Individual Details
Virgil Wayne Dunavent
(22 Nov 1891 - 25 May 1973)
Virgil had only the one daugther, my grandmother, and two sons- Clyde and Robert :)
CENSUS: 1930 Mississippi Township, Crittenden County, Arkansas census. Stamped Page Number, 219-A. Enumerated on the 22nd Day of April, 1930. Dunavent...Virgil W. Head. Rent. Lives on farm, yes. (m)(w) Age, 38. Married. 26-years of age at time of marriage. Can read & write, yes. Born Mississippi. Father born Mississippi. Mother born Mississippi. English. Farmer. Cotten Farm. [Dunavent] Willie M. Wife. (f)(w) Age, 28. Married. 16-years of age at time of marriage. Can read & write, yes. Born Mississippi. Father born Mississippi. Mother born Mississippi. English. None. [Dunavent] Clyde J. Son. (m)(w) Age, 11. Single. Attended School, yes. Can read & write, yes. Born Mississippi. Father born Mississippi. Mother born Mississippi. English. None. [Dunavent] Robert T. Son. (m)(w) Age, 9. Single. Attended School, yes. Born Mississippi. Father born Mississippi. Mother born Mississippi. English. None. [Dunavent] Mary L. Daughter. (f)(w) Age, 5. Single. Born Mississippi. Father born Mississippi. Mother born Mississippi. English. None. ---------- !ROOTSWEB - DATABASE: :2516949. DICE-TICE-THEISS 2003 UPDATE 4-25. Entries: 7901 Updated: Fri Apr 25 16:47:08 2003 Contact: Richard Dice. ID: I0011. Name: Virgil Wayne DUNAVENT. 1 Sex: M. Birth: 22 NOV 1891 in Looxahoma, MS. 2 Death: 25 MAY 1973 in West Memphis, Arkansas. 2 Note: Civilian Draft Registration Database. Records: 1215381, Surnames: 141114 contains all registrants born 1872-1900 from about 15% of U.S. counties - Results 1-4 of 4 Last Name First Names Birth Ethnic GRP Birth Site or Other Info City/County State District: Dunavent Cecil Crafton 25 Feb 1894 W Looxahoma MS. Quitman MS; Dunavent Leo Shands 12 Jun 1879 W relat. lives Merigold MS., Quitman MS; Dunavent Thomas Sydnor? 10 Jan 1886 W Quitman MS; Dunavent Vergel 22 Nov 1891 W Looxahoma MS., Quitman MS. Father: Robert Henry DUNAVENT b: 16 JAN 1851 in Lunenburg Co., VA. Mother: Mary Christian GREER b: 10 OCT 1858 in Sarepta, MS, Calhoun CO. Marriage 1 Willie Mae JACO b: 27 MAR 1903 in Crenshaw, MS. Married: 25 NOV 1917 in Pleasant Grove, Panola, MS. Children: Clyde Jenkins DUNAVENT , Jr. b: 15 JAN 1919 in Sledge, MS. Robert Virgil DUNAVENT b: 7 FEB 1921 in Sledge, MS. Mary Lee DUNAVENT b: 22 JUL 1924 in Canton, Mississippi. Sources: Title: 1930 US Census Arkansas Crittenden County Mississippi Bottoms District p 5-6 Title: Social Security Death Index Repository: Call Number: Media: Book.
Events
| Birth | 22 Nov 1891 | Looxahoma, Tate County, Mississippi | |||
| Census-shared | 29 Jun 1900 | (Mary Christian Lucinda Greer) Lula, Coahoma County, Mississippi |  |  | |
| Census-shared | 29 Apr 1910 | (Mary Christian Lucinda Greer) Lecont Street, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee | | | |
| Draft registration | 5 Jun 1917 | Sledge, Quitman County, Mississippi | | ||
| Marriage | 25 Nov 1917 | Pleasant Grove, Panola County, Mississippi - Willie May Jaco | |||
| Census (family) | 24 Apr 1930 | Mississippi, Crittenden County, Arkansas - Willie May Jaco | | | |
| Census (family) | 23 Apr 1940 | West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas - Willie May Jaco | | | |
| Draft registration | 1942 | West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas | | ||
| Death | 25 May 1973 | West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas | | ||
| Burial | Crittenden Memorial Park, West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Willie May Jaco (1902 - 1988) |
| Child | Clyde Jenkins Dunavent Sr. (1919 - 1987) |
| Child | Robert Virgil Dunavent (1921 - 1977) |
| Child | Mary Lee Dunavent (1924 - 2014) |
| Father | Robert Henry Dunavent Sr. (1851 - 1897) |
| Mother | Mary Christian Lucinda Greer (1858 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Edna May Dunavent (1876 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Ira Shorda Dunavent (1879 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Annie Bolling Dunavent (1881 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Lena Maude Dunavent (1883 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Thomas Sydnor Dunavent (1886 - 1921) |
| Sibling | Robert Henry Dunavent Jr. (1889 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Cecil Crafton Dunavent Sr. (1894 - 1963) |
Notes
Census-shared
Mary C Dunavant Head F 42 Mississippi - Hotel keeperMary E Dunavant Daughter F 24 Mississippi - Teaching
Ivashands Dunavant Son M 22 Mississippi - Laborer
Anna B Dunavant Daughter F 19 Mississippi
Luna M Dunavant Daughter F 17 Mississippi
Thomas S Dunavant Son M 13 Mississippi
Robt H Dunavant Son M 12 Mississippi
Virgil W Dunavant Daughter F 9 Mississippi
Cecil C Dunavant Son M 5 Mississippi
Turley Mayhew Boarder M 62 Mississippi - Merchant
Thos M Garratt Boarder M 27 Mississippi - Clerk
Census-shared
Mary C DunaventHeadF51MississippiAnnie DunaventDaughterF28Mississippi - Teacher, literary
Maude DunaventDaughterF26Mississippi - Teacher, public school
Sid DunaventSonM23Mississippi - Blacksmith shop
Vergel DunaventSonM18Mississippi - Sawyer, cabinet shop
Cecil DunaventSonM16Mississippi - Laborer, ice plant
Census (family)
Virgil W Dunament Head Male 38 Mississippi - Farmer, cotton farmWillie M Dunovest Wife Female 28 Mississippi
Clyde J Dunovest Son Male 11 Mississippi
Robert T Dunovest Son Male 9 Mississippi
Mary L Dunovest Daughter Female 5 Mississippi
Census (family)
Virgil W DunavantHeadM48Mississippi - Clerk, liquor storeWillie M DunavantWifeF38Mississippi
Clyde J DunavantSonM21Mississippi
Robert V DunavantSonM19Mississippi
Mary L DunavantDaughterF15Mississippi
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96J-T9F : 20 January 2015), Cecil C Dunavant in household of Mary C Dunavant, Beat 1 (part) Lula town, Coahoma, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 13B, family 304, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,805..
2. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXX-948 : 29 October 2015), Cecil Dunavent in household of Mary C Dunavent, Jackson Ward 3, Madison, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 173, sheet 17A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,524..
3. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZ1-HTS : 12 December 2014), Virgil Wayne Dunavent, 1917-1918; citing Quitman County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,980..
4. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2R-2NJ.
5. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQVF-FFK : 17 May 2014), Virgil W Dunavant, West Memphis, Mississippi Township, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-19A, sheet 26B, family 577, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 131..
6. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4MF-W8Y : 8 April 2016), Virgil Wayne Dunavent, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)..
7. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V96M-7ZW : 20 May 2014), Virgil Dunavent, May 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..
8. Find A Grave Memorial# 9717903.