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Doris Belle Staples 1925–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Nov 1925

Birth Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 6 Jun 2005

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

Father: LeRoy Staples

Mother: Carrie Marshall

Spouse(s): Alexander Elwood

Children(s): Michael Elwood, James Elwood

Doris Belle Staples was born in 1925 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, the child of Leroy Lafayette Lee Staples And Carrie Belle Marshall. In 1930, Doris Belle Staples resided in South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA. In 1950, Doris Belle Staples resided in South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA. Doris Belle Staples married Alexander Ryley Elwood, and had children including James Allen Elwood, Janet L Elwood, Michael Wayne Elwood. Doris Belle Staples passed away in 2005 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Doris Belle Staples was born in 1925 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, the child of Leroy Lafayette Lee Staples And Carrie Belle Marshall.
  • In 1930, Doris Belle Staples resided in South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1950, Doris Belle Staples resided in South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA.
  • Doris Belle Staples married Alexander Ryley Elwood, and had children including James Allen Elwood, Janet L Elwood, Michael Wayne Elwood.
  • Doris Belle Staples passed away in 2005 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Doris Staples's Ancestors

Self
Doris Staples
1925–2005
Birth Place: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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

Doris Staples's Descendants

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Doris (Belle) Staples (2 Nov 1925–6 Jun 2005) m. Alexander (Ryley) Elwood (28 May 1923–3 September 1964)
  1. 1. Michael (Wayne) Elwood 1950–1967
  2. 2. James (Allen) Elwood 1945–2016

Doris Staples's Timeline

9 Records

1925
2 Nov 1925
Birth of Doris Belle Staples in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Doris Belle Staples resided here in South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Doris Belle Staples resided here in South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 26
Doris Belle Staples resided here in Minnesota
Minnesota
1955
1955
Age 30
Doris Belle Staples resided here in St Paul, Minnesota, USA
St Paul, Minnesota, USA
1967
15 Jun 1967
Age 42
Doris Belle Staples resided here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2005
Abt 2005
Age 80
Doris Belle Staples resided here in Maplewood, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
Maplewood, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
2005
4 Jun 2005
Age 80
Death of Doris Belle Staples in Maplewood, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
Maplewood, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
2005
6 Jun 2005
Age 80
Burial of Doris Belle Staples in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1925
    Event Place: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2340820
    [4] Minnesota, Death Index, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017
    [5] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [6] Minnesota, Birth Index
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] 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: 2844; Page: 44; Enumeration District: 19-61

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: South St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2340820

    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: 2844; Page: 44; Enumeration District: 19-61

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Minnesota
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: St Paul, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1967
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Star Tribune; Publication Date: 15 Jun 1967; Publication Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; &terms=Mrs._Doris_Elwood

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 2005
    Event Place: Maplewood, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, Death Index, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 2005
    Event Place: Maplewood, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Minnesota, Death Index, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Jun 2005
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota, Death Index, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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