 1920 - 2007 (87 years)
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| Name |
WESTBROOK Russell Lee |
| Birth |
13 Feb 1920 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
1941-1945 [2] |
| Name |
"Johnnie" |
| Occupation |
1945-2007 [2] |
| Farmer |
| Death |
21 May 2007 |
Beaverdam Rd. Waverly, VA.  [2] |
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| Burial |
24 May 2007 |
Waverly, Sussex County, VA [3] |
| Notes |
- A lifelond resident of Waverly, he died at his homeplace located on Beaverdam Road east Waverly, where he was born.
Veteran of World War II serving in the European Theater with the 811th Tank Destroyer Battalion. Recipient of the Purple Heart Medal for wounds suffered during the Battle of Luxembourg. Was a member of the England-Parsons American Legion Post #191, Waverly, Va.
DATE 24 MAY 2007
PLAC Waverly Methodist Church, Waverly, Va
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| Person ID |
I4642 |
Booth Family |
| Last Modified |
20 Aug 2015 |
| Father |
WESTBROOK Verner Emmett, b. 18 Jan 1876, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 27 Sep 1951 (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
HATCH Corralesia, b. 11 Jun 1884, Prince George County, VA d. 24 Aug 1961 (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage |
9 May 1901 |
Prince George County, VA |
- My mother told me while Drucilla was still wearing heavy mourning for her first husband, she ran into an old acquaintance while shopping in Petersburg one day. William N. Hatch, who immediately approached her to convey his condolence. He later told my mother, who became his youngest daughter, that he pursued Drucilla astutely, as he had no intentions of losing her as he once did to John Moore. So the courtship was quite brief.
William N. Hatch married Drucilla Newell Moore on July 8, 1863 at the home of her mother, Sallie Newell Hollingsworth. Their original marriage certificate with a complete list of their 11 children, with dates of birth are well preseved in the Hatch Family Bible, which I am using as reference. Thanks to Pearl Hatch Vinding, another grandchild. Her father David Levy Hatch, my uncle, left the Bible for safe keeping with his daughter Pearl who so graciously lent me once she learned I was working on the family geneology. In 1972 Pearl had this Bible rebound, which will add many years, a beautiful job. Information below is transcribed from this "Hatch Bible".
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 for Joseph P. Westbrook
Groom's Name: Verner E. Westbrook
Groom's Birth Date: 1876
Groom's Birthplace: Surry Co. Va
Groom's Age: 25
Bride's Name: Carrie Lee Hatch
Bride's Birth Date: 1884
Bride's Birthplace: Prince George Co. Va
Bride's Age: 17
Marriage Date: 09 May 1901
Marriage Place: Prince George, Virginia
Groom's Father's Name: Joseph P. Westbrook
Groom's Mother's Name: Otelia F. Westbrook
Bride's Father's Name: William N. Hatch
Bride's Mother's Name: Drucilla Hatch
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M00919-7
System Origin:Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number:2048470
Reference Number:Pr. Geo. 1901
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| Family ID |
F1713 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
ROGERS Hester Lee, b. 18 Aug 1930 d. 7 Feb 1983 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage |
27 Aug 1949 |
Waverly, Sussex County, VA (Waverly Methodist Church) [5] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F1296 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Jan 2008 |
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| Sources |
- [S342] Information Jean Goodrich Johnson received from Ruby Westbrook Schultz.
- [S360] Obituary- Daily Press.
- [S404] Waverly Cemetery, Waverly Cemetery.
- [S1093] Ruby Westbrook Schultz, Ruby Westbrook Schultz (Reliability: 3).
- [S406] Information from Johnnie to Jean Goodrich Johnson.
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