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Leon Wallace 1926–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 15, 1926

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: July 13, 1996

Death Location: Shelby County, Tennessee

Father: Ira Wallace

Mother: Lura Holden

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Leon Wallace was born in 1926 in Mississippi, the child of Ira Claude Wallace And Lura Sarah Holden. In 1935, Leon Wallace resided in Sh, Shelby, Tennessee. In 1940, Leon Wallace resided in Shelby, Tennessee, United States. Leon Wallace passed away in 1996 in Shelby County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Leon Wallace was born in 1926 in Mississippi, the child of Ira Claude Wallace And Lura Sarah Holden.
  • In 1935, Leon Wallace resided in Sh, Shelby, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Leon Wallace resided in Shelby, Tennessee, United States.
  • Leon Wallace passed away in 1996 in Shelby County, Tennessee.

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Leon Wallace's Ancestors

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Leon Wallace
1926–1996
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Ira Claude Wallace
1901–1985
Mississippi
Lura (Sarah) Holden
1904–1996
Mississippi
Grandparents
Carroll (Jackson "Jack") Holden
1877–1962
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama
Laura (Sarah "Beanie") Holcomb
1880–1961
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Elburn Holden
1842–1924
Elender Douglas
1840–1897
Sarah Jenkins
1850–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dennis Holden
1813–1903
Matilda Slocum
1826–1888
Younger Douglas
1805–
Martha
1814–

Leon Wallace's Timeline

4 Records

1926
June 15, 1926
Birth of Leon Wallace in Mississippi
Mississippi
1935
1935
Age 9
Leon Wallace resided here in Sh, Shelby, Tennessee
Sh, Shelby, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 14
Leon Wallace resided here in Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Shelby, Tennessee, United States
1996
July 13, 1996
Age 70
Death of Leon Wallace in Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 15, 1926
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3934; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 79-23.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Shelby, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3934; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 79-23.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Shelby, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3934; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 79-23.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 13, 1996
    Event Place: Shelby County, Tennessee

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