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Merle L. Webster 1918–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1918

Birth Location: Bible Grove Township, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 16 November 2004

Death Location: Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Leslie Laycoax

Mother: Nellie Kincaid

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Merle L. Webster was born in 1918 in Bible Grove Township, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Leslie Laycoax And Nellie Kincaid. Merle L. Webster passed away in 2004 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Merle L. Webster was born in 1918 in Bible Grove Township, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Leslie Laycoax And Nellie Kincaid.
  • Merle L. Webster passed away in 2004 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Merle Webster's Ancestors

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Merle Webster
1918–2004
Birth Place: Bible Grove Township, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Leslie Laycoax
1894–1969
Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Nellie Kincaid
1896–1988
Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Isaac (James) Laycoax
1869–1946
Richland County, Illinois, United States of America
Olivia (Lucretia) Corder
1872–1941
Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Corder
1845–1920
Mary Britton
1842–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Britton
1816–1880
Desdemona Rayl
1815–1873

Merle Webster's Timeline

2 Records

1918
18 May 1918
Birth of Merle L. Webster in Bible Grove Township, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Bible Grove Township, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
2004
16 November 2004
Age 86
Death of Merle L. Webster in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1918
    Event Place: Bible Grove Township, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 2004
    Event Place: Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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