Vera Swain
- Born: 7 Jan 1912, Smithville Twp., Brunswick County, NC
- Marriage: Orville Willis
- Died: 12 Apr 1995, Brunswick Cove Nursing Home, Brunswick County, NC at age 83
- Buried: Northwood Cemetery, Southport, Brunswick County, NC
 General Notes:
In an interview with Ruth Garrett Adkins Hill on March 12, 2008, Vera Swain was married to Orville Willis.
The 1940 Federal Census for Southport, Brunswick Co., North Carolina, District 10-7A, page 117A, dated April 3, 1940 records Orvile (21 - NC) and Vera S. (27 - NC) Willis with their daughter Vera Ann (9/12) living on Atlantic Avenue with Orville's parents & siblings: Robert (55 - NC) & Ada (45 - NC) Willis and Ada May Willis (11), Wriley Willis (26 - NC), Mazzie Willis [daughter-in-law] (26 - NC) and James W. Willis [grand son] (2). The males all are emplyed as commercial fishermen.
The SSDI records:
Vera S. Willis
SSN: 244-07-4692
Last Residence: 28461 Southport, Brunswick, North Carolina
Born: 7 Jan 1912
Died: 12 Apr 1995
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)
North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 <http://www.ancestry.com>
Name: Vera Swain Willis
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Social Security Number: 244074692
Father's Last Name: Swain
Age: 83
Date of Birth: 7 Jan 1912
Residence City: Southport
Residence County: Brunswick
Residence State: North Carolina
Date of Death: 12 Apr 1995
Death County: Brunswick
Death State:North Carolina
Autopsy: No
institution: Nursing and Rest Homes
Attendant: Physician
Burial Location: Burial in state
Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1993-96
Vera married Orville Willis. (Orville Willis was born on 31 Mar 1919 in Morehead City, NC, died on 27 Mar 1985 in Southport, Brunswick County, NC and was buried in Northwood Cemetery, Southport, Brunswick County, NC.)
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