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Melvin Douglas Lightfoot 1932–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1932

Birth Location: Polkton, North Carolina

Death Date: 2 Jun 1998

Death Location: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Lawrence Lightfoot

Mother: Channie Crump

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The story of Melvin Douglas Lightfoot began in 1932 in Polkton, North Carolina. Melvin Douglas Lightfoot passed away in 1998 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Douglas Lightfoot began in 1932 in Polkton, North Carolina.
  • Melvin Douglas Lightfoot passed away in 1998 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Melvin Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Melvin Lightfoot
1932–1998
Birth Place: Polkton, North Carolina
Parents
Lawrence Lightfoot
1917–1963
Evanston Ward 2, Cook, Illinois, USA
Channie (Alberta) Crump
1911–1978
Polkton Anso, North Carolina
Grandparents
Isaac Lightfoot
1886–1963
Kansas
Carrie Lightfoot
1885–1977
Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
John Jones
1845–1921
Maggie Jones
1857–1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anna White
1849–

Melvin Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1932
11 Mar 1932
Birth of Melvin Douglas Lightfoot in Polkton, North Carolina
Polkton, North Carolina
1998
2 Jun 1998
Age 66
Death of Melvin Douglas Lightfoot in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1932
    Event Place: Polkton, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1998
    Event Place: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA

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