The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Daughter	Gwendolyn Laura Kramer+ (b. 14 April 1913, d. 11 April 2000)
Son	Albert Ray Kramer (b. 18 January 1915, d. 20 April 1964)
Son	James Orville Kramer, Jr.+ (b. 9 September 1916, d. 17 January 2007)
Daughter	Mary Elizabeth Kramer+ (b. 1 July 1919, d. 21 September 2001)
Son	Charles Elbert Kramer+ (b. 11 February 1922, d. 22 May 2013)
Daughter	Betty Jane Kramer+ (b. 9 September 1924, d. 9 September 2010)
Daughter	Leota Mae Kramer+ (b. 6 September 1931, d. 14 January 2010)

BASIC FACTS

James Orville Kramer was born on 4 August 1892 in El Dara, Pike Co., Illinois.¹ He and Bessie Margaret DeVault were married on 30 August 1912 in Barry, Pike Co., Illinois.^1,4 He died on 12 December 1960, at age 68, in Whittier, Los Angeles Co., California.¹

James Orville Kramer had reference number 49194. He was a Farm laborer - not employed at the time (1917); laborer - working out (1920.)^2,3 He resided in Barry, Pike Co., Illinois (1917.)² His Social Security Number was 565-20-4536. He was enumerated on the census in Pike County, Illinois (1900, 1920.)⁵ Was a low-life - gambling, moonshine running, theft, (suspected) arson. He was jailed for moonshine running. While Orville was a caretaker at a factory in California it burned down. He was suspected of starting the fire. Orville also stole guns. At one point he stole some guns with his son (James [Jimmy] or Albert), their wagon broke down in the pursuit, and he ran off leaving his son to take the heat. When Bessie ran off with James Orville Kramer, her father strongly disapproved. When she came back two weeks later asking to be allowed to stay with her parents and leave her husband, her dad replied, "You burnt your ass, now you have to sit on the blister. Go home to your husband."

Citations

[S7250] Genealogy prepared by serenawitzke (Ancestry.com)
[S12722] World War I Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry.com)
[S1170] 1920 Census, Illinois, Pike County
[S8849] Marriage License - James Orville Kramer and Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" DeVault
[S5504] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Michael Kitzmiller DeVault File)

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Catherine B. Spradley^1,2

F, #48881, b. 10 September 1918, d. 14 May 2006

Parents

Father	Bennett Thomas Spradley
Mother	Winnie Davis Stack

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Family: Charles Elbert "Charlie" DeVault (b. 6 November 1917, d. 1 September 2000)

Daughter	Barbara Ruth "Binnie" Watson DeVault+
Daughter	Winifred Ann "Winnie" Watson DeVault

BASIC FACTS

Catherine B. Spradley was born on 10 September 1918 in Texas.^1,3 She and Charles Elbert "Charlie" DeVault were married on 18 September 1948.⁴ She died on 14 May 2006, at age 87, in Probably Palm Beach Co., Florida.^3,2 She was buried in Boca Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Palm Beach Co., Florida.⁵

Catherine B. Spradley had reference number 49195. She was enumerated on the census in Nacogdoches County, Texas (1930, 1940); Palm Beach County, Florida (1945.)² She was educated Attended college.^1,2 She was a Bookkeeper (1945); one of the first employees at Florida Atlantic University and served as purchasing agent at the bookstore.^1,5 Her Social Security Number was Issued: Texas, last residence: Boca Raton, Palm Beach Co., Florida.³ She resided in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co., Texas; Lake Worth, Palm Beach Co., Florida (1943); Boca Raton, Palm Beach Co., Florida (1957, 1993, 1995.)^5,2 In the April 19, 1940 Texas Census, Catherine was listed with her parents, Bennett & Winnie Spradley, as Catherine Watson, married, & there is a note added about the birth of twins on April 5th; however their names are not given.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Port Arthur News (Port Arthur, Texas); July 3, 1935; page 5 column 3; (Ancestry.com):

Miss Catherine Spradley left today for her home in Nacogdoches after visiting several days with Misses Ann and Guila Wilson at their home on Sixth street.

