William (Willie) Allen Daughtrey

   Cause of his death was Pulmonary Edema (1/2 hour) / Acute Myocardial Failure (1/2 hour).

  General Notes:

The WWI Draft Registration Cards (Sept 1918) indicate William Allen Daughtrey of 706 Higb Street in Franklin (Southampton Co.) Virginia is a book keeper at Camp Manufacturing Co. He is described as medium height and slender build with brown eyes and black hair. His date of birth is Sept 28, 1882 and nearest relative is Mrs. Amo Eure Daughtrey.

The 1920 and 1930 Federal Census records Willie, Amo, and Sarah living on 614 High Street in Franklin, Southampton, Va. with Amo's parents, Robert and Sallie.
The 1920 Federal Census for Frankln Town, Southampton Co., VA, District 213, page 198B, dated January 15, 1920 records Robert B. (59 - NC/NC/NC) and Sallie (60 - VA/VA/VA) Ewelly (sic) and their daughter and son-in-law Amo (26 - VA/NC/VA) and William (37 - VA/VA/VA) Daughtrey with their daughter Sara N. (8) living at 614 High Street. Robert is an Inspector for Lumber while William is a Grocery Merchant.
The 1930 Federal Census for Frankln Town, Southampton Co., VA, District 213, page 198B, dated January 15, 1930 records R. B. (68 - NC/NC/NC) and Sallie (69 - VA/VA/VA) Eure and her daughter and son-in-law Amo (38 - VA/NC/VA) and W. A. (48 - VA/VA/VA) Daughtrey with their daughters Sara N. (18) and Nan W. (8) living at 614 High Street. Robert is an Lumber Inspector for a Saw Mill while William is an Agent for Life Insurance.


Lewis Deane Bassham of Destin, Florida (2005) is the step grandson of Amo and Willie Daughtrey. He has many good memories of these two people and supplied the attached photograph.

The WWII Draft Registration Card (for men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897) for William Allen Daughtrey dated April 27, 1942 lists his date of birth as Sept 28, 1882 in Nansemond Co., VA. He is living with his sister, Lydia Daughtrey, at 125 St. James Ave., Suffolk, Nansemond Co., VA. He is working for Universal Life Insurance Company of Suffolk and his physical description is 5' 9", 150 lbs with brown eyes, bald hair and light complexion. He indicates that he has a small birth mark on the htop of his head.

From http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d236w1ob.txt
WILLIAM ALLEN DAUGHTREY
William Allen Daughtrey, 67, a well-known Suffolk insurance man, died unexpectedly at 8 o'clock Sunday morning, February 26, at Norfolk General Hospital. He was a son of the late Allen Daughtrey and Elizabeth Norfleet Daughtrey.
A native of Nansemond County, Mr. Daughtrey had wide family connections throughout this area. Coming to Franklin at the age of 21, he was employed by the Camp Manufacturing Company and also operated a grocery business for several years. After moving to Suffolk in the early 1930's, he worked first for the People's Life Insurance Company, and for the past 10 years he had been connected with Universal Life. In addition, he worked for some time as bookkeeper for the Brewer Jewelry Company there.
Mr. Daughtrey was prominent in the activities of the Suffolk Christian Church, being chairman of its board of deacons and a member of the Baraca Sunday school class. Keenly interested in the church, he spent most of his Sundays for several years visiting sick members of the congregation.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Amo Eure Daughtrey; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Bassham and Mrs. Nancy D. Penner of Norfolk; a sister, Miss Lydia Daughtrey of Franklin; two brothers, J.O.H. Daughtrey and Braxton R.
Daughtrey, of Franklin; three grandchildren, Gerald Allen and Richard Hardin Bassham and Nancy Carole Bassham of Norfolk; and a step-grandson, Lewis Deane Bassham.
Funeral services for Mr. Daughtrey were conducted at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Suffolk Christian Church by the pastor, Rev. Duane N. Vore.
Burial was in the family plot in Poplar Spring Cemetery. The pall was of Easter lilies, white carnations, hyacinths and red roses. Pallbearers were Herbert West, Henry C. Murden, R.L. Bailey, H.H. Young, J.L. Eley, H.E. Byrd,
James L. Byrd and J.H. Crocker. Honorary pallbearers were deacons of Suffolk Christian Church and members of the board of finance of the church.


William Allen DAUGHTREY, Suffolk insurance man, formerly of Franklin, Nansemond Co. native, d. 26 Feb 1950, Norfolk, age 67, interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 26*), Franklin, 28 Feb 1950,
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 3, 1950, p. 5

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager.

file at:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d236w1ob.txt

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: William Allen Daughtrey (married)
Residence: 125 St. James Street, Suffolk, VA
Gender: Female (sic)
Race: White
Age at Death: 68
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1881, Franklin, VA
Death Date: 26 Feb 1950
Death Place: Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia
Burial: Feb 26, 1950 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suffolk, VA [Willie's obituary states he is buried at Poplar Spring Cemetery in Franklin, VA]
Registration Date: 1 Mar 1950
Father: Allen Daughtrey
Mother: Elizabeth Norfloet
Spouse: Amo Daughtrey

William married Amo Wilson Eure, daughter of Robert Baskum Eure and Sarah M. Darden, on 15 Feb 1911 in Southampton Co., VA. (Amo Wilson Eure was born on 28 Mar 1892, died on 28 Jan 1985 in Norfolk, VA. and was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Franklin, Virginia. Section 1, Loc.) The cause of her death was Cardiac Arrest / Myocardial Failure.

  Marriage Notes:

http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb14pt.txt
PAGE 239 WILLIAM ALLEN DAUGHTREY, 28, S, NANSEMOND CO., SO.CO., BOOKKEEPER, S/O ALLEN AND MARTHA ELIZABETH NORFLEET DAUGHTREY 02-15-1911 SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA, BY REV. C.H. ROWLAND, CHRISTIAN AMO WILSON EURE, 18, S, SO.CO., SO.CO., D/O RICHARD B. AND SARAH M. DARDEN EURE 45. m. 02/15/1911, Southampton Co., by C.H. Rowland W.A. Daughtrey, 28, single, b. Nansemond Co., res. Southampton Co., sn/o A. & E. Daughtrey, Book Keeper Amo.W. Eure, 18, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., dt/o R.B. & S.M. Eure