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Mary Anna May Samuels 1914–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1914

Birth Location: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: September 2001

Death Location: Middlefork, Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Oral Samuels

Mother: Lina Rayls

Spouse(s): Pearl Vail

Children(s): Pearl Laughner, William Vail, Paul Vail, Frederick Vail, Larry Vail

Mary Anna May Samuels was born in 1914 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Oral Edwin Samuels And Lina Ann Rayls. In 1935, Mary Anna May Samuels resided in Rural, Howard, Indiana. In 1937, Mary Anna May Samuels resided in Frankfort, Indiana, USA. Mary Anna May Samuels married Pearl Vail, and had children including Frederick Eugene Vail, Larry Eldon Vail, Paul Edwin Vail, Pearl Louise Vail Laughner, William Arron Vail. Mary Anna May Samuels passed away in 2001 in Middlefork, Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Anna May Samuels was born in 1914 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Oral Edwin Samuels And Lina Ann Rayls.
  • In 1935, Mary Anna May Samuels resided in Rural, Howard, Indiana.
  • In 1937, Mary Anna May Samuels resided in Frankfort, Indiana, USA.
  • Mary Anna May Samuels married Pearl Vail, and had children including Frederick Eugene Vail, Larry Eldon Vail, Paul Edwin Vail, Pearl Louise Vail Laughner, William Arron Vail.
  • Mary Anna May Samuels passed away in 2001 in Middlefork, Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Samuels's Ancestors

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Mary Samuels
1914–2001
Birth Place: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Oral Edwin Samuels
1891–1944
Goldsmith, Tipton, IN, USA
Lina (Ann) Rayls
1893–1922
Sharpsville, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Oliver Samuels
1859–1909
Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA
Mary (E) Higgins
1868–1907
Tipton, Indiana
Great-Grandparents
William Higgins
1842–1878
Ermina Townsend
1850–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1822–1904
Eleanor Jones
1823–1873

Mary Samuels's Descendants

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Mary (Anna May) Samuels (19 Oct 1914–September 2001) m. Pearl Vail (1 Nov 1904–11 Feb 1941)
  1. 1. Pearl (Louise Vail) Laughner 1933–2001
  2. 2. William (Arron) Vail 1931–2007 m. Margaret ((Maggie)) Morrow 1932–2005
  3. 3. Paul (Edwin) Vail 1935–2000
  4. 4. Frederick (Eugene) Vail 1937–1944
  5. 5. Larry (Eldon) Vail 1941–1941

Mary Samuels's Timeline

7 Records

1914
19 Oct 1914
Birth of Mary Anna May Samuels in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States of America
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 21
Mary Anna May Samuels resided here in Rural, Howard, Indiana
Rural, Howard, Indiana
1937
1937
Age 23
Mary Anna May Samuels resided here in Frankfort, Indiana, USA
Frankfort, Indiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 26
Mary Anna May Samuels resided here in Warren, Clinton, Indiana, USA
Warren, Clinton, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Mary Anna May Samuels resided here in Forest, Clinton, Indiana, USA
Forest, Clinton, Indiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 37
Mary Anna May Samuels resided here in Indiana
Indiana
2001
September 2001
Age 87
Death of Mary Anna May Samuels in Middlefork, Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America
Middlefork, Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1914
    Event Place: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warren, Clinton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01033; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 12-30
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] Indiana Births, Works Progress Administration; Indiana; Howard County, Indiana, Index to Birth Records; Year Range: 1875-1920; Volume: Volume I; Volume Ii; Surname Range: A-K; L-Z
    [5] Indiana, Select Marriages
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2001; Roll: 15
    [8] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1914; Roll: 006
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Forest, Clinton, Indiana; Roll: 4331; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 12-19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Howard, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warren, Clinton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01033; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 12-30

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Frankfort, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Warren, Clinton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warren, Clinton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01033; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 12-30

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Forest, Clinton, Indiana, 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: Forest, Clinton, Indiana; Roll: 4331; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 12-19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Indiana
    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 Place: Logansport, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 2001
    Event Place: Middlefork, Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America
    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] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2001; Roll: 15

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Middlefork, Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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