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Melissa Victoria Lent 1894–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1894

Birth Location: Ellston, Ringgold, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 24 Aug 1973

Death Location: Creston, Union County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Charles Lent

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): William Butterfield

Children(s): Mary Butterfield, Ivan Butterfield, Dorothy Butterfield, Thelma Butterfield, Charles Butterfield

The story of Melissa Victoria Lent began in 1894 in Ellston, Ringgold, Iowa, United States. In 1930, Melissa Victoria Lent resided in Delaware, Delaware, Polk, Iowa, USA. Melissa Victoria Lent married William Butterfield, and had children including Charles William Butterfield, Dorothy Helen Butterfield, Ivan Woodrow Butterfield, Mary Evelyn Butterfield, Thelma Mae Butterfield. Melissa Victoria Lent passed away in 1973 in Creston, Union County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Victoria Lent began in 1894 in Ellston, Ringgold, Iowa, United States.
  • In 1930, Melissa Victoria Lent resided in Delaware, Delaware, Polk, Iowa, USA.
  • Melissa Victoria Lent married William Butterfield, and had children including Charles William Butterfield, Dorothy Helen Butterfield, Ivan Woodrow Butterfield, Mary Evelyn Butterfield, Thelma Mae Butterfield.
  • Melissa Victoria Lent passed away in 1973 in Creston, Union County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melissa Lent's Ancestors

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Melissa Lent
1894–1973
Birth Place: Ellston, Ringgold, Iowa, United States
Parents
Charles Wesley Lent
1870–1950
Iowa, United States
Mary (Ellen) Brown
1877–1945
Fullerton Twp., Perth Co. Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
George (Israel) Browne
1846–1900
Stratford Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
Mary (Ann) Gray
1853–1939
Hibbert, Perth County,Ontario
Great-Grandparents
Robert Brown
1814–1899
Mary Baker
1828–1905
William Gray
1824–1887
Elizabeth Bell
1825–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Browne
1794–1868
Margaret Gray
1791–1875
Pvt Foot
1795–1884
Mary Gray)(Johnson)(Flannery)
1791–1852

Melissa Lent's Descendants

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Melissa (Victoria) Lent (22 Jul 1894–24 Aug 1973) m. William Butterfield (3 Aug 1887–25 May 1976)
  1. 1. Mary (Evelyn) Butterfield 1912–1992
  2. 2. Ivan (Woodrow) Butterfield 1915–1990
  3. 3. Dorothy (Helen) Butterfield 1923–2005
  4. 4. Thelma (Mae) Butterfield 1925–2002
  5. 5. Charles (William) Butterfield 1928–1928

Melissa Lent's Timeline

3 Records

1894
22 Jul 1894
Birth of Melissa Victoria Lent in Ellston, Ringgold, Iowa, United States
Ellston, Ringgold, Iowa, United States
1930
1930
Age 36
Melissa Victoria Lent resided here in Delaware, Delaware, Polk, Iowa, USA
Delaware, Delaware, Polk, Iowa, USA
1973
24 Aug 1973
Age 79
Death of Melissa Victoria Lent in Creston, Union, Iowa, United States
Creston, Union, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1894
    Event Place: Ellston, Ringgold, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Delaware, Polk, Iowa; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 2340413
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Delaware, Delaware, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Delaware, Polk, Iowa; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 2340413

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1973
    Event Place: Creston, Union, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Creston, Union County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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