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Vivian Irene Cowgill 1911 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1911

Birth Location: Alum Creek, Morrow, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 3 Nov 1996

Death Location: Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Roscoe Cowgill

Mother: Challie Cope

Spouse(s): Melbourne Strait

Children(s): Lee Strait, Linda Strait

Vivian Irene Cowgill was born in 1911 in Alum Creek, Morrow, Ohio, USA, the child of Roscoe Levi Cowgill and Challie Alverda Cope. Vivian Irene Cowgill married Melbourne Strait, and had children including Lee Allan Strait, Linda Marlene Strait. Vivian Irene Cowgill passed away in 1996 in Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Vivian Irene Cowgill was born in 1911 in Alum Creek, Morrow, Ohio, USA, the child of Roscoe Levi Cowgill and Challie Alverda Cope.
  • Vivian Irene Cowgill married Melbourne Strait, and had children including Lee Allan Strait, Linda Marlene Strait.
  • Vivian Irene Cowgill passed away in 1996 in Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roscoe Cowgill
1888 – 1959
Birth Location: Morrow, Ohio, USA
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Challie Cope
1892 –
Birth Location: Elkrun, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Melbourne Strait
1912 – 1971
Birth Location: Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

Lee Strait
1943 –
Birth Location: Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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Linda Strait
1946 –
Birth Location: Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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Vivian Cowgill's Ancestors

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Vivian Cowgill
1911 – 1996
Birth Place: Alum Creek, Morrow, Ohio, USA
Parents
Roscoe Levi Cowgill
1888 – 1959
Morrow, Ohio, USA
Challie (Alverda) Cope
1892 –
Elkrun, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Sherman (B) Cope
1864 – 1902
Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Felicia (Amelia) Stanley
1871 – 1941
Salem, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Stanley
1819 – 1899
Amelia Benedict
1831 – 1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Benedict
1804 – 1867
Phoebe Wing
1808 – 1885

Vivian Cowgill's Descendants

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Vivian (Irene) Cowgill (10 Jan 1911 – 3 Nov 1996) m. Melbourne Strait (11 Dec 1912 – 11 Sep 1971)
  1. 1. Lee (Allan) Strait (21 Oct 1943 – ) m. Virginia Knuckles
    1. 1. Melanie (Colleen) Strait (25 Jun 1981 – )
  2. 2. Linda (Marlene) Strait (2 Oct 1946 – ) m. Dennis Senko (17 Jun 1946 – )
    1. 1. Laura (Maureen) Senko (22 Jun 1983 – )
    2. 2. Jennifer (Lynn) Senko (22 Jun 1983 – )
    3. 3. Joseph (Allen) Senko (30 May 1984 – )

Vivian Cowgill's Timeline

2 Records

1911
10 Jan 1911
Birth of Vivian Irene Cowgill in Alum Creek, Morrow, Ohio, USA
Alum Creek, Morrow, Ohio, USA
1996
3 Nov 1996
Age 85
Death of Vivian Irene Cowgill in Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Alum Creek, Morrow, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1996
    Event Place: Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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