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Betty Ruth Townsend 1920–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1920

Birth Location: Bartlesville Southeast, Oklahoma

Death Date: 31 Aug 1978

Death Location: Lake Jackson, Brazoria, Texas, USA

Father: Orie Townsend

Mother: Wilma Stuteville

Spouse(s): Jack Cleghorn, Thomas Steel

Children(s):

Betty Ruth Townsend was born in 1920 in Bartlesville Southeast, Oklahoma, the child of Orie Alvin Townsend And Wilma Ellen Stuteville. In 1930, Betty Ruth Townsend resided in Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA. Betty Ruth Townsend married Jack Allen Cleghorn, Thomas Steel, and had children including Jack Allen Cleghorn. Betty Ruth Townsend passed away in 1978 in Lake Jackson, Brazoria, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Betty Ruth Townsend was born in 1920 in Bartlesville Southeast, Oklahoma, the child of Orie Alvin Townsend And Wilma Ellen Stuteville.
  • In 1930, Betty Ruth Townsend resided in Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA.
  • Betty Ruth Townsend married Jack Allen Cleghorn, Thomas Steel, and had children including Jack Allen Cleghorn.
  • Betty Ruth Townsend passed away in 1978 in Lake Jackson, Brazoria, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Betty Townsend's Ancestors

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Betty Townsend
1920–1978
Birth Place: Bartlesville Southeast, Oklahoma
Parents
Orie Alvin Townsend
1890–1960
Vernon County, Missouri, USA
Wilma (Ellen) Stuteville
1892–1973
Lone Elm, Anderson, Kansas, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Franklin) Stuteville
1860–1923
Lineville, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Mary (Ann) Baker
1858–1939
East Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Baker
1822–1886
Mary Richards
1821–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Baker
1794–1836
Orpha Chamberlain
1796–1865

Betty Townsend's Timeline

4 Records

1920
18 Aug 1920
Birth of Betty Ruth Townsend in Bartlesville Southeast, Oklahoma
Bartlesville Southeast, Oklahoma
1920
18 Jul 1920
Birth of Betty Ruth Townsend in Bartlesville Southeast, Oklahoma
Bartlesville Southeast, Oklahoma
1930
1930
Age 10
Betty Ruth Townsend resided here in Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA
Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA
1978
31 Aug 1978
Age 58
Death of Betty Ruth Townsend in Lake Jackson, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Lake Jackson, Brazoria, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1920
    Event Place: Bartlesville Southeast, Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Iola, Allen, Kansas; Roll: 692; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340427
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1920
    Event Place: Bartlesville Southeast, Oklahoma
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Iola, Allen, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Iola, Allen, Kansas; Roll: 692; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340427

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clute, Brazoria, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Lake Jackson, Brazoria, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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