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Velma May Peters 1920–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1920

Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 March 1988

Death Location: Big Chimney, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Isaac Shafer

Mother: Nancy Farrell

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In 1920, Velma May Peters entered the world in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA, born to Isaac L Shafer And Nancy Jane Farrell. Velma May Peters passed away in 1988 in Big Chimney, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1920, Velma May Peters entered the world in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA, born to Isaac L Shafer And Nancy Jane Farrell.
  • Velma May Peters passed away in 1988 in Big Chimney, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

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Velma Peters's Ancestors

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Velma Peters
1920–1988
Birth Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Isaac L Shafer
1820–1961
West Virginia
Nancy (Jane) Farrell
1883–1941
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David (M) Shafer
1848–1905
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Margaret (E) Shafer
1854–1953
Cicerone, Roane, West Virginia, United States
William (H.) Ferrell
1861–
Mary (Jane) Newhouse
1854–
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Shaver
1792–1870
Christianna Goff
1816–
William Smith
1829–1892
Phoebe Sirk
1833–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1802–1882
Mary Frances
1804–1832
Isaac Sirk
1795–
Jemima WILSON
1769–

Velma Peters's Timeline

2 Records

1920
1920
Birth of Velma May Peters in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
1988
30 March 1988
Age 68
Death of Velma May Peters in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 March 1988
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Chimney, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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