wythe, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA. Grace Mae Proctor married Melvin White Johnson Sr, William Milton Backus, and had children including Edith Catherine Backus, Sharon Ann Backus. Grace Mae Proctor passed away in 1999 in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Grace Mae Proctor was born in 1914 in Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia, the child of Thomas Jefferson Proctor And Mary Katherine Purvis.
  • In 1920, Grace Mae Proctor resided in Newport News Ward 3, Newport News (Independent Cit.
  • In 1930, Grace Mae Proctor resided in Wythe, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA.
  • Grace Mae Proctor married Melvin White Johnson Sr, William Milton Backus, and had children including Edith Catherine Backus, Sharon Ann Backus.
  • Grace Mae Proctor passed away in 1999 in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA.

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Grace Proctor's Ancestors

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Grace Proctor
1914–1999
Birth Place: Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Proctor
1881–
Virginia
Mary (Katherine) Purvis
1891–
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Grace Proctor's Descendants

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Grace (Mae) Proctor (15 May 1914–14 Jun 1999) m. William (Milton) Backus (8 Jul 1906–4 Jun 1968) m. Melvin (White Johnson) Sr. (4 Aug 1909–28 Jul 1981)
  1. 1. Edith (Catherine) Backus 1946–2011 m. Russell (Andrew Myers) Jr. 1942–2011

Grace Proctor's Timeline

5 Records

1914
15 May 1914
Birth of Grace Mae Proctor in Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia
Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 6
Grace Mae Proctor resided here in Newport News Ward 3, Newport News (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Newport News Ward 3, Newport News (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Grace Mae Proctor resided here in Wythe, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
Wythe, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
1952
1952
Age 38
Grace Mae Proctor resided here in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA
1999
14 Jun 1999
Age 85
Death of Grace Mae Proctor in Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia
Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1914
    Event Place: Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Newport News Ward 3, Newport News (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1899; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 222
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wythe, Elizabeth City, Virginia; Roll: 2442; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0019; Image: 346.0; FHL microfilm: 2342176
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Newport News Ward 3, Newport News (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Newport News Ward 3, Newport News (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1899; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 222

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wythe, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wythe, Elizabeth City, Virginia; Roll: 2442; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0019; Image: 346.0; FHL microfilm: 2342176

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1999
    Event Place: Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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