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William Paul Rule 1928–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1928

Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 02 Mar 2002

Death Location: Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Father: Guy Sr

Mother: Rebecca Bryan

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William Paul Rule was born in 1928 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Guy Osborne Rule Sr And Rebecca S Bryan. In 1930, William Paul Rule resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. In 1935, William Paul Rule resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. William Paul Rule married Emma Lee Gwendolyn Haynes. William Paul Rule passed away in 2002 in Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Paul Rule was born in 1928 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Guy Osborne Rule Sr And Rebecca S Bryan.
  • In 1930, William Paul Rule resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, William Paul Rule resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
  • William Paul Rule married Emma Lee Gwendolyn Haynes.
  • William Paul Rule passed away in 2002 in Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Guy Sr
1894–1969
Birth Location: Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
GS
Rebecca Bryan
1900–1980
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
RB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Rule's Ancestors

Self
William Rule
1928–2002
Birth Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Guy Osborne Rule Sr
1894–1969
Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (S) Bryan
1900–1980
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Paul (Linton Bryan) Sr
1874–1963
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Vera Patrick
1875–1906
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Patrick
1841–1895
Rebecca Owens
1842–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Owens
1810–1896
Martha Morgan
1814–1882

William Rule's Timeline

8 Records

1928
10 Feb 1928
Birth of William Paul Rule in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 2
William Paul Rule resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 7
William Paul Rule resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 12
William Paul Rule resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1946
1946
Age 18
William Paul Rule resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 22
William Paul Rule resided here in Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1995
1995
Age 67
William Paul Rule resided here in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
2002
02 Mar 2002
Age 74
Death of William Paul Rule in Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1928
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 634
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04312; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 114-56

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04312; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 114-56

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 634

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Albemarle, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Mar 2002
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
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