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Mary Woodrum Handy 1903–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1903

Birth Location: Calloway, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 1980

Death Location: Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA

Father: James Handy

Mother: Bessie Willis

Spouse(s): Roy Willis

Children(s): Giles Willis

The story of Mary Woodrum Handy began in 1903 in Calloway, Franklin, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Mary Woodrum Handy resided in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Mary Woodrum Handy resided in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA. Mary Woodrum Handy married Roy Hillman Willis, and had children including Gene Willis, Giles Leroy Willis, Michael E Willis. Mary Woodrum Handy passed away in 1980 in Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Woodrum Handy began in 1903 in Calloway, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Mary Woodrum Handy resided in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Mary Woodrum Handy resided in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • Mary Woodrum Handy married Roy Hillman Willis, and had children including Gene Willis, Giles Leroy Willis, Michael E Willis.
  • Mary Woodrum Handy passed away in 1980 in Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Handy
1876–1959
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
JH
Bessie Willis
1877–1953
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
BW

Spouses(s)

Roy Willis
1905–1988
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
RW

Children(s)

Giles Willis
1936–2011
Birth Location: Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
GW

Mary Handy's Ancestors

Self
Mary Handy
1903–1980
Birth Place: Calloway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Henry Handy
1876–1959
Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Bessie (Lee) Willis
1877–1953
Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David (Peter) Willis
1856–1907
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Matilda (T) Mullins
1857–1889
Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Mullins
1834–1908
Charity Bryant
1836–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph MULLINS
1810–1867
Frances PRILLAMAN
1814–1902

Mary Handy's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Woodrum) Handy (7 Jul 1903–5 Oct 1980) m. Roy (Hillman) Willis (9 Dec 1905–28 July 1988)
  1. 1. Giles (Leroy) Willis 1936–2011 m. Cora (Lee) Holley 1932–1991

Mary Handy's Timeline

9 Records

1903
7 Jul 1903
Birth of Mary Woodrum Handy in Calloway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Calloway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Mary Woodrum Handy resided here in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Mary Woodrum Handy resided here in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Mary Woodrum Handy resided here in Tunstall, Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Tunstall, Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Mary Woodrum Handy resided here in Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 37
Mary Woodrum Handy resided here in Tunstall Mag District, Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Tunstall Mag District, Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Mary Woodrum Handy resided here in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 48
Mary Woodrum Handy resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1980
5 Oct 1980
Age 77
Death of Mary Woodrum Handy in Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1903
    Event Place: Calloway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2342189
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 3457; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 72-52
    [9] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04284; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 72-50
    [10] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tunstall, Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2342189

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04284; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 72-50

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Tunstall Mag District, Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04284; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 72-50

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 3457; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 72-52

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1980
    Event Place: Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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