William Henry Fuqua Jr.

b. 30 January 1902, d. 22 January 1989
  • William Henry Fuqua Jr. was born on 30 January 1902 in Erwin Community, Grimes County, Texas.
  • William Henry Fuqua and Buelah B. Mobley appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Henry Fuqua Jr., Mavis Fuqua and Walter Mobley Fuqua.
  • William Henry Fuqua and Buelah B. Mobley appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Grimes County, Texas, enumerated next to the household of Will's brother James.. Other members of the household included William Henry Fuqua Jr., Walter Mobley Fuqua.
  • William Henry Fuqua appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Grimes County, Texas, enumerated next to the household of Wiliam's nephew Percy Fuqua.. Other members of the household included William Henry Fuqua Jr.
  • He was a farm manager, according to the 1940 census.
  • He married Mavinee Elizabeth Wood, daughter of Milton LeGrande Wood and Sallie Roberta Floyd, on 30 November 1940.
  • He officially witnessed the death of William Henry Fuqua on 5 June 1953 at Brazos Valley Sanitarium in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas.
  • The following appeared on 21 February 1978 in The Eagle: NAVASOTA -- Funeral services for Mrs. Mavis F. Hensley, 82, of Anderson, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Lindley-Robertson Funeral Home chapel, with burial following at the Erwin Cemetery. Rev. Robert E. Stevens will officiate.
         Mrs. Hensley died Sunday in a Navasota hospital. She was born Feb. 2, 1896, in the Erwin community.
         Survivors include one brother, W. H. Fuqua of Navasota, Miss Marie Fuqua of Houston; and one nephew, Mr. LeGrand[e] Fuqua of Erwin.
  • His wife Mavinee Elizabeth Wood became a widow at his death.
  • William Henry Fuqua Jr. died on 22 January 1989 at age 86 in Grimes County, Texas.
  • He was interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Anderson, Grimes County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 1 Nov 2016

Family: Mavinee Elizabeth Wood b. 9 July 1911, d. 4 July 1992