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Roy Lee Lancaster 1908–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1908

Birth Location: Cave City, Barren, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 9 August 1979

Death Location: Cave City, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Charles Lancaster

Mother: Jassie Adwell

Spouse(s): Gladys Lyons

Children(s):

Roy Lee Lancaster was born in 1908 in Cave City, Barren, Kentucky, USA, the child of Charles Emory Lancaster And Jassie E Adwell. In 1910, Roy Lee Lancaster resided in Magisterial District 6, Barren, Kentucky, USA. In 1935, Roy Lee Lancaster resided in Rural, Grayson, Kentucky. Roy Lee Lancaster married Gladys Allene Lyons, and had children including Joann Lancaster. Roy Lee Lancaster passed away in 1979 in Cave City, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Roy Lee Lancaster was born in 1908 in Cave City, Barren, Kentucky, USA, the child of Charles Emory Lancaster And Jassie E Adwell.
  • In 1910, Roy Lee Lancaster resided in Magisterial District 6, Barren, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1935, Roy Lee Lancaster resided in Rural, Grayson, Kentucky.
  • Roy Lee Lancaster married Gladys Allene Lyons, and had children including Joann Lancaster.
  • Roy Lee Lancaster passed away in 1979 in Cave City, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Lancaster
1879–1957
Birth Location: Barren County, Kentucky
CL
Jassie Adwell
1882–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
JA

Spouses(s)

Gladys Lyons
1908–1999
Birth Location: Cave City, Barren County, Kentucky
GL

Children(s)

Roy Lancaster's Ancestors

Self
Roy Lancaster
1908–1979
Birth Place: Cave City, Barren, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Charles Emory Lancaster
1879–1957
Barren County, Kentucky
Jassie (E) Adwell
1882–
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Lancaster
1856–1932
Tennessee
Louisa (Lee) Oliver
1856–1936
Barren County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
George Oliver
1817–1891
Mary Jackson
1817–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jackson
1796–1866
Catherine Bacon
1797–1850

Roy Lancaster's Timeline

6 Records

1908
16 July 1908
Birth of Roy Lee Lancaster in Cave City, Barren, Kentucky, USA
Cave City, Barren, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Roy Lee Lancaster resided here in Magisterial District 6, Barren, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 6, Barren, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Roy Lee Lancaster resided here in Rural, Grayson, Kentucky
Rural, Grayson, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 32
Roy Lee Lancaster resided here in Cave City, Barren, Kentucky, USA
Cave City, Barren, Kentucky, USA
1957
Abt 1957
Age 49
Roy Lee Lancaster resided here in Cave City
Cave City
1979
9 August 1979
Age 71
Death of Roy Lee Lancaster in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1908
    Event Place: Cave City, Barren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 374
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cave City, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01278; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 5-23
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 6, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: T624_463; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1374476
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 6, Barren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 6, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: T624_463; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1374476

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Grayson, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cave City, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01278; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 5-23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cave City, Barren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cave City, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01278; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 5-23

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1957
    Event Place: Cave City
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 10 Nov 1957; Publication Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; ,0.20028283,0.9808626,0.2776074&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cave City, Barren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 374

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 August 1979
    Event Place: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cave City, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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