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JESSE LAVERNE COUNTS 1920–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1920

Birth Location: Dora, Coos, Oregon, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1985

Death Location: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

Father: Ernest Counts

Mother: Louisa Henderson

Spouse(s): CHESTER WILLIS

Children(s): Shirley WILLIS, Geraldine WILLIS, Pauline WILLIS, CHESTER Jr

In 1920, JESSE LAVERNE COUNTS entered the world in Dora, Coos, Oregon, USA, born to Ernest Jay Counts And Louisa May Henderson. JESSE LAVERNE COUNTS married Chester Harry Willis, Gilbert Brosig, and had children including Chester Harry Willis Jr, Daniel Richard Willis, Ernest Roderick Brosig, Geraldine Willis, Pauline Willis, Shirley Nadine Willis. JESSE LAVERNE COUNTS passed away in 1985 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1920, JESSE LAVERNE COUNTS entered the world in Dora, Coos, Oregon, USA, born to Ernest Jay Counts And Louisa May Henderson.
  • JESSE LAVERNE COUNTS married Chester Harry Willis, Gilbert Brosig, and had children including Chester Harry Willis Jr, Daniel Richard Willis, Ernest Roderick Brosig, Geraldine Willis, Pauline Willis, Shirley Nadine Willis.
  • JESSE LAVERNE COUNTS passed away in 1985 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

JESSE COUNTS's Ancestors

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JESSE COUNTS
1920–1985
Birth Place: Dora, Coos, Oregon, USA
Parents
Ernest Jay Counts
1880–1936
Oregon
Louisa (May) Henderson
1895–1934
Oregon
Grandparents
Nicholas Counts
1853–1925
Washington, Missouri, United States
Angeline Haight
1856–1911
Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne, California, United States
John (Hood) Henderson
1858–1943
Applegate, Jackson, Oregon, USA
Ellen Mulkey
1857–1901
Lafayette, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Counts
1824–1907
Dorcas Moody
1834–1887
Moses Haight
1806–1857
ELIZABETH Hamilton
1816–1898
John Henderson
1838–1872
Susan Mulkey
1843–1919
Pleasant Mulkey
1830–1895
Hetty Roy
1825–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Carroll
1779–1865
John Counts
1778–1853
Sean Moody
1783–
Dorcas Jane
1790–1865
Cornelius Haight
1783–1873
Abigail Attwood
1782–1856
Levi Henderson
1815–1863
Louisa Berry
1810–1880
Elijah Mulkey
1814–1887
Mary McAdams
1819–1875
James Mulkey
1797–1855
Mary Dinsmore
1797–1842
Rebecca Petteway
1808–1850

JESSE COUNTS's Descendants

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JESSE (LAVERNE) COUNTS (11 Feb 1920–8 Jan 1985) m. CHESTER (HARRY) WILLIS (FEB 1893–OCT 1983)
  1. 1. Shirley (Nadine) WILLIS 1949–2006 m. Robert (George) Shepherd 1948–1975 m. Douglas McVey 1948–2021
  2. 2. Geraldine WILLIS 1939–1939
  3. 3. Pauline WILLIS 1939–1939
  4. 4. CHESTER (HARRY WILLIS) Jr 1946–2018

JESSE COUNTS's Timeline

2 Records

1920
11 Feb 1920
Birth of JESSE LAVERNE COUNTS in Dora, Coos, Oregon, USA
Dora, Coos, Oregon, USA
1985
8 Jan 1985
Age 65
Death of JESSE LAVERNE COUNTS in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Dora, Coos, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Washington, Marriage Records, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1985
    Event Place: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

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