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Richard James Piper 1930–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1930

Birth Location: Silver Lake, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 20 Jan 2016

Death Location: Lagrange County, Indiana, USA

Father: Vaughn Piper

Mother: Gladys Smith

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In 1930, Richard James Piper entered the world in Silver Lake, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA, born to Vaughn Everett Piper And Gladys Merle Smith. Richard James Piper passed away in 2016 in Lagrange County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1930, Richard James Piper entered the world in Silver Lake, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA, born to Vaughn Everett Piper And Gladys Merle Smith.
  • Richard James Piper passed away in 2016 in Lagrange County, Indiana, USA.

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Richard Piper's Ancestors

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Richard Piper
1930–2016
Birth Place: Silver Lake, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA
Parents
Vaughn Everett Piper
1905–1984
Grant County, Indiana, USA
Gladys (Merle) Smith
1903–1981
Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (Newton) Smith
1867–1933
Tipton, Indiana
Mary (S) Smith
1880–1967
Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Smith
1815–
Lavina Smith
1825–
Walter Bush
1853–1935
Rachel Peak
1858–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Smith
1789–1848
Sarah McKinley
1791–1870
Samuel Bush
1825–1880
Susanna Reddick
1833–1926
Trial Peak
1830–1893
Mary Adams
1837–1924

Richard Piper's Timeline

2 Records

1930
25 May 1930
Birth of Richard James Piper in Silver Lake, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA
Silver Lake, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA
2016
20 Jan 2016
Age 86
Death of Richard James Piper in Lagrange County, Indiana, USA
Lagrange County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1930
    Event Place: Silver Lake, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 2016
    Event Place: Lagrange County, Indiana, USA

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