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Jerry Lee Decker 1947–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 January 1947

Birth Location: Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: Jun 7, 2020

Death Location: Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Robert Decker

Mother: Beatrice Benefiel

Spouse(s): Barbara Fletcher

Children(s):

Jerry Lee Decker was born in 1947 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Robert George Franklin Decker And Beatrice Opal Benefiel. In 1965, Jerry Lee Decker resided in Elwood, Indiana. Jerry Lee Decker married Barbara Sue Fletcher, Jeanie Blake Klein Vinson, and had children including Heidi Leigh Decker, Scott Decker. Jerry Lee Decker passed away in 2020 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jerry Lee Decker was born in 1947 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Robert George Franklin Decker And Beatrice Opal Benefiel.
  • In 1965, Jerry Lee Decker resided in Elwood, Indiana.
  • Jerry Lee Decker married Barbara Sue Fletcher, Jeanie Blake Klein Vinson, and had children including Heidi Leigh Decker, Scott Decker.
  • Jerry Lee Decker passed away in 2020 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jerry Decker's Ancestors

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Jerry Decker
1947–2020
Birth Place: Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Robert George Franklin Decker
1920–1975
Elwood, Indiana
Beatrice (Opal) Benefiel
1917–2002
Anderson, Indiana
Grandparents
Franklin Decker
1882–1950
Rush, Indiana, USA
Ethel (Leora) Messmer
1882–
Newman Tuskc, Illinois
Frederick ("Fred" Harold) Benefiel
1892–1977
Madison Co. Ind.
Dessie Conklin
1893–1994
Madison Co, Indiana
Great-Grandparents
George Decker
1848–1916
Sadie Powell
1851–1938
Elisha Woodsides
1845–1918
Annie Woodsides
1858–1932
George Benefiel
1854–1927
Mary Neese
1858–1932
David Conklin
1855–1949
Laura Lowery
1861–1952
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Decker
1806–1882
Jane (Decker)
1794–1879
Joseph Calvin
1832–
Aaron Conklin
1820–1910
Louvina Goldman
1822–1889
James LOWRY
1816–1897
Rebecca Asher
1820–1913

Jerry Decker's Timeline

4 Records

1947
12 January 1947
Birth of Jerry Lee Decker in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
1965
1965
Age 18
Jerry Lee Decker resided here in Elwood, Indiana
Elwood, Indiana
2020
7 June 2020
Age 73
Death of Jerry Lee Decker in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
2020
Jun 7, 2020
Age 73
Death of Jerry Lee Decker in Elwood, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Elwood, Tipton, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 January 1947
    Event Place: Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: Crescent; Year: 1965
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Records of Marriage 1961-2005; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1967 Dec; Certificate Range: 046872 - 049836
    [4] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Records of Marriage 1961-2005; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1982 Aug; Certificate Range: 032249 - 034790

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Elwood, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: Crescent; Year: 1965

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 June 2020
    Event Place: Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 7, 2020
    Event Place: Elwood, Tipton, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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