hmtl5 James Virgil Razor b. 1 Oct 1905 Salt Lick, Bath County, Kentucky d. 1 Feb 1978 Biggs, Butte County, California: Hedges Genealogy

James Virgil Razor

Male 1905 - 1978  (72 years)


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  • Name James Virgil Razor 
    Born 1 Oct 1905  Salt Lick, Bath County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Feb 1978  Biggs, Butte County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I1486  Hedges
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2024 

    Father Wilmington Teager Razor,   b. 13 Dec 1876, Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1942, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Lavena Penelope Ward,   b. 1 Dec 1877, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1962, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1897  Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Family ID F341  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Oct 1905 - Salt Lick, Bath County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Feb 1978 - Biggs, Butte County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Biggs Death Is Termed Suicide
      Biggs (E-R) - The death Wednesday of James Virgil Razor, 72, of Biggs was listed as an apparent suicide by Butte County sheriff's deputies.
      It was report he was shot in the head by a .22-caliber pistol in his home. Razor's body was found by his brother-in-law, Paul Buckner of Biggs, when Buckner went to the Razor residence to check Razor.
      Deputies said Razor had been depressed about ill health for some time.
      Funeral services are pending in Gridley Funeral Chapel, Gridley.
      Enterprise-Record, Chico, California. Thursday, 2 February 1978.
      [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S18] California Death Records.

    3. [S87] Newspaper article.

    4. [S5] 1900 US census.