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Ira Friend 1916–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1916

Birth Location: Carroll County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 17 Mar 1983

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Leveare Friend

Mother: Esterla Friend

Spouse(s): Pecolia West

Children(s):

Ira Friend was born in 1916 in Carroll County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Leveare Friend And Esterla Friend. In 1920, Ira Friend resided in Beat 3, Carroll, Mississippi, USA. In 1935, Ira Friend resided in Rural, Holmes, Mississippi. Ira Friend married Pecolia West. Ira Friend passed away in 1983 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ira Friend was born in 1916 in Carroll County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Leveare Friend And Esterla Friend.
  • In 1920, Ira Friend resided in Beat 3, Carroll, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1935, Ira Friend resided in Rural, Holmes, Mississippi.
  • Ira Friend married Pecolia West.
  • Ira Friend passed away in 1983 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leveare Friend
1892–
Birth Location: Mississippi
LF
Esterla Friend
1897–1968
Birth Location: Mississippi
EF

Spouses(s)

Pecolia West
1920–1968
Birth Location: Mississippi
PW

Children(s)

Ira Friend's Ancestors

Self
Ira Friend
1916–1983
Birth Place: Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Leveare Friend
1892–
Mississippi
Esterla Friend
1897–1968
Mississippi
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ira Friend's Timeline

7 Records

1916
7 Mar 1916
Birth of Ira Friend in Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Ira Friend resided here in Beat 3, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Ira Friend resided here in Rural, Holmes, Mississippi
Rural, Holmes, Mississippi
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 24
Ira Friend resided here in Leflore, Mississippi, USA
Leflore, Mississippi, USA
1948
1948
Age 32
Ira Friend resided here in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Ira Friend resided here in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
1983
17 Mar 1983
Age 67
Death of Ira Friend in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2043; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 42-11
    [2] Michigan, Deaths
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 427-22-0634; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Carroll, Mississippi; Roll: T625_869; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 30
    [5] Michigan, Marriage Records
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 415; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 87-178

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Carroll, Mississippi; Roll: T625_869; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 30

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Holmes, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2043; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 42-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Leflore, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2043; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 42-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, 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: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 415; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 87-178

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentwood, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Deaths

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1983
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 427-22-0634; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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