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Cora Lewis 1913–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1913

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 30 November 1981

Death Location: Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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Spouse(s): Alfred Jr.

Children(s): Watkin Capleton, Alfreda Capleton, Hortense Capleton

Cora Lewis was born in 1913 in Alabama, the child of John Henry Copeland And Elle Jane Keyes. Cora Lewis married Alfred E Capleton Jr, Wilson Owen, and had children including Alfred E Capleton Iii, Alfreda Estella Capleton, Connie Capleton, Evelyn L Capleton, Hortense Owen Capleton, Walter Owen, Watkin Edward Capleton. Cora Lewis passed away in 1981 in Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Cora Lewis was born in 1913 in Alabama, the child of John Henry Copeland And Elle Jane Keyes.
  • Cora Lewis married Alfred E Capleton Jr, Wilson Owen, and had children including Alfred E Capleton Iii, Alfreda Estella Capleton, Connie Capleton, Evelyn L Capleton, Hortense Owen Capleton, Walter Owen, Watkin Edward Capleton.
  • Cora Lewis passed away in 1981 in Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Alfred Jr.
1914–1982
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Watkin Capleton
1932–2014
Birth Location: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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Alfreda Capleton
1946–2003
Birth Location: Chicago Cook, Illinois
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Hortense Capleton
1936–1999
Birth Location: Hope Hull, Montgomery, Alabama
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Cora Lewis's Ancestors

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Cora Lewis
1913–1981
Birth Place: Alabama
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Cora Lewis's Descendants

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Cora Lewis (29 Sep 1913–30 November 1981) m. Alfred (E Capleton) Jr. (5 Oct 1914–15 Dec 1982)
  1. 1. Watkin (Edward) Capleton 1932–2014 m. Cora Richardson 1933–2012
  2. 2. Alfreda (Estella) Capleton 1946–2003 m. Ronnie (Burgess) Senior –2004
  3. 3. Hortense (Owen) Capleton 1936–1999

Cora Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1913
29 Sep 1913
Birth of Cora Lewis in Alabama
Alabama
1981
30 November 1981
Age 68
Death of Cora Lewis in Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1913
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 1981
    Event Place: Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
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