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Laura Fern Vinson 1930–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1930

Birth Location: Kaufman County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 2008

Death Location: Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Walter Vinson

Mother: Florence Osborn

Spouse(s): Charles Menton

Children(s): Bettye Menton

Laura Fern Vinson was born in 1930 in Kaufman County, Texas, USA, the child of Walter Angus Vinson And Florence Leona Osborn. In 1935, Laura Fern Vinson resided in Kaufman, Texas. In 1940, Laura Fern Vinson resided in J - Prec 1, Kaufman, Texas, USA. Laura Fern Vinson married Charles Griffin Menton, and had children including Bettye Lynn Menton, Gary Dwayne Menton, Martha Virginia Menton, Paul Griffin Menton. Laura Fern Vinson passed away in 2008 in Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Laura Fern Vinson was born in 1930 in Kaufman County, Texas, USA, the child of Walter Angus Vinson And Florence Leona Osborn.
  • In 1935, Laura Fern Vinson resided in Kaufman, Texas.
  • In 1940, Laura Fern Vinson resided in J - Prec 1, Kaufman, Texas, USA.
  • Laura Fern Vinson married Charles Griffin Menton, and had children including Bettye Lynn Menton, Gary Dwayne Menton, Martha Virginia Menton, Paul Griffin Menton.
  • Laura Fern Vinson passed away in 2008 in Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Vinson's Ancestors

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Laura Vinson
1930–2008
Birth Place: Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Parents
Walter Angus Vinson
1886–1964
Heath, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Florence (Leona) Osborn
1897–1961
Scurry, Kaufman County, Texas
Grandparents
Henry (Ervin) Osborne
1865–1923
Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Margie (Barner) Mucleroy
1876–1923
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Osborne
1835–1880
Rebecca Moncrief
1831–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Moncrief
1783–1856
Sarah Short
1787–1860

Laura Vinson's Descendants

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Laura (Fern) Vinson (3 Oct 1930–12 Mar 2008) m. Charles (Griffin) Menton (16 Mar 1922–19 Aug 2003)
  1. 1. Bettye (Lynn) Menton 1948–1975 m. Carl (Lee) Taylor 1943–2018

Laura Vinson's Timeline

6 Records

1930
3 Oct 1930
Birth of Laura Fern Vinson in Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Kaufman County, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
Laura Fern Vinson resided here in Kaufman, Texas
Kaufman, Texas
1940
1940
Age 10
Laura Fern Vinson resided here in J - Prec 1, Kaufman, Texas, USA
J - Prec 1, Kaufman, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Laura Fern Vinson resided here in Kaufman, Texas, USA
Kaufman, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 21
Laura Fern Vinson resided here in Texas
Texas
2008
12 Mar 2008
Age 78
Death of Laura Fern Vinson in Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, USA
Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1930
    Event Place: Kaufman County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kaufman, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04085; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 129-3
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Texas, Birth Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [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: Kaufman, Texas; Roll: 847; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 129-7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kaufman, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kaufman, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04085; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 129-3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J - Prec 1, Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kaufman, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04085; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 129-3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kaufman, 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: Kaufman, Texas; Roll: 847; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 129-7

    Genealogy Event 5
    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 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 2008
    Event Place: Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, USA
    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] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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