Willie Irene FAISON^{[1, 2]}

1876 - 1954  (77 years)

• Name	Willie Irene FAISON
  Nickname	Willie
  Birth	29 Sep 1876	Portsmouth City, VA   [2, 3]
  	check Portsmouth City births 1856-1895 [reel 8], does it say 29 NOV 1876, instead of SEP?
  Gender	Female
  birth2 (conflicting)	29 Nov 1876	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	Willie's birth record notes November as her birth month.
  Death	19 Jan 1954	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	Willie died at 1708 A Street in Portsmouth, Virginia on 9 January 1954. She was 77 years old. Cause of death was noted as "cerebral hemorrhage" (stroke).
  Burial	21 Jan 1954	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	Her body was interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I59269	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Jesse Holloman FAISON,   b. 18 Aug 1842, Virginia d. 19 Sep 1913, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth HERBERT,   b. 26 Jul 1847, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 15 Feb 1890 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	2 Dec 1869	Portsmouth City, VA   [4]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth later the same day by the Rev. M.W. Christian.
  Family ID	F128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anderson GWIN, Jr.,   b. 1 Apr 1856, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 13 Jan 1937, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	12 Dec 1899	Portsmouth City, VA   [5]
  	Willie and Anderson were married in Portsmouth on 12 December 1899. The couple's marriage record notes that Alexander was a widower.
  Children	1. Judson Hope GWIN,   b. 3 Jan 1901, Virginia d. 24 Dec 1997, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F6006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1910 US Census / Gwin, Anderson 512 South Street, Portsmouth, Virginia
  		1920 US Census / Gwin, Anderson 1409 Leckie Street, Portsmouth, Virginia
  		1930 US Census / Gwin, Anderson 1409 Leckie Street, Portsmouth, Virginia

  
  

• Notes

  1880 US Census, 14 Jun 1880, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S1265] Willie Faison, Portsmouth City, VA birth record (1876). [S3393] Willie Faison Gwin, Virginia death certificate no. 648 (1954). [S1239] 1900 US Census / Gwin, Anderson. [S3896] Jessie H. Faison - Lizzie Herbert, Portsmouth, VA marriage record no. 1116 (1869). [S1252] Anderson Gwin - Willie Irene Faison, Portsmouth, VA marriage record (1899).