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Carl Wesley Saunders 1916–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 3, 1916

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: May 24, 1977

Death Location: Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA

Father: William Saunders

Mother: Marietta Matthews

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In 1916, Carl Wesley Saunders entered the world in Virginia, born to William Christopher Columbus Saunders And Marietta Elizabeth Mollie Virginia Matthews. Carl Wesley Saunders married Lorina Coral Shreve, Mary Belle Titus. Carl Wesley Saunders passed away in 1977 in Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1916, Carl Wesley Saunders entered the world in Virginia, born to William Christopher Columbus Saunders And Marietta Elizabeth Mollie Virginia Matthews.
  • Carl Wesley Saunders married Lorina Coral Shreve, Mary Belle Titus.
  • Carl Wesley Saunders passed away in 1977 in Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA.

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Carl Saunders's Ancestors

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Carl Saunders
1916–1977
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
William Christopher Columbus Saunders
1870–1952
Sinking Creek, Giles Va
Marietta (Elizabeth "Mollie" Virginia) Matthews
1872–1916
Craig County, VA
Grandparents
Florentine (Clementine) SAUNDERS
1845–
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth SANDERS
1824–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Saunders
1765–1854
Martha Lane
1779–1870

Carl Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1916
May 3, 1916
Birth of Carl Wesley Saunders in Virginia
Virginia
1977
May 24, 1977
Age 61
Death of Carl Wesley Saunders in Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, USA
Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 3, 1916
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 229-09-3701; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [5] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 24, 1977
    Event Place: Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 229-09-3701; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [4] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

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