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William Howard Decker 1932–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1932

Birth Location: Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 11 Dec 2015

Death Location: Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Francis Decker

Mother: Verlin Neal

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William Howard Decker was born in 1932 in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of Francis Howard Decker And Verlin Ellen Neal. In 1935, William Howard Decker resided in Thomson, Scotland, Missouri. In 1940, William Howard Decker resided in Thomson Township, Thomson, Scotland, Missouri, USA. William Howard Decker passed away in 2015 in Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Howard Decker was born in 1932 in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of Francis Howard Decker And Verlin Ellen Neal.
  • In 1935, William Howard Decker resided in Thomson, Scotland, Missouri.
  • In 1940, William Howard Decker resided in Thomson Township, Thomson, Scotland, Missouri, USA.
  • William Howard Decker passed away in 2015 in Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America.

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William Decker's Ancestors

Self
William Decker
1932–2015
Birth Place: Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Francis Howard Decker
1895–1974
Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Verlin (Ellen) Neal
1898–1993
Montgomery Co., Iowa
Grandparents
Frederick (Franklin) Decker
1862–1936
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) BROYLES
1872–1950
Greene County, TN
Great-Grandparents
Charles Sr.
1832–1914
Sophia Lichtsinn
1829–1886
Benjamin Broyles
1848–1929
Martha Broyles
1850–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hermann Lichtsinn
1802–1875
Christine Bueshing
1804–1856

William Decker's Timeline

5 Records

1932
15 Feb 1932
Birth of William Howard Decker in Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 3
William Howard Decker resided here in Thomson, Scotland, Missouri
Thomson, Scotland, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 8
William Howard Decker resided here in Thomson Township, Thomson, Scotland, Missouri, USA
Thomson Township, Thomson, Scotland, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 18
William Howard Decker resided here in Wyaconda, Clark, Missouri, USA
Wyaconda, Clark, Missouri, USA
2015
11 Dec 2015
Age 83
Death of William Howard Decker in Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1932
    Event Place: Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thomson, Scotland, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02156; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 100-13
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wyaconda, Clark, Missouri; Roll: 3301; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 23-22
    [3] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Lois Jean Decker Hunziker, Memorial ID 269311762

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Thomson, Scotland, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thomson, Scotland, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02156; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 100-13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Thomson Township, Thomson, Scotland, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thomson, Scotland, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02156; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 100-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wyaconda, Clark, Missouri, 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: Wyaconda, Clark, Missouri; Roll: 3301; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 23-22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 2015
    Event Place: Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: Find a Grave, Memorial page for Lois Jean Decker Hunziker, Memorial ID 269311762

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: Find a Grave, Memorial page for Lois Jean Decker Hunziker, Memorial ID 269311762

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