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Wilby Quales (1939–2005) was born in Bristol Sull, Tennessee and died in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Wilby Arthal Quales 1939–2005

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Born 4 Jul 1939 · Bristol Sull, Tennessee

Died 7 Mar 2005 · Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Father Maynard George Quales

Mother Ida Elizabeth Love Quales

Siblings Herbert Allen Quales, Margaret Walsh, Maxie Quales Morrell, Ronnie Stephen Quales Sr, Shelby Jean Robinette, Wilby Arthal Morrell, William Avery Quales

Records

1940 United States Federal Census 1950 United States Federal Census U.S. Public Records Index U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, … U.S., Social Security Applications and … U.S., Social Security Death Index, … U.S., Find a Grave Index

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Immediate Family

Parents

Maynard George Quales

Ida Elizabeth Love Quales

Spouse(s)

No spouse recorded

Children

No children recorded

Biography

Wilby Arthal Quales was born in 1939 in Bristol Sull, Tennessee, the child of maynard george quales and ida elizabeth love quales. In 1935, Wilby Arthal Quales established residence. In 1940, Wilby Arthal Quales resided in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. Wilby Arthal Quales passed away in 2005 in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.

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Census 1940 United States Federal Census
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Census 1950 United States Federal Census
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Record U.S. Public Records Index
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Record U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
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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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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave Index

Life Timeline

1935

Wilby Arthal Quales resided here

Residence

1939

Birth of Wilby Arthal Quales in Bristol Sull, Tennessee

Birth

1940

Wilby Arthal Quales resided here in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Residence

1950

Wilby Arthal Quales resided here in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Residence

1996

Wilby Arthal Quales resided here in Bristol, TN

Residence

2005

Death of Wilby Arthal Quales in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee

Death

Oldest Ancestor Line from Wilby Quales

This ancestor line traces from Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (1582) to Bristol Sull, Tennessee (1939) across 13 generations.

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