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Vera Heath Willis 1925–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1925

Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 Jul 2013

Death Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA

Father: Squire Heath

Mother: Mammie Heath

Spouse(s): Benjamin Sr

Children(s):

Vera Heath Willis was born in 1925 in Henry County, Virginia, USA, the child of Squire Edmond Heath And Mammie Estelle Heath. In 1930, Vera Heath Willis resided in Middle Fork, Middle Fork, Forsyth, North Carolina,. In 1935, Vera Heath Willis resided in Reed Creek, Henry, Virginia. Vera Heath Willis married Benjamin Bailey Willis Sr, and had children including Benjamin Bailey Willis Jr, Debra Sue Willis, Denise Willis Young, Gary Alvin Willis, Timothy Wayne Willis. Vera Heath Willis passed away in 2013 in Henry County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Vera Heath Willis was born in 1925 in Henry County, Virginia, USA, the child of Squire Edmond Heath And Mammie Estelle Heath.
  • In 1930, Vera Heath Willis resided in Middle Fork, Middle Fork, Forsyth, North Carolina,.
  • In 1935, Vera Heath Willis resided in Reed Creek, Henry, Virginia.
  • Vera Heath Willis married Benjamin Bailey Willis Sr, and had children including Benjamin Bailey Willis Jr, Debra Sue Willis, Denise Willis Young, Gary Alvin Willis, Timothy Wayne Willis.
  • Vera Heath Willis passed away in 2013 in Henry County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Vera Willis's Ancestors

Self
Vera Willis
1925–2013
Birth Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Squire Edmond Heath
1890–1970
North Carolina
Mammie (Estelle) Heath
1897–1968
North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Alexander) Westmoreland
1863–1928
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Frances Hasseltine) Ingram
1876–1943
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Vera Willis's Timeline

11 Records

1925
31 Mar 1925
Birth of Vera Heath Willis in Henry County, Virginia, USA
Henry County, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Vera Heath Willis resided here in Middle Fork, Middle Fork, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Middle Fork, Middle Fork, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Vera Heath Willis resided here in Reed Creek, Henry, Virginia
Reed Creek, Henry, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 15
Vera Heath Willis resided here in Reed Creek, Reed Creek, Henry, Virginia, USA
Reed Creek, Reed Creek, Henry, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 17
Vera Heath Willis resided here in Bassett, Virginia, USA
Bassett, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Vera Heath Willis resided here in Bassett, Henry, Virginia, USA
Bassett, Henry, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 26
Vera Heath Willis resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1959
1959
Age 34
Vera Heath Willis resided here in Roanoke; Salem; Vinton, Virginia, USA
Roanoke; Salem; Vinton, Virginia, USA
1983
1983
Age 58
Vera Heath Willis resided here in Stanleytown, VA
Stanleytown, VA
1985
1985
Age 60
Vera Heath Willis resided here in Stanleytown, VA
Stanleytown, VA
2013
5 Jul 2013
Age 88
Death of Vera Heath Willis in Henry County, Virginia, USA
Henry County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1925
    Event Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: John D Bassett High School; Year: 1942
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jul 2013; Publication Place: Bassett, Virginia, USA
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Reed Creek, Henry, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04270; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 45-11
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Middle Fork, Forsyth, North Carolina; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2341423
    [7] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Martinsville Bulletin; Publication Place: Martinsville, VA, USA
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168051
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Martinsville Bulletin; Publication Date: 8 Jul 2013; Publication Place: Martinsville, Virginia, USA; ,0.07113769,0.77869517,0.45981312&xid=3355
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bassett, Henry, Virginia; Roll: 2011; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 45-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Middle Fork, Middle Fork, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Middle Fork, Forsyth, North Carolina; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2341423

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Reed Creek, Henry, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Reed Creek, Henry, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04270; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 45-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Reed Creek, Reed Creek, Henry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Reed Creek, Henry, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04270; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 45-11
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Roanoke World-News; Publication Date: 5 Jun 1940; Publication Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Bassett, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: John D Bassett High School; Year: 1942

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bassett, Henry, 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: Bassett, Henry, Virginia; Roll: 2011; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 45-2

    Genealogy Event 7
    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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Roanoke; Salem; Vinton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1983
    Event Place: Stanleytown, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Stanleytown, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bassett
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Martinsville Bulletin; Publication Place: Martinsville, VA, USA
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Martinsville Bulletin; Publication Date: 8 Jul 2013; Publication Place: Martinsville, Virginia, USA; ,0.07113769,0.77869517,0.45981312&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bassett, Henry, Virginia
    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: Bassett, Henry, Virginia; Roll: 2011; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 45-2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 2013
    Event Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jul 2013; Publication Place: Bassett, Virginia, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Martinsville Bulletin; Publication Place: Martinsville, VA, USA
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Martinsville Bulletin; Publication Date: 8 Jul 2013; Publication Place: Martinsville, Virginia, USA; ,0.07113769,0.77869517,0.45981312&xid=3355

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