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Willie Mae Love 1918–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1918

Birth Location: Plainview, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 7 April 2001

Death Location: Danville, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: George Love

Mother: Hester Barnett

Spouse(s): Henry Gilkey

Children(s): Lester Sr, Hazel Gilkey, Henry Jr, Charles Gilkey

In 1918, Willie Mae Love entered the world in Plainview, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America, born to George Lee Love And Hester Barnett. In 1920, Willie Mae Love resided in Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas, USA. In 1930, Willie Mae Love resided in Lower La Fave, Lower La Fave, Yell, Arkansas, USA. Willie Mae Love married Henry Lee Gilkey, and had children including Charles Maurice Gilkey, Hazel Lee Gilkey, Henry Lee Gilkey Jr, Kenneth Ray Gilkey, Lester James Gilkey Sr. Willie Mae Love passed away in 2001 in Danville, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1918, Willie Mae Love entered the world in Plainview, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America, born to George Lee Love And Hester Barnett.
  • In 1920, Willie Mae Love resided in Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1930, Willie Mae Love resided in Lower La Fave, Lower La Fave, Yell, Arkansas, USA.
  • Willie Mae Love married Henry Lee Gilkey, and had children including Charles Maurice Gilkey, Hazel Lee Gilkey, Henry Lee Gilkey Jr, Kenneth Ray Gilkey, Lester James Gilkey Sr.
  • Willie Mae Love passed away in 2001 in Danville, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Love's Ancestors

Self
Willie Love
1918–2001
Birth Place: Plainview, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
George Lee Love
1881–
North Carolina
Hester Barnett
1883–
South Carolina
Grandparents
Alfred (Wesley) Love
1847–1896
North Carolina
Lizzie (Elizabeth) Ryne
1850–1919
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Fanny Love
1827–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Love's Descendants

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Willie (Mae) Love (3 February 1918–7 April 2001) m. Henry (Lee) Gilkey (30 August 1910–3 January 1968)
  1. 1. Lester (James Gilkey) Sr 1934–2010
  2. 2. Hazel (Lee) Gilkey 1936–1994
  3. 3. Henry (Lee Gilkey) Jr 1944–2019
  4. 4. Charles (Maurice) Gilkey 1940–2022

Willie Love's Timeline

9 Records

1918
3 February 1918
Birth of Willie Mae Love in Plainview, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America
Plainview, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 2
Willie Mae Love resided here in Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas, USA
Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Willie Mae Love resided here in Lower La Fave, Lower La Fave, Yell, Arkansas, USA
Lower La Fave, Lower La Fave, Yell, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Willie Mae Love resided here in Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas
Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 22
Willie Mae Love resided here in Lower La Fane Township, Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas, USA
Lower La Fane Township, Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Willie Mae Love resided here in Danville, Yell, Arkansas, USA
Danville, Yell, Arkansas, USA
1960
1960
Age 42
Willie Mae Love resided here in Arkansas
Arkansas
1995
1995
Age 77
Willie Mae Love resided here in Danville, AR
Danville, AR
2001
7 April 2001
Age 83
Death of Willie Mae Love in Danville, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America
Danville, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1918
    Event Place: Plainview, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas; Roll: T625_86; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 192

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lower La Fave, Lower La Fave, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lower La Fave, Yell, Arkansas; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2339834

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lower La Fane Township, Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Danville, Yell, Arkansas, 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: Danville, Yell, Arka

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Arkansas
    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: 1995
    Event Place: Danville, AR
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Danville, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 April 2001
    Event Place: Danville, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Danville, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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