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Edwin Russell Perry 1910 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1910

Birth Location: Cook County, IL

Death Date: 27 Nov 1987

Death Location: Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States of America

Father: George Perry

Mother: Lena Peterson

Spouse(s): Helen Lester

Children(s): Patricia Perry, Ronald Perry, Penelope Perry, George Perry, Perry None

Early life: Edwin Russell Perry arrived in Cook County, IL in 1910, born to George Henry Perry and Lena C Peterson. Over time, Edwin Russell Perry formed a family with Helen L Lester, which included Patricia Louise Perry, Ronald Day Perry, Penelope Dawn Perry, George Russell Perry and Perry. Edwin Russell Perry concluded life in Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States of America in 1987.

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Parents

George Perry
1870 – 1936
Birth Location: Oregon, Ogle, Illinois
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Lena Peterson
1885 – 1916
Birth Location: Sweden
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Spouses(s)

Helen Lester
1911 – 1996
Birth Location: Illinois
HL

Children(s)

Patricia Perry
1932 –
Birth Location: –
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Ronald Perry
1938 – 2018
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Penelope Perry
1942 –
Birth Location: –
PP
George Perry
Birth Location: –
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Perry None
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Jul 1910
    Event Place: Cook County, IL
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00939; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 103-577

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00939; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 103-577

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1393

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Nov 1987
    Event Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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