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Laura Lurena Wheat 1869–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1869

Birth Location: Salem, Henry, Iowa

Death Date: 15 May 1940

Death Location: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Thomas Wheat

Mother: Sarah Martin

Spouse(s): Frank Sheets, Marcelles Bailey

Children(s): Helen Sheets, Harry Sheets, Pearl Sheets, Bernice Sheets, Olive Sheets, Earl Sheets, Rose Sheets, Joshua Sheets, Alice Sheets, Mayo Sheets, Josh Bailey, Harold Bailey

Laura Lurena Wheat was born in 1869 in Salem, Henry, Iowa, the child of Thomas James John Fair Wheat And Sarah M Martin. Laura Lurena Wheat married Frank Sheets, Marcelles Elam Marcey Bailey, and had children including Alice Adella Sheets, Bernice Grace Sheets, Earl Frank Sheets, Harold Wheat Bailey, Harry Sheets, Helen Marie Sheets, Josh J Bailey, Joshua James Pete Sheets, Mayo Henrietta Sheets, Olive Woodley Sheets, Pearl Frances Sheets, Rose Mae Sheets. Laura Lurena Wheat passed away in 1940 in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Laura Lurena Wheat was born in 1869 in Salem, Henry, Iowa, the child of Thomas James John Fair Wheat And Sarah M Martin.
  • Laura Lurena Wheat married Frank Sheets, Marcelles Elam Marcey Bailey, and had children including Alice Adella Sheets, Bernice Grace Sheets, Earl Frank Sheets, Harold Wheat Bailey, Harry Sheets, Helen Marie Sheets, Josh J Bailey, Joshua James Pete Sheets, Mayo Henrietta Sheets, Olive Woodley Sheets, Pearl Frances Sheets, Rose Mae Sheets.
  • Laura Lurena Wheat passed away in 1940 in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Laura Wheat's Ancestors

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Laura Wheat
1869–1940
Birth Place: Salem, Henry, Iowa
Parents
Thomas James John Fair Wheat
1843–1910
Indiana, USA
Sarah (M) Martin
1840–1881
Deep Creek, Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Walker) Martin
1811–1885
Deep Creek, Yadkin, North Carolina
Lavina Davis
1809–1890
Yadkin, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Davis
1784–1872
Lucy Rose
1786–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abner Cpl.
1763–1841
Sarah Summers
1765–1830

Laura Wheat's Descendants

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Laura (Lurena) Wheat (5 Oct 1869–15 May 1940) m. Frank Sheets (28 Feb 1868–10 Jan 1902) m. Marcelles (Elam ("Marcey")) Bailey (24 Mar 1871–1914)
  1. 1. Helen (Marie) Sheets 1897–1967
  2. 2. Harry Sheets 1898–1990
  3. 3. Pearl (Frances) Sheets 1899–1958
  4. 4. Bernice (Grace) Sheets 1895–1947
  5. 5. Olive (Woodley) Sheets 1893–1980
  6. 6. Earl (Frank) Sheets 1891–1941
  7. 7. Rose (Mae) Sheets 1893–1982 m. Harry (Edward) Stevens 1892–1979
    1. 1. Paul (Gene) Stevens 1932–1957
    2. 2. Lurline (Margaret) stevens 1914–1997
    3. 3. Esther (Mae) Stevens 1916–2008
    4. 4. Theda (Jack Geraldine) Stevens 1919–2016
    5. 5. Lorena (Ann) Stevens 1923–2011
    6. 6. Edward (Franklin) Stevens 1925–2002
    7. 7. Harry (Edward Stevens) Jr 1920–2003
  8. 8. Joshua (James ("Pete")) Sheets 1899–1979
  9. 9. Alice (Adella) Sheets 1890–1890
  10. 10. Mayo (Henrietta) Sheets 1896–1900
  11. 11. Josh (J) Bailey 1900–
  12. 12. Harold (Wheat) Bailey 1912–1979

Laura Wheat's Timeline

2 Records

1869
5 Oct 1869
Birth of Laura Lurena Wheat in Salem, Henry, Iowa
Salem, Henry, Iowa
1940
15 May 1940
Age 71
Death of Laura Lurena Wheat in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1869
    Event Place: Salem, Henry, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1940
    Event Place: Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America

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