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Notes: Francis R Stansberry was born in 1857 in Harford, Maryland. She married Louis H Giddens in 1880. They had seven children in 16 years. She died on August 6, 1934, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the age of 77, and was buried in Penbrook, Pennsylvania. Francis married Louis H Giddens in 1880. Louis was born on 25 Dec 1844 in Harford County, Maryland, USA; died on 24 Apr 1923 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Louis married Eva Banks on 5 Oct 1896 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Eva (daughter of Dallas Banks and Eliza Buckner) was born in Mar 1877 in Virginia, USA; died on 29 Jan 1925 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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Family/Spouse: William Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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Notes: When William Henry Giddens was born on February 27, 1880, in Havre de Grace, Maryland, his father, Louis, was 35 and his mother, Francis, was 23. He married Daisy Helen Johnson on May 20, 1907, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They had three children during their marriage. He died on March 25, 1942, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the age of 62, and was buried in Penbrook, Pennsylvania. William married Daisy Helen Johnson on 20 May 1907 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Daisy (daughter of Henry Johnson and Ellen Olvis) was born in Jan 1876 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Nov 1942 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: Lorraine Cobb. Lorraine (daughter of Arthur Cobb and Cassie A Bolden) was born on 7 Jun 1922 in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Jun 1989; was buried in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Joan Frances Potter Smallwood Giddens. Joan was born on 11 Apr 1934 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 8 Jun 2006 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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