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Melvin Lee Abernathy 1914–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 January 1914

Birth Location: Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 14 March 1987

Death Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Jacob Abernathy

Mother: Emma Dyke

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In 1914, Melvin Lee Abernathy entered the world in Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America, born to Jacob Henry Abernathy And Emma Belle Van Dyke. Melvin Lee Abernathy passed away in 1987 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1914, Melvin Lee Abernathy entered the world in Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America, born to Jacob Henry Abernathy And Emma Belle Van Dyke.
  • Melvin Lee Abernathy passed away in 1987 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Melvin Abernathy's Ancestors

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Melvin Abernathy
1914–1987
Birth Place: Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Jacob Henry Abernathy
1867–1936
Missouri
Emma (Belle Van) Dyke
1872–1959
Iowa
Grandparents
David (Henry) Abernathy
1843–1870
Davis, Iowa, United States
Lucinda Keller
1845–
, , Missouri, USA
Will (John Franklin van) Dyke
1831–1914
Oneida County, New York, United States of America
Hannah (Ann Clark Van) Dyke
1838–1917
Louth, England
Great-Grandparents
George Abernathy
1810–1874
Dorcas Slater
1810–1875
Abraham Keller
1811–1855
Loretta Sizemore
1810–
Joseph VanDyke
1807–
Martha Persaul
1808–
Robert Clark
1812–
Anna Henson
1816–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh ABERNATHY
1743–1826
Mary Abernathy
1770–1839
Abraham Dyck
1769–1832
Elizabeth Burroughs
1775–1846
Nancy Carr
1791–1864
Thomas* Vellum
1774–1800
HANNAH COULSON
1769–

Melvin Abernathy's Timeline

2 Records

1914
26 January 1914
Birth of Melvin Lee Abernathy in Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America
Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America
1987
14 March 1987
Age 73
Death of Melvin Lee Abernathy in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 January 1914
    Event Place: Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1987
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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