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Joseph Napier 1919 – 1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1919

Birth Location: Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 Aug 1980

Death Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Napier

Mother: Nancy Nappier

Spouse(s): Carrie Eddins, Geneva Brooks

Children(s): Dorothea White, Dorothea White

Joseph Napier was born in 1919 in Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA, the child of James Pendleton Napier and Nancy Luccinia Diggs - Nappier. Joseph Napier married Carrie Frances Eddins, Geneva Louise Brooks, and had children including Dorothea Nappier- White, Dorothea Nappier- White. Joseph Napier passed away in 1980 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Napier was born in 1919 in Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA, the child of James Pendleton Napier and Nancy Luccinia Diggs - Nappier.
  • Joseph Napier married Carrie Frances Eddins, Geneva Louise Brooks, and had children including Dorothea Nappier- White, Dorothea Nappier- White.
  • Joseph Napier passed away in 1980 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Napier
1878 – 1963
Birth Location: Virginia
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Nancy Nappier
1891 – 1947
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Carrie Eddins
1919 – 2011
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Geneva Brooks
1920 –
Birth Location: –
GB

Children(s)

Dorothea White
1948 –
Birth Location: South River, Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Dorothea White
1948 –
Birth Location: South River, Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Joseph Napier's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Napier
1919 – 1980
Birth Place: Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Pendleton Napier
1878 – 1963
Virginia
Nancy (Luccinia Diggs -) Nappier
1891 – 1947
Virginia
Grandparents
Joseph Napier
1856 –
Virginia
Millie Parish
1857 –
Virginia
Willis (coleman) Diggs
1844 – 1915
Nelson Co., VA.
Cora (L) Harris
1861 – 1942
Nelson Co., VA.
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Diggs
1820 – 1885
Ursula
1828 – 1901
Ben Harris
1834 –
Betsey Wood
1835 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Diggs
1785 – 1860
susan digges
1785 – 1881
William Wood
1816 – 1875
Mary Schooley
1818 – 1903

Joseph Napier's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Napier (19 May 1919 – 21 Aug 1980) m. Carrie (Frances) Eddins (13 Dec 1919 – 2 Apr 2011) m. Geneva (Louise) Brooks (Abt. 1920 – )
  1. 1. Dorothea (Nappier-) White (31 Oct 1948 – ) m. David (Louis) Austin (29 Mar 1948 – ) m. Porter (Sirrell) White

Joseph Napier's Timeline

15 Records

1919
abt 1919
Birth of Joseph Napier in Virginia
Virginia
1919
19 May 1919
Birth of Joseph Napier in Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1920
abt 1920
Age 1
Birth of Joseph Napier in Virginia
Virginia
1920
1920
Age 1
Joseph Napier resided here in South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1921
abt 1921
Age 2
Birth of Joseph Napier in Virginia
Virginia
1930
1930
Age 11
Joseph Napier resided here in South River, South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
South River, South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Joseph Napier resided here in South River, Augusta, Virginia
South River, Augusta, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 21
Joseph Napier resided here in South River District, South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
South River District, South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Joseph Napier resided here in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 32
Joseph Napier resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1953
1953
Age 34
Joseph Napier resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1957
1957
Age 38
Joseph Napier resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1980
21 Aug 1980
Age 61
Death of Joseph Napier in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1980
Aug 1980
Age 61
Death of Joseph Napier in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1980
21 Aug 1980
Age 61
Death of Joseph Napier in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1921
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1920
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1919
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News Leader; Publication Date: 24 Aug 1980; Publication Place: Staunton, Virginia, USA; ,0.5223113,0.18337207,0.6494027&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1919
    Event Place: Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South River, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: T625_1880; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 47

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: South River, South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: South River, Augusta, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: South River, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04247; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 8-33

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: South River District, South River, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: South River, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04247; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 8-33

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Norfolk, Norfolk, Vi

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston, Mass.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News Leader; Publication Date: 24 Aug 1980; Publication Place: Staunton, Virginia, USA; ,0.5223113,0.18337207,0.6494027&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 533

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1980
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1980
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News Leader; Publication Date: 24 Aug 1980; Publication Place: Staunton, Virginia, USA; ,0.5223113,0.18337207,0.6494027&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1980
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mattapan, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
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