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Vernon Ray "Red" Basden 1932 – 2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1932

Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina

Death Date: 17 May 2003

Death Location: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

Father: Willie Basden

Mother: Lela Bostic

Spouse(s): Betty Boswell, Mary Dukes

Children(s):

Vernon Ray "Red" Basden USN Korea was born in 1932 in Duplin, North Carolina, the child of Willie Cyrus "Cy" Basden and Lela Pearl Bostic. Vernon Ray "Red" Basden USN Korea married Betty Catherine Boswell, Mary Elizabeth Dukes. Vernon Ray "Red" Basden USN Korea passed away in 2003 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Vernon Ray "Red" Basden USN Korea was born in 1932 in Duplin, North Carolina, the child of Willie Cyrus "Cy" Basden and Lela Pearl Bostic.
  • Vernon Ray "Red" Basden USN Korea married Betty Catherine Boswell, Mary Elizabeth Dukes.
  • Vernon Ray "Red" Basden USN Korea passed away in 2003 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Vernon Basden's Ancestors

Self
Vernon Basden
1932 – 2003
Birth Place: Duplin, North Carolina
Parents
Willie Cyrus "Cy" Basden
1902 – 1990
Onslow, North Carolina
Lela (Pearl) Bostic
1906 – 1995
city, Duplin, NC, USA
Grandparents
Owen (W) Basden
1875 – 1949
Richlands, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
Easter (Catherine Katie) Brinson
1871 – 1939
city, Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Asa Basden
1819 – 1917
Sarah Basden
1825 – 1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathew Basden
1786 – 1838
Mary Leedahl
1790 – 1888

Vernon Basden's Timeline

2 Records

1932
23 Nov 1932
Birth of Vernon Ray "Red" Basden USN Korea in Duplin, North Carolina
Duplin, North Carolina
2003
17 May 2003
Age 71
Death of Vernon Ray "Red" Basden USN Korea in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1932
    Event Place: Duplin, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 2003
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

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