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Jay Winferd Leonard 1930–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1930

Birth Location: Wahsington County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Oct 2002

Death Location: Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Leonard

Mother: Hesbia Klapper

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The story of Jay Winferd Leonard began in 1930 in Wahsington County, Virginia, USA. Jay Winferd Leonard passed away in 2002 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jay Winferd Leonard began in 1930 in Wahsington County, Virginia, USA.
  • Jay Winferd Leonard passed away in 2002 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

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Jay Leonard's Ancestors

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Jay Leonard
1930–2002
Birth Place: Wahsington County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Fayette Leonard
1870–1942
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Hesbia (Gertrude Bays) Klapper
1896–1979
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Leonard
1828–1880
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Martha (Margaret Shaffer) Leonard
1835–1907
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Sr.
1795–1889
Elizabeth Johnson
1801–1879
John Shaffer
1813–1899
Mary Deck
1818–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mickel Deck
1774–1857
Mary Deck
1784–1879

Jay Leonard's Timeline

2 Records

1930
14 Nov 1930
Birth of Jay Winferd Leonard in Wahsington County, Virginia, USA
Wahsington County, Virginia, USA
2002
11 Oct 2002
Age 72
Death of Jay Winferd Leonard in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1930
    Event Place: Wahsington County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 2002
    Event Place: Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

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