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Sylvester M. (Vess) Galloway 1896–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1896

Birth Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 Jul 1962

Death Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Thomas Galloway

Mother: Salena Whitmire

Spouse(s): Margaret Aiken

Children(s):

Sylvester M. (Vess) Galloway was born in 1896 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Sylvester Galloway And Salena Jane Elizabeth Whitmire. Sylvester M. (Vess) Galloway married Margaret Louise Aiken. Sylvester M. (Vess) Galloway passed away in 1962 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sylvester M. (Vess) Galloway was born in 1896 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Sylvester Galloway And Salena Jane Elizabeth Whitmire.
  • Sylvester M. (Vess) Galloway married Margaret Louise Aiken.
  • Sylvester M. (Vess) Galloway passed away in 1962 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Sylvester Galloway's Ancestors

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Sylvester Galloway
1896–1962
Birth Place: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Sylvester Galloway
1869–1937
Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Salena (Jane Elizabeth) Whitmire
1864–1950
Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Whitmire
1830–1877
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Galloway
1831–1921
Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Sr.
1774–1842
Sarah Galloway
1797–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Whitmire
1733–1797
Catharina Appel
1729–1835

Sylvester Galloway's Timeline

2 Records

1896
16 Aug 1896
Birth of Sylvester M. (Vess) Galloway in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
1962
17 Jul 1962
Age 66
Death of Sylvester M. (Vess) Galloway in Oteen, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Oteen, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1896
    Event Place: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1962
    Event Place: Oteen, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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