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Ruby Lyvinia Alexander 1916–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 FEB 1916

Birth Location: Six Mile, Pickens Co., SC

Death Date: 24 February 2004

Death Location: Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Luther Alexander

Mother: Julia Merck

Spouse(s): Oree Finley

Children(s): Kenneth Finley, Judy Mealor, Jerry Finley

Ruby Lyvinia Alexander was born in 1916 in Six Mile, Pickens Co., SC, the child of Luther Daniel Alexander And Julia Victoria Merck. In 1950, Ruby Lyvinia Alexander resided in Cateechee, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. Ruby Lyvinia Alexander married Oree Finley, and had children including Jerry Wayne Finley, Judy Bell Mealor, Kenneth Oree Finley, Linda Gail Finley. Ruby Lyvinia Alexander passed away in 2004 in Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruby Lyvinia Alexander was born in 1916 in Six Mile, Pickens Co., SC, the child of Luther Daniel Alexander And Julia Victoria Merck.
  • In 1950, Ruby Lyvinia Alexander resided in Cateechee, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Ruby Lyvinia Alexander married Oree Finley, and had children including Jerry Wayne Finley, Judy Bell Mealor, Kenneth Oree Finley, Linda Gail Finley.
  • Ruby Lyvinia Alexander passed away in 2004 in Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Luther Alexander
1887–1945
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
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Julia Merck
1881–1968
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Oree Finley
1912–1957
Birth Location: –
OF

Children(s)

Kenneth Finley
1935–1936
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
KF
Judy Mealor
1939–2020
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
JM
Jerry Finley
1942–1998
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina
JF

Ruby Alexander's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Alexander
1916–2004
Birth Place: Six Mile, Pickens Co., SC
Parents
Luther Daniel Alexander
1887–1945
Pickens County, South Carolina
Julia (Victoria) Merck
1881–1968
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Elisha (Marion) Alexander
1855–1924
Pickens District, South Carolina
Lavina (Jane) Perritt
1858–1900
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Alexander
1827–1859
Mary Billingsley
1829–1885
John Perritt
1830–1895
Artia Alexander
1831–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Alexander
1803–1853
Lavina Rice
1805–1880

Ruby Alexander's Descendants

1.
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Ruby (Lyvinia) Alexander (12 FEB 1916–24 February 2004) m. Oree Finley (13 FEB 1912–12 DEC 1957)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Oree) Finley 1935–1936
  2. 2. Judy (Bell) Mealor 1939–2020 m. Verlon (Terrell) Mealor 1935–2023
  3. 3. Jerry (Wayne) Finley 1942–1998 m. Martha (Ann) Patterson 1942–1998

Ruby Alexander's Timeline

3 Records

1916
12 FEB 1916
Birth of Ruby Lyvinia Alexander in Six Mile, Pickens Co., SC
Six Mile, Pickens Co., SC
1950
1950
Age 34
Ruby Lyvinia Alexander resided here in Cateechee, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Cateechee, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
2004
24 February 2004
Age 88
Death of Ruby Lyvinia Alexander in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1916
    Event Place: Six Mile, Pickens Co., SC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Greenville News, The; Publication Date: 27 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; searchdate=2004-02-26
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 26 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.25018027,0.49918672,0.42552245&xid=3355
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cateechee, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 3730; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 39-38
    [5] Alexander Families of Upper South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cateechee, Pickens, South Carolina, 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: Cateechee, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 3730; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 39-38

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Feb 2004
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Greenville News - 26 Feb 2004 - Page 18, Obituary for Ruby A. Finley 26 Feb 2004

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Liberty
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Greenville News, The; Publication Date: 27 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; searchdate=2004-02-26
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 26 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.25018027,0.49918672,0.42552245&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 2004
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Greenville News, The; Publication Date: 27 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; searchdate=2004-02-26
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 26 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.25018027,0.49918672,0.42552245&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 26 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.25018027,0.49918672,0.42552245&xid=3355
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