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Esther R Ruggles 1921 – 2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1921

Birth Location: Yale, Beadle, South Dakota, USA

Death Date: 11 Jul 2002

Death Location: Wheeling, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: William Ruggles

Mother: Lillian STEPHENSON

Spouse(s): Donald Hathaway

Children(s): Sarah Hathaway

In 1921, Esther R Ruggles entered the world in Yale, Beadle, South Dakota, USA, born to William Garfield Ruggles and Lillian Anne "Lillie" STEPHENSON. Esther R Ruggles married Donald Wing Hathaway, and had children including Sarah I Hathaway. Esther R Ruggles passed away in 2002 in Wheeling, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1921, Esther R Ruggles entered the world in Yale, Beadle, South Dakota, USA, born to William Garfield Ruggles and Lillian Anne "Lillie" STEPHENSON.
  • Esther R Ruggles married Donald Wing Hathaway, and had children including Sarah I Hathaway.
  • Esther R Ruggles passed away in 2002 in Wheeling, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Esther Ruggles's Ancestors

Self
Esther Ruggles
1921 – 2002
Birth Place: Yale, Beadle, South Dakota, USA
Parents
William Garfield Ruggles
1880 – 1956
Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA
Lillian (Anne "Lillie") STEPHENSON
1882 – 1968
Iowa
Grandparents
William (Mason) Ruggles
1830 –
Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, USA
Hannah Hoke
1837 – 1925
Berkeley County, VA, USA (Now WV)
Thomas Stephenson
1849 – 1927
Denmark
Jane (E) Miller
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Spooner Ruggles
1795 – 1874
Lydia Drown
1796 – 1885
(Laurence) Hoke
1801 – 1886
Abigale THATCHER
1807 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Ruggles
1750 – 1805
John Drown
1761 – 1825
Abigail Turner
1762 – 1824
Jonathan Thatcher
1776 – 1848

Esther Ruggles's Descendants

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Esther (R) Ruggles (21 Jun 1921 – 11 Jul 2002) m. Donald (Wing) Hathaway (23 May 1909 – 07 Dec 1986)
  1. 1. Sarah (I) Hathaway (23 Oct 1952 – ) m. Michael (A) Winandy (09 Feb 1953 – )
    1. 1. Leah Wiemer (16 Apr 1988 – )
    2. 2. Mia (Moran) Ebdy (23 Jun 1989 – )

Esther Ruggles's Timeline

2 Records

1921
21 Jun 1921
Birth of Esther R Ruggles in Yale, Beadle, South Dakota, USA
Yale, Beadle, South Dakota, USA
2002
11 Jul 2002
Age 81
Death of Esther R Ruggles in Wheeling, Cook, Illinois, USA
Wheeling, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Yale, Beadle, South Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 2002
    Event Place: Wheeling, Cook, Illinois, USA

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