Joseph Earl KILBY1

M, b. 3 April 1910, d. 11 September 1987
Pedigree
Belle Meade Plantation, Sperryville, VA
     Joseph Earl KILBY, son of Walter Bluford KILBY and Margaret Frances Yowell, was born on 3 April 1910 in Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia.2

Joseph married Ruth Alper BURT, daughter of Irby Leon BURT and Birdie Clyde WATTS, on 31 October 1940 in Flint Hill, Virginia. They met when she went to Virginia to stay with her great aunt Anna Buckner. After high school, Ruth had worked at Davies Five and Ten in Centreville to save money for the trip.1,3

Joseph Earl KILBY died on 11 September 1987 at Belle Meade in Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia, at age 77.4,5 He was buried on 13 September 1987 in Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper County, Virginia.
Last Edited=30 Aug 2020

Citations

  1. [S246] Letter, Mr. & Mrs. Irby Leon Burt to Miss French Burt, 1940.
  2. [S320] "SSDI," online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com, for Earl Kilby, SS# 223-50-6378.
  3. [S500] Interview, Wynell Burt Welsh, 4 Sep 2005.
  4. [S316] Interview, Dr. Walter B. Kilby, 27 Sep 1999.
  5. [S320] "SSDI," online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com, for Earl Kilby, SS#223-50-6378.

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