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Melvin Avis Wheeler 1912–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1912

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 14 Aug 1998

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Robert Wheeler

Mother: Dell Hays

Spouse(s): Jacial Amos, Myrtle Shake

Children(s):

Melvin Avis Wheeler was born in 1912 in Kentucky, the child of Robert Leslie Hughes Wheeler And Dell Avvis Hays. In 1960, Melvin Avis Wheeler resided in Louisville. Melvin Avis Wheeler married Jacial Juanita Amos, Myrtle Marie Shake, and had children including Hughandmargie Wheeler, Melvin Avis Wheeler Jr, Robert Timothy Wheeler, Steven M Wheeler. Melvin Avis Wheeler passed away in 1998 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melvin Avis Wheeler was born in 1912 in Kentucky, the child of Robert Leslie Hughes Wheeler And Dell Avvis Hays.
  • In 1960, Melvin Avis Wheeler resided in Louisville.
  • Melvin Avis Wheeler married Jacial Juanita Amos, Myrtle Marie Shake, and had children including Hughandmargie Wheeler, Melvin Avis Wheeler Jr, Robert Timothy Wheeler, Steven M Wheeler.
  • Melvin Avis Wheeler passed away in 1998 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvin Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Wheeler
1912–1998
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Robert Leslie Hughes Wheeler
1887–1961
New Castle, Henry, Kentucky, USA
Dell (Avvis) Hays
1891–1980
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Harvey (R) Hays
1862–1907
Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Laura (Gale) Bohannon
1867–1945
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Henry Bohannon
1843–
Jane Scroggins
1839–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Scrogin
1811–1875
Pamelia Bohannon
1814–1875

Melvin Wheeler's Timeline

3 Records

1912
4 Aug 1912
Birth of Melvin Avis Wheeler in Kentucky
Kentucky
1960
Abt 1960
Age 48
Melvin Avis Wheeler resided here in Louisville
Louisville
1998
14 Aug 1998
Age 86
Death of Melvin Avis Wheeler in Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1912
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier-Journal; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1998; Publication Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; ,0.17099315,0.823251,0.2686274&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1960
    Event Place: Louisville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 11 Sep 1960; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.026841596,0.6034341,0.16543308&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Henry County
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier-Journal; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1998; Publication Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; ,0.17099315,0.823251,0.2686274&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1998
    Event Place: Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier-Journal; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1998; Publication Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; ,0.17099315,0.823251,0.2686274&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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