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Frank E Read 1876–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1876

Birth Location: Pella, Ford, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 1901

Death Location: Grand Ridge, La Salle County, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Read

Mother: Emma Spaulding

Spouse(s): Bertha Kates

Children(s): Edwin Read, Helen Read, Franklin Read

The story of Frank E Read began in 1876 in Pella, Ford, Illinois, United States. Frank E Read married Bertha Anna Koetz Kates, and had children including Edwin Thomas Read, Franklin E Read, Helen Elsie Read. Frank E Read passed away in 1901 in Grand Ridge, La Salle County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Frank E Read began in 1876 in Pella, Ford, Illinois, United States.
  • Frank E Read married Bertha Anna Koetz Kates, and had children including Edwin Thomas Read, Franklin E Read, Helen Elsie Read.
  • Frank E Read passed away in 1901 in Grand Ridge, La Salle County, Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frank Read's Ancestors

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Frank Read
1876–1901
Birth Place: Pella, Ford, Illinois, United States
Parents
Thomas Read
1842–1920
Chautauqua County New York, USA
Emma Spaulding
1851–1878
Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Read
1801–1863
Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States
Eliza (Ann) Ferguson
1813–1878
Otsego County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Read
1756–1834
Nancy Keys
1770–1823
David Ferguson
1773–
Mary Thompson
1776–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Read
1730–1767
Elizabeth Watts
1732–
Nathaniel Keyes
1739–1813
Johanna Keech
1752–1847
William Ferguson
1748–1818
Jannett Hood
1749–
George Thompson
1740–1783
Mary Crossett
1746–

Frank Read's Descendants

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Frank (E) Read (19 Oct 1876–1901) m. Bertha (Anna Koetz \) Kates (15 Jun 1878–07 May 1949)
  1. 1. Edwin (Thomas) Read 1898–1952 m. Ellen (Katherine (Nellie)) Dougherty 1898–1967
    1. 1. Mary (Lorraine) Read 1920–1989 m. John (Hillian) Brown 1919–
    2. 2. Evelyn Reed 1923–2007 m. Theodore (Charles) Guenther 1921–
  2. 2. Helen (Elsie) Read 1901–1994
  3. 3. Franklin (E) Read 1902–1976

Frank Read's Timeline

3 Records

1876
19 Oct 1876
Birth of Frank E Read in Pella, Ford, Illinois, United States
Pella, Ford, Illinois, United States
1901
18 Nov 1901
Age 25
Death of Frank E Read in La Salle, La Salle, Illinois, United States
La Salle, La Salle, Illinois, United States
1901
1901
Age 25
Burial of Frank E Read in Grand Ridge, La Salle County, Illinois, USA
Grand Ridge, La Salle County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Pella, Ford, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index
    [2] Illinois, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1901
    Event Place: La Salle, La Salle, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index
    [2] Illinois, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Grand Ridge, La Salle County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index
    [2] Illinois, Find a Grave Index

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