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Margaret Ann Davis 1912 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1912

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 13 Nov 1996

Death Location: Los Angeles County, California

Father: Lyman Davis

Mother: Daisy Sweet

Spouse(s): Gerald Alter

Children(s): John Alter

Born in 1912 in Michigan, Margaret Ann Davis was the child of Lyman Freeman Davis and Daisy Maxwell Sweet. In time, Margaret Ann Davis married Gerald Leslie Alter, and they raised a family that included John Edward Alter. Margaret Ann Davis died in Los Angeles County, California in 1996.

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Parents

Lyman Davis
1881 – 1956
Birth Location: Chase, Lake, Michigan
LD
Daisy Sweet
1882 – 1940
Birth Location: Vermont
DS

Spouses(s)

Gerald Alter
1910 – 2001
Birth Location: Rensselear, Jasper, Indiana
GA

Children(s)

John Alter
1943 –
Birth Location: California
JA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 Sep 1912
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, S1115157067, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 13 Nov 1996; Social Security: 368031740, Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: T625_799; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 184

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: T625_799; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 184

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1932
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Record Source: S1115119443, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Western State Teachers College; Year: 1932

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Inglewood, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Torrance, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: S1115157067, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Nov 1996
    Event Place: Los Angeles County, California
    Record Source: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, S1115157067, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 13 Nov 1996; Social Security: 368031740

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