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Roy John Reed 1926–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 October 1926

Birth Location: Kern County, California, United States of America

Death Date: 7 June 1984

Death Location: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America

Father: Walter Reed

Mother: Grace Gretlein

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In 1926, Roy John Reed entered the world in Kern County, California, United States of America, born to Walter Lease Reed And Grace Marie Gretlein. Roy John Reed passed away in 1984 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Roy John Reed entered the world in Kern County, California, United States of America, born to Walter Lease Reed And Grace Marie Gretlein.
  • Roy John Reed passed away in 1984 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America.

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Roy Reed's Ancestors

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Roy Reed
1926–1984
Birth Place: Kern County, California, United States of America
Parents
Walter Lease Reed
1898–1959
Douglas, Otoe County, Nebraska, United States of America
Grace (Marie) Gretlein
1907–1991
Missouri, United States of America
Grandparents
Roy (C.) Reed
1873–1945
Otoe County, Nebraska, United States of America
Mary (Catherine) Lease
1878–1952
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America
John (Casper) Gretlein
1866–1941
East Saint Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
Anna (Catherine) Stauffer
1866–1950
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Reed
1831–1902
Ruth Smith
1842–1881
Richard Lease
1846–1913
Nancy Jones
1848–1936
John Grethlein
1834–1926
Maria Bechtel
1842–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Reed
1802–1861
Jane Robinson
1813–1871
John Smith
1818–1901
Rebecca Mendenhall
1816–1885
Julius Lease
1817–1862
Catherine Trask
1812–1860
Daniel Jones
1819–1862
Margaret Riegel
1823–1896
John Gretlein
1800–1920
Elizabeth Mueller
1808–1888

Roy Reed's Timeline

2 Records

1926
22 October 1926
Birth of Roy John Reed in Kern County, California, United States of America
Kern County, California, United States of America
1984
7 June 1984
Age 58
Death of Roy John Reed in Kern County, California, United States of America
Kern County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 October 1926
    Event Place: Kern County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 June 1984
    Event Place: Kern County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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