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William Chaska "Bill" Read 1903 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1903

Birth Location: Roberts, South Dakota, USA

Death Date: 5 Jun 1977

Death Location: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

Father: George Read

Mother: Bertha (Read)(Sickenger)

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The story of William Chaska "Bill" Read began in 1903 in Roberts, South Dakota, USA. William Chaska "Bill" Read passed away in 1977 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Chaska "Bill" Read began in 1903 in Roberts, South Dakota, USA.
  • William Chaska "Bill" Read passed away in 1977 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA.

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William Read's Ancestors

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William Read
1903 – 1977
Birth Place: Roberts, South Dakota, USA
Parents
George Dean Read
1880 – 1910
Mound City, Phillips, Kansas, USA
Bertha (Mae O'Bryan) (Read)(Sickenger)
1881 – 1952
Morris, Stevens, Minnesota, USA
Grandparents
George (Albro) Read
1846 – 1919
Orono, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Lucy (Fuller) (Read)
1852 – 1886
Marcellon, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Reed
1809 – 1882
Frances Doble
1813 – 1889
Enos Fuller
1828 – 1860
Clarinda Morehouse
1834 – 1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Read
1773 – 1816
Jane Orcutt
1780 – 1871
William Doble

William Read's Timeline

2 Records

1903
15 Jan 1903
Birth of William Chaska "Bill" Read in Roberts, South Dakota, USA
Roberts, South Dakota, USA
1977
5 Jun 1977
Age 74
Death of William Chaska "Bill" Read in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1903
    Event Place: Roberts, South Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1977
    Event Place: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

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