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James Edward "Sonny" Connell 1926–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JAN 1926

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 11 AUG 1943

Death Location: Drown...at age of 17, Weirton, W. VA.

Father: James Connell

Mother: Edith Wolf-Bright

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The story of James Edward "Sonny" Connell began in 1926 in West Virginia. James Edward "Sonny" Connell passed away in 1943 in Drown...at age of 17, Weirton, W. VA..

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Biography

  • The story of James Edward "Sonny" Connell began in 1926 in West Virginia.
  • James Edward "Sonny" Connell passed away in 1943 in Drown...at age of 17, Weirton, W. VA..

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James Connell's Ancestors

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James Connell
1926–1943
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
James E Connell
1905–1984
Pennsylvania
Edith (Josephine) Wolf-Bright
1909–2001
Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Connell
1877–1943
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Mary Laughy
1874–1972
Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Grover Wolf-Bright
1885–1923
West Virginia
Sarah (Elizabeth) Peyton
1889–
Plymouth, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Connell
1854–1933
Mary McDonough
1857–1916
Michael (Laughy)
1850–1939
Sarah Downey
1853–
V Peyton
1854–1928
Emma Phillips
1871–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Connell's Timeline

2 Records

1926
11 JAN 1926
Birth of James Edward "Sonny" Connell in West Virginia
West Virginia
1943
11 AUG 1943
Age 17
Death of James Edward "Sonny" Connell in Drown...at age of 17, Weirton, W. VA.
Drown...at age of 17, Weirton, W. VA.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1926
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Weirton, Hancock, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4406; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 15-19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 AUG 1943
    Event Place: Drown...at age of 17, Weirton, W. VA.

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