Woodrow Stockton Stetson USCG (1916 - 1990)

Born 10 Feb 1916 in Colington, Dare, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucretia Williams (Williams) Stetson — married 1 Feb 1935 in North Carolina, United States

Died 17 Oct 1990 at age 74 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Birth

Woodrow Stockton Stetson was born in February 1916 ^[1] at Collington Village, Nags Head, North Carolina. ^[2] He was the 4th child and son of Leven Worth Stetson and Sadie (Jarvis) Stetson. ^[2]

Marriage

Married Lucretia Williams, ^[1] 1 Feb 1935

Children ^[1]

1. Woodrow Irving Stetson, b. 22 Oct 1942 d. 31 Oct 1942 ^[3]
2. Infant Stetson, b. 1948; d. 1948
3. Betty Lou (Stetson) Craddock ^[4]
4. Joyce S. (Stetson) Baum ^[4]
5. Rusty L. Stetson ^[4]; m. Caroline (unknown);

Residence

• 1920, age 5, living at Collington Village, Nags Head with his parents and 4 siblings. ^[5]
• 1930 - age 14, Living with his parents and siblings at Collington, Atlantic Township, North Carolina ^[6]
• 1935 - was living in Colington, North Carolina ^[7]
• 1940 - age 23, living on Lilly Pond Lane, in East Hampton at the U.S. Coast Guard Station, East Hampton Village, New York. ^[7] His wife and daughter Wilma were living on Main Street, in East Hampton, New York ^[8]

Occupation

Founder of W.S. Stetson, Inc. (after he retired from the Coast Guard.) AKA - 'Stetson's Seashells, Incorporated in 1973, it is a Wholesale Business involving the collection and shipping of Nautical Home Decor - Novelties and Souvenirs based in Wanchese, North Carolina. ^[9]

• 1940 - Surfman, United States Coast Guard ^[7]

Military Service

BMC Woodrow Stetson USCG served in the United States Coast Guard in World War II
Service started: 1942
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1945

• Served in World Ward II - Enlisted prior to 1940.
• Retired from the Coast Guard as a Chief Bosun Mate ^[1]

Death

He passed away in October, 1990 at Norfolk, Virginia. ^[4] He is buried in the Tillett Cemetery, Wanchese, North Carolina ^[1]

Research Notes

• Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-3-7-5-4-3-9-2-2
• Note on locations: Collington/Colington, and Colington Island are located on the out banks of North Carolina, just west of Kill Devil Hills, north of Nags Head and south of Kitty Hawk. Manteo is west of Nags Head on Roanoke Island. This branch of the Stetson family lived in that area for over 100 years. rsl - December 2022.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} (Has copies of his Obituary/DoB & D0D carved on marker). Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17107511/woodrow-stockton-stetson: accessed 21 December 2022), memorial page for Woodrow Stockton Stetson (1 Feb 1916–17 Oct 1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17107511, citing Tillett Cemetery, Wanchese, Dare County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 46862836).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3SY-HGBR?cc=3477667 : 16 August 2020), > image 1 of 1; North Carolina Department of Public Health, Office of Vital Records, Raleigh
3. ↑ Woodrow's Find A Grave: Memorial #17107461
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} (Mentions 3 children and 2 sisters) Virginian-Pilot, The (Middle Atlantic, Virginia) 18 October 1990, obit for WOODROW S. STETSON, OF W.S. STETSON INC., GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/0FB73B762B97887B : accessed 3 April 2023)
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RXP-4RY?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-X1K%3A1036474001%2C1038972401%2C1038983801%2C1589332334 : 12 September 2019), North Carolina > Dare > Nags Head > ED 32 > image 42 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RZY-SQS?cc=1810731&wc=QZFW-B49%3A648806301%2C649821201%2C649411901%2C1589282337 : 8 December 2015), North Carolina > Dare > Atlantic > ED 2 > image 3 of 16; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MB-3VC?cc=2000219&wc=QZF9-M7C%3A790105101%2C800831001%2C806043101%2C806043102 : accessed 22 December 2022), New York > Suffolk > East Hampton Town, East Hampton, U.S. Coast Guard Station, Georgica > 52-70 East Hampton Town, East Hampton Village, Georgica Coast Guard Station > image 1 of 3; citing 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.
8. ↑ 1940 Census - Sheet 11A
9. ↑ StetsonShell Web Site

See Also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #17107511
• Various Contributors; Family Tree entry for Woodrow Stetson; FamilySearch Person: GJKF-FD1; accessed December 2022; © 2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.