Virginia Dare (Baucom) Mills (1914 - 1996)

Born 14 Jul 1914 in Monroe Township, Union County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Murray Boyd Williams — married 22 Dec 1938 in Wingate, Monroe Township, Union County, North Carolina, USA

Died 14 Mar 1996 at age 81 in Unionville, Union County, North Carolina, USA

Biography

This profile is part of the Baucom Name Study.

This profile is part of the Williams Name Study.

Virginia Dare Baucom was born about 14 July 1914 in Monroe Township, Union County, North Carolina, USA, daughter of Grover C Baucom and Miranda Frances Medlin.^[1]

In 1930, Virginia was living with her parents and siblings in Union County, North Carolina. Also in the household was Frank Lands, a 50-year-old widowed black man who was working as a general farm laborer.^[2]

Virginia (24) and Murray Boyd Williams (25) were married on 22 December 1938 in Wingate, Monroe Township, Union County.^[3]

In 1940, Virginia and Murray were living in Randolph, North Carolina.^[4] By 1950, they were living with their daughters in Goose Creek township, Union County, North Carolina. Murray and Virginia were working at the County School; he as the Ag teacher and she as the school lunchroom manager^[5] Murray died in 1979.^[6]

She remarried before 1988^[7] to James Thomas Mills.^[8]

Virginia died on 14 March 1996 in Union County, North Carolina, aged about 81. She is commemorated at Lakeland Memorial Park, Monroe, Union County, North Carolina.^[9] Her husband Murray and son Murray Jr predeceased her.^[8]

Research Notes

May need profiles for people in her father's household in the 1930 Census.

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: ZY6Z-QJPZ : accessed 22 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C33M-6S5G-9, Name Virginia Dare Baucom, Birth Date 14 Jul 1914, Birth Place Union, North Carolina, United States, Source Certificate Nbr 447, Record Nbr 0, Source Ssn N, System Of Record SLS; citing Digital film/folder number: 008513573_004_M9M8-9HH; Image number: 523.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: X378-NTF : accessed 21 July 2022), Virginia Baucom in household of Grover Baucom, Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 11B, line 59, family 222, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1724; FHL microfilm 2,341,458.
3. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: QLMM-NGZH : 21 July 2021), Entry for Murray Boyd Williams and Virginia Dare Baucom, 22 Dec 1938, Wingate, Monroe Township, Union County, North Carolina; citing (FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSZ2-L96X-T of unnumbered Marriage License and Certificate; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: KW7B-S78 : 9 January 2021), Virginia Williams in household of M B Williams, Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-34, sheet 3B, line 79, family 55, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2962.
5. ↑ "United States 1950 Census," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: 6FMC-Z41K : accessed 22 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-GQHW-JWDQ, Name Virginia D Williams, Census Date 2 April 1950, Census Place Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina, United States, Birth Date 1915, Birth Place Nc, Residence Date 1949, Race W, Marital Status Married, Occupation Nyg School Surchol, Age 35 years, Misc Code C1950Census 290 1/2, Misc Code C21950Census 2, Relationship To Head Wife, Institution2Type1950Census -, William F, Institution1From Line1950Census 1, Misc Code C11950Census 8882, Enumerator Name Willis, R Stewart, Occupation Category Wk, Misc Hours Worked 30, Image Dimensions 3912,4615, Checked By -, John, 3Plus Acres No, Misc Worker Class P, Ag Questionair Nbr 215, Occupation Industry Fount School, Lived On Farm No, Institution21950Census -, Emily, Image Folder1950Census 43290879-North_Carolina-193087, System Of Record SLS; citing Page: 74; Line: 27; Digital film/folder number: 108934680; Image number: 46.
6. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGWS-V8S : accessed 29 May 2016), Murray Boyd Williams, Sr., 26 Sep 1979; citing Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, 34216, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,530.
7. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database, (Ancestry Record 60901 #30590276 : accessed 22 December 2023), Name Virginia Baucom Mills [Virginia B Williams] [Virginia Mills] [Virginia Baucom Baucom], Gender Female, Race White, Birth Date 14 Jul 1914, Birth Place Monroe, North Carolina [Monroe|], Death Date 14 Mar 1996, Claim Date 8 Jul 1976, Father Grover C Baucom, Mother Frances M Medlin, Citizenship or Alien Status U.S. citizen., Type of Claim Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted., Signature on SSN Card Virginia Dare Baucom, Notes 09 Sep 1987: Name listed as VIRGINIA BAUCOM MILLS; 07 Jul 1976: Name listed as VIRGINIA B WILLIAMS; 23 Mar 1996: Name listed as VIRGINIA B MILLS; citing Original data Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "Obituary for Virginia Baucom Williams Mills, 1914-1996 (Aged 81)", The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, (Sat) 16 March 1996, Page 8C, column 2; Newspapers Clip: 106021623 from image 36, accessed 21 July 2022.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63602147/virginia-dare-williams: accessed 21 July 2022), memorial page for Virginia Dare Baucom Williams (14 Jul 1914-14 Mar 1996), Find A Grave: Memorial #63602147, citing Lakeland Memorial Park, Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Marg (contributor 47221921).

See Also:

• "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, (FamilySearch Record: VC9P-388 : 8 December 2014), Va Dare Baucom, 1914; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 1, p. 584, Union, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
• "North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004," database, (Ancestry Record 8908 #6564841 : accessed 22 December 2023), Name Virginia Dare Mills [Virginia Dare Baucom], Gender Female, Race White, Marital Status Married, Age 81, Birth Date 14 Jul 1914, Residence Place Union, North Carolina, Death Date 14 Mar 1996, Death Place Union, North Carolina, Social Security Number 240011280, Father's Last Name Baucom, Source Vendor NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1993-96, Notes Disposition: Burial in state, Autopsy: No, Attendant: Physician, Hospital Status: Nursing and Rest Homes.