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Betty Jean Elder 1928–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 23, 1928

Birth Location: Havensville, Kansas, USA

Death Date: September 11, 2009

Death Location: Topeka, Kansas, USA

Father: Charles Elder

Mother: Eva Gibson

Spouse(s): Charles Jr

Children(s): James Willard, Jeffrey Willard, Nancy Willard

The story of Betty Jean Elder began in 1928 in Havensville, Kansas, USA. Betty Jean Elder married Charles Franklin Willard Jr, and had children including James Michael Willard, Jeffrey Steven Steve Willard, John Patrick Willard, Martina Jo Wright, Nancy Jean Willard. Betty Jean Elder passed away in 2009 in Topeka, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Betty Jean Elder began in 1928 in Havensville, Kansas, USA.
  • Betty Jean Elder married Charles Franklin Willard Jr, and had children including James Michael Willard, Jeffrey Steven Steve Willard, John Patrick Willard, Martina Jo Wright, Nancy Jean Willard.
  • Betty Jean Elder passed away in 2009 in Topeka, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Elder
1890–1968
Birth Location: Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Eva Gibson
1901–1975
Birth Location: Cloverport, Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Charles Jr
1928–2003
Birth Location: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, USA
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Children(s)

James Willard
1947–2014
Birth Location: Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas, United States of America
JW
Jeffrey Willard
1950–2001
Birth Location: –
JW
Nancy Willard
1951–2018
Birth Location: Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas, United States of America
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Betty Elder's Ancestors

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Betty Elder
1928–2009
Birth Place: Havensville, Kansas, USA
Parents
Charles Layton Elder
1890–1968
Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America
Eva Gibson
1901–1975
Cloverport, Kentucky
Grandparents
John (William "JW") Elder
1864–1958
Cloverport, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Effie) Walker
1871–1954
Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States
Thomas Gibson
1873–1952
Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Lee (Lora) Gibson
1880–1941
Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Elder
1839–1906
Martha Beavin
1840–1920
Felix Walker
1836–1874
Margaret Pate
1840–1926
Milton Haycraft
1845–1924
Barbara Haycraft
1850–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ELDER
1786–1845
Elizabeth Speake
1804–1852
John Beavin
1811–1887
Teresa Mattingly
1818–1887
Elizabeth Beavin
1797–1885
John Pate
1808–1857
MATILDA Morton
1815–1903
Christopher Haycraft
1825–1879
Mary Carman
1829–1870
John McCoy
1813–1882
Nancy McCoy
1819–1880

Betty Elder's Descendants

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Betty (Jean) Elder (April 23, 1928–September 11, 2009) m. Charles (Franklin Willard) Jr (2-9-1928–9-2-2003)
  1. 1. James (Michael) Willard 1947–2014
  2. 2. Jeffrey (Steven "Steve") Willard 1950–2001
  3. 3. Nancy (Jean) Willard 1951–2018

Betty Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1928
April 23, 1928
Birth of Betty Jean Elder in Havensville, Kansas, USA
Havensville, Kansas, USA
2009
September 11, 2009
Age 81
Death of Betty Jean Elder in Topeka, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 23, 1928
    Event Place: Havensville, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 11, 2009
    Event Place: Topeka, Kansas, USA
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