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Betty Irene Read 1930 – 2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1930

Birth Location: Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 20 Jun 2004

Death Location: Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA

Father: Elmo Read

Mother: Ricka Flessner

Spouse(s): Milan Hitchens, Bernard Kysar

Children(s): Samuel Hitchens, Kathy Hitchens, Debra Laird

In 1930, Betty Irene Read entered the world in Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA, born to Elmo Emerson Read and Ricka H. Flessner. In 1935, Betty Irene Read resided in Pella, Ford, Illinois. Betty Irene Read married Milan W Hitchens, Bernard R. Kysar, and had children including Samuel Edward Hitchens, Kathy Hitchens, Debra Laird. Betty Irene Read passed away in 2004 in Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1930, Betty Irene Read entered the world in Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA, born to Elmo Emerson Read and Ricka H. Flessner.
  • In 1935, Betty Irene Read resided in Pella, Ford, Illinois.
  • Betty Irene Read married Milan W Hitchens, Bernard R. Kysar, and had children including Samuel Edward Hitchens, Kathy Hitchens, Debra Laird.
  • Betty Irene Read passed away in 2004 in Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Betty Read's Ancestors

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Betty Read
1930 – 2004
Birth Place: Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA
Parents
Elmo Emerson Read
1897 – 1973
Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America
Ricka (H.) Flessner
1910 – 1998
Illinois
Grandparents
Charles (Meriam) Read
1852 – 1922
Jamestown Chautauqua County New York, USA
Malvina (Emmoette) Marble
1862 – 1959
Odell, Livingston County, Illinois, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Read
1801 – 1863
Eliza Ferguson
1813 – 1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Read
1756 – 1834
Nancy Keys
1770 – 1823
David Ferguson
1773 –
Mary Thompson
1776 –

Betty Read's Descendants

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Betty (Irene) Read (2 Jan 1930 – 20 Jun 2004) m. Milan (W) Hitchens (abt 1926 – ) m. Bernard (R.) Kysar (27 May 1911 – 8 August 1999)
  1. 1. Samuel (Edward) Hitchens (26 Feb 1956 – )
  2. 2. Kathy Hitchens
  3. 3. Debra Laird

Betty Read's Timeline

7 Records

1930
2 Jan 1930
Birth of Betty Irene Read in Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA
Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA
1930
13 Apr 1930
Betty Irene Read was baptized in Cullom, Illinois, USA
Cullom, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
Betty Irene Read resided here in Pella, Ford, Illinois
Pella, Ford, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 10
Betty Irene Read resided here in Pella Twp, Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA
Pella Twp, Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA
1949
10 Feb 1949
Age 19
Betty Irene Read was married
None
1950
1950
Age 20
Betty Irene Read resided here in Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA
Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA
2004
20 Jun 2004
Age 74
Death of Betty Irene Read in Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA
Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1930
    Event Place: Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Gibson City Courier; Publication Date: 23 Jun 2004; Publication Place: Gibson City, Illinois, USA; ,0.06263736,0.61075115,0.23538135&xid=3355
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pella, Ford, Illinois; Roll: 3779; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 27-22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1930
    Event Place: Cullom, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1949
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Gibson City Courier; Publication Date: 23 Jun 2004; Publication Place: Gibson City, Illinois, USA; ,0.06263736,0.61075115,0.23538135&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pella, Ford, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pella Twp, Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pella, Ford, 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: Pella, Ford, Illinois; Roll: 3779; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 27-22

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Gibson City Courier; Publication Date: 23 Jun 2004; Publication Place: Gibson City, Illinois, USA; ,0.06263736,0.61075115,0.23538135&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 2004
    Event Place: Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Gibson City Courier; Publication Date: 23 Jun 2004; Publication Place: Gibson City, Illinois, USA; ,0.06263736,0.61075115,0.23538135&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Gibson City Courier; Publication Date: 23 Jun 2004; Publication Place: Gibson City, Illinois, USA; ,0.06263736,0.61075115,0.23538135&xid=3355

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