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Melvina Wood 1889–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1889

Birth Location: Carter County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 2 September 1960

Death Location: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Cornelius Penix

Mother: Josephine Salley

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Melvina Wood was born in 1889 in Carter County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Cornelius H Penix And Josephine Salley. Melvina Wood passed away in 1960 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melvina Wood was born in 1889 in Carter County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Cornelius H Penix And Josephine Salley.
  • Melvina Wood passed away in 1960 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Melvina Wood's Ancestors

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Melvina Wood
1889–1960
Birth Place: Carter County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Cornelius H Penix
1856–1916
Grayson, Carter, Kentucky, USA
Josephine Salley
1860–1931
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
David Penix
1826–1877
Virginia, United States
Sarah McDowell
1829–
Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Penix
1787–1864
SARAH DAVIS
1794–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOSHUA PENIX
1760–1826
ANN CATHEY
1764–1826
RICHARD DAVIS
1773–1883
Mary Fugate
1771–1838

Melvina Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1889
27 May 1889
Birth of Melvina Wood in Carter County, Kentucky, United States of America
Carter County, Kentucky, United States of America
1960
2 September 1960
Age 71
Death of Melvina Wood in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1889
    Event Place: Carter County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 September 1960
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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