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William Holden 1918–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1918

Birth Location: O'Fallon, St Clair, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 Nov 1981

Death Location: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: William Beedle

Mother: Mary Ball

Spouse(s): Ardis Ankerson, Leonora Rayl

Children(s): Peter Holden, Peter Holden, Scott Holden

William Holden was born in 1918 in O'Fallon, St Clair, Illinois, USA, the child of William Beedle And Mary Blanche Ball. William Holden married Ardis Brenda Marshall Ankerson, Leonora Rayl, and had children including Peter Westfield West Holden, Peter Westfield Holden, Scott Porter Holden. William Holden passed away in 1981 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • William Holden was born in 1918 in O'Fallon, St Clair, Illinois, USA, the child of William Beedle And Mary Blanche Ball.
  • William Holden married Ardis Brenda Marshall Ankerson, Leonora Rayl, and had children including Peter Westfield West Holden, Peter Westfield Holden, Scott Porter Holden.
  • William Holden passed away in 1981 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Holden's Ancestors

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William Holden
1918–1981
Birth Place: O'Fallon, St Clair, Illinois, USA
Parents
William Beedle
1891–1967
Caseyville, St Clair, Illinois, United States
Mary (Blanche) Ball
1894–1990
Illinois
Grandparents
Walter (Augustus) Beedle
1857–1942
St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America
Cynthia (Eleanor) Begole
1863–1914
Ridge Prairie, St. Clair, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Franklin Beedle
1818–1900
Rebecca Westfield
1818–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Beedle
1781–1845
Sarah Benham
1787–1845

William Holden's Descendants

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William Holden (17 Apr 1918–12 Nov 1981) m. Ardis ("Brenda Marshall") Ankerson (29 Sep 1915–30 Jul 1992) m. Leonora Rayl (1863–08 Nov 1946)
  1. 1. Peter (Westfield (West)) Holden 1943–2014
  2. 2. Peter (Westfield) Holden 1943–2014
  3. 3. Scott (Porter) Holden 1946–2005

William Holden's Timeline

2 Records

1918
17 Apr 1918
Birth of William Holden in O'Fallon, St Clair, Illinois, USA
O'Fallon, St Clair, Illinois, USA
1981
12 Nov 1981
Age 63
Death of William Holden in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1918
    Event Place: O'Fallon, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1981
    Event Place: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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