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Velma Ricks- Greene- Powell 1937–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1937

Birth Location: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 Mar 2010

Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Father: James Sr

Mother: Olivia Palmer

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The story of Velma Ricks- Greene- Powell began in 1937 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1940, Velma Ricks- Greene- Powell resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Velma Ricks- Greene- Powell passed away in 2010 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Velma Ricks- Greene- Powell began in 1937 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1940, Velma Ricks- Greene- Powell resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Velma Ricks- Greene- Powell passed away in 2010 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

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Velma Powell's Ancestors

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Velma Powell
1937–2010
Birth Place: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Graddie Ricks Sr
1910–1961
Middlesex, North Carolina, USA
Olivia Palmer
1915–1944
Spartonburg, South, Caroline du Nord, USA
Grandparents
Jonah (Lewis) Ricks
1882–1960
Wilson, North Carolina, United States
Mary (E) Bailey
1885–1956
Nash, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ricks
1861–1940
Nancy Ricks
1865–1938
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Esgire 1
1818–1923
Nicey Perry
1823–

Velma Powell's Timeline

3 Records

1937
4 Oct 1937
Birth of Velma Ricks- Greene- Powell in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
1940
Age 3
Velma Ricks- Greene- Powell resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2010
14 Mar 2010
Age 73
Death of Velma Ricks- Greene- Powell in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1937
    Event Place: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03725; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 51-1193

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03725; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 51-1193

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 2010
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

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