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Lelia Boothe Saunders 1917–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1917

Birth Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Jul 2009

Death Location: Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Father: John Saunders

Mother: Mabel Zimmerman

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Lelia Boothe Saunders was born in 1917 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA, the child of John Ferguson Saunders And Mabel Mcdowell Zimmerman. In 1930, Lelia Boothe Saunders resided in Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA. Lelia Boothe Saunders passed away in 2009 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lelia Boothe Saunders was born in 1917 in Roanoke, Virginia, USA, the child of John Ferguson Saunders And Mabel Mcdowell Zimmerman.
  • In 1930, Lelia Boothe Saunders resided in Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA.
  • Lelia Boothe Saunders passed away in 2009 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

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Lelia Saunders's Ancestors

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Lelia Saunders
1917–2009
Birth Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Ferguson Saunders
1879–1938
Virginia
Mabel (McDowell) Zimmerman
1881–1963
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (B.) Saunders
1852–1934
Virginia
Ida (Lelia) Ferguson
1856–1902
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Ferguson
1823–1897
Sallie Hatcher
1832–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Ferguson
1797–1878
Sarah Booth
1799–1846
John Hatcher
1780–1852
Martha Robertson
1801–1895

Lelia Saunders's Timeline

3 Records

1917
16 Oct 1917
Birth of Lelia Boothe Saunders in Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Lelia Boothe Saunders resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
2009
12 Jul 2009
Age 92
Death of Lelia Boothe Saunders in Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2342217

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2342217

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 2009
    Event Place: Alexandria, Virginia, USA

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