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Norma Mae Wade 1928–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1928

Birth Location: Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 2 Sep 1973

Death Location: Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: GD Wade

Mother: Bonnie Wade

Spouse(s): Jackie Karr

Children(s): Donald Karr, Roger Karr, Ronald Karr

Norma Mae Wade was born in 1928 in Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA, the child of Gd Owen Robert Wade And Bonnie May Wade. In 1930, Norma Mae Wade resided in Homer, Champaign, Illinois. In 1935, Norma Mae Wade resided in Woodland, Iroquois, Illinois. Norma Mae Wade married Jackie Karr, and had children including Dennis Karr, Donald Fay Karr, Joyce Wanda Karr, Roger Verne Karr, Ronald Ray Karr, Sheila Lee Karr. Norma Mae Wade passed away in 1973 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Norma Mae Wade was born in 1928 in Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA, the child of Gd Owen Robert Wade And Bonnie May Wade.
  • In 1930, Norma Mae Wade resided in Homer, Champaign, Illinois.
  • In 1935, Norma Mae Wade resided in Woodland, Iroquois, Illinois.
  • Norma Mae Wade married Jackie Karr, and had children including Dennis Karr, Donald Fay Karr, Joyce Wanda Karr, Roger Verne Karr, Ronald Ray Karr, Sheila Lee Karr.
  • Norma Mae Wade passed away in 1973 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

GD Wade
1902–1972
Birth Location: Fairmount, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
GW
Bonnie Wade
1898–1983
Birth Location: Newman, Douglas, Illinois, USA
BW

Spouses(s)

Jackie Karr
1929–2018
Birth Location: Iroquois
JK

Children(s)

Donald Karr
1946–1946
Birth Location: Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
DK
Roger Karr
1946–1946
Birth Location: Iroquois County, Illinois, USA
RK
Ronald Karr
1946–1946
Birth Location: Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
RK

Norma Wade's Ancestors

Self
Norma Wade
1928–1973
Birth Place: Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Parents
GD Owen Robert Wade
1902–1972
Fairmount, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Bonnie (May) Wade
1898–1983
Newman, Douglas, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
GD (Aaron Robert) Wade
1858–1943
Union City, Darke, Ohio, USA
GD (Mary Jane) Myers
1862–1915
Kentucky, USA
GD (Bowman Davis) Clester
1874–1953
St Joseph, Champaign, Illinois, USA
GD (Zella Myrtle) Yeazel
1879–1972
Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
GD Sr
1836–1918
GD Dunlap
1840–1907
GD Myers
1826–1908
GD Ingram
1837–1920
GD Clester
1834–1888
GD Peters
1838–1875
GD Yeazel
1851–1942
GD Cessna
1856–1953
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GD Wade
1795–1880
GD Taylor
1798–1880
GD Dunlap
1811–1886
GD Spain
1815–1896
GD III
1791–1860
GD Mary
1792–
GD Sr
1811–
GD Cartmill
1816–1880
GD Clester
1805–1855
GD Bailey
1810–1848
GD Peters
1799–1864
GD McNutt
1802–1872
GD Yeazel
1807–1852
GD Crabill
1807–1885
GD Cessna
1822–1908
GD Hawkins
1831–1864

Norma Wade's Descendants

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Norma (Mae) Wade (2 Sep 1928–2 Sep 1973) m. Jackie Karr (18 May 1929–23 Mar 2018)
  1. 1. Donald (Fay) Karr 1946–1946
  2. 2. Roger (Verne) Karr 1946–1946
  3. 3. Ronald (Ray) Karr 1946–1946

Norma Wade's Timeline

6 Records

1928
2 Sep 1928
Birth of Norma Mae Wade in Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 2
Norma Mae Wade resided here in Homer, Champaign, Illinois
Homer, Champaign, Illinois
1935
1935
Age 7
Norma Mae Wade resided here in Woodland, Iroquois, Illinois
Woodland, Iroquois, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 12
Norma Mae Wade resided here in Woodland, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Woodland, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 22
Norma Mae Wade resided here in Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
1973
2 Sep 1973
Age 45
Death of Norma Mae Wade in Kankakee, Illinois, United States
Kankakee, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1928
    Event Place: Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Woodland, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T627_813; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 38-15
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 335-22-7919; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Homer, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 410; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0064; Image: 462.0; FHL microfilm: 2340145
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Homer, Champaign, Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Homer, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 410; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0064; Image: 462.0; FHL microfilm: 2340145

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Woodland, Iroquois, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Woodland, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T627_813; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 38-15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Woodland, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Woodland, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T627_813; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 38-15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Donovan, Iroquois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Donovan, Iroquois, I

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1973
    Event Place: Kankakee, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 335-22-7919; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Kankakee County, Illinois Death Index, 1870-1992
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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