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McCray, Walter Will Sr.[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1911 - 1996  (85 years)


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  • Name McCray, Walter Will 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Census 1910  Gladeville (Now Wise), Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    black 
    Birth 7 Mar 1911  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    black 
    Census 1940  Norton, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    black 
    Non-white/multiracial 1910–1940  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    census and marriage 
    Death 25 Aug 1996  Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I290108  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2023 

    Father McCray, Henry,   b. 1880, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Houston, Minnie,   b. 1882, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 24 Dec 1906  Blackwood, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F123274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hill, Mary Lee,   b. 1913, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1981, Norton, Norton (City), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [9
    Marriage 9 Nov 1935  Esserville, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. McCray, Naley
     2. McCray, Nathaniel
    +3. McCray, Aretha,   b. 16 Aug 1937, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1988, Norton, Norton (City), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     4. McCray, Lenora
     5. McCray, Walter Will Jr.,   b. 5 Aug 1941, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1975, Norton, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
     6. McCray, Ella,   b. 26 Jul 1943, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 2016, Alexandria, Alexandria (City), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     7. McCray, Joanna,   b. 10 Jul 1947, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1949, Norton, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     8. McCray, Patricia Ann
     9. McCray, Myrtle Minnie
     10. McCray, Cynthia Denise
    Family ID F112060  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Jones, Lottie Belle,   b. 21 Apr 1914, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1998 (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 19 Jul 1981  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Divorce 28 Jan 1983  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    Family ID F123275  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - black - 1910 - Gladeville (Now Wise), Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Mar 1911 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - black - 1920 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Nov 1935 - Esserville, Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - black - 1940 - Norton, Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNon-white/multiracial - census and marriage - 1910–1940 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Jul 1981 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - 28 Jan 1983 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Aug 1996 - Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S94270] Walter Will Mccray Sr in entry for Walter Will McCray Jr, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987".

    2. [S94271] Walter Mccray in entry for Joanna Mccray, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987".

    3. [S94272] Walter McCray in entry for Lewis McCurdy and Aretha Mccray Gray, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988".

    4. [S131974] Walter Mccray in entry for Joanna Mccray, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987".

    5. [S278280] Willie Mccray in household of Henry Mccray, "United States Census, 1910".

    6. [S131976] Walter Mccray, "United States Social Security Death Index".

    7. [S278281] Wallen McCray in household of Henry McCray, "United States Census, 1920".

    8. [S192826] Walter Mccary, "United States Census, 1940".

    9. [S131970] Walter McCray, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935".

    10. [S131971] Lottie Belle Jones Hollis, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988".

    11. [S131972] Walter Mc Cray, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988".

    12. [S131975] Walter McCray, "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988".

    13. [S192828] Walter McCray, "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988".