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DONALD WRAY REEDER 1942–2000

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Born 5 Nov 1942 · McKenzie Car, Tennessee

Died 8 Nov 2000 · Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA

Father Clifford Reeder

Mother Mary Elizabeth Owen

Spouse Bessie Lou Lowe

Children Douglas Wray Reeder, Reeder

Siblings Brenda Kay Reeder

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1950 United States Federal Census U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs … U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, … U.S., Social Security Applications and … U.S., Social Security Death Index, … Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, … Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave … Tennessee State Marriages U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

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Biography

In 1942, DONALD WRAY REEDER entered the world in McKenzie Car, Tennessee, born to clifford reeder and mary elizabeth owen. In 1935, DONALD WRAY REEDER resided in Paris, TN. In 1950, DONALD WRAY REEDER resided in Henry, Tennessee, USA. DONALD WRAY REEDER married bessie lou lowe, and had children including douglas wray reeder, reeder. DONALD WRAY REEDER passed away in 2000 in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA.

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Census 1950 United States Federal Census
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Death Records U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Newspaper U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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Record U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
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Social Security U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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Death Records U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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Newspaper Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
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Burial Records Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012
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Marriage Records Tennessee State Marriages
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Burial Records U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

Life Timeline

1935

DONALD WRAY REEDER resided here in Paris, TN

Residence

1942

Birth of DONALD WRAY REEDER in McKenzie Car, Tennessee

Birth

1950

DONALD WRAY REEDER resided here in Henry, Tennessee, USA

Residence

2000

Death of DONALD WRAY REEDER in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from DONALD REEDER

This ancestor line traces from France (1665) to McKenzie Car, Tennessee (1942) across 9 generations.

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: DONALD REEDER (1942–2000) was born in McKenzie Car, Tennessee and died in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
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1942–2000

McKenzie Car, Tennessee