William Henry Dabney 

Full name : William Henry Dabney
Alternate spellings, aliases : went by Henry

parents
Father : Lewis Dabney
Mother : Ruthia Ann Ellis
Notes :

Date of Birth : c. 1882/3
Place of Birth : Kentucky

Spouse : June Elizabeth Hilterbrand
Date of Marriage : 3 October 1906
Place of Marriage : Carter County, Missouri
Died : 
Notes : Carter County Marriage Book D 1906 – 1915, page 27
[click here to see a picture taken about the time of their marriage]

Date of Death : 1950's (?)
Place of Death, and or Burial : St. Louis, Missouri
Notes :

Occupation : Blacksmith for the Bunker Culler Lumber Company Railroad, later a switchman.  His brother was also employed there and worked on a locomotive
[click here to see an image of William at work]

Property, residences, etc : 829 Angelica Street, St. Louis, Missouri 

1910 Federal Census. Bunker Town, Ward 3, Sinking Township, Dent County, Missouri
Street, Dwelling/Family, Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Born, Father Born , Mother Born, Nat. Lang., Profession, Business, r/w, remarks

3rd St, 44/44, Henry W. Dabney, Head, Male, White, 27, Married 4 years, Tennessee, Kentucky, Tennessee, English, Mill (W)Right, Lumber Mill, rents house

3rd St, 44/44, Lizzie J. Dabney, Wife, Female, White, 22 Married 4 years mother of 2/1, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, English

3rd St, 44/44, Violet O. Dabney, Daughter, Female, White, 8 mos., Single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, English (illiterate)

3rd St, 44/44, Annie Medley, Hired Girl, Female, White, 24, Divorced mother of 1/1, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, English, Servant, Private Family

3rd St, 44/44, Myrtle Anderson, Boarder, Female, White, 6, Single, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, English, in school

1920 Federal Census. Village of Bunker, Sinking Township, Dent County, Missouri

Street, Dwelling/Family, Name, Relation, Tenure, Sex, Color, Age, Marital Status, School/Read/Write, Born, Father Born , Mother Born, Spk Eng, Occupation
208 Main, 97/97, William H. Dabney, Head, renter, Male, White, 37, Married, n/y/y, Tennessee, Tennessee, Kentucky, yes, Boiler Maker, Round House

208 Main, 97/97, June?in? Dabney, Wife, Female, White, 32, Married, n/y/y, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, yes, none

208 Main, 97/97, Violet A. Dabney, Daughter, Female, White, 10, Single, y/y/y, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, yes, none

208 Main, 97/97, Vivine L. Dabney, Daughter, Female, 9, Single, y/y/y, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, yes, none
208 Main, 97/97, Jessie O. Dabney, Daughter, Female, White, 7, Single, y/n/n, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, yes, none

1930 Federal Census. City of St. Louis, Ward Two, Enumeration District 259, Missouri
Street, Dwelling/Family, Name, Relation, Own/Rent, Value, Radio, Farm, Sex, Color, Age, Marital/Age, School/Read-Write, Born, Father, Mother, Lang, Citizen, Occup, Industry, Vet

829 Angelica, 34/61, William Dabney, Head, Rent/35, Radio, Male, White, 47, Married/24, No/Yes, Tennessee, United States, U. S., yes, Mechanic, Cu Shop, No

829 Angelica, 34/61, June H. Dabney, Wife, Female, White, 41, Married/18, No/Yes, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, yes, none

829 Angelica, 34/62, Herman Hollgreave, Head, Rent/30, Male, White, 37, Married/37, No/Yes, Missouri, United States, United States, yes, Painter, Auto

829 Angelica, 34/62, Millie H. Hollgreave, Wife, Female, White, 30, Married/30, No/Yes, Missouri, Kentucky, Germany, yes, none

829 Angelica, 34/62, Viola Baumgartner, Niece, Female, White, 12, Single, Yes/Yes, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, yes, none

Family : 

Daughter : Violet
Date of Birth : prior to 1910
Place of Birth : Bunker, Dent County, Missouri
Married : Walter Koehr (12 October 1905 - 24 September 1988)
Died : 
Notes : Violet may have divorced Walter, but details are unknown.

Daughter : Vivian Louise
Date of Birth : 10 November 1910
Place of Birth : Village of Bunker, Dent County, Missouri
Married : William John Deiss (2 November 1908 - June 1981) September 1940, St. Louis, Missouri
Died : 10 April 1970, St. Louis, Missouri
Notes : marriage service by Father Stolle at Holy Trinity Church; cause of death - complications from brain surgery to remove tumor; buried in Friedens Cemetery; son - William Albert Deiss (1942 -)

Daughter : Jesse
Date of Birth : after 1910
Place of Birth : Missouri
Married : several times
Died : 

Son : died soon after birth
Date of Birth : 1906 - 1910
Place of Birth :
married : no
Died : prior to 1910

Sources, bibliography : 

From Carter County Marriage Boo D, 1906-1915

Sollars, William m. Lena Dabney, 01 Oct 1908, page 116

Pension file of Samuel M. Hilterbrand (and widow's file) : extracts, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.

Obituary of America Hilterbrand, pre-publication proof of obituary w/corrections, St. Louis, Missouri, 1937.

Hilterbrand, America A., Sworn Testimony, St. Louis, Missouri, 1937.

Certified Death Certificate of Samuel M. Hilterbrand, Missouri Bureau of Vital Statistics, Jefferson City, Missouri, 1927.

Huggins, Julie and Andersen, Daisy, Carter County Missouri, MOGENWEB of USGENWEB, www.rootsweb.com, 2001.

Deiss, William A., Personal Communication, Falls Church and Alexandria, Virginia. 1980-1990. 

Deiss, William A., Personal Communication, Winchester, Virginia. 2001. 

Rootsweb Archives, Carter County Census Transcript, searches1.rootsweb.com, 2000.

Dabney, June E., Correspondence with Veterans Administration, Washington, DC and St. Louis, Missouri. 1937.

WWI Draft Registration Card of Willard L. Dabney, St. Louis City, Roll 1, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC. 1918

Kind gifts of documentary and photo evidence courtesy of William A. Deiss.