OBITUARY - SunSentinal.com, May 16, 2006

deVault, Catherine S., 87, of Boca Raton, FL died May 14, 2006. A longtime resident of this area, Mrs. deVault came to Lake Worth, FL from Nacogdoches, TX in 1943 and later moving to Boca Raton, FL in 1957. She was one of the first employees at F.A.U. [Florida Atlantic University] and served as purchasing agent at the bookstore until her retirement. Pre-deceased by her husband, Charles B. deVault of 57 years of marriage, she is survived by her 2 daughters, Mrs. Barbara Ruth Maher (Binnie) of Hayden Lake, ID, and Miss Winifred Ann deVault (Winnie) of Boca Raton,FL; 1 granddaughter, Toni Wordon and 2 great-grandchildren, Michael & Mitchell Wordon, all of Reno, NV. Friends may call from 6-8 PM, Wednesday at the funeral home. Funeral Services will be 11 AM, Thursday, May 19, 2006 also at the funeral home followed by interment in the Boca Raton Cemetery. Arrangements are by the: KRAEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER 1353 N. Federal, Highway Boca Raton, FL 561-395-1800. Charles Elbert DeVault married Catherine (Spradley) Watson about 1943 when Catherine's twins, Barbara & Winifred, were about 3 years old. In the 1945 Florida State census, the twins are listed with the DeVault surname. There is a Texas birth certificate for the twins with the surname of DeVault. However, if Charles did adopt the girls the certificate would have been changed from Watson to DeVault.

Citations

[S2370] 1945 Census, Florida, Palm Beach County
[S5504] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Michael Kitzmiller DeVault File)
[S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S4812] Email from Shirley (Roberts) Yancey dated 2019-07-07
[S9617] Obituary - Catherine S. (Spradler) DeVault

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Barbara Ruth "Binnie" Watson DeVault^1,2,3

F, #48882

Parents

Adoptive Father	Charles Elbert "Charlie" DeVault (b. 6 November 1917, d. 1 September 2000)
Mother	Catherine B. Spradley (b. 10 September 1918, d. 14 May 2006)

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Family: John Lawrence Maher

Daughter

Toni A. Maher+

BASIC FACTS

Barbara Ruth "Binnie" Watson DeVault and John Lawrence Maher were married in August 1963 in Palm Beach Co., Florida.³

Citations

[S2370] 1945 Census, Florida, Palm Beach County
[S9617] Obituary - Catherine S. (Spradler) DeVault
[S5504] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Michael Kitzmiller DeVault File)

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Winifred Ann "Winnie" Watson DeVault^1,2,3

F, #48883

Parents

Adoptive Father	Charles Elbert "Charlie" DeVault (b. 6 November 1917, d. 1 September 2000)
Mother	Catherine B. Spradley (b. 10 September 1918, d. 14 May 2006)

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S2370] 1945 Census, Florida, Palm Beach County
[S9617] Obituary - Catherine S. (Spradler) DeVault
[S5504] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Michael Kitzmiller DeVault File)

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John Lawrence Maher^1,2,3

M, #48884

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Family: Barbara Ruth "Binnie" Watson DeVault

Daughter

Toni A. Maher+

BASIC FACTS

John Lawrence Maher and Barbara Ruth "Binnie" Watson DeVault were married in August 1963 in Palm Beach Co., Florida.³

Citations

[S9617] Obituary - Catherine S. (Spradler) DeVault
[S9641] Obituary - Charles Elbert DeVault
[S5504] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Michael Kitzmiller DeVault File)

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Toni A. Maher^1,2,3

F, #48885

Parents

Father	John Lawrence Maher
Mother	Barbara Ruth "Binnie" Watson DeVault

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Family: Michael J. Worden

Son	Michael Worden
Son	Mitchell Worden

BASIC FACTS

Toni A. Maher and Michael J. Worden were married on 14 January 1989 in Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada.²

Citations

[S9617] Obituary - Catherine S. (Spradler) DeVault
[S8976] Marriage Records - Nevada, Nevada Marriage Index 1956 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)
[S5504] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Michael Kitzmiller DeVault File)

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Michael J. Worden^1,2,3

M, #48886

Pedigree Link

Family: Toni A. Maher

Son	Michael Worden
Son	Mitchell Worden

BASIC FACTS

Michael J. Worden and Toni A. Maher were married on 14 January 1989 in Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada.³

Citations

[S9617] Obituary - Catherine S. (Spradler) DeVault
[S9641] Obituary - Charles Elbert DeVault
[S8976] Marriage Records - Nevada, Nevada Marriage Index 1956 - 2005 (Ancestry.com)

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Michael Worden¹

M, #48887

Parents

Father	Michael J. Worden
Mother	Toni A. Maher

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S9617] Obituary - Catherine S. (Spradler) DeVault

