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Dorothy Ethelene Franklin Wheeler 1919–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1919

Birth Location: Hamlin, Russell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 May 1988

Death Location: Woosley, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Chester Franklin

Mother: Bessie Franklin

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Dorothy Ethelene Franklin Wheeler / was born in 1919 in Hamlin, Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Chester Allen Franklin And Bessie Katherine Couch Franklin. In 1930, Dorothy Ethelene Franklin Wheeler resided in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA. Dorothy Ethelene Franklin Wheeler / passed away in 1988 in Woosley, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Ethelene Franklin Wheeler // was born in 1919 in Hamlin, Russell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Chester Allen Franklin And Bessie Katherine Couch Franklin.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Ethelene Franklin Wheeler // resided in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • Dorothy Ethelene Franklin Wheeler // passed away in 1988 in Woosley, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.

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Dorothy Wheeler's Ancestors

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Dorothy Wheeler
1919–1988
Birth Place: Hamlin, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Chester Allen Franklin
1882–1943
Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
Bessie (Katherine Couch) Franklin
1893–1985
Hamlin, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Washington) Franklin
1855–1907
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Jane Amburgey) Franklin
1866–1940
Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Franklin
1820–1880
Sarah Franklin
1824–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Franklin
1789–1860
Nancy Franklin
1790–1858

Dorothy Wheeler's Timeline

3 Records

1919
24 May 1919
Birth of Dorothy Ethelene Franklin Wheeler // in Hamlin, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Hamlin, Russell County, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Dorothy Ethelene Franklin Wheeler // resided here in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
1988
21 May 1988
Age 69
Death of Dorothy Ethelene Franklin Wheeler // in Woosley, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Woosley, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1919
    Event Place: Hamlin, Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342193
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342193

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1988
    Event Place: Woosley, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woosley, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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