Who was Ruannah Thomas?

Ruannah Thomas (1823–1884) was born in Short Creek, Harrison, Ohio, USA and died in West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Ruannah Thomas 1823–1884

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Born 05 Jul 1823 · Short Creek, Harrison, Ohio, USA

Died 18 Mar 1884 · West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA

Spouse Robert Pleasant Ladd

Children Mary Elizabeth Ladd, Robert P Ladd, Sarah Ann Ladd

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Ruannah Thomas was born in 1823 in Short Creek, Harrison, Ohio, USA. Ruannah Thomas married robert pleasant ladd, and had children including mary elizabeth ladd, robert p ladd, sarah ann ladd. Ruannah Thomas passed away in 1884 in West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA.

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: Ruannah Thomas (1823–1884) was born in Short Creek, Harrison, Ohio, USA and died in West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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Ruannah Thomas PTP

1823–1884

Short Creek, Harrison, Ohio, USA