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Velma S Starcher Drake 1909–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1909

Birth Location: Beech, Calhoun, West Virginia

Death Date: 2 OCT 2001

Death Location: Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Leonard Starcher

Mother: Flora Starcher

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Velma S Starcher Drake was born in 1909 in Beech, Calhoun, West Virginia, the child of Leonard Clayton Starcher And Flora Hackney Starcher. Velma S Starcher Drake passed away in 2001 in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Velma S Starcher Drake was born in 1909 in Beech, Calhoun, West Virginia, the child of Leonard Clayton Starcher And Flora Hackney Starcher.
  • Velma S Starcher Drake passed away in 2001 in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Velma Drake's Ancestors

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Velma Drake
1909–2001
Birth Place: Beech, Calhoun, West Virginia
Parents
Leonard Clayton Starcher
1867–1957
West Virginia
Flora (Hackney) Starcher
1874–1958
Roane County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Brannon) Starcher
1819–1905
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Caroline (Rosanna Barnhouse) Starcher
1842–1928
Kanawha Co, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Starcher
1788–1859
Nancy Brannon
1799–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob (Statzer)
1749–1815
Barbary Starcher
1765–1810
William Brannon
1765–1850
Mary Payne
1770–1860

Velma Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1909
29 Apr 1909
Birth of Velma S Starcher Drake in Beech, Calhoun, West Virginia
Beech, Calhoun, West Virginia
2001
2 OCT 2001
Age 92
Death of Velma S Starcher Drake in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1909
    Event Place: Beech, Calhoun, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 OCT 2001
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America

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