Wilbur Newel Fitzgerald

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CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Wilbur Fitzgerald
Age: 12
Estimated birth year: abt 1928
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Riverhead, Augusta, Virginia
Street: Road 667
Inferred Residence in 1935: Riverhead, Augusta, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Household Members:
Name Age
Golden Fitzgerald 45
Ruth Fitzgerald 43
Sibyl Fitzgerald 21
Bertha Fitzgerald 16
Wilbur Fitzgerald 12
Eva Fitzgerald 11
Elvin Fitzgerald 8
Earnest Fitzgerald 7
Margie Fitzgerald 5
Doris Fitzgerald 3
Betty Fitzgerald 1

OBITUARY

News-Gazette, Lexington, VA; 9 Feb 2011

Wilbur Newell Fitzgerald, 83, husband of Emma Marie (Eakin) Fitzgerald, died Monday, February 7, 2011, in Augusta Health, Fishersville.

He was born May 31, 1927 in Montebello, a son of the late Golden and Ruth (Layton) Fitzgerald.

Mr. Fitzgerald was a veteran of the U. S. Navy having served during World War II.

Prior to retirement, he was employed by Crompton with 31 years of service.

He was a member of Greenville Baptist Church and Steeles Tavern VFW Post 8279.

In addition to his wife, family members include Donald Ray Fitzgerald of Fairfield; two daughters, Carol Yvonne St. Clair of Fairfield and Connie Marie Groah of Steeles Tavern; seven sisters, Sibyl Coyner, Bertha McClung, Eva Hamilton, Margie (Jane) Houser, Doris (Gin) Sweet, Betty Thacker, and Rebecca (Jodie) Truxell; fifteen grandchildren; and twenty-two great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Terry Scott Fitzgerald; four brothers, Alton Fitzgerald, Wallace Fitzgerald, Ernest Ross Fitzgerald, and Lewis Elvin Fitzgerald; and a granddaughter, Chantel Marie Groah.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday,February 11,2011,in Greenville Baptist Church by the Rev. Marshall Braylo. Burial will follow in Augusta Memorial Park. Graveside rites will be conducted by Steeles Tavern VFW Post 8279.

Active pallbearers will be his eight grandsons.

At the family's request, there will be no public viewing.

Memorials may be made to the Greenville Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Mrs. Georgie Meyerhoeffer, 1583 Stuarts Draft Highway, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477.

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Wilbur Newel Fitzgerald
Birth Date: 31 May 1927
Birth Place: Nelson Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65376811&ref=acom

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Wilbur Newell Fitzgerald
Death Date: 7 Feb 2011
Death Place: Augusta Co. VA

Social Security Death Index
Name: Wilbur N. Fitzgerald
Last Residence: 24472 Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia
BORN: 31 May 1927
Died: 7 Feb 2011
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Wilbur married Emma Marie Eakin 17 Jun 1947, Augusta Co. VA. Emma (daughter of John Donatelle Eakin and Artia Rowe McClung) was born 03 Aug 1927, Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Emma Marie Eakin
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1928
Marriage Date: 17 Jun 1947
Marriage Place: Augusta, Virginia
Registration Place: Rockbridge, Virginia
Father: John Eakin
Mother: Artia McClung
Spouse: Wilbur Newel Fitzgerald
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Father: Golden Fitzgerald
Spouse Mother: Ruth Layton

1. Carol Yvonne Fitzgerald was born 15 Sep 1947, Augusta Co. VA.
2. Terry Scott Fitzgerald was born 26 Aug 1950, Lexington Rockbridge Co. VA; died 01 Dec 2006, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , Unknown.
3. Connie Marie Fitzgerald was born 13 Nov 1951, Rockbridge Co. VA.