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Sylvia Melvena Carr 1905–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 APR 1905

Birth Location: Van Buren, Carter, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 25 JUN 2005

Death Location: Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA

Father: Ira Carr

Mother: Susan Counts

Spouse(s): William Howard

Children(s): Franklin Howard, William Howard, Shirley Howard, Donald Howard

Sylvia Melvena Carr was born in 1905 in Van Buren, Carter, Missouri, USA, the child of Ira Alexander Carr And Susan Emily Counts. Sylvia Melvena Carr married William Nathaniel Howard, and had children including David Eugene Howard, Donald Noel Howard, Franklin Dale Howard, Shirley Jean Howard, William Nathaniel Howard. Sylvia Melvena Carr passed away in 2005 in Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvia Melvena Carr was born in 1905 in Van Buren, Carter, Missouri, USA, the child of Ira Alexander Carr And Susan Emily Counts.
  • Sylvia Melvena Carr married William Nathaniel Howard, and had children including David Eugene Howard, Donald Noel Howard, Franklin Dale Howard, Shirley Jean Howard, William Nathaniel Howard.
  • Sylvia Melvena Carr passed away in 2005 in Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ira Carr
1861–1938
Birth Location: –
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Susan Counts
1868–1946
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

William Howard
1907–1966
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Franklin Howard
1933–2010
Birth Location: Venice, Madison, Illinois, USA
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William Howard
1925–1997
Birth Location: Venice, Madison, Illinois, USA
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Shirley Howard
1938–1944
Birth Location: Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, USA
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Donald Howard
1927–2001
Birth Location: Venice, Madison, Illinois, USA
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Sylvia Carr's Ancestors

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Sylvia Carr
1905–2005
Birth Place: Van Buren, Carter, Missouri, USA
Parents
Ira Alexander Carr
1861–1938
Susan (Emily) Counts
1868–1946
Grandparents
John (William) Counts
1845–1916
Ste Genevieve, Missouri, USA
Rebecca Chilton
1843–1912
Shannon, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Counts
1818–1900
Mississippi Daniel
1816–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Countz
1790–1841
Martha Hammer
1793–1870

Sylvia Carr's Descendants

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Sylvia (Melvena) Carr (24 APR 1905–25 JUN 2005) m. William (Nathaniel) Howard (23 FEB 1907–11 JUN 1966)
  1. 1. Franklin (Dale) Howard 1933–2010
  2. 2. William (Nathaniel) Howard 1925–1997
  3. 3. Shirley (Jean) Howard 1938–1944
  4. 4. Donald (Noel) Howard 1927–2001

Sylvia Carr's Timeline

2 Records

1905
24 APR 1905
Birth of Sylvia Melvena Carr in Van Buren, Carter, Missouri, USA
Van Buren, Carter, Missouri, USA
2005
25 JUN 2005
Age 100
Death of Sylvia Melvena Carr in Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA
Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 APR 1905
    Event Place: Van Buren, Carter, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 JUN 2005
    Event Place: Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018, Today's News Herald; Publication Date: 28 Sep 2005; Publication Place: Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA
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