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Wilma Jean Garrett 1940–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1940

Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 21 Jun 2016

Death Location: Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Preston Garrett

Mother: Catherine Watkins

Spouse(s): Thomas Sr

Children(s):

Wilma Jean Garrett was born in 1940 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA, the child of Preston Garrett And Catherine Irene Watkins. In 1944, Wilma Jean Garrett resided in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. In 1992, Wilma Jean Garrett resided in Advance, NC. Wilma Jean Garrett married Thomas Kendrick Penland Sr, and had children including Roxsie L Penland, Tammy Denise Penland, Thomas Kendrick Kenny Penland Jr. Wilma Jean Garrett passed away in 2016 in Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilma Jean Garrett was born in 1940 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA, the child of Preston Garrett And Catherine Irene Watkins.
  • In 1944, Wilma Jean Garrett resided in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1992, Wilma Jean Garrett resided in Advance, NC.
  • Wilma Jean Garrett married Thomas Kendrick Penland Sr, and had children including Roxsie L Penland, Tammy Denise Penland, Thomas Kendrick Kenny Penland Jr.
  • Wilma Jean Garrett passed away in 2016 in Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wilma Garrett's Ancestors

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Wilma Garrett
1940–2016
Birth Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Preston Garrett
1914–1987
Alabama
Catherine (Irene) Watkins
1921–1981
Alabama
Grandparents
Arthur (B) Garrett
1883–1979
Alabama
Palestine (Caroline "Tinie") Gaines
1884–1949
Calhoun County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Harbet Garrett
1848–1939
Martha Hardy
1852–1886
Silas Gaines
1854–
Elizabeth Hammonds
1861–1944
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Garrett
1824–1904
Martin Hammonds
1837–1915
Dica East
1842–1906

Wilma Garrett's Timeline

4 Records

1940
30 Aug 1940
Birth of Wilma Jean Garrett in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
1944
1944
Age 4
Wilma Jean Garrett resided here in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
1992
1992
Age 52
Wilma Jean Garrett resided here in Advance, NC
Advance, NC
2016
21 Jun 2016
Age 76
Death of Wilma Jean Garrett
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Memphis State College; Year: 1944

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Advance, NC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gretna, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 2016
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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