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Alta Mae Massey Myers 1928–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1928

Birth Location: Greenville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 13 April 2008

Death Location: Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Lark Massey

Mother: Myrtle Massey

Spouse(s): Willie Myers

Children(s):

Alta Mae Massey Myers was born in 1928 in Greenville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Lark Massey And Myrtle Tweed Massey. In 1935, Alta Mae Massey Myers resided in Greene, Tennessee. In 1940, Alta Mae Massey Myers resided in Civil Dist No 2, Greene, Tennessee, USA. Alta Mae Massey Myers married Willie B Myers, and had children including Edmund C Myers, Shirley L Myers. Alta Mae Massey Myers passed away in 2008 in Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alta Mae Massey Myers was born in 1928 in Greenville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Lark Massey And Myrtle Tweed Massey.
  • In 1935, Alta Mae Massey Myers resided in Greene, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Alta Mae Massey Myers resided in Civil Dist No 2, Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • Alta Mae Massey Myers married Willie B Myers, and had children including Edmund C Myers, Shirley L Myers.
  • Alta Mae Massey Myers passed away in 2008 in Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alta Myers's Ancestors

Self
Alta Myers
1928–2008
Birth Place: Greenville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Lark Massey
1889–1951
North Carolina
Myrtle (Tweed) Massey
1892–1949
Grandparents
Thomas (J) Massey
1849–1927
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Easter Griffin
1858–1940
, , North Carolina, USA
Abner (Gilead) Tweed
1848–1919
White Rock, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Julia (E KELLER) Tweed
1849–1921
Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Keller
1782–1853
Rebeckah Roberts\Keller
1795–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Vincent 1792
1765–1816
Elizabeth Reed
1775–1847

Alta Myers's Timeline

5 Records

1928
18 April 1928
Birth of Alta Mae Massey Myers in Greenville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Greenville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 7
Alta Mae Massey Myers resided here in Greene, Tennessee
Greene, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 12
Alta Mae Massey Myers resided here in Civil Dist No 2, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Civil Dist No 2, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 22
Alta Mae Massey Myers resided here in Groveland, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Groveland, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
2008
13 April 2008
Age 80
Death of Alta Mae Massey Myers in East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1928
    Event Place: Greenville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Groveland, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: 832; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 90-68A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil Dist No 2, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Groveland, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Groveland, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: 832; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 90-68A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 2008
    Event Place: East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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