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Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan 1928–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1928

Birth Location: Speermore, Harper Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 6 Feb 2009

Death Location: Kentucky, USA

Father: Lester Wells

Mother: Fanny Ashlock

Spouse(s): Warren Nelson

Children(s):

The story of Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan began in 1928 in Speermore, Harper Oklahoma, USA. In 1940, Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan resided in Laverne, Oklahoma, USA. In 1951, Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan resided in Washington. Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan married Eugene E Smith, John H Duncan, Warren A Nelson, and had children including Arlin Smith, Jacqueline Kay Nelson, Jeanetta Penny Nelson, Lisa Angela Nelson. Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan passed away in 2009 in Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan began in 1928 in Speermore, Harper Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1940, Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan resided in Laverne, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1951, Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan resided in Washington.
  • Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan married Eugene E Smith, John H Duncan, Warren A Nelson, and had children including Arlin Smith, Jacqueline Kay Nelson, Jeanetta Penny Nelson, Lisa Angela Nelson.
  • Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan passed away in 2009 in Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ida Duncan's Ancestors

Self
Ida Duncan
1928–2009
Birth Place: Speermore, Harper Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Lester M Wells
1903–1987
Lavern, Harper County, Oklahoma, USA
Fanny (M) Ashlock
1910–2004
Oklahoma
Grandparents
Samuel Wells
1865–1935
Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Ida (Mae) Anderson
1866–1943
Linn, Iowa, USA
Mark (A) Ashlock
1880–
Missouri
Grace (Mae) Good
1885–1920
Gentry, Gentry County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Ashlock
1832–1924
Lusetta Seward
1839–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Ashlock
1801–1877
Priscilla Thurman
1800–1850

Ida Duncan's Timeline

6 Records

1928
12 Apr 1928
Birth of Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan in Speermore, Harper Oklahoma, USA
Speermore, Harper Oklahoma, USA
1940
9 May 1940
Age 12
Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan resided here in Laverne, Oklahoma, USA
Laverne, Oklahoma, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 23
Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan resided here in Washington
Washington
1982
10 Dec 1982
Age 54
Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan was married in Yakima, Washington, USA
Yakima, Washington, USA
1985
1985
Age 57
Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan resided here in Toppenish, WA
Toppenish, WA
2009
6 Feb 2009
Age 81
Death of Ida May Wells Smith Nelson Duncan in Yakima, Washington, USA
Yakima, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1928
    Event Place: Speermore, Harper Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013
    [4] Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington, Marriage Records, CE339-2-0-15
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] Washington Death Index, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1982
    Event Place: Yakima, Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 May 1940
    Event Place: Laverne, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Oklahoma, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Leader-Tribune; Publication Date: 9 May 1940; Publication Place: Laverne, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Washington
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Toppenish, WA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yakima, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Washington Death Index, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 2009
    Event Place: Yakima, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Washington Death Index, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017
    [4] Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Estate and Divorce Files, 1855-1950 (Rankin County, Mississippi); Author: Mississippi. Chancery Court (Rankin County)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Tennessee Valley Cemetery Relocation Files, 1933-1990, The National Archives at Atlanta; Series Title: Cemetery Relocation Files, 1933-1990; ARC Number: 656399; Record Group Title: Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority; Record Group Number: 142; Box Number: 149

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Rankin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Estate and Divorce Files, 1855-1950 (Rankin County, Mississippi); Author: Mississippi. Chancery Court (Rankin County)

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