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Elva Sanders 1908–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1908

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 24 Mar 1979

Death Location: Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana

Father: Fred Sanders

Mother: Myrtis Strickland

Spouse(s): George Covington

Children(s):

The story of Elva Sanders began in 1908 in Mississippi. Elva Sanders married George Pearly Covington, and had children including Dick Covington, Reggie Covington. Elva Sanders passed away in 1979 in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • The story of Elva Sanders began in 1908 in Mississippi.
  • Elva Sanders married George Pearly Covington, and had children including Dick Covington, Reggie Covington.
  • Elva Sanders passed away in 1979 in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana.

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Elva Sanders's Ancestors

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Elva Sanders
1908–1979
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Fred Monroe Sanders
1881–1945
Myrtis Strickland
1882–1952
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elva Sanders's Timeline

2 Records

1908
23 Nov 1908
Birth of Elva Sanders in Mississippi
Mississippi
1979
24 Mar 1979
Age 71
Death of Elva Sanders in Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Cemetery tombstone has DOB as 23 Nov 1909, SS has it as 23 Nov 1908

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1979
    Event Place: Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana

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