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Grace Ruth Whitson 1787–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 September 1787

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 2 April 1872

Death Location: Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America

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Mother: Mollie Rush

Spouse(s): John Whitson

Children(s): Mary Whitson, William Whitson, Elizabeth Unknown, Jemima Unknown, Martha Whitson, Sarah Whitson

Grace Ruth Whitson was born in 1787 in Virginia, the child of James Henry Rush And Mollie P Rush. Grace Ruth Whitson married John Whitson, and had children including Elizabeth Unknown, Jemima Unknown, Martha Ann Whitson, Mary Polly Whitson, Sarah Whitson, William M Whitson. Grace Ruth Whitson passed away in 1872 in Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Grace Ruth Whitson was born in 1787 in Virginia, the child of James Henry Rush And Mollie P Rush.
  • Grace Ruth Whitson married John Whitson, and had children including Elizabeth Unknown, Jemima Unknown, Martha Ann Whitson, Mary Polly Whitson, Sarah Whitson, William M Whitson.
  • Grace Ruth Whitson passed away in 1872 in Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Grace Whitson's Ancestors

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Grace Whitson
1787–1872
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Mollie (P.) Rush
–1842
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Grace Whitson's Descendants

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Grace (Ruth) Whitson (5 September 1787–2 April 1872) m. John Whitson (20 August 1786–1 December 1844)
  1. 1. Mary (( Polly)) Whitson 1810–1880
    1. 1. John (H.) Malone 1830–
      1. 1. Samuel (E) Malone 1867–1900 m. Raitha Malone 1860–1914
        1. 1. Willard (Enmon) Malone 1896–1971 m. Myrtle (Cylista) Malone 1900–1967
      2. 2. Mary Malone 1862–
      3. 3. Logan Malone 1866–
      4. 4. Flora Malone 1870–
      5. 5. Alice Malone 1875–
  2. 2. William (M.) Whitson 1807–1862
  3. 3. Elizabeth Unknown 1813–
  4. 4. Jemima Unknown 1816–
  5. 5. Martha (Ann) Whitson 1819–
  6. 6. Sarah Whitson 1822–1826

Grace Whitson's Timeline

2 Records

1787
5 September 1787
Birth of Grace Ruth Whitson in Virginia
Virginia
1872
2 April 1872
Age 85
Death of Grace Ruth Whitson in Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America
Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 September 1787
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1872
    Event Place: Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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