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Melvin Leroy Sanford 1911–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1911

Birth Location: O'Neill, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 10 Aug 1993

Death Location: Sacramento, California

Father: Eugene Sanford

Mother: Abbie Riley

Spouse(s): Georgia Kraft

Children(s): Earl Sanford

Melvin Leroy Sanford was born in 1911 in O'Neill, Nebraska, USA, the child of Eugene Edgar Sanford And Abbie Arbilla Riley. Melvin Leroy Sanford married Georgia Alice Kraft, and had children including Earl Leroy Sanford, Married Goodwin Sanford. Melvin Leroy Sanford passed away in 1993 in Sacramento, California.

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Biography

  • Melvin Leroy Sanford was born in 1911 in O'Neill, Nebraska, USA, the child of Eugene Edgar Sanford And Abbie Arbilla Riley.
  • Melvin Leroy Sanford married Georgia Alice Kraft, and had children including Earl Leroy Sanford, Married Goodwin Sanford.
  • Melvin Leroy Sanford passed away in 1993 in Sacramento, California.

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Melvin Sanford's Ancestors

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Melvin Sanford
1911–1993
Birth Place: O'Neill, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Eugene Edgar Sanford
1876–1959
O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska, USA
Abbie (Arbilla) Riley
1871–1943
Fayette, Lafayette, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
Eli Sanford
1835–1888
Hopkinton, St Lawrence, New York, USA
Catherine (Betourne) Bitney
1844–
Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sanford
1796–1875
Almena Smead
1803–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eli Smead
1766–1840
Submit Corse
1770–1849

Melvin Sanford's Descendants

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Melvin (Leroy) Sanford (2 May 1911–10 Aug 1993) m. Georgia (Alice) Kraft (2 Apr 1918–23 Dec 1995)
  1. 1. Earl (LeRoy) Sanford 1938–1981

Melvin Sanford's Timeline

2 Records

1911
2 May 1911
Birth of Melvin Leroy Sanford in O'Neill, Nebraska, USA
O'Neill, Nebraska, USA
1993
10 Aug 1993
Age 82
Death of Melvin Leroy Sanford in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1911
    Event Place: O'Neill, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1993
    Event Place: Sacramento, California

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