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Oliver M Major 1864–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1864

Birth Location: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 17 Jan 1940

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William Major

Mother: Ellen Mekeel

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Oliver M Major was born in 1864 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of William Henry Major And Ellen Mekeel. Oliver M Major passed away in 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Oliver M Major was born in 1864 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of William Henry Major And Ellen Mekeel.
  • Oliver M Major passed away in 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Oliver Major's Ancestors

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Oliver Major
1864–1940
Birth Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
William Henry Major
1833–1883
Pennsylvania, USA
Ellen Mekeel
1835–1909
Lehman, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert Major
1808–1883
England
Lucinda ('Lucy') Ide
1816–1837
Lehman, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Oliver Major's Timeline

2 Records

1864
9 Aug 1864
Birth of Oliver M Major in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1940
17 Jan 1940
Age 76
Death of Oliver M Major in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1864
    Event Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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