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Wilma Lucille Stapleton 1918–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1918

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 29 Jun 2008

Death Location: Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Temple Stapleton

Mother: Dora Schroeder

Spouse(s): Howard Gary

Children(s):

Wilma Lucille Stapleton was born in 1918 in Texas, the child of Temple Stapleton And Dora Schroeder. In 1930, Wilma Lucille Stapleton resided in Kenedy, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas, USA. In 1935, Wilma Lucille Stapleton resided in Rural, Karnes, Texas. Wilma Lucille Stapleton married Howard Edwin Gary, and had children including Cindy Gary, Howard Edwin Gary Jr, Kathryn Lucille Gary. Wilma Lucille Stapleton passed away in 2008 in Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wilma Lucille Stapleton was born in 1918 in Texas, the child of Temple Stapleton And Dora Schroeder.
  • In 1930, Wilma Lucille Stapleton resided in Kenedy, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Wilma Lucille Stapleton resided in Rural, Karnes, Texas.
  • Wilma Lucille Stapleton married Howard Edwin Gary, and had children including Cindy Gary, Howard Edwin Gary Jr, Kathryn Lucille Gary.
  • Wilma Lucille Stapleton passed away in 2008 in Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wilma Stapleton's Ancestors

Self
Wilma Stapleton
1918–2008
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Temple Stapleton
1889–1965
Hayes, Texas
Dora Schroeder
1894–
Texas
Grandparents
Samuel (Jackson) Stapleton
1842–1906
Alabama
Louisa (C) Landram
1849–
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Seaborn Stapleton
1810–1875
Margaret Robertson
1820–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Stapleton
1770–1832
Mary Townsend
1765–1859

Wilma Stapleton's Timeline

10 Records

1918
28 Apr 1918
Birth of Wilma Lucille Stapleton in Texas
Texas
1930
1930
Age 12
Wilma Lucille Stapleton resided here in Kenedy, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas, USA
Kenedy, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Wilma Lucille Stapleton resided here in Rural, Karnes, Texas
Rural, Karnes, Texas
1940
1940
Age 22
Wilma Lucille Stapleton resided here in J P 4, Karnes, Texas, USA
J P 4, Karnes, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Wilma Lucille Stapleton resided here in Tarrant, Texas, USA
Tarrant, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 33
Wilma Lucille Stapleton resided here in Texas
Texas
1953
1953
Age 35
Wilma Lucille Stapleton resided here in Brownsville, Texas, USA
Brownsville, Texas, USA
1986
1986
Age 68
Wilma Lucille Stapleton resided here in Harlingen, TX
Harlingen, TX
1992
1992
Age 74
Wilma Lucille Stapleton resided here in Harlingen, TX
Harlingen, TX
2008
29 Jun 2008
Age 90
Death of Wilma Lucille Stapleton in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Karnes, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04084; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 128-12
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kenedy, Karnes, Texas; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342099
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 8 Jul 2008; Publication Place: Harlingen, Texas, USA
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Valley Morning Star; Publication Date: 8 Jul 2008; Publication Place: Harlingen, Texas, USA; ,0.86235094,0.3524723,0.9820636&xid=3355
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 2553; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 220-35

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kenedy, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kenedy, Karnes, Texas; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342099

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Karnes, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Karnes, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04084; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 128-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P 4, Karnes, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Karnes, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04084; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 128-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 2553; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 220-35

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Brownsville, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Harlingen, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Harlingen, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Valley Morning Star; Publication Date: 8 Jul 2008; Publication Place: Harlingen, Texas, USA; ,0.86235094,0.3524723,0.9820636&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harlingen, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 8 Jul 2008; Publication Place: Harlingen, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harlingen, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 2008
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 8 Jul 2008; Publication Place: Harlingen, Texas, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Valley Morning Star; Publication Date: 8 Jul 2008; Publication Place: Harlingen, Texas, USA; ,0.86235094,0.3524723,0.9820636&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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