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Leona B. Wilson 1893–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1893

Birth Location: Wolfe Co., KY

Death Date: 1984

Death Location: Frenchburg, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Wilson

Mother: Lou Swango

Spouse(s): Leroy Buchanan

Children(s): William Buchanan

Leona B. Wilson was born in 1893 in Wolfe Co., KY, the child of William Wilson And Lou Ellen Swango. Leona B. Wilson married Leroy Buchanan, and had children including William Kash Buchanan. Leona B. Wilson passed away in 1984 in Frenchburg, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leona B. Wilson was born in 1893 in Wolfe Co., KY, the child of William Wilson And Lou Ellen Swango.
  • Leona B. Wilson married Leroy Buchanan, and had children including William Kash Buchanan.
  • Leona B. Wilson passed away in 1984 in Frenchburg, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leona Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Leona Wilson
1893–1984
Birth Place: Wolfe Co., KY
Parents
William Wilson
1868–1897
Lou (Ellen) Swango
1871–1897
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William Swango
1843–1877
Kentucky, USA
Mary Smith
1845–1877
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Swango
1811–1889
Lucinda Hollon
1813–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hollon
1777–1854
Charity Brewer
1777–1874

Leona Wilson's Descendants

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Leona (B.) Wilson (ABT 1893–1984) m. Leroy Buchanan (20 MAY 1888–2 NOV 1963)
  1. 1. William (Kash) Buchanan 1909–1934

Leona Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1893
ABT 1893
Birth of Leona B. Wilson in Wolfe Co., KY
Wolfe Co., KY
1984
1984
Age 91
Death of Leona B. Wilson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1893
    Event Place: Wolfe Co., KY
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Frenchburg, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1984
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

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