William Beattie Olinger

Brief Life History of William Beattie

When William Beattie Olinger was born on 14 September 1907, in Smyth, Virginia, United States, his father, William Vincent Olinger, was 26 and his mother, Henrietta Elizabeth Love Debord, was 27. He married Gravelle Freelove Call on 9 April 1932, in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and Rich Valley District, Smyth, Virginia, United States in 1950. He died on 3 July 1956, in Smyth, Virginia, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Ridgedale Cemetery, Ridgedale, Smyth, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Beattie Olinger
1907–1956
Gravelle Freelove Call
1907–1978
Marriage: 9 April 1932
Eunice Jeanette Olinger
1933–2004
Oliver Stuart Olinger
1935–2014
William Beattie Olinger
1938–1982

Sources (19)

  • William B Olinger, "United States, Census, 1920"
  • Willie Beaty Olinger, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Willie Beaty Olinger, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"

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1917 · Camp Lee Training Facility

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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

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Name Meaning

German: variant of Ohlinger .

German: habitationalname for someone from Ölling in Bavaria or Öllingen near Ulm, orfrom Olingen near Betzdorf.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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