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Robert Percy Wiseman 1922 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1922

Birth Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 July 1997

Death Location: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Percy Wiseman

Mother: Effie Patterson

Spouse(s): Virginia Gilbert

Children(s): Robert Wiseman, Linda Wiseman

Robert Percy Wiseman was born in 1922 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA, the child of Percy Mapp Wiseman and Effie R Patterson. In 1930, Robert Percy Wiseman resided in Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Buena Vista (Independent. In 1935, Robert Percy Wiseman resided in Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia. Robert Percy Wiseman married Virginia Aurelia Gilbert, and had children including Robert Lee Wiseman, Linda Marie Wiseman. Robert Percy Wiseman passed away in 1997 in Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Percy Wiseman was born in 1922 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA, the child of Percy Mapp Wiseman and Effie R Patterson.
  • In 1930, Robert Percy Wiseman resided in Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Buena Vista (Independent.
  • In 1935, Robert Percy Wiseman resided in Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia.
  • Robert Percy Wiseman married Virginia Aurelia Gilbert, and had children including Robert Lee Wiseman, Linda Marie Wiseman.
  • Robert Percy Wiseman passed away in 1997 in Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Wiseman's Ancestors

Self
Robert Wiseman
1922 – 1997
Birth Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Parents
Percy Mapp Wiseman
1900 – 1971
Buena Vista, Virginia, USA
Effie (R) Patterson
1904 – 1983
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Sylvester Wiseman
1877 – 1948
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Caroline "Callie") Scott
1877 – 1924
Bedford, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wiseman
1842 – 1917
Sarah Lackey
1849 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wiseman
1806 – 1884
Pricilla Martin
1819 – 1909

Robert Wiseman's Descendants

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Robert (Percy) Wiseman (4 Nov 1922 – 27 July 1997) m. Virginia (Aurelia) Gilbert (7 Jul 1923 – 17 Sep 1997)
  1. 1. Robert (Lee) Wiseman (19 May 1943 – 27 Jul 1997)
  2. 2. Linda (Marie) Wiseman (9 May 1948 – ) m. Leroy (Nathanill) Sorrells (15 Mar 1947 – ) m. Dalton
    1. 1. Kim Sorrels m. Froude
      1. 1. Jaeceb Froude m. Sheena Woodward
    2. 2. John Sorrels

Robert Wiseman's Timeline

9 Records

1922
4 Nov 1922
Birth of Robert Percy Wiseman in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 8
Robert Percy Wiseman resided here in Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Buena Vista (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Buena Vista (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
Robert Percy Wiseman resided here in Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia
Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia
1938
1938
Age 16
Robert Percy Wiseman resided here in Jackson, Ohio, USA
Jackson, Ohio, USA
1940
1940
Age 18
Robert Percy Wiseman resided here in Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, USA
Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, USA
1942
Abt 1942
Age 20
Robert Percy Wiseman resided here in Buena ' Vista
Buena ' Vista
1950
1950
Age 28
Robert Percy Wiseman resided here in Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Virginia, USA
Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 29
Robert Percy Wiseman resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1997
27 July 1997
Age 75
Death of Robert Percy Wiseman in Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America
Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1922
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Jackson High School; Year: 1938
    [3] U.S. WWII 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: 815
    [4] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04305; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 103-3
    [6] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342199
    [8] New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85
    [9] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [10] Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2016, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Births, 1912-1923
    [11] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [12] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101169198
    [13] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [14] U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112
    [15] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Roanoke Times and World-News; Publication Date: 6 Apr 1990; Publication Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA; ,0.59703296,0.49846086,0.8432756&xid=3355
    [16] U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, 1948-1959, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, Virginia; Series Number: 147-76-29
    [17] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Virginia; Roll: 847; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 103-6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Buena Vista (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342199

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04305; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 103-3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Jackson, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Jackson High School; Year: 1938

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04305; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 103-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1942
    Event Place: Buena ' Vista
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII 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: 815
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, The Roanoke Times; Publication Date: 1/ Jul/ 1942; Publication Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    [3] Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The News Leader; Publication Date: 1/ Jul/ 1942; Publication Place: Staunton, Virginia, USA; ,0.55269116,0.1398168,0.6356544&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1946
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista, 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: Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Virginia; Roll: 847; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 103-6

    Genealogy Event 9
    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 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Wilmington, North Carolina
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Buena Vista
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Roanoke Times and World-News; Publication Date: 6 Apr 1990; Publication Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA; ,0.59703296,0.49846086,0.8432756&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, 1948-1959, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, Virginia; Series Number: 147-76-29

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 July 1997
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Roanoke Times and World-News; Publication Date: 6 Apr 1990; Publication Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA; ,0.59703296,0.49846086,0.8432756&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Roanoke Times and World-News; Publication Date: 6 Apr 1990; Publication Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA; ,0.59703296,0.49846086,0.8432756&xid=3355

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