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Ruby Lee Boyd 1914 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1914

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 18 Apr 1996

Death Location: Oak Lawn, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Pony Boyd

Mother: Sarah Wright

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1914, Ruby Lee Boyd entered the world in Mississippi, born to Pony Boyd and Sarah "Sallie" Wright. In 1920, Ruby Lee Boyd resided in Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA. Ruby Lee Boyd passed away in 1996 in Oak Lawn, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Reliability Score:
C
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • In 1914, Ruby Lee Boyd entered the world in Mississippi, born to Pony Boyd and Sarah "Sallie" Wright.
  • In 1920, Ruby Lee Boyd resided in Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA.
  • Ruby Lee Boyd passed away in 1996 in Oak Lawn, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pony Boyd
1858 – 1943
Birth Location: Mississippi
PB
Sarah Wright
1866 – 1957
Birth Location: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruby Boyd's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Boyd
1914 – 1996
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Pony Boyd
1858 – 1943
Mississippi
Sarah ("Sallie") Wright
1866 – 1957
Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Peter Boyd
1810 – 1881
Washington Co., Mississippi
Abby Horton
1819 – 1900
Mississippi, USA
Hamilton Wright
1820 –
Mississippi
Celia Wright
1826 –
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Horton
1800 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruby Boyd's Timeline

11 Records

1914
abt 1914
Birth of Ruby Lee Boyd in Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1914
abt 1914
Birth of Ruby Lee Boyd in Mississippi
Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 6
Ruby Lee Boyd resided here in Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Ruby Lee Boyd resided here in Beat 1, Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Ruby Lee Boyd resided here in Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Ruby Lee Boyd resided here in Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi
Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 26
Ruby Lee Boyd resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1943
12 Aug 1943
Age 29
Ruby Lee Boyd resided here in Lexington, Mississippi, USA
Lexington, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Ruby Lee Boyd resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1996
18 Apr 1996
Age 82
Death of Ruby Lee Boyd in Oak Lawn, Cook, Illinois, USA
Oak Lawn, Cook, Illinois, USA
1998
1998-2000
Age 84
Ruby Lee Boyd resided here in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1914
    Event Place: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00926; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 103-151
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 3907; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 103-375B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1914
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00926; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 103-151

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00926; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 103-151

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1943
    Event Place: Lexington, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, The Lexington Advertiser; Publication Date: 12 Aug 1943; Publication Place: Lexington, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, 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: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 3907; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 103-375B

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998-2000
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Chicago; State: Illinois; Year(s): 1998-2000

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1996
    Event Place: Oak Lawn, Cook, Illinois, USA
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