William George Massey, Jr

1925 - 1980  (54 years)

• Name	William George Massey
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	6 Apr 1925	Madison, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Little Pine, Madison, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1935	Madison, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Residence	1940	Little Pine Creek Twp, Madison, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	8 Apr 1944	Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head of House: Self
  Residence	1950	Sandy Mush, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [7]
  	Occupation: Pulp Wood Cuter; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married
  Residence	Bef 1951	North Carolina, USA   [8]
  Death	Jan 1980	Near Eagle Nest Mountain, Arizona, USA   [4, 8]
  George Massey - Found Dead After Being Missing	9 Jan 1980	Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, USA   [9]
  		George Massey - Found Dead After Being Missing
  Name	George Massey  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  Name	George W Massey  [1]
  Name	William Massey Jr
  Reference Number	20917
  Person ID	I20917	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	William Baxter Massey, Sr,   b. 6 Jul 1885, Madison, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Dec 1950, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Elender R Grooms,   b. 23 Dec 1889, Madison, North Carolina, USA d. 13 Feb 1959, East College St, Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	23 Jul 1905	Madison, North Carolina, USA   [11]
  Family ID	F7405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F7397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Apr 1925 - Madison, North Carolina, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Little Pine, Madison, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1935 - Madison, North Carolina, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Little Pine Creek Twp, Madison, North Carolina, USA Residence - Relation to Head of House: Self - 8 Apr 1944 - Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA Residence - Occupation: Pulp Wood Cuter; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Sandy Mush, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Residence - Bef 1951 - North Carolina, USA Death - Jan 1980 - Near Eagle Nest Mountain, Arizona, USA George Massey - Found Dead After Being Missing - 9 Jan 1980 - Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  George Massey - Found Dead After Being Missing

  
  

• Sources

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