Rufus Murry WILLIS & Agnes Almeda EDWARDS

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Rufus Murry WILLIS
Agnes Almeda EDWARDS

Husband: Rufus Murry / Mury / Mory / Murray WILLIS
Birth: 26 Aug 1881, VA
Death: 1920-30
Occupation: coal miner
Father: Andrew J. WILLIS, b. Dec 1851, VA
Mother: Edna Jane BOYD, b. Jan 1858, VA

Marriage: 1907/8

Wife: Agnes Almeda / Almedia / Alverda EDWARDS
Birth: 16 Mar 1878, Carroll Co., VA
Death: 1945
Other Spouse: m1. 22 Dec 1892, Carroll Co., VA, William H. HAWKS
Father: James Currin EDWARDS
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth EDWARDS

Children — born in either Piper's Gap Dist., Carroll Co., VA, Lipps Dist., Wise Co., VA:

1. Glen / Glenn WILLIS, b. 1910/1
2. Emery WILLIS, b. 1914/5
3. Gladys R. WILLIS, b. Jul 1917

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Sources (n.b., Patrick Co. is adjacent to Carroll Co.):

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Rufus WILLIS (æ 18, b. Aug 1881, VA) is living in Dan River Dist., Patrick Co. VA (p. 40B), with his parents, Andrew J. WILLIS (æ 48, b. Dec 1851, VA) & Edny J. (æ 42, b. Jan 1858, VA), plus siblings. Almeda HAWKS (æ 23, b. VA) is living in Fancy Gap Dist., Carroll Co., VA, with her husband, William H. HAWKS, and three children (q.v.).

3a. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Rufus.

3b. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 19 — indexed "Willia"): Pipers Gap Magisterial District, Carroll Co., VA, Roll T624_1624, p. 105A, SN 8A, SD 5, ED 10, enumerated 29 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

140 143 Carico Andrew J Head M W 70 M2 2 VA VA VA Eng Farmer General Farm Emp Y Y O F F 138

______ Sarah E Wife F W 56 M2 2 7 5 VA VA NC Eng None Y Y

Edwards Millard M StepGSon M W 11 S VA VA VA Eng Farm Laborer Home Farm W N 0 Y N N

Willis Almedia StepDau F W 32 M2 2 7 6 VA VA VA Eng None Y Y

Hawks Bessie E StepGDau F W 16 S VA VA VA Eng Laundry(?) working out W N 0 Y Y Y

_____ John H StepGSon M W 14 S VA VA VA Eng Farm Laborer working out W N 0 N N Y

_____ Cleo E StepGDau F W 11 S VA VA VA Eng None Y N Y

_____ Arther W StepGSon M W 9 S VA VA VA None Y

_____ Henry L StepGSon M W 4 S VA VA VA None

_____ Robert G StepGSon M W 1 6/12 S VA VA VA None

The HAWKS children are Almeda's from her prior marriage. Sarah is Almeda's remarried mother. Millard is son of Jasper EDWARDS.

4. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 92 — Almeta? is indexed "Alberta"): Lipps Dist., Wise Co., VA, Roll T625_1918, p. 9A, SN 9A, SD 9, ED 173, enumerated 7 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 28

X 166 166 Willis Rufus M Head R M W 37 M Y Y VA VA VA Y Miner Coal Mine W

______ Almeta? Wife F W 38 M N N VA VA VA Y none

______ Glen Son M W 9 S Y VA VA VA none

______ Emery Son M W 5 S N VA VA VA none

______ Gladys R Dau F W 2 10/12 S VA VA VA none

Carrico Bessie E Dau-in-law F W 22 M Y Y VA VA VA Y none

Hawks Arthur Stepson M W 16 S N Y Y VA VA VA Y Motorman Coal Mine W

_____ Henry S Stepson M W 14 S N Y Y VA VA VA Y Motorman Coal Mine W

Carico Richard C Grandson M W 5 10/12 S VA VA VA none

The enumerator botched the relationships here. "Almeta" is Bessie's remarried mother, which makes Bessie a stepdaughter of Rufus, not his daughter-in-law, which also makes Richard a step-grandson of Rufus. Arthur and Henry are Bessie's brothers, so they are, indeed, Rufus's stepsons.

5. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10-11 of 45 — indexed "Alvida"): Lipps Mag. Dist., Wise Co., VA, Roll 2464, pp. 191B-192A, SN 5B-6A, ED 98-14, SD 7, enumerated 3 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25

104 105 Willis Al??da Head O 53? N F W 44 WD 13 N Y VA VA VA Y None

______ Gladys Dau F W 11 S Y Y VA VA VA Y None

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104 105 Hawks Bessie Dau N F W 30 WD 15 N N VA VA VA Y None

6. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com):

Roll | Serial No. | Order No: 1991380 | 3006 | 5457

Name: Rufus Murry Willis

Permanent Home Address: Coeburn Wise Va

Age in Years | Date of Birth: 37 | Aug 26 1881

Race: White

U.S. Citizen: Native Born

Present Occupation: Coal Mines

Employer's Name: Va I Cr C C

Place of Employment: Torries Creek Wise Va

Nearest Relative: Name: Almeda Willis

Nearest Relative: Address: Corburn Wise Va

Signature: Rufus Mory Willis

Height (tall, medium, short):

Build (slender, medium, stout): Medium

Color of Eyes | Color of Hair: Blue | light

Physically Disabled: No Yes

Date of Registration: Sep 12 - 1978

Draft Board: Local Board for
Wise County Virginia

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