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Wilma Byrd 1926–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1926

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 16 May 2015

Death Location: State Line, Warren County, Indiana, USA

Father: Walter James

Mother: Gladys Holstine

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In 1926, Wilma Byrd entered the world in Illinois, born to Walter Earl James And Gladys Opal Holstine. In 1930, Wilma Byrd resided in Mckendree, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. Wilma Byrd passed away in 2015 in State Line, Warren County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Wilma Byrd entered the world in Illinois, born to Walter Earl James And Gladys Opal Holstine.
  • In 1930, Wilma Byrd resided in Mckendree, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • Wilma Byrd passed away in 2015 in State Line, Warren County, Indiana, USA.

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Wilma Byrd's Ancestors

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Wilma Byrd
1926–2015
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Walter Earl James
1893–1961
Grape Creek, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Gladys (Opal) Holstine
1900–1992
Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Buren (Elwood) Holstine
1872–1956
Ohio, USA
Georgia (Ann) Cook
1880–1976
Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Holstein
1841–1915
Nancy Basham
1851–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Basham
1828–1904
Missouri Miller
1829–1881

Wilma Byrd's Timeline

6 Records

1925
5 April 1925
Birth of Wilma Byrd in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
1926
abt 1926
Birth of Wilma Byrd in Illinois
Illinois
1930
1930
Age 4
Wilma Byrd resided here in Mckendree, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Mckendree, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Wilma Byrd resided here in Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana
Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 14
Wilma Byrd resided here in Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
2015
16 May 2015
Age 89
Death of Wilma Byrd in Clinton (Ripley County), Ripley County, Indiana, USA
Clinton (Ripley County), Ripley County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April 1925
    Event Place: Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1926
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: T627_1102; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 83-12
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mckendree, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 563; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0054; Image: 1009.0; FHL microfilm: 2340298

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mckendree, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mckendree, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 563; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0054; Image: 1009.0; FHL microfilm: 2340298

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: T627_1102; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 83-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: T627_1102; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 83-12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 2015
    Event Place: Clinton (Ripley County), Ripley County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: State Line, Warren County, Indiana, USA

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