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Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson 1919–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1919

Birth Location: Cairo, Grady, GA

Death Date: 24 Oct 1972

Death Location: Died from heart problems and diabetes, Stamford, Fairfield, CT

Father: Jerry Robinson

Mother: Mallie McGriff

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Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was born in 1919 in Cairo, Grady, GA, the child of Jerry T Roberson Robinson And Mallie Mcgriff. Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson passed away in 1972 in Died from heart problems and diabetes, Stamford, Fairfield, CT.

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Biography

  • Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was born in 1919 in Cairo, Grady, GA, the child of Jerry T Roberson Robinson And Mallie Mcgriff.
  • Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson passed away in 1972 in Died from heart problems and diabetes, Stamford, Fairfield, CT.

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Jack Robinson's Ancestors

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Jack Robinson
1919–1972
Birth Place: Cairo, Grady, GA
Parents
Jerry T Roberson Robinson
1889–
GA
Mallie McGriff
1890–1968
Cairo, Grady County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Washington McGriff
1847–1926
GA
Edna (Thomas) Sims
1858–1933
Duncanville, Grady, GA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sims
1845–1924
Lucy Pullens
1834–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sims
1801–1888
Emily Clements
1814–1936

Jack Robinson's Timeline

2 Records

1919
31 Jan 1919
Birth of Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson in Cairo, Grady, GA
Cairo, Grady, GA
1972
24 Oct 1972
Age 53
Death of Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson in Died from heart problems and diabetes, Stamford, Fairfield, CT
Died from heart problems and diabetes, Stamford, Fairfield, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Cairo, Grady, GA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1972
    Event Place: Died from heart problems and diabetes, Stamford, Fairfield, CT

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