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Ruby Bernice Chapman 1914–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1914

Birth Location: Atoka, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2010-09-09

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Toney Chapman

Mother: Ruby Forbess

Spouse(s): Woodrow Joyner, Therman Horn

Children(s): Gerald Joyner

Ruby Bernice Chapman was born in 1914 in Atoka, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Toney Lee Chapman And Ruby Georgeanna Forbess. In 1920, Ruby Bernice Chapman resided in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee. In 1930, Ruby Bernice Chapman resided in District 5, Tipton, Tennessee. Ruby Bernice Chapman married Therman Van Van Horn, Woodrow Jenkins Joyner, and had children including Gerald Chapman Joyner, Patricia Ann Joyner. Ruby Bernice Chapman passed away in 2010 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruby Bernice Chapman was born in 1914 in Atoka, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Toney Lee Chapman And Ruby Georgeanna Forbess.
  • In 1920, Ruby Bernice Chapman resided in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee.
  • In 1930, Ruby Bernice Chapman resided in District 5, Tipton, Tennessee.
  • Ruby Bernice Chapman married Therman Van Van Horn, Woodrow Jenkins Joyner, and had children including Gerald Chapman Joyner, Patricia Ann Joyner.
  • Ruby Bernice Chapman passed away in 2010 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Toney Chapman
1889–1964
Birth Location: Tipton County, Tennessee
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Ruby Forbess
1891–1967
Birth Location: Munford, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
RF

Spouses(s)

Woodrow Joyner
1913–1988
Birth Location: Campground, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
WJ
Therman Horn
1910–
Birth Location: –
TH

Children(s)

Gerald Joyner
1934–1982
Birth Location: Covington, Tennessee, USA
GJ

Ruby Chapman's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Chapman
1914–2010
Birth Place: Atoka, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Toney Lee Chapman
1889–1964
Tipton County, Tennessee
Ruby (Georgeanna) Forbess
1891–1967
Munford, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William (Wooten) Chapman
1859–1929
Tipton County, Tennessee
Margaret (Anne (Maggie)) Johnson
1862–1938
Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Solomon (R) Forbess
1850–1933
Tennessee, United States
Laura (Green) Smith
1854–1892
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Francis Chapman
1819–1897
Mary Biggs
1819–1903
William Johnson
1840–
Camelia Parker
1840–
Reverend Sr.
1821–1863
Martha Goforth
1813–1899
Joseph Smith
1811–
Matilda
1822–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Smith
1793–
Benjamin Biggs
1780–1846
Annie Walker
1800–
Archibald Forbes
1795–1850
Margaret Hutchison
1799–1853
Robert Goforth
1773–1846
Mary Wilkinson
1795–

Ruby Chapman's Descendants

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Ruby (Bernice) Chapman (19 May 1914–2010-09-09) m. Woodrow (Jenkins) Joyner (18 Aug 1913–21 Apr 1988) m. Therman ("Van" Van) Horn (1910–)
  1. 1. Gerald (Chapman) Joyner 1934–1982 m. Maxine (Elizabeth) Byrd 1938–2014

Ruby Chapman's Timeline

6 Records

1914
19 May 1914
Birth of Ruby Bernice Chapman in Atoka, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
Atoka, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Ruby Bernice Chapman resided here in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee
Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 16
Ruby Bernice Chapman resided here in District 5, Tipton, Tennessee
District 5, Tipton, Tennessee
1941
31 Jul 1941
Age 27
Ruby Bernice Chapman resided here in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Ruby Bernice Chapman resided here in Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Shelby, Tennessee, USA
2010
2010-09-09
Age 96
Death of Ruby Bernice Chapman in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1914
    Event Place: Atoka, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 409-22-5195; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1768; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 259; Image: 337.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: 2282; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 851.0.
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Shelby, Tennessee; R
    [6] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1768; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 259; Image: 337.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 5, Tipton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: 2282; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 851.0.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1934
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 16 Jul 1934 - Page 14, 16 Jul 1934

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1937
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 28 Dec 1937 - Page 17, 1937 28 Dec 1937

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1941
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 31 Jul 1941 - Page 8, 31 Jul 1941

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1941
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 31 Jul 1941; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Shelby, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1959
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 21 Aug 1959 - Page 12

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1962
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 3 Jun 1962 - Page 109, 3 Jun 1962

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1983
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 2 Jun 1983 - Page 20

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tipton, Tennessee
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2010-09-09
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 409-22-5195; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012
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