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Mary Jane Branch 1926 – 2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Oct 1926

Birth Location: In a Box Car, ML Ave., Kalamazoo, MI

Death Date: 04 April 2018

Death Location: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Ralph Branch

Mother: Alice McCarty

Spouse(s): James Oswalt

Children(s): Karen Wilgenhof, Linda Westra

In 1926, Mary Jane Branch entered the world in In a Box Car, ML Ave., Kalamazoo, MI, born to Ralph Alexander Branch and Alice Marie McCarty. Mary Jane Branch married James R Oswalt, and had children including Karen Wilgenhof, Linda Westra. Mary Jane Branch passed away in 2018 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Mary Jane Branch entered the world in In a Box Car, ML Ave., Kalamazoo, MI, born to Ralph Alexander Branch and Alice Marie McCarty.
  • Mary Jane Branch married James R Oswalt, and had children including Karen Wilgenhof, Linda Westra.
  • Mary Jane Branch passed away in 2018 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Branch
1895 – 1958
Birth Location: Texas Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan
RB
Alice McCarty
1902 – 1987
Birth Location: Glenn, Allegan, Michigan, USA
AM

Spouses(s)

James Oswalt
1923 – 2009
Birth Location: In a Barn in Clinton, IN
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Children(s)

Karen Wilgenhof
Birth Location: –
KW
Linda Westra
Birth Location: –
LW

Mary Branch's Ancestors

Self
Mary Branch
1926 – 2018
Birth Place: In a Box Car, ML Ave., Kalamazoo, MI
Parents
Ralph Alexander Branch
1895 – 1958
Texas Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Alice (Marie) McCarty
1902 – 1987
Glenn, Allegan, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Franklin (Burstow) Branch
1857 – 1932
Sycamore, New York
Mary (Jane) Bolinger
1865 – 1940
Oshtemo, Michigan
Austin (A Mc) Carty
1868 – 1952
Trenton, Wisconsin
Mary (Jane "Minnie") Saunders
1873 – 1924
Farmington, Washington, Wisconsin, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Branch
1825 – 1877
Jane Burstow
1829 – 1914
George McCarty
1840 – 1909
Caroline Young
1848 – 1899
Mary Ingemel
1846 – 1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Branch's Descendants

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Mary (Jane) Branch (04 Oct 1926 – 04 April 2018) m. James (R) Oswalt (02 Oct 1923 – 12 Aug 2009)
  1. 1. Karen Wilgenhof (14 Jun – ) m. Mark (Stephen) Wilgenhof (9/9/1958 – )
    1. 1. Matthew (T) Wilgenhof (11/07/1979 – )
    2. 2. Jessica (Lea) Wilgenhof (2/15/1983 – )
    3. 3. Tara (Marie) Wilgenhof (5/3/1987 – )
  2. 2. Linda Westra m. Jacob Westra

Mary Branch's Timeline

2 Records

1926
04 Oct 1926
Birth of Mary Jane Branch in In a Box Car, ML Ave., Kalamazoo, MI
In a Box Car, ML Ave., Kalamazoo, MI
2018
04 April 2018
Age 92
Death of Mary Jane Branch in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1926
    Event Place: In a Box Car, ML Ave., Kalamazoo, MI

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 April 2018
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
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