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1. | William Gilcrist, II was born on 27 Jan 1925 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (son of William Gilcrist, I and Cleo Waters); died on 26 Jun 1982 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. William married Helena T. Flowers in 1945 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Helena (daughter of James Flowers and Helen Reed) was born on 31 Oct 1925 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Mar 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] William married Ruth Lee Mingo on 8 Mar 1957 in Wichita, Texas, USA. Ruth (daughter of Rufus Mingo and Mary Mingo) was born on 25 Apr 1932 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | William Gilcrist, I was born on 5 Jan 1903 in Mobile, Alabama, USA (son of Fred Gilcrese and Sarah Murphy); died in in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. William married Cleo Waters on 4 Sep 1928 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Cleo (daughter of Charles Waters and Edith Brittingham, daughter of William Purnell and Edith Brittingham) was born on 7 Jun 1910 in Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA; died on 20 Mar 1974 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Cleo Waters was born on 7 Jun 1910 in Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA (daughter of Charles Waters and Edith Brittingham, daughter of William Purnell and Edith Brittingham); died on 20 Mar 1974 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
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4. | Fred Gilcrese Fred married Sarah Murphy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Sarah Murphy
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6. | Charles Waters was born in 1885. Charles married Edith Brittingham. Edith (daughter of Charles Brittingham and Mary K Schoffield, daughter of Mary K Schoffield) was born on 24 Nov 1889 in Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA; died on 30 Apr 1938 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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14. | Charles Brittingham was born in in Maryland, USA. Charles married Mary K Schoffield. Mary was born in in Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Mary K Schoffield was born in in Maryland, USA.
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