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Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason 1913–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 June 1913

Birth Location: Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 17 August 2006

Death Location: Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Charles Mason

Mother: Bertha Drew

Spouse(s): Edward Knipfer, Paul Layman

Children(s):

In 1913, Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason entered the world in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA, born to Charles Edward Mason And Bertha Drew. In 1940, Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason resided in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA. In 1946, Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason resided in Dayton, Ohio, USA. Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason married Edward Clyde Knipfer, Paul William Louis Layman, and had children including Jack E Layman. Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason passed away in 2006 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1913, Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason entered the world in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA, born to Charles Edward Mason And Bertha Drew.
  • In 1940, Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason resided in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1946, Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason resided in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
  • Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason married Edward Clyde Knipfer, Paul William Louis Layman, and had children including Jack E Layman.
  • Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason passed away in 2006 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Mason's Ancestors

Self
Edith Mason
1913–2006
Birth Place: Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA
Parents
Charles Edward Mason
1873–1925
Darke County, Ohio, United States of America
Bertha Drew
1889–1971
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Mason's Timeline

7 Records

1913
15 June 1913
Birth of Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA
Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 27
Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason resided here in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1946
1946
Age 33
Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason resided here in Dayton, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason resided here in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1974
1974
Age 61
Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason resided here in Dayton, OH
Dayton, OH
2006
17 August 2006
Age 93
Death of Edith Blanche "Blanche" (m. Knipfer, m. Layman) Mason in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 June 1913
    Event Place: Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03252; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 94-62
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Record
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dayton, Montgomery
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] Web: Montgomery County, Ohio, U.S., Woodland Cemetery Index, 1814-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03252; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 94-62

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dayton, Montgomery

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Ohio
    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 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1974
    Event Place: Dayton, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dayton, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 2006
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America
    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] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Record
    [5] Web: Montgomery County, Ohio, U.S., Woodland Cemetery Index, 1814-2011

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Montgomery County, Ohio, U.S., Woodland Cemetery Index, 1814-2011

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