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Laura Belle Platt 1917–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 July 1917

Birth Location: Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA

Death Date: 3 December 2003

Death Location: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA

Father: Seymour Platt

Mother: Barbara King

Spouse(s): Harley Ranson

Children(s):

Laura Belle Platt was born in 1917 in Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA, the child of Seymour Guy Platt And Barbara Anne King. In 1920, Laura Belle Platt resided in Oelwein Ward 4, Fayette, Iowa, USA. In 1925, Laura Belle Platt resided in Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, USA. Laura Belle Platt married Harley Courtright Ranson, and had children including Richard Courtright Ranson. Laura Belle Platt passed away in 2003 in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Laura Belle Platt was born in 1917 in Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA, the child of Seymour Guy Platt And Barbara Anne King.
  • In 1920, Laura Belle Platt resided in Oelwein Ward 4, Fayette, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1925, Laura Belle Platt resided in Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, USA.
  • Laura Belle Platt married Harley Courtright Ranson, and had children including Richard Courtright Ranson.
  • Laura Belle Platt passed away in 2003 in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Platt's Ancestors

Self
Laura Platt
1917–2003
Birth Place: Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA
Parents
Seymour Guy Platt
1884–1969
Lodomillo Twp, Clayton, Iowa
Barbara (Anne) King
1884–1985
Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Thomas King
1850–1931
Quebec, Canada
Elizabeth (Nettie) Graham
1850–1905
Centre-du-Quebec Region, Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Thomas King
1813–1879
Barbara Ross
1815–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William King
1769–1852
Anne Erskine
1777–1868

Laura Platt's Timeline

9 Records

1917
13 July 1917
Birth of Laura Belle Platt in Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA
Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Laura Belle Platt resided here in Oelwein Ward 4, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Oelwein Ward 4, Fayette, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 8
Laura Belle Platt resided here in Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Laura Belle Platt resided here in Jefferson, Jefferson, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Jefferson, Jefferson, Fayette, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Laura Belle Platt resided here in Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa
Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa
1938
1938
Age 21
Laura Belle Platt resided here in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Laura Belle Platt resided here in Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
Laura Belle Platt resided here in California
California
2003
3 December 2003
Age 86
Death of Laura Belle Platt in Benton County, Iowa, USA
Benton County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 July 1917
    Event Place: Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Oelwein Ward 4, Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jefferson, Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Coe College; Year: 1938

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    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 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 December 2003
    Event Place: Benton County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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