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George Orson Welles 1915–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1915

Birth Location: Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 10 October 1985

Death Location: Ronda, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucia, Spain

Father: Richard Welles

Mother:

Spouse(s): Countess Girifalco

Children(s): Rebecca Manning

George Orson Welles was born in 1915 in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Richard Hodgdon Welles And Beatrice Ives. George Orson Welles married Countess Paola Di Girifalco, and had children including Rebecca Manning. George Orson Welles passed away in 1985 in Ronda, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucia, Spain.

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Biography

  • George Orson Welles was born in 1915 in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Richard Hodgdon Welles And Beatrice Ives.
  • George Orson Welles married Countess Paola Di Girifalco, and had children including Rebecca Manning.
  • George Orson Welles passed away in 1985 in Ronda, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucia, Spain.

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George Welles's Ancestors

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George Welles
1915–1985
Birth Place: Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Richard Hodgdon Welles
1873–1930
Missouri, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Jones) Welles
1843–1873
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Blanche) Head
1847–1942
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Orson Head
1817–1875
Mary Treadwell
1827–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Head
1775–1866
Hepzibah Livermore
1780–1862

George Welles's Descendants

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George (Orson) Welles (6 May 1915–10 October 1985) m. Countess (Paola Di) Girifalco (18 September 1928–12 August 1987)
  1. 1. Rebecca Manning 1944–2004

George Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1915
6 May 1915
Birth of George Orson Welles in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA
Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA
1985
10 October 1985
Age 70
Death of George Orson Welles in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1915
    Event Place: Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1985
    Event Place: Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ronda, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucia, Spain
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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