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Leona Josephine Massie 1932–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1932

Birth Location: Summers County, WV

Death Date: 22 Dec 2008

Death Location: Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Charles Massie

Mother: Ada Carnefix

Spouse(s): Horace Brown

Children(s):

In 1932, Leona Josephine Massie entered the world in Summers County, WV, born to Charles Lewis Massie And Ada Anna Mae Carnefix. In 1935, Leona Josephine Massie resided in Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia. In 1940, Leona Josephine Massie resided in Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA. Leona Josephine Massie married Horace Andrew Brown, and had children including Carolyn Diane Brown, Cindy Brown, Jeffery Steven Brown, Jink Brown, Keith Brown, Phyllis Brown, Tim Brown. Leona Josephine Massie passed away in 2008 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1932, Leona Josephine Massie entered the world in Summers County, WV, born to Charles Lewis Massie And Ada Anna Mae Carnefix.
  • In 1935, Leona Josephine Massie resided in Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia.
  • In 1940, Leona Josephine Massie resided in Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.
  • Leona Josephine Massie married Horace Andrew Brown, and had children including Carolyn Diane Brown, Cindy Brown, Jeffery Steven Brown, Jink Brown, Keith Brown, Phyllis Brown, Tim Brown.
  • Leona Josephine Massie passed away in 2008 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leona Massie's Ancestors

Self
Leona Massie
1932–2008
Birth Place: Summers County, WV
Parents
Charles Lewis Massie
1884–1968
Guyandotte, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Ada (Anna Mae) Carnefix
1889–1956
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George (Edward Orrin) Carnefix
1863–1898
Fayette County, West Virginia
Nancy (E.) Lusk
1855–1934
, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Canafix
1827–
Alfred Lusk
1831–1879
Henrietta Phillips
1829–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Absolum Lusk
1801–1861
Dilly Bailey
1801–1850
Vincent Phillips
1800–1891
Nancy Ball
1801–1864

Leona Massie's Timeline

6 Records

1932
18 Apr 1932
Birth of Leona Josephine Massie in Summers County, WV
Summers County, WV
1935
1935
Age 3
Leona Josephine Massie resided here in Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia
Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 8
Leona Josephine Massie resided here in Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 18
Leona Josephine Massie resided here in Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 19
Leona Josephine Massie resided here in North Carolina or West Virginia
North Carolina or West Virginia
2008
22 Dec 2008
Age 76
Death of Leona Josephine Massie in Summers County, WV
Summers County, WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1932
    Event Place: Summers County, WV
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04404; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 13-15
    [2] West Virginia, Births Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Register Herald; Publication Date: 24 Dec 2008; Publication Place: Beckley, West Virginia, USA
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101169586
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04404; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 13-15

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04404; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 13-15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Irish Corner, Greenb

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina or West Virginia
    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: Residence
    Event Place: Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Irish Corner, Greenb

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: RONCEVERTE, Ronceverte
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Register Herald; Publication Date: 24 Dec 2008; Publication Place: Beckley, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 2008
    Event Place: Summers County, WV
    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., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Register Herald; Publication Date: 24 Dec 2008; Publication Place: Beckley, West Virginia, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Register Herald; Publication Date: 24 Dec 2008; Publication Place: Beckley, West Virginia, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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