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Mitchell Worden¹

M, #48888

Parents

Father	Michael J. Worden
Mother	Toni A. Maher

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S9617] Obituary - Catherine S. (Spradler) DeVault

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Lee Emmit Roberts¹

M, #48889

Pedigree Link

Family: Eva J. Robinsin

Son	Donald Eugene Roberts+ (b. 26 February 1929, d. 19 July 2015)

Citations

[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

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James Dean "Jimmy Dean" DeVault¹

M, #48890

Parents

Adoptive Father	Dean Elmo DeVault (b. 30 July 1919, d. 19 August 1999)
Adoptive Mother	Anna Louise Kennedy (b. 4 July 1922, d. 2 August 1999)

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BASIC FACTS

James Dean "Jimmy Dean" DeVault and Jan Elizabeth Logan were married on 27 December 1972 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.² He and Jan Elizabeth Logan were divorced on 2 December 1993 in Harris Co., Texas.²

Citations

[S2766] Birth Records - Texas, Texas Birth Index 1903 - 1997 (Ancestry.com)
[S5504] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Michael Kitzmiller DeVault File)

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Anna Louise Kennedy^1,2

F, #48891, b. 4 July 1922, d. 2 August 1999

Parents

Father	William N. Kennedy
Mother	Pauline Owens

Pedigree Link

Family: Dean Elmo DeVault (b. 30 July 1919, d. 19 August 1999)

Adopted Son	James Dean "Jimmy Dean" DeVault
Adopted Daughter	Katherine Lynn "Kathy" DeVault+

BASIC FACTS

Anna Louise Kennedy was born on 4 July 1922 in Mehlunburg Co., Kentucky.^2,3,4 She and Dean Elmo DeVault were married in 1942 in Glades Co., Florida.⁵ She died on 2 August 1999, at age 77, in Dallas Co., Texas.^3,4

Anna Louise Kennedy had reference number 49205. She was enumerated on the census in Harris County, Texas (1940); Palm Beach County, Florida (1945.)⁴ She was educated High School. She was a Secretary (1945, 1958, 1959.)^2,4 Her Social Security Number was 265-22-3476, issued: Florida, last residence: DeSoto, Dallas Co., Texas.³ She resided in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (1935); Houston, Harris County, Texas (1940); Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1948-1959); DeSoto, Dallas County, Texas (1993.)⁴

Citations

[S2766] Birth Records - Texas, Texas Birth Index 1903 - 1997 (Ancestry.com)
[S2370] 1945 Census, Florida, Palm Beach County
[S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S5504] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Michael Kitzmiller DeVault File)
[S8917] Marriage Records - Florida, Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 (Ancestry.com)

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Katherine Lynn "Kathy" DeVault^1,2

F, #48892

Parents

Adoptive Father	Dean Elmo DeVault (b. 30 July 1919, d. 19 August 1999)
Adoptive Mother	Anna Louise Kennedy (b. 4 July 1922, d. 2 August 1999)

Pedigree Link

Family: Richard R. Toberny, Jr.,

Son	Trevor Toberny
Daughter	Jeannie D. Toberny

BASIC FACTS

Katherine Lynn "Kathy" DeVault and Richard R. Toberny, Jr., were married on 15 November 1975 in Dallas Co., Texas.³ She and Richard R. Toberny, Jr., were divorced on 9 May 1991 in Dallas Co., Texas.⁴

Citations

[S2766] Birth Records - Texas, Texas Birth Index 1903 - 1997 (Ancestry.com)
[S4812] Email from Shirley (Roberts) Yancey dated 2019-07-07
[S9014] Marriage Records - Texas, Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 (Ancestry.com)
[S5504] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Michael Kitzmiller DeVault File)

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Richard R. Toberny, Jr.^1,2

M, #48893

Parents

Father	Richard R. Toberny
Mother	Mary Ann Unknown

Pedigree Link

Family: Katherine Lynn "Kathy" DeVault

Son	Trevor Toberny
Daughter	Jeannie D. Toberny

BASIC FACTS

Richard R. Toberny, Jr., and Katherine Lynn "Kathy" DeVault were married on 15 November 1975 in Dallas Co., Texas.² He and Katherine Lynn "Kathy" DeVault were divorced on 9 May 1991 in Dallas Co., Texas.³

Citations

[S4468] Email from Don Boyd dated March 3, 2013
[S9014] Marriage Records - Texas, Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 (Ancestry.com)
[S5504] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Michael Kitzmiller DeVault File)

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Noah Kramer¹

M, #48894

Pedigree Link

Family: Mary E. Mummey

Son	James Orville Kramer+ (b. 4 August 1892, d. 12 December 1960)

BASIC FACTS

Noah Kramer had reference number 49208.

