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Walter Childs Perry 1872 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1872

Birth Location: Illinois, United States

Death Date: 27 MAR 1948

Death Location: Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: William Perry

Mother: Ann VanKirk

Spouse(s): Grace Roberts

Children(s): Zelda Perry, Lois Perry, Robert Perry

Walter Childs Perry was born in 1872 in Illinois, United States, the child of William Alanson Perry and Ann Eliza VanKirk. Walter Childs Perry married Grace Mary Roberts, and had children including Zelda "Lucille" Perry, Lois Perry, Robert Alanson Perry. Walter Childs Perry passed away in 1948 in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Childs Perry was born in 1872 in Illinois, United States, the child of William Alanson Perry and Ann Eliza VanKirk.
  • Walter Childs Perry married Grace Mary Roberts, and had children including Zelda "Lucille" Perry, Lois Perry, Robert Alanson Perry.
  • Walter Childs Perry passed away in 1948 in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Walter Perry's Ancestors

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Walter Perry
1872 – 1948
Birth Place: Illinois, United States
Parents
William Alanson Perry
1834 – 1913
Ohio
Ann (Eliza) VanKirk
1843 – 1914
Bath, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Matthias (Wilford) Vankirk
1796 – 1846
Henry Co., KY
Elizabeth Wilson
1803 – 1882
Henry, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth
1750 –
Uriah Wilson
1767 – 1852
Mary Newkirk
1778 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wilson
1740 – 1810
Deborah Cassidy
1760 – 1826
Elias Newkirk
1722 – 1800
Sarah Lounsberry
1726 – 1800

Walter Perry's Descendants

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Walter (Childs) Perry (10 Jan 1872 – 27 MAR 1948) m. Grace (Mary) Roberts (September 1873 – 12 December 1930)
  1. 1. Zelda ("Lucille") Perry (Oct 1897 – )
  2. 2. Lois Perry (Mar 1900 – 1901)
  3. 3. Robert (Alanson) Perry (24 Jun 1910 – 23 Aug 1990) m. Miriam (Anna) Hawthorne (21 JAN 1910 – 5 FEB 2003)
    1. 1. Edward (Allan) Perry (25 JUL 1935 – 6 OCT 2004) m. Lual (Elaine) Veath (15 Jul 1935 – 9 Apr 2008)
    2. 2. Steve Perry

Walter Perry's Timeline

2 Records

1872
10 Jan 1872
Birth of Walter Childs Perry in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States
1948
27 MAR 1948
Age 76
Death of Walter Childs Perry in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1872
    Event Place: Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 MAR 1948
    Event Place: Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

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