Willis Carroll MOBLEY

1913 - 1992  (78 years)

• Name	Willis Carroll MOBLEY
  Nickname	Willis
  Birth	7 May 1913	Duplin Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  resided	1920, 1930	Island Creek Township, Duplin Co, NC   [1, 2]
  	Willis was living with his grandfather and family in 1920. His mother had died just the year before. By 1930, Willis is the only family member enumerated as living with his grandparents, Tom and Lizzie.
  Occupation	25 Apr 1930	island Creek Township, Duplin Co, NC
  	17-year-old Willis is listed as a farm laborer on his grandfather's farm.
  Death	8 Feb 1992	Wilmington, New Hanover Co, NC
  Person ID	I64970	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Clyde RIVENBARK
  Mother	Evana MOBLEY,   b. 2 Feb 1889, North Carolina d. 2 Aug 1919 (Age 30 years)
  Notes	Violet Rogers Hatcher had said when sharing family information that Vana had a son, Willis, fathered by Clyde Rivenbark. Clyde and Vana did not marry. Clyde is given as father and Vana Mobley as mother on marriage certificate for Willis Mobley and Sallie Sholar in 1932. Their parentage is also given in the Draughon book Henderson and Sholar Lineages of Duplin County North Carolina.
  Family ID	F6412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sallie SHOLAR,   b. 20 Sep 1916, Wallace, Duplin Co, NC d. 17 Feb 1989, Pender Co, NC (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1932	Island Creek, Duplin Co, NC   [3]
  	Willis and Sallie were married at the home of C. W. Ezzell, Baptist minister, who officiated. A. J. Williams, Edwin Carter and Ida Ezzell witnessed the marriage.
  Children	1. Willis Carroll MOBLEY, Jr.
  Family ID	F7968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		1920 US Census / Mobley, John T. Rivenbark Mill Road, Island Creek, NC
  		1930 US Census / Mobley, John T. Wallace Mill Road, Island Creek, NC

  
  

• Sources

  [S2575] 1920 US Census / Mobley, John T. [S5627] 1930 US Census / Mobley, John T. [S5625] Willis Mobley - Sallie Sholar, North Carolina, Duplin Co. marriage certificate no. 72 (1932). .