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Martha Anne Major 1922–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1922

Birth Location: Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 26 Jan 1994

Death Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Father: Marion Major

Mother: Esther Laughner

Spouse(s): John Jr

Children(s):

In 1922, Martha Anne Major entered the world in Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States, born to Marion George Major And Esther Dora Laughner. Martha Anne Major married John Jacob Shaeffer Jr, and had children including John Marion Shaeffer. Martha Anne Major passed away in 1994 in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1922, Martha Anne Major entered the world in Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States, born to Marion George Major And Esther Dora Laughner.
  • Martha Anne Major married John Jacob Shaeffer Jr, and had children including John Marion Shaeffer.
  • Martha Anne Major passed away in 1994 in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Martha Major's Ancestors

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Martha Major
1922–1994
Birth Place: Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States
Parents
Marion George Major
1900–1962
Clinton, Indiana, United States
Esther (Dora) Laughner
1900–1991
Boone County, Indiana
Grandparents
Samuel (S) Major
1874–1907
Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America
Pearl (Edith Blanche) Salisbury
1877–1905
Clinton, Indiana
Great-Grandparents
George Major
1843–1895
Margaret Douglass
1839–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1805–1869
Eliza Coulter
1813–1888

Martha Major's Timeline

2 Records

1922
5 Dec 1922
Birth of Martha Anne Major in Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States
Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States
1994
26 Jan 1994
Age 72
Death of Martha Anne Major in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1922
    Event Place: Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1994
    Event Place: Alexandria, Virginia

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