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Notes: Buried: Family/Spouse: Charlie McPherson. Charlie was born about 1892 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Elvira married John Matthews on 25 May 1910 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. John (son of William Frank Matthews and Nellie Mathews) was born on 12 Jan 1891 in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Feb 1953 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Notes: Buried: Family/Spouse: Margaret L McPherson. Margaret was born on 15 May 1928; died on 2 Jun 2005; was buried in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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Notes: Service Number: 922 56 58 Family/Spouse: Naomi C Shaw. Naomi (daughter of Joseph S. Shaw and Ada Mae Hill) was born in 1903 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Sep 1971 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | ![]() ![]() Notes: When Barbara Anna Matthews was born on June 21, 1934, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, her father, Lawrence, was 22, and her mother, Naomi Shaw, was 31. She had four brothers. She died on March 15, 1935, in her hometown within a year of her birth, and was buried in Penbrook, Pennsylvania. |
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