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Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins 1922–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 April 1922

Birth Location: Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 16 December 2008

Death Location: Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John POUNDERS

Mother: Anna Blankenship

Spouse(s): Raymond Tompkins

Children(s): Dorothy Stutts

Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins was born in 1922 in Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Pounders And Anna Lillian Blankenship. In 1935, Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins resided in Rural, Colbert, Alabama. In 1940, Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins resided in Beat 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA. Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins married Raymond Hoyt Tompkins, and had children including Danny Tompkins, Dorothy Fay Stutts, James Tompkins, Larry Tompkins, Tommy Tompkins. Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins passed away in 2008 in Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins was born in 1922 in Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Pounders And Anna Lillian Blankenship.
  • In 1935, Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins resided in Rural, Colbert, Alabama.
  • In 1940, Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins resided in Beat 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA.
  • Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins married Raymond Hoyt Tompkins, and had children including Danny Tompkins, Dorothy Fay Stutts, James Tompkins, Larry Tompkins, Tommy Tompkins.
  • Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins passed away in 2008 in Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ada Tompkins's Ancestors

Self
Ada Tompkins
1922–2008
Birth Place: Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
John Wesley POUNDERS
1888–1959
Colbert Co., AL
Anna (Lillian) Blankenship
1891–1982
Limestone Co., AL
Grandparents
Richard (Thomas) Pounders
1853–1922
Colbert County, Alabama
Emily (A. (Sissy)) WILLIAMS
1855–
Alabama
Walter (D.) Blankenship
1864–1945
Limestone, Alabama, United States
Rosa (Bell) McClendon
1865–1953
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
John Blankenship
1812–1880
Esther Woody
1821–1868
Thomas Mclendon
1844–
Mary Mclendon
1852–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Raymond Blankenship
1771–1840
Judith Weatherford
1789–1830
Robert Woody
1804–1870
Mary Brooks
1805–1871
Bolin McLendon
1800–1860
Mary Posey
1803–1870

Ada Tompkins's Descendants

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Ada (Ruth Pounders) Tompkins (19 April 1922–16 December 2008) m. Raymond (Hoyt) Tompkins (27 April 1927–5 March 1989)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Fay) Stutts 1946–2012

Ada Tompkins's Timeline

5 Records

1922
19 April 1922
Birth of Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins in Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America
Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 13
Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins resided here in Rural, Colbert, Alabama
Rural, Colbert, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 18
Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins resided here in Beat 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 29
Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins resided here in Alabama
Alabama
2008
16 December 2008
Age 86
Death of Ada Ruth Pounders Tompkins in Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America
Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 April 1922
    Event Place: Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02070; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 71-11
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Colbert, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02070; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 71-11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02070; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 71-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 2008
    Event Place: Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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