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William Bennett SECREST

Male 1915 - 1943  (28 years)


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  • Name William Bennett SECREST 
    Born 20 May 1915  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Sep 1943  Maloneton, Greenup, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Cause: gunshot wound to the head (homicide) 
    Buried 6 Sep 1943  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I7126  Moore-Preece Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2016 

    Father Bennett SECREST,   b. Abt 1889,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Myrtle MCGINNIS 
    Family ID F2454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Osie MEADE,   b. 8 Feb 1921, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1997  (Age 76 years) 
    Married Bef 1940  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Sharon Leigh SECREST,   b. 1942, Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1961, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F2453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S402] Kentucky Death Records 1852-1963-Ancestry-RM, viewed and downloaded; 8 October 2016; File #19969; death certificate of William Bennett Secrest; 4 September 1943 (Reliability: 3).
      Place of death: Maloneton, Greenup County, Kentucky; usual residence: Beechy, Maloneton, Greenup County, Kentucky; Male, White, Married; Spouse: Ocie Secrest; age of spouse: 22; birth of deceased: 20 May 1915; age of deceased: 28 years, 3 months, 14 days. Usual occupation: chemist, Ashland Refining Company; Father: B. E. Secrest; Mother: Myrtle F. McGinnis, Kentucky; Informant: B. E. Secrest, South Shore, Kentucky; Burial: Bennett Cemetery on 6 Sep 1943. Funeral Director: J. R. Marten & Sons, Fullerton, Kentucky. Cause of death: Gunshot would of head about 6 pm. Homicide.
      Death Certificate of William Bennett Secrest      		 Death Certificate of William Bennett Secrest


    2. [S402] Kentucky Death Records 1852-1963-Ancestry-RM, viewed and downloaded; 8 October 2016; File #19969; death certificate of William Bennett Secrest; 4 September 1943 (Reliability: 3).
      Place of death: Maloneton, Greenup County, Kentucky; usual residence: Beechy, Maloneton, Greenup County, Kentucky; Male, White, Married; Spouse: Ocie Secrest; age of spouse: 22; birth of deceased: 20 May 1915; age of deceased: 28 years, 3 months, 14 days. Usual occupation: chemist, Ashland Refining Company; Father: B. E. Secrest; Mother: Myrtle F. McGinnis, Kentucky; Informant: B. E. Secrest, South Shore, Kentucky; Burial: Bennett Cemetery on 6 Sep 1943. Funeral Director: J. R. Marten & Sons, Fullerton, Kentucky. Cause of death: Gunshot would of head about 6 pm. Homicide.
      Death Certificate of William Bennett Secrest      		 Death Certificate of William Bennett Secrest


    3. [S402] Kentucky Death Records 1852-1963-Ancestry-RM, viewed and downloaded; 8 October 2016; File #19969; death certificate of William Bennett Secrest; 4 September 1943 (Reliability: 3).
      Place of death: Maloneton, Greenup County, Kentucky; usual residence: Beechy, Maloneton, Greenup County, Kentucky; Male, White, Married; Spouse: Ocie Secrest; age of spouse: 22; birth of deceased: 20 May 1915; age of deceased: 28 years, 3 months, 14 days. Usual occupation: chemist, Ashland Refining Company; Father: B. E. Secrest; Mother: Myrtle F. McGinnis, Kentucky; Informant: B. E. Secrest, South Shore, Kentucky; Burial: Bennett Cemetery on 6 Sep 1943. Funeral Director: J. R. Marten & Sons, Fullerton, Kentucky. Cause of death: Gunshot would of head about 6 pm. Homicide.
      Death Certificate of William Bennett Secrest      		 Death Certificate of William Bennett Secrest


    4. [S464] FindAGrave markers-RM, viewed; 8 October 2016; Memorial #7970019: William B. Secrest, created by Herschel Wayne Skaggs on 10 Oct 2003 (Reliability: 3).
      Burial: Bennett & Secrest Cemetery, Greenup, Kentucky. Birth: 1915; death: 1943.

    5. [S1027] 1940 US Census-Greenup County, KY-RM, Maloneton; 45-4; Sheet No. 12A; 183 Tygrat Creek Road (east side); household of Bennett Secrest; viewed and downloaded; 8 October 2016 (Reliability: 3).
      Bennett, 51, widowed, had four household members: Frank N., 21, son, single; William, 24, son, married; Ocie, 18, daughter-in-law, married; William B., 0, grandson. All household members were born in Kentucky. Education levels: Bennett, 8th grade; Frank, one year of college; William, four years of college; Ocie, four years of high school; William B., none. In 1935, all household members over the age of 5 lived in the same place. Bennett, Frank and William were farmers. They all reported receiving income from other sources.
      1940 US Census listing for William & Osie Secrest      		 1940 US Census listing for William & Osie Secrest