Virginia Amy Lineberry b. 30 MAR 1914 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma d. 24 JUL 2007 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma: K Bauman Tree House

1914 - 2007

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Birth 30 Mar 1914 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma [1, 2]

Gender Female

HIST She could draw and sing very well. She wishes she would have been encouraged more to pursue this talents. Bernita gave her hand-me-downs and didn't buy her the books she needed for school. She was 3 years older than the other students, except for Virgil Dobbs (he'd been sick). She was good in Art. Mr. Scherck was the Science teacher. The first day of class she drew his picture and one of the students told the teacher, hoping to get her in trouble. Mr. Scherck asked her to bring the picture to the front and when he saw it he said "Virginia, I'm going to keep this for the rest of my life. To think someone would draw me instead of a clown." In the 7th grade the principle was R. Ben Brown and her math teacher was Bert Holt. Both of these men loved God and taught from the Bible. She learned so much from Mr. Holt. He'd read a story from the Bible each day. He told the class that you don't have to buy another book because all the stories you need are in the Bible. If you love mysteries, they're in the Bible, if you like love stories they're in the Bible. She remembers hearing the stories she'd seen in the movies. She was a Junior Police (those running in the hall were reported and sent to the principle's office). Her school days were "the most wonderful years of my life." 1930 Capitol Hill Junior High, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma

While in living in Virginia Grammy completed the 3rd grade at 12 years old. When she came back to Oklahoma she entered into the 5th grade at Wheeler Elementary at 15 years of age. She only attended that school for a few months before transferring to Lee Elementary where she was rapidly progressed from the 5th to 6th grade.

In 1929 she enrolled in the 6th grade Lee Elementary, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. She played Mary in the Christmas play. Another student, Ralph, would play the guitar while Virginia sang. Mrs. Mosier, the principle, and Mrs. Fisher, the pianist were let Virginia sing in the school assembly. The children would clap and yell out songs for her to sing. She knew the words to all these songs. The kids just loved it when she sang "Ole man River" and "Desert Song". She skipped right on through 6th grade, loving every minute.

In 1934 while at Capitol Hill Senior High, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma she dropped out of school because she didn't have money to buy the textbooks.
Virginia lived with her brother Joe, his wife, Rosabel, and their kids. While in high school she got a job sewing pockets in men's pants for $14.00 a week. Then she moved in with Rosabel's parents until she moved in with her brother Johnnie. [3]

Religion Baptist

Residence Aug 1929 Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma

Residence Sep 1929 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Residence 1947 Gainesville, Cooke, Texas

_UID 69679C2E89C945BB98BCD3BE17703749D8BA

Died 24 Jul 2007 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma [4]

Buried 31 Jul 2007 IOOF Noble Cemetery, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma [4]

Person ID I453 Keith and Kay's

Last Modified 04 Oct 2009

Father Jacob Wesley Lineberry, b. 12 May 1871, Carroll, Virginia , d. 31 Oct 1915, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Mother Eva Keithley, b. 7 Jan 1883, Fairview, Fulton, Illinois , d. 12 Jan 1922, Oilton, Creek, Oklahoma

Married 11 Jan 1902 Mangum, Greer, Oklahoma

_UID AC2C8DC6F56D4AEEA354EF516BF6B4596A67

Documents

Jacob & Eva Lineberry
Marriage certificate

Histories Virginia's Papa died
Jacob Wesley Lineberry

Jacob and Eva Lineberry

Lightning Creek
Lineberry Keithley

Family ID F313 Group Sheet

Family 1 James Thomas Willis, b. 5 Oct 1904, Fayette, Fayette, Alabama , d. 19 Sep 1961, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Married 10 Dec 1938 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma [1]

_UID F89F2A1725614333B203D9F866C8AEBDF334

Children

	1. (Living) Willis
	2. (Living) Willis

Photos

Tommy & Virginia
On their wedding day.

Histories Holiday Traditions

Family ID F311 Group Sheet

Family 2 W. Harley Billings, b. 1903, Paden, Ofuskee, Oklahoma , d. Mar 1966, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Married 5 Oct 1965 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma [1, 5]

_UID 2F76ACDAB41D4A8C9BF6CACC78EB71E2AF82

Family ID F312 Group Sheet

Event Map

Event

Residence - Aug 1929 - Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma

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Headstones		Virginia Billings Status: Located.

Histories	My Grammy Virginia Willis Billings nee Lineberry
	A Tribute to Women - My Mother by Donna Brown Virginia Willis Billings nee Lineberry
	The Slip of Memory

Notes	When I was 19 months old Papa died. Iím sure I remember. I went in to where Papa was in the casket and pushed a chair up and got in with Papa. When Mama found me I was patting his face. When I told my brothers they laughed and told me it was Mama who had told me. But I still see that little girl.

Sources

[S87] Interview, Virginia Billings, Interviewer: Kay Bauman, Informant Address: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Virginia Billings, (continuous), [Q:0].
[S79] Lineberry Family Bible, [Q:0].
[S87] Interview, Virginia Billings, Interviewer: Kay Bauman, Informant Address: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Virginia Billings, (continuous).
[S95] Bauman, Kay, [Q:1].
[S87] Interview, Virginia Billings, Interviewer: Kay Bauman, Informant Address: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Virginia Billings, (continuous), told to me Dec. 3, 1996, [Q:0].