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Melvina Letitia Wotring Grimes 1885–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 February 1885

Birth Location: Preston County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 November 1919

Death Location: Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Wotring

Mother: Jemima Adams

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In 1885, Melvina Letitia Wotring Grimes entered the world in Preston County, West Virginia, USA, born to John William Wotring And Jemima Catherine Adams. Melvina Letitia Wotring Grimes passed away in 1919 in Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Melvina Letitia Wotring Grimes entered the world in Preston County, West Virginia, USA, born to John William Wotring And Jemima Catherine Adams.
  • Melvina Letitia Wotring Grimes passed away in 1919 in Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, USA.

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Melvina Grimes's Ancestors

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Melvina Grimes
1885–1919
Birth Place: Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
John William Wotring
1844–1932
Elkins, Randolph County, Virginia, USA
Jemima (Catherine) Adams
1852–1916
Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Francis) Wotring
1822–1891
Preston County, Virginia Now, West Virginia, United States
Rosanna (Core) *
1814–1885
Monongalia (later Preston) Co., West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Christian **
1789–1875
Mary **
1789–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Core
1768–1842
Frances Spirling
1772–1852
Moses **
1761–1829
Rebecca Stonebridge
1766–1861

Melvina Grimes's Timeline

2 Records

1885
8 February 1885
Birth of Melvina Letitia Wotring Grimes in Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Preston County, West Virginia, USA
1919
11 November 1919
Age 34
Death of Melvina Letitia Wotring Grimes in Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 February 1885
    Event Place: Preston County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1919
    Event Place: Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, USA

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