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Willie Myrtle Barbour

Willie Myrtle Barbour[1, 2, 3]

Female 1874 - 1969  (94 years)

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  • Name Willie Myrtle Barbour 
    Born 19 Sep 1874  Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 31 Jul 1969  Memorial Hospital Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mountian View Cemetery Danville VIrginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7543  My Reynolds Line | Thomas Carter of Goochland
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2016 

    Father James William Barbour,   b. 14 Jan 1848, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1936, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Excie/Excy Clay Wells,   b. 28 Dec 1853, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1930, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1871  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rufus Edward Reynolds,   b. 19 Jan 1878, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1907, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 12 Dec 1899  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Paul Deleon Reynolds,   b. 15 Oct 1900, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1996, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     2. Silas Barbour Reynolds,   b. 6 Jul 1902, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1995, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     3. Luke Hill Reynolds,   b. 12 Apr 1905, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1998, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     4. Rufus Myrtle Reynolds,   b. 6 Sep 1907, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 2008, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F2614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Photo
Excie Clay Wells Family
    Photo Excie Clay Wells Family
    Wells-Barbour Family.jpg
    Willie Myrtle Reynolds (nee Barbour)
    Willie Myrtle Reynolds (nee Barbour)
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    Rufus Reynolds - Willie Barbour and Rufus Myrtle Reynolds
    Rufus Reynolds - Willie Barbour and Rufus Myrtle Reynolds
    7534-7543-7547RufusRey-williebarbour-rufusmyrtle.jpg

    Documents
    Willlie Myrtle Barbour & Daughter Rufus Myrtle Reynolds
    Willlie Myrtle Barbour & Daughter Rufus Myrtle Reynolds
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    Obit. from The Danville Register dated 8/1/1969 provided by Carter Powell
    Obit. from The Danville Register dated 8/1/1969 provided by Carter Powell
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    Death Certificate-Willie B. Reynolds (nee Barbour)
    Death Certificate-Willie B. Reynolds (nee Barbour)
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    Headstones
    Headstone
Rufus Edward Reynolds
Myrtle Barbour
Mountain View Cemetery
Danville, Virginia
    Headstone Rufus Edward Reynolds Myrtle Barbour Mountain View Cemetery Danville, Virginia
    Rufus Edward & Myrtle Barbour.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/l/Christine--P-Bullock/GENE1-0009.html#CHILD145.
      Excy Clay8 Wells (Matthew Clay7, Joseph6, Matthew5, John4, Barnaby3, John2, Barnaby1) was born December 28, 1853 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. She married James William Barbour December 27, 1871 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, son of Augustine Barbour and Mary Palmer.

      Children of Excy Wells and James Barbour are:
      179 i. Walter Lee9 Barbour. He married Georgia Augustine Barbour.
      + 180 ii. Louis Craghead Barbour.
      181 iii. Mary Ellen Barbour. She married Joseph Cephus Reynolds.
      182 iv. Mattie Grace Barbour. She married James Fletcher Reynolds February 06, 1907 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      183 v. Elfie Blanche Barbour. She married Roy Thomas McCubbins December 24, 1912 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      184 vi. Ida Love Barbour.
      185 vii. John Barbour.
      186 viii. Janie Arc Barbour. She married Paul Seamster.
      187 ix. Willie Myrtle Barbour, born September 19, 1874 in Franklin Co., Virginia; died July 31, 1969. She married Rufus Edward Reynolds December 12, 1899 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      188 x. Leonard Addison Barbour, born March 18, 1883. He married Josephine Floyd Martin September 28, 1929 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

    2. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://devintimber.org/getperson.php?personID=I7534&tree=dt001.
      1880 VA Census Pittsylvania Co., Callands Family 18
      HeritageQuest Series T9, Roll 1384,Pg.46 Line 41-44; John D. 28, Mary 22, Rufus 2, Essie 2/12.
      They live next door to the Charles Thomas Reynolds family.
      The following information was submitted, by Rufus Myrtle Reynolds and written by E. Ben Barbour, 944 Sugar Barbour Road Axton, Va, for the Heritage Series of County Books and may be seen at Bassett Historical Society, Bassett, Virginia. Article 1098 (Paraphrased).
      (Rufus 'Myrtle' Reynolds, born near Callands, September 6, 1907 to parents, Rufus Edward Reynolds and Willie Myrtle Barbour, was the only daughter. After the death of her father, the family lived with her mother's parents, James William and Excy Clay Wells Barbour. Her brothers, Paul DeLeon, Silas Barbour and Luke Hill Reynolds completed the family. She retired from C&P Telephone Company, after working from the age of 17 years. She also returned to school and graduated from the Danville Adult Evening High School in 1962. An enthusiastic genealogist, she shared a tremendous knowledge of family history with family and friends throughout the United States. She made her home with her extended family, nephew, Gordon Francis Reynolds and sister-in-law, Myrtle Francis Reynolds, of Danville, Virginia.

    3. [S48] Ancestry Link, http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/f77e1071-1b1f-4244-9ea0-5322f7b50146/23767283/1429215420.
      photo of Willie Myrtle Barbour Reynolds