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William Murphy Mullins 1889–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1889

Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Nov 1963

Death Location: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Mullins

Mother: Charity Prillaman

Spouse(s): Minnie Dillman, Lera Sigmon

Children(s): Lewis Mullins, William Jr, Esther Mullins

In 1889, William Murphy Mullins entered the world in Franklin County, Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Pleasant Mullins And Charity Elizabeth Prillaman. In 1900, William Murphy Mullins resided in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA. In 1910, William Murphy Mullins resided in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA. William Murphy Mullins married Lera Vivian Sigmon, Minnie Missouri Dillman, and had children including Esther Katheryn Mullins, Lewis Carson Mullins, William Murphy Mullins Jr. William Murphy Mullins passed away in 1963 in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, William Murphy Mullins entered the world in Franklin County, Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Pleasant Mullins And Charity Elizabeth Prillaman.
  • In 1900, William Murphy Mullins resided in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, William Murphy Mullins resided in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • William Murphy Mullins married Lera Vivian Sigmon, Minnie Missouri Dillman, and had children including Esther Katheryn Mullins, Lewis Carson Mullins, William Murphy Mullins Jr.
  • William Murphy Mullins passed away in 1963 in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Mullins
1859–1938
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Charity Prillaman
1860–1948
Birth Location: Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
CP

Spouses(s)

Minnie Dillman
1892–1916
Birth Location: Montvale, Bedford, Virginia, USA
MD
Lera Sigmon
1894–1984
Birth Location: Blackwater, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
LS

Children(s)

Lewis Mullins
1912–1998
Birth Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
LM
William Jr
1927–2003
Birth Location: Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
WJ
Esther Mullins
1922–1935
Birth Location: Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
EM

William Mullins's Ancestors

Self
William Mullins
1889–1963
Birth Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Pleasant Mullins
1859–1938
Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Charity (Elizabeth) Prillaman
1860–1948
Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Marshall) Mullins
1834–1908
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Charity (Elizabeth) Bryant
1836–1916
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph MULLINS
1810–1867
Frances PRILLAMAN
1814–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James MULLINS
1780–1859
Judith 1
1787–1850
Dennis PRILLAMAN
1778–1858
Sally WALKER
1784–1878

William Mullins's Descendants

1.
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William (Murphy) Mullins (1 Aug 1889–22 Nov 1963) m. Minnie (Missouri) Dillman (8 Jun 1892–18 Jun 1916) m. Lera (Vivian) Sigmon (6 Dec 1894–14 Dec 1984)
  1. 1. Lewis (Carson) Mullins 1912–1998 m. Lena (Jane) Clifton 1915–2002
    1. 1. Joyce (Ann) Mullins 1940–2009 m. Robert Clery 1934–2011
    2. 2. Jerry (Andrew) Mullins 1946–2017 m. Joan (Allison) Gill 1947–2017
  2. 2. William (Murphy Mullins) Jr 1927–2003 m. Dorothy (Virginia) Johnson 1929–2006
  3. 3. Esther (Katheryn) Mullins 1922–1935

William Mullins's Timeline

11 Records

1889
1 Aug 1889
Birth of William Murphy Mullins in Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
William Murphy Mullins resided here in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
William Murphy Mullins resided here in Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 28
William Murphy Mullins resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
William Murphy Mullins resided here in Roanoke Jefferson Ward 1, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Roanoke Jefferson Ward 1, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
William Murphy Mullins resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
William Murphy Mullins resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 51
William Murphy Mullins resided here in , Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
, Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
William Murphy Mullins resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1955
1955
Age 66
William Murphy Mullins resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1963
22 Nov 1963
Age 74
Death of William Murphy Mullins in Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia; Roll: 5331; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 120-96
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2342216
    [9] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 119-54
    [10] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Roanoke Jefferson Ward 1, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1912; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 21
    [11] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Roanoke (Independent City)
    [12] 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: 1900
    Event Place: Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Roanoke (Independent City)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Roanoke Jefferson Ward 1, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Roanoke Jefferson Ward 1, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1912; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 21

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2342216

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 119-54

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 119-54

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke, 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: Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia; Roll: 5331; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 120-96

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    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 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke, 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: Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia; Roll: 5331; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 120-96

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1963
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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