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Carolyn Ruth Little 1926–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1926

Birth Location: Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 23 May 2015

Death Location: 2011 Two Towers Way, Rocklin, Placer, California, USA

Father: Adelbert Little

Mother: Mary Patterson

Spouse(s): Richard Towle

Children(s): Russell Towle

Carolyn Ruth Little was born in 1926 in Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA, the child of Adelbert A D Dudley Little And Mary Elizabeth Patterson. In 1935, Carolyn Ruth Little resided in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. In 1940, Carolyn Ruth Little resided in Des Moines Twp, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA. Carolyn Ruth Little married Richard Wilber Towle, and had children including Karen Elizabeth Towle, Michelle A Towle, Richard L Towle, Russell Chester Towle. Carolyn Ruth Little passed away in 2015 in 2011 Two Towers Way, Rocklin, Placer, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Carolyn Ruth Little was born in 1926 in Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA, the child of Adelbert A D Dudley Little And Mary Elizabeth Patterson.
  • In 1935, Carolyn Ruth Little resided in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.
  • In 1940, Carolyn Ruth Little resided in Des Moines Twp, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.
  • Carolyn Ruth Little married Richard Wilber Towle, and had children including Karen Elizabeth Towle, Michelle A Towle, Richard L Towle, Russell Chester Towle.
  • Carolyn Ruth Little passed away in 2015 in 2011 Two Towers Way, Rocklin, Placer, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Carolyn Little's Ancestors

Self
Carolyn Little
1926–2015
Birth Place: Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA
Parents
Adelbert "A.D" Dudley Little
1890–1968
Genoa, De Kalb, Illinois, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Patterson
1896–1992
Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
David (Buchanan) Patterson
1857–1931
Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Alice (Virginia) Shaffer
1875–1911
Jefferson Township, Washington, PA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Karl Schaefer
1843–1922
Elizabeth Jackson
1854–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Schaefer
1800–1870
Barbara Simgen
1807–

Carolyn Little's Descendants

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Carolyn (Ruth) Little (16 Mar 1926–23 May 2015) m. Richard (Wilber) Towle (20 Nov 1926–)
  1. 1. Russell (Chester) Towle 1949–2008

Carolyn Little's Timeline

5 Records

1926
16 Mar 1926
Birth of Carolyn Ruth Little in Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Carolyn Ruth Little resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 14
Carolyn Ruth Little resided here in Des Moines Twp, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines Twp, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Carolyn Ruth Little resided here in Ames, Story, Iowa, USA
Ames, Story, Iowa, USA
2015
23 May 2015
Age 89
Death of Carolyn Ruth Little in 2011 Two Towers Way, Rocklin, Placer, California, USA
2011 Two Towers Way, Rocklin, Placer, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01194; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 100-37
    [2] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ames, Story, Iowa; Roll: 1896; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 85-5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01194; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 100-37

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Des Moines Twp, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01194; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 100-37

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ames, Story, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ames, Story, Iowa; Roll: 1896; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 85-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 2015
    Event Place: 2011 Two Towers Way, Rocklin, Placer, California, USA

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