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Adelle Sams GUINN of Farmville, Prince Edward Co, VA

RUBYSMITH  (View posts) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 2:07PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Guinn, Sams, Spillman, Shores, Saunders
The obit below was found in the Farmville Herald newspaper. Does anyone have any further information on the family? I would like to verify that the daughter was named Pauline who married Wilson Clyde SHORES.

Ruby Talley Smith rubygem@aol.com

Mrs D. W. Guinn Dies Thursday
April 10 - Funeral services for Mrs Adele Sams Guinn were held at 2 pm Sunday from Doyle-Burger Funeral Home, followed by interment in the Trinity Memorial Gardens. Mrs Guinn died Thursday, April 3, 1969 in the Southside Community Hospital. She was 65 years of age. The widow of D. W. Guinn, she was a member of the Farmville Baptist Church and the Eastern Star. She was the daughter of the late John and Eliza Sams and was born May 10, 1903 in Flag Pond, TN. She is survived by one son, Jack Guinn, of Haines City, FL; three daughters, Mrs Alice Spillman and Mrs Kathryn Saunders, both of Farmville and Mrs Wilson SHORES of Cartersville; 5 brothers; 17 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Re: Adelle Sams GUINN of Farmville, Prince Edward Co, VA

BAndersenJr  (View posts) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 10:46AM GMT
Classification: Query
You are probably correct.
I found WILSON SHORES 13 Feb 1904 Jan 1982 (Cartersville, Cumberland, VA) in the SSDI.

http://www.zabasearch.com/ will give you various listing for WILSON SHORES in Cartersville.

Re: Adelle Sams GUINN of Farmville, Prince Edward Co, VA

RUBYSMITH  (View posts) Posted: 20 Jun 2009 2:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Shores, Sams, Dunford, Marion, Lewis, Speas, Guthrie
Yes I knew that there was a Wilson Clyde SHORES in Cartersville, in fact there were 2 because Clyde Sr had a son named Clyde Jr and I think Jr is the one married to
Pauline GUINN but I am not sure and I was looking for someone who could confirm this. Below is what I have.

Ruby Talley Smith rubygem@aol.com

Wilson "Willy" Clyde SHORES Sr was born on 13 Feb 1904 in Cumberland Co, VA. He died in Jan 1982 in Cumberland Co, VA. He was buried in Cartersville Cem, Cartersville, VA.
OCCUPATION: Started "SHORES Painting Business"

CENSUS: 1930 Hamilton, Cumberland Co, VA

Willy married Eva Belle DUNFORD, daughter of John H. DUNFORD and Kate B. MARION "Katie", on 11 Nov 1929. Eva was born about 1905 in Cumberland Co, VA. She died before 14 May 1974.
They had the following children.
2 M i. Wilson Clyde SHORES Jr.
GEN: Silver Anniverserary Held
Mr and Mrs Wilson C. Shores, of Cartersville, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary recently with a reception held at the home of their daughter, Mrs Raymond N. Lewis, also of Cartersville. Over 75 guests attended the reception held Mar 9. The event was given by the couple's nine children.

Wilson had the following children:
3 F ii. Joan SHORES.
Joan married SPEAS.
Willy also married Virginia GUTHRIE on 4 Mar 1955.

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