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Margaret Ann Davis 1912 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1912

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 13 Nov 1996

Death Location: Los Angeles County, California

Father: Lyman Davis

Mother: Daisy Sweet

Spouse(s): Gerald Alter

Children(s): John Alter

Margaret Ann Davis was born in 1912 in Michigan, the child of Lyman Freeman Davis and Daisy Maxwell Sweet. In 1920, Margaret Ann Davis resided in Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan. In 1932, Margaret Ann Davis resided in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Margaret Ann Davis married Gerald Leslie Alter, and had children including John Edward Alter. Margaret Ann Davis passed away in 1996 in Los Angeles County, California.

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Biography

  • Margaret Ann Davis was born in 1912 in Michigan, the child of Lyman Freeman Davis and Daisy Maxwell Sweet.
  • In 1920, Margaret Ann Davis resided in Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan.
  • In 1932, Margaret Ann Davis resided in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  • Margaret Ann Davis married Gerald Leslie Alter, and had children including John Edward Alter.
  • Margaret Ann Davis passed away in 1996 in Los Angeles County, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lyman Davis
1881 – 1956
Birth Location: Chase, Lake, Michigan
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Daisy Sweet
1882 – 1940
Birth Location: Vermont
DS

Spouses(s)

Gerald Alter
1910 – 2001
Birth Location: Rensselear, Jasper, Indiana
GA

Children(s)

John Alter
1943 –
Birth Location: California
JA

Margaret Davis's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Davis
1912 – 1996
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
Lyman Freeman Davis
1881 – 1956
Chase, Lake, Michigan
Daisy (Maxwell) Sweet
1882 – 1940
Vermont
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Davis's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Ann) Davis (5 Sep 1912 – 13 Nov 1996) m. Gerald (Leslie) Alter (24 Aug 1910 – 29 Mar 2001)
  1. 1. John (Edward) Alter (26 Apr 1943 – ) m. Christin (E) Jatczak (abt 1942 – )

Margaret Davis's Timeline

8 Records

1912
5 Sep 1912
Birth of Margaret Ann Davis in Michigan
Michigan
1920
1920
Age 8
Margaret Ann Davis resided here in Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan
Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan
1932
1932
Age 20
Margaret Ann Davis resided here in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
1935
1935
Age 23
Margaret Ann Davis resided here in Rural, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Rural, Kalamazoo, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 28
Margaret Ann Davis resided here in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California
Inglewood, Los Angeles, California
1950
1950
Age 38
Margaret Ann Davis resided here in Torrance, Los Angeles, California
Torrance, Los Angeles, California
1951
Before 1951
Age 39
Margaret Ann Davis resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1996
13 Nov 1996
Age 84
Death of Margaret Ann Davis in Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1912
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 13 Nov 1996; Social Security: 368031740
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: T625_799; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 184
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: T625_799; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 184

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1932
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Record Source: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Western State Teachers College; Year: 1932

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Inglewood, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Torrance, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1996
    Event Place: Los Angeles County, California
    Record Source:
    [1] 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: 13 Nov 1996; Social Security: 368031740
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