Bernard Wilkerson Matney (1914 - 1972)

Born 25 Jan 1914 in West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Jul 1972 at age 58 in Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Bernard Matney is a part of US Black heritage.

Bernard was born in 1914 in Virginia. He was the son of John Matney and Maggie Brown.

Bernard married widow Nannie Patterson (nee Brooks) in Richmond, Virginia in 1943.^[1] Bernard then served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945.^[2] In 1950 Bernard and Nannie were living in Richmond with a number of lodgers. Bernard was working as a postal carrier. No children were present.^[3]

After Nannie passed away in 1952, Bernard married Ella Geneva Liggan (nee Bush) in Richmond, Virginia in 1956.^[4]

Bernard passed away in 1972. He was buried in the Westwood Baptist Church Cemetery in Henrico County, Virginia.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014"
   Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168182
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9279 #11369065 (accessed 29 March 2023)
   Bernard W Matney (29) marriage to Nannie Patterson on 30 Oct 1943 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2441 #13873800 (accessed 29 March 2023)
   Name: Bernard W Matney; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 25 Jan 1914; Death Date: 3 Jul 1972; Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 25 May 1943; Discharge Date: 18 Oct 1945.
3. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia; Roll: 874; Sheet Number: 18; Enumeration District: 119-89
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #111786283 (accessed 29 March 2023)
   Bernard Matney (36), married husband, Postal Carrier, in household of Nannie Matney (62) in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014"
   Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167757
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9279 #11223399 (accessed 29 March 2023)
   Bernard Wilkerson Matney (42) marriage to Ella Geneva Liggan on 1 Nov 1956 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Parents: John Matney, Maggie Brown
5. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #112090301
   Ancestry Record 60525 #70996442 (accessed 29 March 2023)
   Pvt Bernard W Matney burial (died on 3 Jul 1972) in Westwood Baptist Church Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America.