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Dorothy Alma Sanders 1917–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1917

Birth Location: Charleston K, West Virginia

Death Date: 29 Oct 1999

Death Location: Cross Lanes

Father: George Saunders

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In 1917, Dorothy Alma Sanders entered the world in Charleston K, West Virginia, born to George Rily Saunders And Ruth Ellen Campbell. Dorothy Alma Sanders married Clarence Elvin Welcher, and had children including Frances W Welcher. Dorothy Alma Sanders passed away in 1999 in Cross Lanes.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Dorothy Alma Sanders entered the world in Charleston K, West Virginia, born to George Rily Saunders And Ruth Ellen Campbell.
  • Dorothy Alma Sanders married Clarence Elvin Welcher, and had children including Frances W Welcher.
  • Dorothy Alma Sanders passed away in 1999 in Cross Lanes.

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Dorothy Sanders's Ancestors

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Dorothy Sanders
1917–1999
Birth Place: Charleston K, West Virginia
Parents
George Rily Saunders
1882–1939
Kanawha, County, West Virginia
Grandparents
John (William) Saunders
1852–1933
Giles County, Virginia
Elmira (L.) Saunders
1862–1946
Kanawha, County, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth SANDERS
1824–
James Saunders
1840–1929
Lucinda Painter
1848–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Saunders
1765–1854
Martha Lane
1779–1870

Dorothy Sanders's Timeline

2 Records

1917
30 Apr 1917
Birth of Dorothy Alma Sanders in Charleston K, West Virginia
Charleston K, West Virginia
1999
29 Oct 1999
Age 82
Death of Dorothy Alma Sanders in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1917
    Event Place: Charleston K, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 233-44-0346; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Newspapers; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marmet
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Newspapers; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1999
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 233-44-0346; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Newspapers; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cross Lanes
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Newspapers; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA

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