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Leona Sedalia Pryor 1908–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1908

Birth Location: Marxhall, Harrison County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1984

Death Location: Ferris, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Lewis Pryer

Mother: Maggie COLEMAN

Spouse(s): Bennie Sr

Children(s): Frances Whitten, Oren Whiten

Leona Sedalia Pryor was born in 1908 in Marxhall, Harrison County, Texas, USA, the child of Lewis Lewie Louis Pryor Pryer And Maggie Coleman. In 1920, Leona Sedalia Pryor resided in Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA. In 1935, Leona Sedalia Pryor resided in Shreveport, Louisiana. Leona Sedalia Pryor married Bennie Bernie Edward O B Whiten Whitten Sr, and had children including Bennie E Whitten, Frances Fran Leoma Whiten Whitten, Joycelyn T Whiten, Oren Whiten. Leona Sedalia Pryor passed away in 1984 in Ferris, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leona Sedalia Pryor was born in 1908 in Marxhall, Harrison County, Texas, USA, the child of Lewis Lewie Louis Pryor Pryer And Maggie Coleman.
  • In 1920, Leona Sedalia Pryor resided in Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Leona Sedalia Pryor resided in Shreveport, Louisiana.
  • Leona Sedalia Pryor married Bennie Bernie Edward O B Whiten Whitten Sr, and had children including Bennie E Whitten, Frances Fran Leoma Whiten Whitten, Joycelyn T Whiten, Oren Whiten.
  • Leona Sedalia Pryor passed away in 1984 in Ferris, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leona Pryor's Ancestors

Self
Leona Pryor
1908–1984
Birth Place: Marxhall, Harrison County, Texas, USA
Parents
Lewis Lewie Louis Pryor Pryer
1877–
Texas, United States
Maggie COLEMAN
1878–1924
Baldwin, St Mary, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Samuel ('Sam') COLEMAN
1854–1917
Pierce County, Georgia, USA
Dicy Newton
1862–
Baldwin, St Mary, Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1840–1924
Sclie Garner
1842–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Garner
1820–1901
Cela Garner
1830–1920

Leona Pryor's Descendants

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Leona (Sedalia) Pryor (24 Dec 1908–30 Jan 1984) m. Bennie (Bernie Edward O B Whiten Whitten) Sr (16 Mar 1907–28 Oct 1981)
  1. 1. Frances (Fran Leoma Whiten) Whitten 1931–2020 m. Ulysses ("Gus") Cumby 1928–1988
  2. 2. Oren Whiten 1946–2015

Leona Pryor's Timeline

8 Records

1908
24 Dec 1908
Birth of Leona Sedalia Pryor in Marxhall, Harrison County, Texas, USA
Marxhall, Harrison County, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Leona Sedalia Pryor resided here in Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA
Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Leona Sedalia Pryor resided here in Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
1940
1940
Age 32
Leona Sedalia Pryor resided here in J.p. No 1, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
J.p. No 1, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Leona Sedalia Pryor resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 43
Leona Sedalia Pryor resided here in Texas
Texas
1965
1965
Age 57
Leona Sedalia Pryor resided here in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
1984
30 Jan 1984
Age 76
Death of Leona Sedalia Pryor in Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1908
    Event Place: Marxhall, Harrison County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04175; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 255-81
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 30 Jan 1984; Social Security: 450305073
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marshall, Harrison, Texas; Roll: T625_1815; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 60
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 1060; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 259-369

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Marshall, Harrison, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marshall, Harrison, Texas; Roll: T625_1815; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 60

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04175; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 255-81

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J.p. No 1, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04175; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 255-81

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, 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: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 1060; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 259-369

    Genealogy Event 6
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1984
    Event Place: Los Angeles
    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] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 30 Jan 1984; Social Security: 450305073
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ferris, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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