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James Merlin Driver 1938–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05/16/1938

Birth Location: Franklin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 03/24/2002

Death Location: Clayton, Hendricks, Indiana, USA

Father: James Paul

Mother: Gracie Marsh

Spouse(s): Donna Baker, Betty Lefter

Children(s):

James Merlin Driver was born in 1938 in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Paul Driver Paul And Gracie Farline Marsh. James Merlin Driver married Betty Lou Lefter, Donna Jean Mayhew Baker, and had children including James Scott Driver. James Merlin Driver passed away in 2002 in Clayton, Hendricks, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • James Merlin Driver was born in 1938 in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Paul Driver Paul And Gracie Farline Marsh.
  • James Merlin Driver married Betty Lou Lefter, Donna Jean Mayhew Baker, and had children including James Scott Driver.
  • James Merlin Driver passed away in 2002 in Clayton, Hendricks, Indiana, USA.

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James Driver's Ancestors

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James Driver
1938–2002
Birth Place: Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Paul Driver Paul
1915–2003
Allen County, Kentucky, United States of America
Gracie (Farline) Marsh
1920–1996
Macon County, Lafayette, Tennessee
Grandparents
James (Abraham) Driver
1894–1944
Macon, Tennessee (Kentucky?)
Chester (Cletis) Fishburn
1893–1978
Macon, Tennessee, USA
Samuel (Moody) Marsh
1880–1924
Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee, USA
Cora (Josie) Brooks
1882–1959
Allen County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Driver's Timeline

3 Records

1938
05/16/1938
Birth of James Merlin Driver in Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
1980
10 Jan 1980
Age 42
James Merlin Driver was married in Cheatham, Tennessee, USA
Cheatham, Tennessee, USA
2002
03/24/2002
Age 64
Death of James Merlin Driver in Clayton, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
Clayton, Hendricks, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05161938
    Event Place: Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2002; Roll: 06

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1980
    Event Place: Cheatham, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belleville, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03242002
    Event Place: Clayton, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2002; Roll: 06

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