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Dorothy Mae Belle Wheeler 1915–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12-17-1915

Birth Location: Preston County West Virginia

Death Date: 9-22-2008

Death Location: Morgantown West Virginia

Father: Roy Wheeler

Mother: Dacie Ryan

Spouse(s): Howard Areford

Children(s): Howard Jr

Dorothy Mae Belle Wheeler was born in 1915 in Preston County West Virginia, the child of Roy Thaddeus Wheeler And Dacie Viola Ryan. Dorothy Mae Belle Wheeler married Howard Litzenburg Areford, and had children including Howard Liztenburg Areford Jr. Dorothy Mae Belle Wheeler passed away in 2008 in Morgantown West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Mae Belle Wheeler was born in 1915 in Preston County West Virginia, the child of Roy Thaddeus Wheeler And Dacie Viola Ryan.
  • Dorothy Mae Belle Wheeler married Howard Litzenburg Areford, and had children including Howard Liztenburg Areford Jr.
  • Dorothy Mae Belle Wheeler passed away in 2008 in Morgantown West Virginia.

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Dorothy Wheeler's Ancestors

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Dorothy Wheeler
1915–2008
Birth Place: Preston County West Virginia
Parents
Roy Thaddeus Wheeler
1890–1968
Preston, West Virginia, USA
Dacie (Viola) Ryan
1894–1986
Pisgah, Preston, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (Winfield Wheeler) "twin"
1858–1935
McClellantown, Pennsylvania USA
Sarah (Belle) Cunningham
1870–1956
Bruceton Mills, Preston County, West Virginia USA
Sanfred (E) Ryan
1866–1955
Pisgah, Preston, West Virginia, United States
Ida (May) Maust
1869–1953
West Virginia
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Wheeler's Descendants

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Dorothy (Mae Belle) Wheeler (12-17-1915–9-22-2008) m. Howard (Litzenburg) Areford (11 Feb 1912–24 Mar 1968)
  1. 1. Howard (Liztenburg Areford) Jr 1933–2013

Dorothy Wheeler's Timeline

2 Records

1915
12-17-1915
Birth of Dorothy Mae Belle Wheeler in Preston County West Virginia
Preston County West Virginia
2008
9-22-2008
Age 93
Death of Dorothy Mae Belle Wheeler in Morgantown West Virginia
Morgantown West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12-17-1915
    Event Place: Preston County West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9-22-2008
    Event Place: Morgantown West Virginia

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