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William Olen Major 1928–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 November 1928

Birth Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Death Date: 10 December 1992

Death Location: Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America

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Spouse(s): Ruby Lackey

Children(s): David Lackey

William Olen Major was born in 1928 in Nashville, Tennessee, the child of William Hardee Major And Anna Mae Weakley. William Olen Major married Patricia Honora Rickert, Ruby Lorene Lackey, and had children including Charlotte Marie Major, Daniel Lee Major Sr, David Lackey, Debra Major, Denise. William Olen Major passed away in 1992 in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Olen Major was born in 1928 in Nashville, Tennessee, the child of William Hardee Major And Anna Mae Weakley.
  • William Olen Major married Patricia Honora Rickert, Ruby Lorene Lackey, and had children including Charlotte Marie Major, Daniel Lee Major Sr, David Lackey, Debra Major, Denise.
  • William Olen Major passed away in 1992 in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America.

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William Major
1928–1992
Birth Place: Nashville, Tennessee
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William Major's Descendants

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William (Olen) Major (21 November 1928–10 December 1992) m. Ruby (Lorene) Lackey (2 Apr 1932–24 Dec 2003)
  1. 1. David Lackey –2024

William Major's Timeline

2 Records

1928
21 November 1928
Birth of William Olen Major in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
1992
10 December 1992
Age 64
Death of William Olen Major in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 November 1928
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Muskegon, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 December 1992
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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