Wilson Daily Times, 5 April 1950.

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On 6 March 1929, Willie McLondon, 30, of Wilson, son of George McLondon and Lela [maiden name unknown], married Etta Bynum, 21, of Wilson, daughter of Charlie and Sarah Bynum, at the home of “Demcy Laster” [Dempsey Lassiter] in Wilson. Free Will Baptist minister R.A. Horton performed the ceremony in the presence of John Knight, Dock Cooper, and Walter Tinsley.

In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Willie McLondon, 41, preacher of “Baptist connection”; wife Etta, 32; and daughter Madeline, 15.

In 1942, Willie Mack London [sic] registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 25 January 1899 in Livingston, Alabama; lived at 508 South Stantonsburg Street; his contact was C.L. Darden; and he was a minister.

Willie McLondon died 13 April 1950 at Mercy Hospital, Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born in Alabama to George McLondon and Lela Crawford; lived at 508 Stantonsburg Street; was married to Etta McLondon; and was a minister.