Citations

[S7250] Genealogy prepared by serenawitzke (Ancestry.com)

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Mary E. Mummey¹

F, #48895

Pedigree Link

Family: Noah Kramer

Son	James Orville Kramer+ (b. 4 August 1892, d. 12 December 1960)

BASIC FACTS

Mary E. Mummey had reference number 49209.

Citations

[S7250] Genealogy prepared by serenawitzke (Ancestry.com)

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Charles Elbert Kramer^1,2,3,4,5

M, #48896, b. 11 February 1922, d. 22 May 2013

Parents

Father	James Orville Kramer (b. 4 August 1892, d. 12 December 1960)
Mother	Bessie Margaret DeVault (b. 21 December 1893, d. 24 May 1982)

Pedigree Link

Family: Betty Jean Green (b. 26 February 1929, d. 26 January 2013)

Daughter	Sherry Ann Kramer+
Daughter	Gwendolen Kay Kramer (b. 24 March 1950, d. 24 March 1950)
Daughter	Debra S. Kramer+
Daughter	Ph.D Janine Marie Kramer+ (b. 20 August 1955, d. 24 May 2015)
Daughter	Jodi L. Kramer

BASIC FACTS

Charles Elbert Kramer was born on 11 February 1922 in Barry, Pike Co., Illinois.^6,7,8 He and Betty Jean Green were married about August 1947 in Hannibal, Marion Co., Missouri. He died on 22 May 2013, at age 91, in Hannibal, Marion Co., Missouri.⁹

Charles Elbert Kramer had reference number 49210. He resided in Mountain Home, Arkansas; Marion Co., Missouri (1941); Hannibal, Marion Co., Missouri (1950, 1989-1995, 2007, 2013.)^2,6,10,11 He was a Waiter (1941); electrician - Louisiana Construction Company (1950.)^3,11 World War II, U.S. Army Air Corps, enlisted 28 Feb 1941 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, tail gunner - flew over 50 missions.^10,9 He was educated Four years of high school at time of enlistment.¹⁰ He was enumerated on the census in Pike County, Illinois (1930.) NOTE FROM JANINE MARIE (KRAMER) RICHARDSON (photo)

Photos my Dad, Chuck, had from when he visited his Uncle Charlie in Florida in August 1945. My Dad had a hard time getting drafted into war service -- he was just under 5' 3" which emotionally troubled him all his life (feeling so short). After trying 3 times (I was told) he was accepted in and became a tail gunner. After flying the requisite 50 missions he was released to a hospital for "combat fatigue," in the final months of the war. I'm not sure he ever recovered -- he was always a very volatile person prone to throwing things and we all learned (me and my sisters) to "be quiet" and stay out of the way when Dad came home from work (electrical worker, construction industry -- IBEW union). I only learned of his hospitalization after he died at 91 in 2013 and I started going through the military records he had given me. Finally, I had some sort of explanation for something that had been hidden from all of us in the family all those years.
On the photo's backs he wrote: "Cousin Andrew, Uncle Charlie, Me, Miami, Aug. 1945," and "Uncle Charlie and Me, Miami, August 1945." My Dad loved that Florida trip. He married my mother, Betty Jean Green, in Hannibal, MO 2 years later after a very short acquaintance. She was 7 years younger than him (born 1929) and preceded him in death in 2013 by just a few months.

OBITUARY - Hannibal Courier-Post; Hannibal, Missouri; Friday, May 24, 2013 (GenealogyBank.com)

Charles E. Kramer, 91, of Hannibal, Missouri, died at 1:42 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal.
There will be no services.
He was married to Betty Jean Green in October of 1947. She preceded him in death January 26, 2013. Charles was a retired member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 350.
He was a tail gunner in World War II and flew over 50 missions.
Online condolences may be made at www.jamesodonnellfuneralhome.com.

