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Clara Wilhelmina McCreary 1892–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1892

Birth Location: Curlew, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 2 Aug 1983

Death Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: David McCreary

Mother: Margaret Richards

Spouse(s): John Phelps.

Children(s): Lorrayne Phelps, Melvin Phelps, Margaret McLain, Leo Phelps

The story of Clara Wilhelmina McCreary began in 1892 in Curlew, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA. Clara Wilhelmina McCreary married John Melvin Phelps, and had children including Leo John Phelps, Lorrayne Phelps, Margaret Eileen Mclain, Melvin Boyd Phelps. Clara Wilhelmina McCreary passed away in 1983 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Clara Wilhelmina McCreary began in 1892 in Curlew, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA.
  • Clara Wilhelmina McCreary married John Melvin Phelps, and had children including Leo John Phelps, Lorrayne Phelps, Margaret Eileen Mclain, Melvin Boyd Phelps.
  • Clara Wilhelmina McCreary passed away in 1983 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clara McCreary's Ancestors

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Clara McCreary
1892–1983
Birth Place: Curlew, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
Parents
David William McCreary
1855–1935
Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
Margaret (Zoidee) Richards
1866–1938
Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota, United States of America
Grandparents
James (M) McCreary
1830–1932
Old Washington, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
Harriett Talbert
1834–1910
Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
William (Winfred) Richards
1842–1911
Wimblington, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary (Louise) Plank
1843–1925
Rodman, Jefferson, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Clara McCreary's Descendants

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Clara (Wilhelmina) McCreary (31 Dec 1892–2 Aug 1983) m. John (Melvin) Phelps. (27 Feb 1887–11 Jul 1958)
  1. 1. Lorrayne Phelps 1924–2016 m. Daniel (Franklin) Flatt 1913–1994
  2. 2. Melvin (Boyd) Phelps 1911–1977
  3. 3. Margaret (Eileen) McLain 1918–1997
  4. 4. Leo (John) Phelps 1920–1969

Clara McCreary's Timeline

2 Records

1892
31 Dec 1892
Birth of Clara Wilhelmina McCreary in Curlew, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
Curlew, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
1983
2 Aug 1983
Age 91
Death of Clara Wilhelmina McCreary in Metropolitan Medical Center, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Mn., USA
Metropolitan Medical Center, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Mn., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1892
    Event Place: Curlew, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1983
    Event Place: Metropolitan Medical Center, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Mn., USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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