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Walter Preston Joyner 1924–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1924

Birth Location: Wilson County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 Jan 1957

Death Location: Blandford, Virginia, USA

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Spouse(s): Mary Barnes

Children(s): Anita Joyner, Lionel Joyner

The story of Walter Preston Joyner began in 1924 in Wilson County, North Carolina, USA. Walter Preston Joyner married Mary Arethia Barnes, Mary Gaynelle Mayes, and had children including Anita Virginia Joyner, Lionel Preston Joyner. Walter Preston Joyner passed away in 1957 in Blandford, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Preston Joyner began in 1924 in Wilson County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Walter Preston Joyner married Mary Arethia Barnes, Mary Gaynelle Mayes, and had children including Anita Virginia Joyner, Lionel Preston Joyner.
  • Walter Preston Joyner passed away in 1957 in Blandford, Virginia, USA.

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Walter Joyner's Ancestors

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Walter Joyner
1924–1957
Birth Place: Wilson County, North Carolina, USA
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Walter Joyner's Descendants

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Walter (Preston) Joyner (12 Oct 1924–9 Jan 1957) m. Mary (Arethia) Barnes (23 May 1920–28 Aug 1999)
  1. 1. Anita (Virginia) Joyner 1941–1992
  2. 2. Lionel (Preston) Joyner 1950–2004

Walter Joyner's Timeline

3 Records

1924
12 Oct 1924
Birth of Walter Preston Joyner in Wilson County, North Carolina, USA
Wilson County, North Carolina, USA
1939
4 May 1939
Age 15
Walter Preston Joyner was married in Wilson, North Carolina, USA
Wilson, North Carolina, USA
1957
9 Jan 1957
Age 33
Death of Walter Preston Joyner in Richmond, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1924
    Event Place: Wilson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 May 1939
    Event Place: Wilson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1957
    Event Place: Richmond, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blandford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General

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