Citations

[S7250] Genealogy prepared by serenawitzke (Ancestry.com)
[S9517] Obituary - Betty Jean (Green) Kramer
[S12427] U.S. City Directories, 1821 - 1989 (Ancestry.com)
[S1628] 1930 Census, Illinois, Pike County
[S12422] U.S. , World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940 - 1947 (Ancestry.com)
[S12452] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 (Ancestry.com)
[S12479] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (Ancestry.com)
[S4972] Family information compiled by Janine Marie (Kramer) Richardson (sent to me by Shirley Yancey)
[S9642] Obituary - Charles Elbert Kramer
[S12727] World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946 (Ancestry.com)
[S5504] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Michael Kitzmiller DeVault File)

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Betty Jean Green¹

F, #48897, b. 26 February 1929, d. 26 January 2013

Parents

Father	Cecil Gipson Green
Mother	Ethel Marie Mullinix

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Family: Charles Elbert Kramer (b. 11 February 1922, d. 22 May 2013)

Daughter	Sherry Ann Kramer+
Daughter	Gwendolen Kay Kramer (b. 24 March 1950, d. 24 March 1950)
Daughter	Debra S. Kramer+
Daughter	Ph.D Janine Marie Kramer+ (b. 20 August 1955, d. 24 May 2015)
Daughter	Jodi L. Kramer

BASIC FACTS

Betty Jean Green was born on 26 February 1929 in Missouri.^2,3 She and Charles Elbert Kramer were married about August 1947 in Hannibal, Marion Co., Missouri. She died on 26 January 2013, at age 83, in Palmyra, Marion Co., Missouri.⁴

Betty Jean Green had reference number 49211. She was enumerated on the census in Marion County, Missouri (1930.) She resided in Hannibal, Marion Co., Missouri (1950, 2007); Mountain Home, Arkansas (1992.)⁵ OBITUARY - Ethel Marie (Mullinix) Green-Martin (mother of Betty Jean (Green) Kramer, Hannibal Courier-Post, June 12, 1992

Marie Martin
HANNIBAL - Services for Ethel Marie Martin, 83, Gassville, Ark., and formerly of Hannibal, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the James O'Donnell Funeral Home. The Rev. Larry Rap will officiate. Burial will be at Grand View Burial Park.
Mrs. Martin died at 6:03 p.m. June 10, 1992, at Baxter County Regional Hospital in Mountain Home, Ark.
She was born Nov. 6, 1908, in Macon County to Charles and Nora E. Creason Mullinix.
She was married to Theodore Martin. He survives.
Also surviving are four daughters, Betty Jean Kramer, Doris Marie Hopping and Nancy Sue Bowman, all of Mountain Home, Ark., and Carol Higgins of Center; two sons, Jerry Martin and Ronald Martin, both of Hannibal; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grand-children.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Marjorie Green; and two grandchildren.
Mrs. Martin was a member of First Church of the Nazarene.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Jason Martin, Jerry Shepherd, Gary Sanders, Kenneth Lund, Matthew McCarty and Donald Martin.

OBITUARY - Hannibal Courier-Post (MO), Tuesday, January 29, 2013, page 3A

Hannibal, Mo. -- Betty Jean Kramer, age 83, of Hannibal, Mo., passed away at 1:53 a.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra, Mo.
She is the wife of Charles Kramer of Hannibal, Mo.
A private family service will be held. The James O’Donnell Funeral Home of Hannibal, Mo., is handling arrangements.

Citations

[S7250] Genealogy prepared by serenawitzke (Ancestry.com)
[S1779] 1930 Census, Missouri, Marion County
[S12452] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 (Ancestry.com)
[S9517] Obituary - Betty Jean (Green) Kramer
[S5504] Genealogy prepared by Cathy Cook (Michael Kitzmiller DeVault File)

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Cecil Gipson Green¹

M, #48898

Pedigree Link

Family: Ethel Marie Mullinix

Daughter

Betty Jean Green+ (b. 26 February 1929, d. 26 January 2013)

Citations

[S7250] Genealogy prepared by serenawitzke (Ancestry.com)

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Ethel Marie Mullinix¹

F, #48899

Pedigree Link

Family: Cecil Gipson Green

Daughter

Betty Jean Green+ (b. 26 February 1929, d. 26 January 2013)

Citations

[S7250] Genealogy prepared by serenawitzke (Ancestry.com)

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Debra S. Kramer^1,2

F, #48900

Parents

Father	Charles Elbert Kramer (b. 11 February 1922, d. 22 May 2013)
Mother	Betty Jean Green (b. 26 February 1929, d. 26 January 2013)

Pedigree Link

Family: Charles W. Witzke

Daughter	Amber Marie Witzke
Daughter	Serena Suzette Witzke

BASIC FACTS

Debra S. Kramer and Charles W. Witzke were married before 1981. She and Frank LaCrosse were married before 2013.

Citations

[S7250] Genealogy prepared by serenawitzke (Ancestry.com)
[S12452] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 (Ancestry.com)