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Kent Vernet Hale

M, #213, b. 24 May 1904, d. 27 September 1960

Family: Gladys Elizabeth Johnson (b. 15 March 1914, d. 29 September 2010)

  • Living

Biography

  • Birth: Kent Vernet Hale was born on 24 May 1904 in Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.1,2
  • Death: He died due to drowning on 27 September 1960 at age 56 at Colorado River in Parker, Yuma County, Arizona, United States.3
  • Burial: He was buried on 3 October 1960 at Fort Rosecrans National CemeteryG+, in San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States.3,2,4
  • Person Source: Kent Vernet Hale had sources that helped establish his name.1
  • Last Edited: 6 January 2014

Citations

  1. [S15] Eau Claire County, Wisconsin; Register of Deeds, Eau Claire, birth certificate; 35-506; 1936; Janice Marie Hale
  2. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 6 January 2014; Kent Vernet Hale; 3404091; Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery; San Diego, San Diego County, California; US Veteran's Affairs
  3. [S38] Arizona, death certificates, , , ; digital images, Arizona Department of Health Services (http://genealogy.az.gov/ : accessed ); citing the Arizona State Department of Health, no. 7701, Yuma County
  4. [S39] Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, "U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), 6 January 2014; entry for Kent Vernet Hale, service no. 6801942; Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland; widow's furture interment to be made in the same grave. Widow's DOB 14 Jan 1905

Jeffery James Gardner

M, #217, b. 17 August 1959, d. 25 March 2000

Parents

  • Father: Living
  • Mother: Living

Biography

  • Birth: Jeffery James Gardner was born on 17 August 1959 in Alameda County, California, United States.1
  • Death: He died on 25 March 2000 at age 40.2
  • Burial: He was buried at IOOF Memory Gardens CemeteryG+, in Livermore, Alameda County, California, United States. Gardens of Eternity, section E, no. 6.2,3
  • Person Source: Jeffery James Gardner had sources that helped establish his name.1,3
  • Last Edited: 16 February 2017

Citations

  1. [S41] "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Sacramento, CA, 6 January 2014; entry for Jeffery J Gardner; mother's maiden name Hale
  2. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 6 January 2014; Jeffery Gardner; 10734164; IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery; Livermore, Alameda County, California; countedx58; countedx58
  3. [S42] IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery, IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery, "Memory Gardens Burial Records, 1940-2000, Part 1," database, Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society, Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society (http://www.l-ags.org/: accessed ), ; citing Memory Gardens, Odd Fellows Memorial Park, Livermore, CA, 6 January 2014; entry for Jeffery James Gardner

Vernon Nelson

M, #219

Biography

  • Person Source: Vernon Nelson had sources that helped establish his name.1,2
  • Last Edited: 1 March 2016

Citations

  1. [S33] "," Leader, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, , , Helmer Johnson; 8 August 1963; Obituary; clipping
  2. [S9] , Leader Telegram, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, , Chester Johnson—Obituary; 4 February 1975; 5A

George Harwood Rooney

M, #220, b. 10 February 1913, d. 2 June 1972

Family: Doris Lorraine Johnson (b. 1 January 1917, d. 3 March 2015)

Biography

  • Birth: George Harwood Rooney was born on 10 February 1913 in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.1,2,3
  • Marriage: He and Doris Lorraine Johnson were married on 6 April 1937 at Norte Dame Catholic Church in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. Officiated by Rev. Father James McGurk.1
  • Death: George Harwood Rooney died due to gastric intestinal hemmorhage on 2 June 1972 at age 59 at Residence in Wheaton Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.4,5
  • Burial: He was buried on 7 June 1972 at Hope CemeteryG+, in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.4,5,6
  • Person Source: George Harwood Rooney had sources that helped establish his name.1
  • Census (fam): He and Doris Lorraine Johnson appeared in the census on 1 April 1940 in Wheaton Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. George and Doris are living with George's parents, Steve and Lillian Rooney. Steve and Lillian own the farm house valued at $5500. George attended three years of high school, Doris attended four years of high school. George is a farmer working on his father's farm.3
  • Last Edited: 16 February 2017

Citations

  1. [S18] Chippewa County, Wisconsin; Register of Deeds, Chippewa Falls, marriage certificate; 20-496; 1937; George H. Rooney and Doris L. Johnson
  2. [S15] Eau Claire County, Wisconsin; Register of Deeds, Eau Claire, birth certificate; 38-71; 1939; Ronald George Rooney
  3. [S223] 1940 U. S. Census, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T627, roll 4464, Wheaton Township; 9-41; sheet 3B [penned]; continued on sheet 4A [penned], stamped 520; family no. 44, line 79; George Rooney; 4 March 2014
  4. [S20] Chippewa County, Wisconsin; Register of Deeds, Chippewa Falls, death certificate; 63-144; 1972; George H. Rooney
  5. [S33] "," Leader, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, , , George Rooney; obituary; 5 June 1972
  6. [S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 20 April 2016; George H Rooney; 129490496; Hope Cemetery; Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin; Karen Kelsey; Karen Kelsey, no. 47314012

Ronald George Rooney

M, #225, b. 6 January 1939, d. 26 January 2017

Parents

Family: Living

  • Living
  • Living
  • Living
Ron Rooney

Biography

  • Birth: Ronald George Rooney was born on 6 January 1939 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. second born1,2
  • Death: He died on 26 January 2017 at age 78 at Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.3,4
  • Burial: He was buried at Hope CemeteryG+, in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.4
  • Person Source: Ronald George Rooney had sources that helped establish his name.1
  • Witness: He appeared in the census in the household of George Harwood Rooney and Doris Lorraine Johnson on 1 April 1940 in Wheaton Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. George and Doris are living with George's parents, Steve and Lillian Rooney. Steve and Lillian own the farm house valued at $5500. George attended three years of high school, Doris attended four years of high school. George is a farmer working on his father's farm.2
  • Last Edited: 1 February 2017

Citations

  1. [S15] Eau Claire County, Wisconsin; Register of Deeds, Eau Claire, birth certificate; 38-71; 1939; Ronald George Rooney
  2. [S223] 1940 U. S. Census, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the NARA, Washington D. C., microfilm T627, roll 4464, Wheaton Township; 9-41; sheet 3B [penned]; continued on sheet 4A [penned], stamped 520; family no. 44, line 79; George Rooney; 4 March 2014
  3. [S1658] Sue Walton, "," e-mail message from [e-mail for private use] ([street address for private use], Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-1362), to , , FYI; 26 January 2017; Anita A Reid
  4. [S1060] "," Eau Claire (WI) Leader-Telegram, ; online archives (www.leadertelegram.com/obituaries : accessed ), Ronald Rooney; obituary; 30 January 2017; 1 February 2017; Eau Claire Leader-Telegram