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Earnest McDonald 1937–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1937

Birth Location: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: Jan 1987

Death Location: South Point, Lawrence, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Charles Ailiff

Mother: Alberta Thacker

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Earnest McDonald was born in 1937 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Charles Edward Ailiff And Alberta Thacker. Earnest McDonald passed away in 1987 in South Point, Lawrence, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Earnest McDonald was born in 1937 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Charles Edward Ailiff And Alberta Thacker.
  • Earnest McDonald passed away in 1987 in South Point, Lawrence, Ohio, United States of America.

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Earnest McDonald's Ancestors

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Earnest McDonald
1937–1987
Birth Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles Edward Ailiff
1900–1922
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Alberta Thacker
1906–1970
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Sylvester Aliff
1860–1929
West Virginia
Hester Aliff
1872–1969
Wayne, West Virginia
Earnest (Arville) Thacker
1883–1942
Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
Sarah (Louise Goodman) Thacker
1889–1937
Wayne County, West Virginia
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earnest McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1937
2 Aug 1937
Birth of Earnest McDonald in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
1987
Jan 1987
Age 50
Death of Earnest McDonald in South Point, Lawrence, Ohio, United States of America
South Point, Lawrence, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1937
    Event Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1987
    Event Place: South Point, Lawrence, Ohio, United States of America

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