Alfred Philip Ekas and Lyda F. Skillen

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Husband Alfred Philip Ekas [2432]

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      Born: 29 Jul 1891 - , West Deer, Allegheny, PA ^{1 2 3 4 5}
 Christened:
      Died: 3 Jun 1956 - Tarentum, East Deer, Allegheny, PA ^{4 5 6}
     Buried: 1956 - Mt. Airy Cem, Natrona Heights, Harrison, Allegheny, PA ⁷

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Father: William Alfred Ekas [3828] (1853-1940) ⁸
Mother: Sarah Jane Foreman [3829] (1856-1924)

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    Married: Abt 1920 ^{3 4 9}

More records for this person:
Directories ¹⁰, 1949 - Curtisville, East Deer, Allegheny, PA
Other references ^{1 11}

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Wife Lyda F. Skillen [2400]

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      Born: 8 Oct 1893 - of Tarentum, East Deer, Allegheny, PA ^{3 8 12}
 Christened:
      Died: Aug 1980 - Tarentum, East Deer, Allegheny, PA ¹²
     Buried:

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Father: Emmitt B. Skillen [2255] (1866-1947)
Mother: Margaret Caroline Burtner [2224] (1869-1944)

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Children

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1 M Living (details have been suppressed)

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2 M Melvin Alfred Ekas [2456]

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      Born: 19 Dec 1921 - Tarentum, East Deer, Allegheny, PA ^{5 12 13 14 15 16}
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      Died: 31 Dec 1999 - , N. Myrtle Beach, Horry, SC ^{12 16 17}
     Buried: 1999 - Mt. Airy Cem, Natrona Heights, Harrison, Allegheny, PA ¹³
Spouse: Sara Louise Craig [5948] (1921-) Marr: 20 Jan 1942 - , , Brooke, WV ¹⁴

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3 M Emmet M. Ekas Sergeant [2468]

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      Born: 6 Nov 1928 - of Tarentum, East Deer, Allegheny, PA ^{12 15 18 19}
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      Died: 23 May 2001 - , New Kensington, Westmoreland, PA ^{12 13 18 19 20}
     Buried: 2001 - Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA ¹³
Spouse: Gladys A. [6303] (1921-2001) ²¹

1 A169. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," (card files) original cards; scanned and published on the internet by FamilySearch.org and also Ancestry.com, at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1968530.

2 A170. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", (registration card files) original cards, scanned and indexed; the fourth USA draft conducted on April 27, 1942; published on the internet by FamilySearch.Org, and also Ancestry.com, at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144. Includes American men ages 45-64 (born 1877-1897)

3 C92. United States Federal Census, year 1920.

4 M019. Descendants of Daniel and Polly Rowley, (typed paper) by Harvey, Glenn, compiler, caretaker of Freeport Cemetery, PA, written between 1972 and 1975; photocopies from Merle C. West, Tucson AZ (since deceased), and Doug Cannon, and a slight variation filed at the Allegheny Community Libary, Tarentum, PA with Harvey's papers.

5 N9. Valley Daily News, (Tarentum, PA), 1956.

6 CM063. Mt. Airy Cemetery (Natrona Heights, PA): Find-A-Grave, with Pictures and Memorials (records) published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com, says d. June 6, 1956?.

7 CM063. Mt. Airy Cemetery (Natrona Heights, PA): Find-A-Grave, with Pictures and Memorials (records) published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com.

8 C90. United States Federal Census, year 1900.

9 C91. United States Federal Census, year 1910.

10 M075. Telephone Directories, "White Pages," 1950, (directory) by the Pacific Bell and other Local Phone Companies.

11 A170. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", (registration card files) original cards, scanned and indexed; the fourth USA draft conducted on April 27, 1942; published on the internet by FamilySearch.Org, and also Ancestry.com, at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1861144.

12 A020. Social Security Death Index, kept by the US Government, published on the internet and CDROM.

13 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.

14 A198. Marriage Certificates, West Virginia County Courts (scans of actual marriage certiticates), scans available online at http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx.

15 C93. United States Federal Census, year 1930.

16 M148. Obituary Daily Times (U.S.A Obituary Index), (database) published on the internet by RootsWeb: http://www.obits.rootsweb.com~obituary, 1999.

17 N189. Sun City (Myrtle Beach, SC) (newspaper).

18 M128. Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Forms: Armstrong County, (papers) by the Armstrong County Department - Economic and Community Development (Office of Historic Preservation: Harrisburg PA, 1980).

19 N9. Valley Daily News, (Tarentum, PA).

20 N59. Valley News Dispatch (Tarentum, PA) (newspaper) some editions are transcribed and available online by legacy.com at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/triblive-valley-news-dispatch/obituary-search.aspx.

21 M250. Burtner-Negley Family Records, "Descendants of Margaret Negley" (genealogy) by Mullen, William. Family Research Gedcom file and Word Document, 279 pp, 2008.

Rowley Genealogy Site & Family Charts, compiled by I. Rowley, version of Nov. 10, 2016.

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