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Willie Nell Overton 1927–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1927

Birth Location: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 2018

Death Location: Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Jacob Overton

Mother: Emma Shultz

Spouse(s): Edward Jones

Children(s): Arlene Jones

Willie Nell Overton was born in 1927 in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA, the child of Jacob John Perry Overton And Emma Susie Shultz. In 1935, Willie Nell Overton resided in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama. In 1940, Willie Nell Overton resided in E Prect 10 Grove Hill, Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama. Willie Nell Overton married Edward Leroy Jones, and had children including Arlene Jones, Kathy Jones, Peggy Jones. Willie Nell Overton passed away in 2018 in Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willie Nell Overton was born in 1927 in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA, the child of Jacob John Perry Overton And Emma Susie Shultz.
  • In 1935, Willie Nell Overton resided in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama.
  • In 1940, Willie Nell Overton resided in E Prect 10 Grove Hill, Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama.
  • Willie Nell Overton married Edward Leroy Jones, and had children including Arlene Jones, Kathy Jones, Peggy Jones.
  • Willie Nell Overton passed away in 2018 in Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Overton
1898–1985
Birth Location: Allen, Clarke, Alabama, USA
JO
Emma Shultz
1908–1998
Birth Location: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
ES

Spouses(s)

Edward Jones
1910–1972
Birth Location: Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
EJ

Children(s)

Arlene Jones
1951–2002
Birth Location: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
AJ

Willie Overton's Ancestors

Self
Willie Overton
1927–2018
Birth Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Parents
Jacob "John Perry" Overton
1898–1985
Allen, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Emma (Susie) Shultz
1908–1998
Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry) Overton
1851–1886
Wilox County, Alabama, United States
Alabama (Eugenia "Allie") Daniel
1857–1934
Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Daniel
1804–1880
Sarah Moncrief
1818–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Moncrief
1783–1856
Sarah Short
1787–1860

Willie Overton's Descendants

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Willie (Nell) Overton (15 Oct 1927–30 Apr 2018) m. Edward (Leroy) Jones (27 Jul 1910–29 Jun 1972)
  1. 1. Arlene Jones 1951–2002 m. Edward (Louis) Schambach 1949–2012

Willie Overton's Timeline

6 Records

1927
15 Oct 1927
Birth of Willie Nell Overton in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Willie Nell Overton resided here in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 13
Willie Nell Overton resided here in E Prect 10 Grove Hill, Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
E Prect 10 Grove Hill, Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
1949
Abt 1949
Age 22
Willie Nell Overton resided here in Waynesboro
Waynesboro
1950
1950
Age 23
Willie Nell Overton resided here in Wayne, Mississippi, USA
Wayne, Mississippi, USA
2018
30 Apr 2018
Age 91
Death of Willie Nell Overton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1927
    Event Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Freeman Funeral Home; Publication Place: Waynesboro, MS, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00014; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 13-13
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wayne, Mississippi; Roll: 2697; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 77-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00014; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 13-13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E Prect 10 Grove Hill, Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00014; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 13-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1949
    Event Place: Waynesboro
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Clarke County Democrat; Publication Date: 9 Jun 1949; Publication Place: Grove Hill, Alabama, USA; ,0.7475058,0.4305245,0.9154196&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wayne, Mississippi, 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: Wayne, Mississippi; Roll: 2697; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 77-8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waynesboro, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Freeman Funeral Home; Publication Place: Waynesboro, MS, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 2018
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Freeman Funeral Home; Publication Place: Waynesboro, MS, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Freeman Funeral Home; Publication Place: Waynesboro, MS, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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