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Charles Hardin "Buddy Holly" Holley 1936–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1936

Birth Location: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA

Death Date: 3 Feb 1959

Death Location: Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA

Father: Lawrence Holley

Mother: Ella Drake

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In 1936, Charles Hardin "Buddy Holly" Holley entered the world in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA, born to Lawrence Odell Holley And Ella Pauline Drake. Charles Hardin "Buddy Holly" Holley passed away in 1959 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1936, Charles Hardin "Buddy Holly" Holley entered the world in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA, born to Lawrence Odell Holley And Ella Pauline Drake.
  • Charles Hardin "Buddy Holly" Holley passed away in 1959 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA.

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Charles Holley's Ancestors

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Charles Holley
1936–1959
Birth Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Parents
Lawrence Odell Holley
1901–1985
Ella (Pauline) Drake
1902–1990
Grandparents
John (Hardin) Holley
1878–1959
Green, Kentucky, United States
Willie (Ophelia) Young
1880–1961
Blossom, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
JAMES HOLLEY
1849–1927
MARY YOUNG
1856–1945
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Young
1817–1907
MARY HEDGEPETH
1831–1893

Charles Holley's Timeline

2 Records

1936
7 Sep 1936
Birth of Charles Hardin "Buddy Holly" Holley in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
1959
3 Feb 1959
Age 23
Death of Charles Hardin "Buddy Holly" Holley in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA
Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1936
    Event Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1959
    Event Place: Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA

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