Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Velma Emma McLaughlin

Velma Emma McLaughlin
(1913-1995)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Fred F. Miller

Jerome Miller

Velma Emma McLaughlin ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 17 December 1913, Johnson, Iowa, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Fred F. Miller on 4 June 1939 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States ¹
Died: 12 October 1995, Hamilton, Allegan, Michigan, United States at age 81 ⁵ ⁶
Buried: October 1995, Oakland Cemetery, Solon, Johnson, Iowa, United States ⁶

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Velma Emma Miller
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 12 Oct 1995
Event Place: Heath, Allegan, Michigan
Residence Place: Heath, Allegan, Michigan
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 17 Dec 1913
Certificate Number: 061385

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZBR-Z58 : 4 December 2014), Velma Emma Miller, 12 Oct 1995; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Heath, Allegan, Michigan, death certificate number 061385, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.
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bullet Burial Notes:

Find a Grave Memorial ID: 283510837
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/283510837/velma_e-miller: accessed 29 Aug 2026), memorial page for Velma E. McLaughlin Miller (17 Dec 1913\'9612 Oct 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 283510837, citing Oakland Cemetery, Solon, Johnson County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by The Iowa Cemeterian (contributor 49668557).
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

1. 1920 US Census, January 1920, Graham Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States. ² 1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 88, Household 21
Graham Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States
Velma McLaughlin..Daughter..6..IA

(Living with parents.)

2. 1925 Iowa State Census, January 1925, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States. ³ 1925 Iowa State Census
Family 92
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
Velma McLaughlin..Daughter..Iowa..11..6th grade

(Living with parents.)

3. 1930 US Census, 12 April 1930, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States. ⁴ 1930 US Census
Sheet 20A, District 58, Dwelling 553, Roll 665
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
1801 1st Street West; Home rented $22
Velma McLaughlin..Daughter..16..IA

(Living with parents.)

4. 1940 US Census, 30 April 1940, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States. ¹ 1940 US Census
Sheet 23B, Roll 1171, District 52-21, Family 612
Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
811 East Market Street; home owned $2700
Velma E. Miller..Wife..26..IA..12th grade

(Living with 1st husband.)

Velma married Fred F. Miller, son of George F. Miller and Lillian Chensky, on 4 June 1939 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States.¹ (Fred F. Miller was born on 8 February 1908 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States,¹ died on 4 July 1985 in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States ⁷ and was buried in July 1985 in Oakland Cemetery, Solon, Johnson, Iowa, United States.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1940 US Census, 30 April 1940, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States. ¹ 1940 US Census
Sheet 23B, Roll 1171, District 52-21, Family 612
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, United States
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
811 East Market Street; home owned $2700
Fred F. Miller..Head..32..IA..10th grade..Printer..earned $1125 in 1939
Velma E. Miller..Wife..26..IA..12th grade
Virgil B. Walpers..Lodger..24..MN
William Pulmarls..Lodger..19..MN

1 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 52-21, sheet 23B, household 612, Fred E. Miller and Velma Emma McLaughlin; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 18 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1171.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Graham Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 2A, family 21, James Samuel McLaughlin and Laura May Michel; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 18 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

3 1925 State Census, Iowa, population schedules, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States, family 92, James Samuel McLaughlin and Laura May Michel; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2224537 : accessed 20 October 2020).

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0058, sheet 20A, family 553, James Samuel McLaughlin and Laura May Michel; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 17 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 665.

5 "Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1949333 : accessed 8 Oct 2019), Velma Emma Miller, 12 Oct 1995; citing Heath, Allegan, Michigan, death certificate number 061385, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 29 August 2026), Memorial ID: 283510837.

7 "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2515886 : accessed 8 Oct 2019), Fred Miller, 4 Jul 1985; citing Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States, The State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 2,200,316.

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