William Allen ERWIN, Jr.^[1]

1896 - 1931  (35 years)

• Name	William Allen ERWIN
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	William
  Birth	23 Mar 1896	West Durham, Durham Co, NC   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Jun 1917 - 1920	Durham, Durham Co, NC   [2, 3]
  	William made his living working as a manager at Erwin Cotton Mills, a company owned by his father.
  Occupation	1930	Durham, Durham Co, NC   [4]
  	By April 1930, William held the title of Secretary Treasurer at Erwin Mills.
  Death	5 Jun 1931	Hot Springs, Garland Co, AK   [1]
  	William died of double lobar pneumonia at 7:10 pm on 5 June 1931 while "taking the cure" at the Ozark Sanatorium in Hot Springs, Arkansas. His death at 35 followed years of alcohol abuse.
  Burial	11 Jun 1931	Raleigh, Wake Co, NC   [5]
  	His body was interred in the Erwin family lot at Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina on 11 June 1931.
  Person ID	I33668	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William Allen ERWIN, Sr.,   b. 15 Jul 1856, Morganton, Burke Co, NC d. 28 Feb 1932, Durham, Durham Co, NC (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Sadie Lyell SMEDES,   b. 8 Oct 1859, Raleigh, Wake Co, NC d. 27 Nov 1938, Durham, Durham Co, NC (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F2742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hildon Myrtle RANDOLPH,   b. 31 Oct 1901, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC d. 6 Feb 1967, New London, New London Co, CT (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1926
  Children	1. William Allen ERWIN, III,   b. 25 Sep 1926, Durham, Durham Co, NC d. 13 Sep 1957 (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F1810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Haffye Louise STRICKLAND,   b. 23 Sep 1895, Florida d. 22 Feb 1920, Duke, Harnett Co, NC (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1917  [6]
  	The couple was married on 10 March 1917.
  Children	1. (unnamed female) ERWIN   bur. Raleigh, Wake Co, NC
  Family ID	F5851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		William Allen Erwin Jr. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record. Ancestry .com. West Durham, NC.
  		1920 US Census / Erwin,William A. Jr. Duke, NC.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1834] William Allen Erwin, Jr, Arkansas death certificate no. 427 (1931). [S796] William Allen Erwin Jr. WWI draft registration card. [S809] 1920 US Census / Erwin, William A. Jr. [S817] 1930 US Census / Erwin, W. A. . [S6] Oakwood Cemetery burial registers, Raleigh, NC. [S1836] John Hugh McDowell, McDowell, History of the McDowells, Erwins, Irwins and Connections, ((Memphis: C.B. Johnston Co, 1918)), p. 225.