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Willie Beatrice Hamby 1915–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1915

Birth Location: Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 29 Nov 1984

Death Location: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Hamby

Mother: Savannah Smith

Spouse(s): Percy Byrd, Alvin Jester, Frank Ward

Children(s): Thelma Ward, Prudy Ward, Aubrey Ward

In 1915, Willie Beatrice Hamby entered the world in Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Benjamin Franklin Hamby And Savannah Tennessee Tennie Smith. Willie Beatrice Hamby married Alvin Everett Jester, Frank Ward, Percy L Byrd, and had children including Aubrey Edsel Ward, Benjamin Franklin Ward, Prudy Frances Sis Ward, Thelma Geneve Ward. Willie Beatrice Hamby passed away in 1984 in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1915, Willie Beatrice Hamby entered the world in Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Benjamin Franklin Hamby And Savannah Tennessee Tennie Smith.
  • Willie Beatrice Hamby married Alvin Everett Jester, Frank Ward, Percy L Byrd, and had children including Aubrey Edsel Ward, Benjamin Franklin Ward, Prudy Frances Sis Ward, Thelma Geneve Ward.
  • Willie Beatrice Hamby passed away in 1984 in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Hamby
1895–1952
Birth Location: Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
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Savannah Smith
1897–1938
Birth Location: Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Percy Byrd
1904–1966
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
PB
Alvin Jester
1917–1989
Birth Location: Wesley, Kossuth, Iowa, USA
AJ
Frank Ward
1913–1974
Birth Location: Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America
FW

Children(s)

Thelma Ward
1936–1936
Birth Location: Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
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Prudy Ward
1932–2016
Birth Location: Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, USA
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Aubrey Ward
1934–2016
Birth Location: Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
AW

Willie Hamby's Ancestors

Self
Willie Hamby
1915–1984
Birth Place: Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Hamby
1895–1952
Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Savannah (Tennessee "Tennie") Smith
1897–1938
Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
REV (William Riley "Bill" Hamby) (Hambey)
1855–1918
Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Sarah (Jane "Sallie") Lay
1856–1913
Scott, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hambey
1822–1891
Elizabeth Chitwood
1827–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Hamby
1795–1847
Sarah Cross
1795–1860

Willie Hamby's Descendants

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Willie (Beatrice) Hamby (20 Jan 1915–29 Nov 1984) m. Percy (L.) Byrd (9 June 1904–1966) m. Alvin (Everett) Jester (2 Jun 1917–11 Oct 1989) m. Frank Ward (6 Dec 1913–20 Jun 1974)
  1. 1. Thelma (Geneve) Ward 1936–1936
  2. 2. Prudy (Frances "Sis") Ward 1932–2016
  3. 3. Aubrey (Edsel) Ward 1934–2016

Willie Hamby's Timeline

2 Records

1915
20 Jan 1915
Birth of Willie Beatrice Hamby in Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America
Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America
1984
29 Nov 1984
Age 69
Death of Willie Beatrice Hamby in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1984
    Event Place: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
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