William Elsworth Vails b. 28 Nov 1889 Coles County, Illinois, USA d. 15 Jun 1973 Campbell, Dunklin, Missouri, USA: Smith Family Tree

William Elsworth Vails

1889 - 1973 (83 years)

Name	William Elsworth Vails [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	28 Nov 1889	Coles County, Illinois, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	New Lisbon, Stoddard, Missouri, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of Sarah and WC Vails
Military Draft Registration	1917	Dunklin County, Missouri, USA [4]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Census	1930	Como, New Madrid, Missouri, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Military Draft Registration	1942	Parma, New Madrid, Missouri, USA [7]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Census	1950	Como, New Madrid, Missouri, USA [8]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Vergie
Name	Vaile
Death	15 Jun 1973	Campbell, Dunklin, Missouri, USA [3]
Person ID	I24081	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family Virgie Maude Antonette Francis Mounce, b. 5 Mar 1897, Missouri, USA d. 25 Jun 1964, Malden, Dunklin, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years)

Marriage 11 Apr 1914 Ripley County, Missouri, USA [6]

Children

	1. Lola Mae Vails, b. Abt 1936, Missouri, USA d. Stuarts Draft, Augusta, Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Harley Elvis Vails, Sr, b. 7 May 1915, Holcomb, Dunklin, Missouri, USA d. 17 Oct 2002, Dexter, Stoddard, Missouri, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Edith Jearline Vails, b. 2 Aug 1929, Missouri, USA d. 5 Nov 2019, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA (Age 90 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Roy Woodrow Vails, b. 3 Dec 1921, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Joyce Marie Vails, b. 28 May 1927, Holcomb, Dunklin, Missouri, USA d. 22 Apr 1989, Marble Hill, Bollinger, Missouri, USA (Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Armada Velah Vails, b. 15 Feb 1918, Holcomb, Dunklin, Missouri, USA d. 29 Oct 2006, Dexter, Stoddard, Missouri, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Eula L Vails, b. 10 Feb 1919, Missouri, USA d. 11 Aug 2013 (Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Velma Maxine Vails, b. 21 Dec 1924, Missouri, USA d. 20 Jul 1981, Malden, Dunklin, Missouri, USA (Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. William G Vails, b. Abt 1935, Missouri, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Living
	11. Living

Family ID F9954 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 28 Nov 1889 - Coles County, Illinois, USA
	Marriage - 11 Apr 1914 - Ripley County, Missouri, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Dunklin County, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Como, New Madrid, Missouri, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Parma, New Madrid, Missouri, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Vergie - 1950 - Como, New Madrid, Missouri, USA
	Death - 15 Jun 1973 - Campbell, Dunklin, Missouri, USA

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Sources

[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: New Lisbon, Stoddard, Missouri; Roll: 904; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1240904.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: New Lisbon, Stoddard, Missouri; Roll: 904; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1240904
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Como, New Madrid, Missouri; Roll: 1214; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0028; Image: 194.0; FHL microfilm: 2340949.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Como, New Madrid, Missouri; Roll: 1214; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0028; Image: 194.0; FHL microfilm: 2340949
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 496-40-0991; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: 1955.
[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Dunklin; Roll: 1683213.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Dunklin; Roll: 1683213
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;).

Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002

[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Missouri, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 598884; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Missouri, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 598884; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Como, New Madrid, Mi.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Como, New Madrid, Mi

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