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Clesta Georgia Shears

Clesta Georgia Shears

Female 1917 - 1997  (80 years)


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  • Name Clesta Georgia Shears  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 26 Jan 1917  Cottonwood, Idaho, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Female 
    Name Celesta Georgia Lunders  [11
    Name Celesta M Whitted  [12
    Name Clesta G Crowe  [9
    Name Clesta G Crowe  [6
    Name Clesta Lunders  [8
    Name Clesta Shears  [10
    Name Clesta Shears  [7
    Residence 1920  Joseph, Idaho, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Relation to Head: Daughter; Residence Marital Status: Single 
    Residence 1930  Forest, Lewis, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter 
    Residence 1935  Rural, Lewis, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1940  Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Residence 1940  Reubens, Lewis, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife 
    Residence Dec 1953  Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1994  Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Buried 1997  Reubens, Lewis, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 13 Aug 1997  Reubens, Lewis, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Person ID I1600  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 

    Father George Shears,   b. Abt 1885, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Pearl Zehner,   b. Abt 1885, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John Crowe,   d. 20 Jul 1990 
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F651  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 John Nicholas Lunders,   b. 3 Jun 1914, Reubens, Lewis, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1952, Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 13 Jul 1935  Lewis, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Linda Lee Lunders  [natural]
     2. John NIcholas Lunders  [natural]
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F652  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Arthur Woodrow Whitted,   b. 18 Jan 1917, Genesee, Latah, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1986, Union, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1953  Nez Perce, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F196  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jan 1917 - Cottonwood, Idaho, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relation to Head: Daughter; Residence Marital Status: Single - 1920 - Joseph, Idaho, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1930 - Forest, Lewis, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Jul 1935 - Lewis, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1940 - Reubens, Lewis, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Dec 1953 - Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Dec 1953 - Nez Perce, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1994 - Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1997 - Reubens, Lewis, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Aug 1997 - Reubens, Lewis, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Chris Lunders
    Chris Lunders
    Clesta Shears Lunders death 1997
    Clesta Shears Lunders death 1997
    Marriage of  Arthur Whitted / Clesta Lunders
    Marriage of Arthur Whitted / Clesta Lunders

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S11] Idaho, Marriage Records, 1863-1966, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho; Marriage Index for Years 1947-1962.
      Idaho, Marriage Records, 1863-1966
      Idaho, Marriage Records, 1863-1966


    3. [S103] Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    4. [S95] Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1916, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1966, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Idaho State Department of Health; Boise, Idaho; Idaho Birth Index, 1861-1917.
      Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1916, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1966
      Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1916, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1966


    5. [S85] Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), Publication Date: 31/ Dec/ 1953; Publication Place: Spokane, Washington, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/564559468/?article=d6823874-240f-454a-b29c-9c2e34f9e9ba/1f34a01a-48e4-44ee-a69a-38a58adb5fc4&focus=0.266968,0.8149728,0.3803554,0.8847974&xi.

    6. [S16] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 518-56-1254; Issue State: Idaho; Issue Date: 1963.

    7. [S4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Forest, Lewis, Idaho; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0008.
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


    8. [S20] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Reubens, Lewis, Idaho; Roll: m-t0627-00750; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 31-12.
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


    9. [S6] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).

    10. [S26] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Joseph, Idaho, Idaho; Roll: T625_292; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 96.
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census


    11. [S32] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 69.
      U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
      U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947


    12. [S18] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
      U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995




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