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Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis 1935–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1935

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 30 May 1978

Death Location: Sugarland, Fort Bend, Texas, USA

Father: Isaac Dunning

Mother: Irene Dunning

Spouse(s): Celester Lewis

Children(s):

Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis was born in 1935 in Arkansas, the child of Isaac Frank Dunning And Irene Miller Dunning. In 1950, Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis resided in Harris, Texas, USA. Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis married Celester Lawrence Lewis, Melvin Aaron Jones, and had children including Melvalyn Doris Jones. Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis passed away in 1978 in Sugarland, Fort Bend, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis was born in 1935 in Arkansas, the child of Isaac Frank Dunning And Irene Miller Dunning.
  • In 1950, Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis resided in Harris, Texas, USA.
  • Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis married Celester Lawrence Lewis, Melvin Aaron Jones, and had children including Melvalyn Doris Jones.
  • Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis passed away in 1978 in Sugarland, Fort Bend, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josie Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Josie Lewis
1935–1978
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
Isaac Frank Dunning
1914–1985
Arkansas
Irene (Miller) Dunning
1917–1979
Louisiana
Grandparents
Robert Dining
1892–
Arkansas
Josie Dining
1896–
Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josie Lewis's Timeline

7 Records

1935
18 Sep 1935
Birth of Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis in Lewisville L, Arkansas
Lewisville L, Arkansas
1935
23 Aug 1935
Birth of Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis in Arkansas
Arkansas
1950
1950
Age 15
Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis resided here in Harris, Texas, USA
Harris, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 16
Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis resided here in Texas
Texas
1978
Abt 1978
Age 43
Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1978
30 May 1978
Age 43
Death of Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis in Sugarland, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
Sugarland, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
2008
2008-2020
Age 73
Josie Rayle Dunning Lewis resided here in Houston, Texas, USA
Houston, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1935
    Event Place: Lewisville L, Arkansas
    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] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Harris, Texas; Roll: 2261; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 101-134

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1935
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Harris, Texas; Roll: 2261; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 101-134

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1978
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2008-2020
    Event Place: Houston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1978
    Event Place: Sugarland, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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