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Donald Oliver Staples 1931–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1931

Birth Location: Dakota County, Minnesota

Death Date: 10 Aug 1985

Death Location: Los Angeles

Father: LeRoy Staples

Mother: Carrie Marshall

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The story of Donald Oliver Staples began in 1931 in Dakota County, Minnesota. In 1950, Donald Oliver Staples resided in South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA. Donald Oliver Staples passed away in 1985 in Los Angeles.

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Biography

  • The story of Donald Oliver Staples began in 1931 in Dakota County, Minnesota.
  • In 1950, Donald Oliver Staples resided in South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA.
  • Donald Oliver Staples passed away in 1985 in Los Angeles.

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Donald Staples's Ancestors

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Donald Staples
1931–1985
Birth Place: Dakota County, Minnesota
Parents
LeRoy LaFayette “Lee” Staples
1888–1959
Maywood, Frontier, Nebraska, United States
Carrie (Belle) Marshall
1890–1982
Jerauld Co., SD, South Dakota, USA
Grandparents
John (Edward) Marshall
1862–1935
Marshall County, Iowa, United States of America
Nellie (Alfaretta) Titus
1866–1937
Sharon, Mercer, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Marshall
1830–1918
Caroline Lancaster
1835–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lancaster
1810–1876
Olive Ruddick
1812–1888

Donald Staples's Timeline

4 Records

1931
25 Jun 1931
Birth of Donald Oliver Staples in Dakota County, Minnesota
Dakota County, Minnesota
1950
1950
Age 19
Donald Oliver Staples resided here in South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
1951
23 Mar 1951
Age 20
Donald Oliver Staples was baptized in USNTC, Great Lakes, III
USNTC, Great Lakes, III
1985
10 Aug 1985
Age 54
Death of Donald Oliver Staples in Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1931
    Event Place: Dakota County, Minnesota
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Chaplains Pastoral Acts; Roll: NLC-16
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota; Roll: 2843; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 19-44

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1951
    Event Place: USNTC, Great Lakes, III
    Record Source: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Chaplains Pastoral Acts; Roll: NLC-16

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, 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: South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota; Roll: 2843; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 19-44

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1985
    Event Place: Los Angeles

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