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Melissa Daugherty 1916–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1916

Birth Location: West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Sep 1961

Death Location: West Virginia, USA

Father: John Daugherty

Mother: Fannie Jones

Spouse(s): Bernard Jacobs

Children(s): Leonard Jacobs

Melissa Daugherty was born in 1916 in West Virginia, USA, the child of John Lewis Daugherty And Fannie E Jones. In 1940, Melissa Daugherty resided in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Melissa Daugherty married Bernard Jacobs, and had children including Leonard Eugene Jacobs. Melissa Daugherty passed away in 1961 in West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Melissa Daugherty was born in 1916 in West Virginia, USA, the child of John Lewis Daugherty And Fannie E Jones.
  • In 1940, Melissa Daugherty resided in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Melissa Daugherty married Bernard Jacobs, and had children including Leonard Eugene Jacobs.
  • Melissa Daugherty passed away in 1961 in West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melissa Daugherty's Ancestors

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Melissa Daugherty
1916–1961
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Parents
John Lewis Daugherty
1882–1957
Roane, West Virginia, USA
Fannie (E) Jones
1885–1967
West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lorenzo (Dow) Jones
1854–1932
Clay County, West Virginia, USA
Melissa (Jane) Waugh
1860–1934
Clay, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Jones
1815–1868
Sarah Samples
1826–1897
ALEXANDER 'Alec'
1815–1879
Francis Cochran
1825–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Samples
1800–1873
Lurana Smith
1803–1870
David Cochran
1801–1863
Elizabeth Corby
1796–1865

Melissa Daugherty's Descendants

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Melissa Daugherty (28 Dec 1916–13 Sep 1961) m. Bernard Jacobs (27 Sep 1912–29 Nov 1985)
  1. 1. Leonard (Eugene) Jacobs 1937–2013 m. Doris (Marlene) Hamilton 1935–2017

Melissa Daugherty's Timeline

3 Records

1916
28 Dec 1916
Birth of Melissa Daugherty in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 24
Melissa Daugherty resided here in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1961
13 Sep 1961
Age 45
Death of Melissa Daugherty in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1916
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4414; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 20-59
    [2] West Virginia, Births Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4414; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 20-59

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1961
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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