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Sylvia Marie Rivera 1940–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1940

Birth Location: Lorain County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 17 Aug 1979

Death Location: Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Eddie Sr

Mother: Elmira Whitfield

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Sylvia Marie Rivera was born in 1940 in Lorain County, Ohio, USA, the child of Eddie S Fields Sr And Elmira Whitfield. In 1946, Sylvia Marie Rivera resided in Elyria, Ohio, USA. In 1955, Sylvia Marie Rivera resided in Oberlin, Ohio, USA. Sylvia Marie Rivera passed away in 1979 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sylvia Marie Rivera was born in 1940 in Lorain County, Ohio, USA, the child of Eddie S Fields Sr And Elmira Whitfield.
  • In 1946, Sylvia Marie Rivera resided in Elyria, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1955, Sylvia Marie Rivera resided in Oberlin, Ohio, USA.
  • Sylvia Marie Rivera passed away in 1979 in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvia Rivera's Ancestors

Self
Sylvia Rivera
1940–1979
Birth Place: Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Eddie S Fields Sr
1915–1971
Lake Village, Chicot, Arkansas, USA
Elmira Whitfield
1921–1987
Greenville, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America
Grandparents
Sylvia Whitfield
1878–
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvia Rivera's Timeline

7 Records

1940
9 Nov 1940
Birth of Sylvia Marie Rivera in Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Lorain County, Ohio, USA
1946
8 May 1946
Age 6
Sylvia Marie Rivera resided here in Elyria, Ohio, USA
Elyria, Ohio, USA
1955
1955
Age 15
Sylvia Marie Rivera resided here in Oberlin, Ohio, USA
Oberlin, Ohio, USA
1956
1956
Age 16
Sylvia Marie Rivera resided here in Oberlin, Ohio, USA
Oberlin, Ohio, USA
1957
1957
Age 17
Sylvia Marie Rivera resided here in Oberlin, Ohio, USA
Oberlin, Ohio, USA
1959
1959
Age 19
Sylvia Marie Rivera resided here in Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States
Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States
1979
17 Aug 1979
Age 39
Death of Sylvia Marie Rivera in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1940
    Event Place: Lorain County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oberlin High School; Year: 1957
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oberlin High School; Year: 1955
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oberlin High School; Year: 1956
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 May 1946
    Event Place: Elyria, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Chronicle-Telegram; Publication Date: 8 May 1946; Publication Place: Elyria, Ohio, USA; &terms=Sylvia_Whltfleld

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Oberlin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oberlin High School; Year: 1955

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Oberlin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oberlin High School; Year: 1956

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Oberlin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Oberlin High School; Year: 1957

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio and Florida, U.S., City Directories, Directory Title: Polk's Lorain Rural Route; Year Range: 1959; Page #: 180; Publisher: R. L. Polk & Co.; Publication Year: 1959

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1979
    Event Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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