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Rosa May Howard 1903–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1903

Birth Location: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 5 Jan 1957

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Samuel Howard

Mother: Nancy Ratliff

Spouse(s): Lee Adams

Children(s): James Adams, Lee Jr, Edith Adams, Oleda Adams

Rosa May Howard was born in 1903 in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Samuel Francis G Howard And Nancy Elafair Ratliff. Rosa May Howard married Lee Jefferson Adams, and had children including Edith Adeline Adams, James Boyd Adams, Lee Jefferson Adams Jr, Oleda E Adams. Rosa May Howard passed away in 1957 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Rosa May Howard was born in 1903 in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Samuel Francis G Howard And Nancy Elafair Ratliff.
  • Rosa May Howard married Lee Jefferson Adams, and had children including Edith Adeline Adams, James Boyd Adams, Lee Jefferson Adams Jr, Oleda E Adams.
  • Rosa May Howard passed away in 1957 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Howard
1870–1941
Birth Location: Dillion, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Ratliff
1875–1968
Birth Location: Clay Co, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lee Adams
1897–1968
Birth Location: Granger, Tennessee, USA
LA

Children(s)

James Adams
1924–1996
Birth Location: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
JA
Lee Jr
1927–1997
Birth Location: Harlan, Kentucky
LJ
Edith Adams
1923–2012
Birth Location: Kentucky
EA
Oleda Adams
1921–
Birth Location: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
OA

Rosa Howard's Ancestors

Self
Rosa Howard
1903–1957
Birth Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Samuel Francis G Howard
1870–1941
Dillion, Kentucky, USA
Nancy ("Elafair") Ratliff
1875–1968
Clay Co, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (N) Howard
1846–1897
Kentucky, United States
Charlotta ("Lottie") Lewis
1843–1890
Harlan, Kentucky, USA
William (M) Ratliff
1849–1925
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Farler) Boggs
1841–1925
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Silas Ratliff
1828–1891
Mary Justice
1817–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1778–1849
Nancy Smith
1780–1850

Rosa Howard's Descendants

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Rosa (May) Howard (9 Dec 1903–5 Jan 1957) m. Lee (Jefferson) Adams (22 Jun 1897–25 Mar 1968)
  1. 1. James (Boyd) Adams 1924–1996 m. Charleen Crawford 1930–2018 m. Catherine (Eleanor) Tierney 1931–1997
  2. 2. Lee (Jefferson Adams) Jr 1927–1997
  3. 3. Edith (Adeline) Adams 1923–2012
  4. 4. Oleda (E) Adams 1921–

Rosa Howard's Timeline

2 Records

1903
9 Dec 1903
Birth of Rosa May Howard in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
1957
5 Jan 1957
Age 54
Death of Rosa May Howard in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1957
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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