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Edna Woods 1920 – 1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1920

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 23 Feb 1990

Death Location: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee

Father: Henry Woods

Mother: Lillia Adams

Spouse(s): C. Ruth

Children(s): Leroy Ruth, Shirley Ruth, Jerry Ruth, James Ruth, Christopher Ruth

In 1920, Edna Woods entered the world in Tennessee, born to Henry A. Woods and Lillia Ardel "Della" Adams. Edna Woods married C. L. Ruth, and had children including Leroy Ruth, Shirley Elizabeth Ruth, Jerry D. Ruth, James Richard "Jimmy" Ruth, Christopher Byron "Chris" Ruth. Edna Woods passed away in 1990 in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1920, Edna Woods entered the world in Tennessee, born to Henry A. Woods and Lillia Ardel "Della" Adams.
  • Edna Woods married C. L. Ruth, and had children including Leroy Ruth, Shirley Elizabeth Ruth, Jerry D. Ruth, James Richard "Jimmy" Ruth, Christopher Byron "Chris" Ruth.
  • Edna Woods passed away in 1990 in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Woods
1880 – 1931
Birth Location: Polk, Tennessee
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Lillia Adams
1887 – 1932
Birth Location: North Carolina
LA

Spouses(s)

C. Ruth
1915 – 1984
Birth Location: Bradley, Tennessee
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Children(s)

Leroy Ruth
1938 – 1995
Birth Location: Tennessee
LR
Shirley Ruth
1940 – 2011
Birth Location: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
SR
Jerry Ruth
1942 – 1999
Birth Location: Tennessee
JR
James Ruth
1950 –
Birth Location: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
JR
Christopher Ruth
1960 – 2001
Birth Location: Tennessee
CR

Edna Woods's Ancestors

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Edna Woods
1920 – 1990
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Henry A. Woods
1880 – 1931
Polk, Tennessee
Lillia (Ardel "Della") Adams
1887 – 1932
North Carolina
Grandparents
Joseph Woods
Hannah (M.) Prater
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edna Woods's Descendants

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Edna Woods (23 Jan 1920 – 23 Feb 1990) m. C. (L.) Ruth (14 Jul 1915 – 6 Sep 1984)
  1. 1. Leroy Ruth (17 Nov 1938 – 5 Mar 1995)
  2. 2. Shirley (Elizabeth) Ruth (8 Aug 1940 – 14 May 2011) m. William (Thomas) May (16 Aug 1939 – )
    1. 1. Kelley (Lorraine) May (13 Dec 1965 – )
    2. 2. William (Thomas) May (18 Feb 1967 – )
    3. 3. Karen (Beth) May (18 Jun 1968 – )
  3. 3. Jerry (D.) Ruth (26 Sep 1942 – 21 Dec 1999)
  4. 4. James (Richard "Jimmy") Ruth (17 Mar 1950 – ) m. Cathy (Dianne) Tatum (27 Mar 1952 – )
    1. 1. Matthew (Keith "Matt") Ruth (11 Jun 1975 – ) m. Whitney (Dionne) Jones (23 Jul 1977 – )
    2. 2. James (R. "Jamie") Ruth (15 May 1981 – )
  5. 5. Christopher (Byron "Chris") Ruth (29 Jan 1960 – 12 Aug 2001) m. Messi (Deneil) Medlin (abt 1968 – )

Edna Woods's Timeline

2 Records

1920
23 Jan 1920
Birth of Edna Woods in Tennessee
Tennessee
1990
23 Feb 1990
Age 70
Death of Edna Woods in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1990
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 413-50-9979; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 413-50-9979; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
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