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John Franklin Reid 1921 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1921

Birth Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Death Date: 5 Jan 1987

Death Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana

Father: Archibald Reid

Mother: Gladys Geen

Spouse(s): Ida Pirtle

Children(s): John Reid

In 1921, John Franklin Reid entered the world in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, born to Archibald Reid and Gladys May Geen. Years later, John Franklin Reid married Ida Lee Pirtle, and the couple became parents to John Bryan Reid. John Franklin Reid died in 1987 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana.

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Parents

Archibald Reid
1897 –
Birth Location: Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan
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Gladys Geen
1901 – 1975
Birth Location: Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Ida Pirtle
1925 – 1986
Birth Location: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky
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Children(s)

John Reid
1957 –
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957, Social Security Death Index, Number: 554-18-6810; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 15 Oct 1937
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
    Record Source: Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Jan 1987
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 554-18-6810; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
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