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Gladys Carol Elder 1948–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1948

Birth Location: Prescot, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 27 Sep 2001

Death Location: Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA

Father: Joda Ward

Mother: Estelle Riley

Spouse(s): Norman Weems

Children(s):

Gladys Carol Elder was born in 1948 in Prescot, Arkansas, USA, the child of Joda Raymond Ward And Estelle Louise Riley. Gladys Carol Elder married John Thompson, Norman C Weems, and had children including Donald Ray Weems, Kathy Charlene Thompson, Norm Lee Weems, William Lloyd Weems. Gladys Carol Elder passed away in 2001 in Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Gladys Carol Elder was born in 1948 in Prescot, Arkansas, USA, the child of Joda Raymond Ward And Estelle Louise Riley.
  • Gladys Carol Elder married John Thompson, Norman C Weems, and had children including Donald Ray Weems, Kathy Charlene Thompson, Norm Lee Weems, William Lloyd Weems.
  • Gladys Carol Elder passed away in 2001 in Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA.

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Gladys Elder's Ancestors

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Gladys Elder
1948–2001
Birth Place: Prescot, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Joda Raymond Ward
1888–1946
Jefferson Marion County, Texas
Estelle (Louise) Riley
1910–2000
Arkansas
Grandparents
Benjamin (B) Ward
1860–1895
Brenda (Lucinda) Riley
1865–1940
Searcy County Ark
Robert (L) Riley
1861–1910
Reeves Station, Tennessee
Lou (Ellen) Hudson
1875–1940
Union City, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Ward
1835–1876
Mary Sturgill\Stergeon
1837–1911
Turner Riley
1832–1879
Bertha Weldon
1832–
Bennett Riley
1824–1866
Jane Wallis
1841–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Ward
1810–1874
Margaret Johnson
1811–1852
Elijah Sturgill
1808–1883
Rutha Mollett
1817–1874
Andrew Weldon
1791–1870
Nancy Darden
1793–
Nathan Wallace
1806–1859
Margaret
1807–1884

Gladys Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1948
22 Jun 1948
Birth of Gladys Carol Elder in Prescot, Arkansas, USA
Prescot, Arkansas, USA
2001
27 Sep 2001
Age 53
Death of Gladys Carol Elder in Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA
Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1948
    Event Place: Prescot, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [3] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Kilgore News Herald; Publication Date: 2 Oct 2001; Publication Place: Kilgore, Texas, USA; ,0.09760794,0.47315913,0.30949074&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 2001
    Event Place: Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Kilgore News Herald; Publication Date: 2 Oct 2001; Publication Place: Kilgore, Texas, USA; ,0.09760794,0.47315913,0.30949074&xid=3355

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