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Melvin Adrian Dodd 1911–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 JAN 1911

Birth Location: Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 16 OCT 1962

Death Location: Los Angeles

Father: Irving Dodd

Mother: Emma Ruschmeier

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In 1911, Melvin Adrian Dodd entered the world in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA, born to Irving Chester Dodd And Emma Ruschmeier. Melvin Adrian Dodd passed away in 1962 in Los Angeles.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Melvin Adrian Dodd entered the world in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA, born to Irving Chester Dodd And Emma Ruschmeier.
  • Melvin Adrian Dodd passed away in 1962 in Los Angeles.

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Melvin Dodd's Ancestors

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Melvin Dodd
1911–1962
Birth Place: Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA
Parents
Irving Chester Dodd
1887–1965
Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa
Emma Ruschmeier
1890–1914
Nebraska, United States
Grandparents
Aaron (Chester) Dodd
1846–1921
Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Marion (E.) Lounsberry
1855–1930
Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Dodd
1815–1891
Mary Cooley
1817–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Cooley
1773–1854
Rhoda Hammond
1781–1863

Melvin Dodd's Timeline

2 Records

1911
26 JAN 1911
Birth of Melvin Adrian Dodd in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA
Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA
1962
16 OCT 1962
Age 51
Death of Melvin Adrian Dodd in Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 JAN 1911
    Event Place: Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa
    [2] California, Death Index, Date: 1962-10-16

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1962
    Event Place: Los Angeles
    Record Source: California, Death Index, Date: 1962-10-16

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