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Janet Benlee Decker 1935–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 February 1935

Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 3 March 2003

Death Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Lawson Decker

Mother: Gussie Smith

Spouse(s): John Riger, Cleo Ferguson

Children(s):

Janet Benlee Decker was born in 1935 in Alabama, United States of America, the child of Lawson Decker And Gussie Marie Smith. In 1935, Janet Benlee Decker resided in Rural, Ohio, Kentucky. Janet Benlee Decker married Cleo Glenn Ferguson, John F Riger, Reddish. Janet Benlee Decker passed away in 2003 in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Janet Benlee Decker was born in 1935 in Alabama, United States of America, the child of Lawson Decker And Gussie Marie Smith.
  • In 1935, Janet Benlee Decker resided in Rural, Ohio, Kentucky.
  • Janet Benlee Decker married Cleo Glenn Ferguson, John F Riger, Reddish.
  • Janet Benlee Decker passed away in 2003 in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet Decker's Ancestors

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Janet Decker
1935–2003
Birth Place: Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Lawson Decker
1906–1982
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Gussie (Marie) Smith
1915–1944
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (O) Decker
1881–1970
Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Palestine) Bratcher
1887–1971
Butler County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Decker
1853–1944
Mary Oller
1857–1929
Bennett Bratcher
1842–1888
Martha Embry
1848–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Decker
1824–1894
America Oldham
1828–1868

Janet Decker's Timeline

12 Records

1935
17 Feb 1935
Birth of Janet Benlee Decker in Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
1935
17 February 1935
Birth of Janet Benlee Decker in Alabama, United States of America
Alabama, United States of America
1935
1935
Janet Benlee Decker resided here in Rural, Ohio, Kentucky
Rural, Ohio, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 5
Janet Benlee Decker resided here in Mag Dist No-3 Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist No-3 Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 15
Janet Benlee Decker resided here in Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
1960
1960-1961
Age 25
Janet Benlee Decker resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1988
1988-2009
Age 53
Janet Benlee Decker resided here in Mc Henry, Kentucky, USA
Mc Henry, Kentucky, USA
1993
1993
Age 58
Janet Benlee Decker resided here in Mc Henry, KY
Mc Henry, KY
1996
1996
Age 61
Janet Benlee Decker resided here in Mc Henry, KY
Mc Henry, KY
2003
29 Mar 2003
Age 68
Death of Janet Benlee Decker
None
2003
3 March 2003
Age 68
Death of Janet Benlee Decker
None
2006
2006
Age 71
Janet Benlee Decker resided here in Beaver Dam, Kentucky, USA
Beaver Dam, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1935
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rockport, Ohio, Kent

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 February 1935
    Event Place: Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Ohio, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist No-3 Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rockport, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rockport, Ohio, Kent

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960-1961
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1988-2009
    Event Place: Mc Henry, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Mc Henry, KY
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Mc Henry, KY
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2006
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mc Henry, KY
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 2003
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 2003
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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