1. | Otis Rebecca Simpkins was born 20 May 1919, Montgomery Co. VA; died 18 May 1997, Pulaski Co., VA; was buried , Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1920 Census
Name: Otis Simpkins
Age: 7 months
Birth Year: abt 1920 [abt 1919]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Auburn, Montgomery, Virginia
Race: White
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Ohlam B Simpkins
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Rebeca J Simpkins
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Ohlam B Simpkins 27
Rebeca J Simpkins 33
James O Simpkins 4 years 3 months
Catharine Simpkins 3 years
John R Simpkins 1 year 11 months
Otis Simpkins 7 months
1930 Census
Name: Otis Smifkins [Otis Simpkins]
Birth Year: abt 1920
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Auburn, Montgomery, Virginia
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Olselson B Simpkins 37
Rebecka J Simpkins 43
James O Simpkins 15
Catherine Simpkins 14
John R Simpkins 12
Otis Simpkins 10
Oveda Simpkins 8
Cecil W Simpkins 7
Caig B Simpkins 6
Milton G Simpkins 3
1940 Census
Name: Otis Quillin
Respondent: Yes
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1920
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia
Street: Maple Street
Inferred Residence in 1935: Porford, Montgomery, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Porford, Montgomery, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
James Quillin 29
Otis Quillin 20
James Quillin 2
OBITUARY
Radford News Journal; 24 May 24 1997
Rebecca S.Q. Berry, 77, died Sunday May 18, 1997, at her home.
She is survived by two sons, Robert T. Quillen, Germany; James H. Quillin Jr., North Carolina; two sisters, Katherine Grim, Christiansburg; Oveda Cook, New Jersey.
Funeral services were held Friday, May 23, at the graveside in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, conducted by Rev. Lewis Weaver.
Arrangements by Richardson Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg.
Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Ottis Simpkins
Birth Date: 20 May 1919
Birth Place: Montgomery Co. VA
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Otis Simpkins Quillin
SSN: 224322936
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 May 1919
Birth Place: Christiansburg, Virginia
[Riner Montgomery, Virginia]
Father Name: Ohlson B Simpkins
Mother Name: Rebecca J Simpkins
Death Date: 18 May 1997
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Aug 1944: Name listed as OTIS SIMPKINS QUILLIN; Sep 1967: Name listed as REBECCA SIMPKINS BERRY; 21 May 1997: Name listed as REBECCA S BERRY
Buried:
Grave location, portrait, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BER&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSsr=4401&GRid=40031891&
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Rebecca Simpkins Berry
Death Date: 18 May 1997
Death Place: Pulaski Co. VA
Social Security Death Index
Name: Rebecca S. Berry
SSN: 224-32-2936
Last Residence: 24141 Radford, Radford, Virginia
BORN: 20 May 1919
Died: 18 May 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)
Otis married James Hall QUILLIN, Sr. 12 Jan 1938, Radford, VA; divorced 02 Dec 1946, Montgomery Co. VA. James (son of James Monroe QUILLIN and Lucy Ann Hall) was born 25 Jan 1911, Montgomery Co. VA; died 18 Feb 1991, Wake Co. NC; was buried , Cremated. [Group Sheet]
Notes:
Divorced:
Virginia Divorce Records, 1918=2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: James Hall Quillin
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 35
Birth Date: abt 1911
Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1938
Divorce Date: 2 Dec 1946
Divorce Place: Montgomery, Virginia
Spouse: Otis Simpkins Quillin
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Divorce Age: 27
Number of Children: 2
Divorce granted to wife; cause: desertion;uncontested; no alimony
Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: James Hall Quillin
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 26
Birth Date: abt 1912
Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1938
Marriage Place: Radford, Virginia
Registration Place: Radford, Virginia
Father: James Monroe Quillin
Mother: Lucy H Quillin
Spouse: Otis Rebecca Simpkins
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 18
Spouse Father: Ohlsen Bentley Simpkins
Spouse Mother: Rebecca Jane Simpkins
Children:
- James Hall QUILLIN, Jr. was born 05 Apr 1938, Montgomery Co. VA; died 30 Jul 1999, Onslow Co. NC; was buried , Gethsemane Memorial Park, Morehead City, Carteret Co. NC.
- Robert T. QUILLIN
Otis married Bill Francis Berry 10 Sep 1967, Pulaski Co. VA. Bill was born 04 Jan 1924, Washington, DC; died 09 Sep 1997, Pulaski Co., VA. [Group Sheet]
Notes:
Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Rebecca Simpkins Quillin
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 48
Birth Date: abt 1919
Marriage Date: 10 Sep 1967
Marriage Place: Pulaski, Virginia
Registration Place: Radford, Virginia
Father: Ohlson Bentley Simpkins
Mother: Rebecca Jane Simpkins
Spouse: Bill Francis Berry
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 43
Spouse Father: Blaine Berry
Spouse Mother: Lula Belle Taylor
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