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Velma Jane West 1927–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 August 1927

Birth Location: Martelle, Jones, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 2 January 2017

Death Location: Onslow, Jones, Iowa, USA

Father: Otis West

Mother: Ruth Thorpe

Spouse(s): Leslie Schroeder, Otto Rasmussen

Children(s): James Schroeder, Richard Schroeder

Velma Jane West was born in 1927 in Martelle, Jones, Iowa, USA, the child of Otis Leroy West And Ruth May Thorpe. In 1930, Velma Jane West resided in Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA. In 1935, Velma Jane West resided in Rural, Jones, Iowa. Velma Jane West married Leslie Herman Rudolph Schroeder, Otto Francis Rasmussen, and had children including James Leslie Schroeder, Richard D Schroeder, William Schroeder. Velma Jane West passed away in 2017 in Onslow, Jones, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Velma Jane West was born in 1927 in Martelle, Jones, Iowa, USA, the child of Otis Leroy West And Ruth May Thorpe.
  • In 1930, Velma Jane West resided in Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1935, Velma Jane West resided in Rural, Jones, Iowa.
  • Velma Jane West married Leslie Herman Rudolph Schroeder, Otto Francis Rasmussen, and had children including James Leslie Schroeder, Richard D Schroeder, William Schroeder.
  • Velma Jane West passed away in 2017 in Onslow, Jones, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Velma West's Ancestors

Self
Velma West
1927–2017
Birth Place: Martelle, Jones, Iowa, USA
Parents
Otis Leroy West
1886–1970
Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, USA
Ruth (May) Thorpe
1898–1975
Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Eli (Henry) West
1855–1937
Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Nancy (Maria) Keith
1860–1923
Loudon, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eli Jr
1818–1896
Sarah Hartt
1815–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eli West
1781–1852
Sarah Guffin
1780–1867

Velma West's Descendants

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Velma (Jane) West (16 August 1927–2 January 2017) m. Leslie (Herman Rudolph) Schroeder (13 Aug 1916–25 Aug 1967) m. Otto (Francis) Rasmussen (7 Feb 1923–24 Nov 1981)
  1. 1. James (Leslie) Schroeder 1950–2010
  2. 2. Richard (d) Schroeder 1947–2020

Velma West's Timeline

6 Records

1927
16 August 1927
Birth of Velma Jane West in Martelle, Jones, Iowa, USA
Martelle, Jones, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
Velma Jane West resided here in Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA
Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Velma Jane West resided here in Rural, Jones, Iowa
Rural, Jones, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 13
Velma Jane West resided here in Clay Twp, Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
Clay Twp, Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Velma Jane West resided here in Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
2017
2 January 2017
Age 90
Death of Velma Jane West in Hiawatha, Linn, Iowa, USA
Hiawatha, Linn, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 August 1927
    Event Place: Martelle, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: 877; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 53-3
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Gazette; Publication Date: 5 Jan 2017; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; ,0.30509537,0.3492293,0.33866176&xid=3355
    [6] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jones, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Clay Twp, Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: 877; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 53-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Gazette; Publication Date: 5 Jan 2017; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; ,0.30509537,0.3492293,0.33866176&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 2017
    Event Place: Hiawatha, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Gazette; Publication Date: 5 Jan 2017; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; ,0.30509537,0.3492293,0.33866176&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Onslow, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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