William Edward Slavin

  General Notes:

The WWI Draft Registration Card for William Slavin dated Sept 12, 1918 records his date of birth as March 20, 1878. He is employed as a Mill Right (sic) in Suffolk, VA and his nearest relative is his wife, Lidia M. Slavin. William is 5' 9" in height and is stout with medium build. He has blue eyes and dark hair.

William married Lydia Lilly, daughter of William Lilly and Ann Maria Doughtie, on 25 Mar 1900 in Nansemond Co., VA. (Lydia Lilly was born in Jan 1875 in Nansemond Co., VA, died on 29 Jul 1947 in Suffolk City, [Nansemond Co., ] VA and was buried on 30 Jul 1947 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, VA.) The cause of her death was Congestive Heart Failure.

  Marriage Notes:

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Lydia B. Lilly
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: 1877
Birth Place: Nansemond Co. VA.
Marriage Date: 25 Mar 1900
Marriage Place: Nans'D Co., Virginia
Father: William Lilly
Mother: Ann
Spouse: William E. Slavin
FHL Film Number: 2048451
Reference ID: Nansemond Image 155