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Mary Ruby Jefferson 1917–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1917

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: Jul 1978

Death Location: Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: R Jefferson

Mother: Mary Gurganus

Spouse(s): Alfred Ackerman

Children(s): Carol Ackerman

The story of Mary Ruby Jefferson began in 1917 in North Carolina. In 1950, Mary Ruby Jefferson resided in Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen, New Jersey, USA. Mary Ruby Jefferson married Alfred Debaun Ackerman, and had children including Carol Ann Ackerman, Shirley D Ackerman. Mary Ruby Jefferson passed away in 1978 in Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Ruby Jefferson began in 1917 in North Carolina.
  • In 1950, Mary Ruby Jefferson resided in Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.
  • Mary Ruby Jefferson married Alfred Debaun Ackerman, and had children including Carol Ann Ackerman, Shirley D Ackerman.
  • Mary Ruby Jefferson passed away in 1978 in Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Mary Jefferson
1917–1978
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
R O Jefferson
1865–1940
Pinetown, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Thomas) Gurganus
1871–1918
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Doyle (Augustus) Jefferson
1832–1904
Beaufort, Carteret, NC, USA
Noah (F) Gurganus
1826–1892
North Carolina
Lorena Bailey
1831–1900
Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Jefferson's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ruby) Jefferson (25 May 1917–Jul 1978) m. Alfred (Debaun) Ackerman (6 Sep 1909–20 Nov 1990)
  1. 1. Carol (Ann) Ackerman 1948–2016 m. Richard (Oscar) Chapman 1928–2014

Mary Jefferson's Timeline

3 Records

1917
25 May 1917
Birth of Mary Ruby Jefferson in North Carolina
North Carolina
1950
1950
Age 33
Mary Ruby Jefferson resided here in Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
1978
Jul 1978
Age 61
Death of Mary Ruby Jefferson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1917
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen, New Jersey; Roll: 5628; Page: 75; Enumeration District: 2-302

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen, New Jersey, 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: Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen, New Jersey; Roll: 5628; Page: 75; Enumeration District: 2-302

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1978
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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