S.L. (Essell) Barnhill , son of Willie Don Barnhill and Ella Lee Wallace , was born on 28 Dec 1919 in Atkinson, Pender County, NC, died on 12 Aug 1974 in Burgaw Hospital, Burgaw, NC, at age 54, and was buried on 14 Aug 1974 in Riley's Creek Baptist Church Cem., Pender County, NC.

General Notes:

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 Record
Name: S L Barnhill
Date of Birth: 28 Dec 1919
Birth County: Pender
Parent1 Name: Willie Don Barnhill
Roll Number: B_C076_66001
Volume: 2
Page: 562

World War II Enlistment Record
Name: S L Barnhill
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina State:
North Carolina County or City: Pender
Enlistment Date: 28 Jan 1942
Enlistment State: North Carolina Enlistment City: Fort Bragg
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source:
Civil Life Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67 Weight: 141

Served in US Army during World War II.
Entered the US Army, January 28, 1942
Stationed on the West Coast
Sent overseas for 2 years, 13 days
Served in New Guinea, Southern Phillipines
Honorable discharge, December 1, 1945

Worked at Boney Wilson's grocery store in Long Creek for years.


North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: S L Barnhill
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 54
Birth Date: 28 Dec 1919
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 12 Aug 1974
Death Location: Burgaw, Pender
Spouse's Name: Ophelia Almond
Father's Name: Willie Don Barnhill
Mother's Name: Ella Lee Wallace
RESIDENCE: Burgaw, Pender, North Carolina

S.L. married Johnnie Ophelia Almond , daughter of John Franklin Almond and Mollie L. Bigford , before 1947 in NC. Johnnie was born on 24 Sep 1928 in Kelly, Bladen County, NC, died on 27 Jan 2008 in Huntington Health Care, Burgaw, NC, at age 79, and was buried on 30 Jan 2008 in Riley's Creek Baptist Church Cem., Pender County, NC.

General Notes:

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 Record
Name: Johnnie Ophelia Almond
Date of Birth: 1928
Birth County: Bladen
Parent1 Name: Johnie F Almond
Roll Number: B_C011_68002
Volume: 15
Page: 508


North Carolina Marriage Collection
Name: Johnnie Ophelia A Barnhill
Gender: Female
Estimated Birth Year:
Race: White
Spouse: Carl Winfred Gilleland
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Estimated Birth Year :
Spouse Race: White
Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1977
Marriage Location: Burgaw
Marriage County: Pender
Marriage State: North Carolina
Source Vendor: North Carolina State Archives

Ophelia Barnhill Gilleland
79, of Burgaw, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, at Huntington Health Care of Burgaw. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home, Burgaw. Burial will be in Riley's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Published in the Star-News on 1/28/2008.

Children from this marriage were:

Robert McCrae Barnhill

Cristy Gail Barnhill

Sandra Luella Barnhill was born on 14 Aug 1956 in Burgaw, Pender County, NC, died on 20 Aug 2008 in Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center, at age 52, and was buried on 22 Aug 2008 in Moores Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Currie, NC.

Kenneth (Kenny) Franklin Barnhill