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James Walter Wales 1933–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 June 1933

Birth Location: Templeton, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 28 August 1993

Death Location: Worthington, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: James Wales

Mother: Helen Shea

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

James Walter Wales was born in 1933 in Templeton, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of James Hubert Wales And Helen Shea. In 1935, James Walter Wales resided in Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania. James Walter Wales married Roberta L Wales Paul, and had children including James W Wales Jr. James Walter Wales passed away in 1993 in Worthington, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Walter Wales was born in 1933 in Templeton, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of James Hubert Wales And Helen Shea.
  • In 1935, James Walter Wales resided in Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania.
  • James Walter Wales married Roberta L Wales Paul, and had children including James W Wales Jr.
  • James Walter Wales passed away in 1993 in Worthington, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Wales's Ancestors

Self
James Wales
1933–1993
Birth Place: Templeton, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
James Hubert Wales
1911–1977
Conifer, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Helen Shea
1913–2003
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Jones) Wales
1880–1930
Ogmore Valley, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Lillian (Elizabeth) Law
1875–
Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England
Walter (Herd) Shea
1889–1962
Rimersburg, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Margaret (Maggie Pearl) Schreckengost
1894–1975
Oak Ridge, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Wales
1852–1916
Eleanor Jones
1850–1919
Richard Law
1854–1918
Mary GGM
1853–1929
Samuel Shea
1859–1922
Vianna Scott
1861–1938
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Wells
1823–1864
Mary Hadlan
1827–1893
James Jones
1829–
Catherine Williams
1830–
RICHARD LAW
1804–1872
Elizabeth Higgs
1813–1893
Henry Carter
1822–1862
Elizabeth Mason
1821–1897
Thomas Shea
1819–1905
Mary Heard
1819–1882

James Wales's Timeline

10 Records

1933
29 June 1933
Birth of James Walter Wales in Templeton, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Templeton, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1933
8 Oct 1933
James Walter Wales was baptized in Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 2
James Walter Wales resided here in Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 7
James Walter Wales resided here in Pine Twp, Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
Pine Twp, Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
1949
1949
Age 16
James Walter Wales resided here in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USA
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
James Walter Wales resided here in Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
1951
Age 18
James Walter Wales resided here in Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Kittanning, Pennsylvania
1951
24 Jun 1951
Age 18
James Walter Wales - Confirmation in Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
1961
31 May 1961
Age 28
James Walter Wales resided here in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USA
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USA
1993
28 August 1993
Age 60
Death of James Walter Wales in Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 June 1933
    Event Place: Templeton, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Kittanning High School; Year: 1949
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Kittanning High School; Year: 1951
    [3] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 2
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03424; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 3-58
    [5] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 436
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1223; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 3-83

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1933
    Event Place: Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 436

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03424; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 3-58

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pine Twp, Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03424; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 3-58

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Kittanning High School; Year: 1949

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, 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: Pine, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1223; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 3-83

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Kittanning, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Kittanning High School; Year: 1951

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Confirmation
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1951
    Event Place: Kittanning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 436

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1960
    Event Place: Kittanning, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Simpson's Leader-Times - 25 Apr 1960 - Page 7, Marriage of PAUL Wales 25 Apr 1960

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 May 1961
    Event Place: Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Simpson's Leader-Times; Publication Date: 31 May 1961; Publication Place: Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USA
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Simpson's Leader-Times; Publication Date: 31 May/ 1961; Publication Place: Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1968
    Event Place: Kittanning, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Simpson's Leader-Times - 17 Sep 1968 - Page 15, 17 Sep 1968

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 1993
    Event Place: Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Worthington, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 2

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