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Gwen Alta Brown 1920–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1920

Birth Location: Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America

Death Date: 13 Jul 2005

Death Location: Whitney, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America

Father: Miralba Brown

Mother: Alta Hollingsworth

Spouse(s): Willard Cole

Children(s): Glenda Cole, Joyce Cole

Gwen Alta Brown was born in 1920 in Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America, the child of Miralba Brown And Alta Hollingsworth. In 1935, Gwen Alta Brown resided in Rural, White Pine, Nevada. In 1940, Gwen Alta Brown resided in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA. Gwen Alta Brown married Willard Wayne Cole, and had children including Diane Cole, Glenda Cole, Joyce Cole. Gwen Alta Brown passed away in 2005 in Whitney, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Gwen Alta Brown was born in 1920 in Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America, the child of Miralba Brown And Alta Hollingsworth.
  • In 1935, Gwen Alta Brown resided in Rural, White Pine, Nevada.
  • In 1940, Gwen Alta Brown resided in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA.
  • Gwen Alta Brown married Willard Wayne Cole, and had children including Diane Cole, Glenda Cole, Joyce Cole.
  • Gwen Alta Brown passed away in 2005 in Whitney, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Gwen Brown's Ancestors

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Gwen Brown
1920–2005
Birth Place: Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America
Parents
Miralba Brown
1898–1976
Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States of America
Alta Hollingsworth
1900–1966
Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gwen Brown's Descendants

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Gwen (Alta) Brown (21 Dec 1920–13 Jul 2005) m. Willard (Wayne) Cole (7 Jul 1917–2 February 1999)
  1. 1. Glenda Cole 1942–2003
  2. 2. Joyce Cole 1945–2021

Gwen Brown's Timeline

5 Records

1920
21 Dec 1920
Birth of Gwen Alta Brown in Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America
Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 15
Gwen Alta Brown resided here in Rural, White Pine, Nevada
Rural, White Pine, Nevada
1940
1940
Age 20
Gwen Alta Brown resided here in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA
Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Gwen Alta Brown resided here in Whitney, Franklin, Idaho, USA
Whitney, Franklin, Idaho, USA
2005
13 Jul 2005
Age 85
Death of Gwen Alta Brown
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1920
    Event Place: Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Preston, Franklin, Idaho; Roll: m-t0627-00745; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 21-20
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Whitney, Franklin, Idaho; Roll: 2346; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 21-36

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, White Pine, Nevada
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Preston, Franklin, Idaho; Roll: m-t0627-00745; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 21-20

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Preston, Franklin, Idaho; Roll: m-t0627-00745; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 21-20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Whitney, Franklin, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Whitney, Franklin, Idaho; Roll: 2346; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 21-36

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 2005
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitney, Franklin County, Idaho, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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