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Mary Eloise Duke Sears 1916–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1916

Birth Location: Fisher, Champaign, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 14 Dec 1987

Death Location: Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, USA

Father: James Duke

Mother: Pearl Teach

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Mary Eloise Duke Sears was born in 1916 in Fisher, Champaign, Illinois, USA, the child of James Robert Duke And Pearl Mabel Teach. In 1920, Mary Eloise Duke Sears resided in Brown, Champaign, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Mary Eloise Duke Sears resided in Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, USA. Mary Eloise Duke Sears passed away in 1987 in Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Eloise Duke Sears was born in 1916 in Fisher, Champaign, Illinois, USA, the child of James Robert Duke And Pearl Mabel Teach.
  • In 1920, Mary Eloise Duke Sears resided in Brown, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Mary Eloise Duke Sears resided in Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • Mary Eloise Duke Sears passed away in 1987 in Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, USA.

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Mary Sears's Ancestors

Self
Mary Sears
1916–1987
Birth Place: Fisher, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Robert Duke
1885–1960
Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA
Pearl (Mabel) Teach
1881–1943
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (Harrison) Duke
1849–
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Watkins
1853–1927
Scottsville, KY
Martin (Luther) Teach
1842–1897
Nancy (Elizabeth) Carr
1842–
Illinois
Great-Grandparents
John Duke
1825–1914
Elizabeth McGuffey
1826–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Duke
1793–
Celia Adams
–1870
Lilly McGuffee
1802–

Mary Sears's Timeline

4 Records

1916
20 Apr 1916
Birth of Mary Eloise Duke Sears in Fisher, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Fisher, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Mary Eloise Duke Sears resided here in Brown, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Brown, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Mary Eloise Duke Sears resided here in Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1987
14 Dec 1987
Age 71
Death of Mary Eloise Duke Sears in Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, USA
Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Fisher, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Source Citation: Number: 335-24-9373; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] California, Death Index, Source Citation: Date: 1987-12-14
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Brown, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: T625_297; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 1113
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 410; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0036; Image: 85.0; FHL microfilm: 2340145

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brown, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Brown, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: T625_297; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 1113

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 410; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0036; Image: 85.0; FHL microfilm: 2340145

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1987
    Event Place: Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Source Citation: Number: 335-24-9373; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] California, Death Index, Source Citation: Date: 1987-12-14

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