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William Franklin "Bill" STANSBERRY

William Franklin "Bill" STANSBERRY

Male 1925 - 2019  (93 years)

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  • Name William Franklin "Bill" STANSBERRY 
    Born 24 Mar 1925  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Military (ENLISTED 7/14/1943)  [4, 5, 6] 
    CPL, US Army, World War II 
    Residence 1943  Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1930, 1940, 1950  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education Salem College (1950, B.S. in P.E., football co-captain)  [6, 7] 
    Education West Virginia University (Masters degree)  [6] 
    Occupation elementary school teacher & principal (37 years), high school coach  [6] 
    • While a teacher and principat at New Hope, Fishersville & Beverley Manor Elementary Schools, he also coached football, track and Little League at Wilson Memorial High School.
    Residence Staunton, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1950  Staunton, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1950  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Residence 1981, 2011, 2015  Fishersville, Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10, 11, 12] 
    Died 11 Feb 2019  [4, 6] 
    Buried Oak Lawn Memory Gardens, Staunton, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Person ID I16969  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2023 

    Father Hunter STANSBERRY,   b. 19 Jun 1892, Hazelgreen, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1981, Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Faye Rosetta SMITH,   b. 12 Sep 1895, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1969, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F6144  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Lee COLLINS,   b. 15 Oct 1927, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 2011  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1950  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 14] 
    Family ID F10054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1982] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003)).

    3. [S2491] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    5. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S14] Obituary.

    7. [S2723] Yearbook photo.

    8. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    9. [S1713] Newspaper wedding announcement of brother.

    10. [S643] Obituary of father.

    11. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    12. [S1605] Obituary of wife's sister.

    13. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    14. [S626] The Samuel Barr Family: A Genealogy List of the Various Descendants of This Family, Amos Beaty Sharps, (on file at West Virginia University Library; ca 1961).