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Margaret Ruth McDermott 1925–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 June 1925

Birth Location: Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States of America

Death Date: 6 April 1973

Death Location: Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States of America

Father: Perry Dermott

Mother: Gladys Thigpen

Spouse(s): James Hightower

Children(s):

In 1925, Margaret Ruth McDermott entered the world in Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States of America, born to Perry Theodore Mc Dermott And Gladys Mae Thigpen. Margaret Ruth McDermott married James Nate Hightower, and had children including Cheryl Morgan Hightower, Hugh Reese Hightower. Margaret Ruth McDermott passed away in 1973 in Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1925, Margaret Ruth McDermott entered the world in Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States of America, born to Perry Theodore Mc Dermott And Gladys Mae Thigpen.
  • Margaret Ruth McDermott married James Nate Hightower, and had children including Cheryl Morgan Hightower, Hugh Reese Hightower.
  • Margaret Ruth McDermott passed away in 1973 in Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Margaret McDermott's Ancestors

Self
Margaret McDermott
1925–1973
Birth Place: Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States of America
Parents
Perry Theodore Mc Dermott
1900–1941
Comanche, Comanche County, Texas
Gladys (Mae) Thigpen
1904–2000
Childress, Texas
Grandparents
Francis (Marion) McDermott
1847–1928
Ohio
Margaret (Ola "Maggie") Wright
1858–1950
Comanche, Texas
Bryant (Bruce) Thigpen
1878–1963
Monroe, Georgia, United States
Harriet (Maude) Goode
1880–1969
Weimar, Colorado, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret McDermott's Timeline

4 Records

1925
16 Jun 1925
Birth of Margaret Ruth McDermott in Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States of America
Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States of America
1925
16 June 1925
Birth of Margaret Ruth McDermott in Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States of America
Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States of America
1973
6 Apr 1973
Age 48
Death of Margaret Ruth McDermott in Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, USA
Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, USA
1973
6 April 1973
Age 48
Death of Margaret Ruth McDermott in United States of America
United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1925
    Event Place: Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 June 1925
    Event Place: Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1973
    Event Place: Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1973
    Event Place: United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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