Basil Williams McGinnis

b. 2 April 1880, d. 9 June 1936
  • Basil Williams McGinnis was born on 2 April 1880 in Alabama.
  • He married Nancy Elizabeth Nelson, daughter of Elbert L. Nelson and Mary Elizabeth Garrett, on 28 January 1909 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
  • Basil Williams McGinnis registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 while living with his wife Nannie at 2609 34th Avenue North in Birmingham, and employed there as a US Mail carrier at Thomas Station.
  • Basil Williams McGinnis and Nancy Elizabeth Nelson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, at Eleventh Place. Also in the household was one male roomer.
  • He was a salesman (A.A.A.), according to the 1930 census.
  • At the time of his death Basil Williams McGinnis was living in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, at 1828 24th Street North.
  • His wife Nancy Elizabeth Nelson became a widow at his death.
  • Basil Williams McGinnis died on 9 June 1936 at age 56 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
  • He was interred at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Leeds, St. Clair County, Alabama.
  • Last Edited: 25 Jan 2011

Family: Nancy Elizabeth Nelson b. December 1887, d. 30 October 1969