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Name	OGUEJIOFOR Lily
Gender	Female
Individual ID	11E6AF093B184F3B9411C3CF49461C0B7973
Person ID	X1430	Igbo Genealogy
Last Modified	27 Sep 2020

Father Chief OGUEJIOFOR Chief Edmund Okoye

Mother OBI Florence Azuka
b. 1923, Iyi-Enu, Ogidi, Idemili North L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
d. 12 Jul 2013 (Age 90 years)

Marriage 1943

Family ID AD1518AEB98B4D1396F31E575F211BC08514

Siblings 2 sisters

	1. OGUEJIOFOR Chinwe
	2. OGUEJIOFOR Lily
	3. Dr (Mrs) OGUEJIOFOR Dr (Mrs) Uzoamaka V. Nwamalubia b. Abatete, Idemili North L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria ▻ ERUCHALU Afamefuna

Notes

Florence and Edmund met each other at Iyi-enu- ogidi, where Julius and Elizabeth Obi lived to raise his family

Family ID F309 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father Chief OGUEJIOFOR Chief Edmund Okoye

Stepmother OGUEJIOFOR N.

Half siblings 4 half brothers and 1 half sister

	1. OGUEJIOFOR Olisaeloka b. Abatete, Idemili North L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
	2. Barrister OGUEJIOFOR Barrister Chuma C. b. Abatete, Idemili North L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
	3. OGUEJIOFOR Adaobi b. Abatete, Idemili North L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
	4. OGUEJIOFOR Chukwunanu b. Abatete, Idemili North L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
	5. OGUEJIOFOR Mmaduabuchi b. Abatete, Idemili North L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria

Family ID X1435 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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