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Ruby Evelyn Edwards 1928–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1928-05-02

Birth Location: Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX

Death Date: 16 Feb 2016

Death Location: Texas

Father: Sanford Edwards

Mother: Lula Evans

Spouse(s): Wiley Thetford

Children(s):

Ruby Evelyn Edwards was born in 1928 in Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX, the child of Sanford Douglas Edwards And Lula Hortense Tennie Evans. In 1930, Ruby Evelyn Edwards resided in Precinct 5, Cherokee, Texas. In 1935, Ruby Evelyn Edwards resided in Cherokee, Texas. Ruby Evelyn Edwards married Holden, Wiley Eily Red Thetford, and had children including Kenneth Ray Thetford, Raymond Floyd Thetford, Tennie Evelyn Thetford. Ruby Evelyn Edwards passed away in 2016 in Texas.

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Biography

  • Ruby Evelyn Edwards was born in 1928 in Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX, the child of Sanford Douglas Edwards And Lula Hortense Tennie Evans.
  • In 1930, Ruby Evelyn Edwards resided in Precinct 5, Cherokee, Texas.
  • In 1935, Ruby Evelyn Edwards resided in Cherokee, Texas.
  • Ruby Evelyn Edwards married Holden, Wiley Eily Red Thetford, and had children including Kenneth Ray Thetford, Raymond Floyd Thetford, Tennie Evelyn Thetford.
  • Ruby Evelyn Edwards passed away in 2016 in Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruby Edwards's Ancestors

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Ruby Edwards
1928–2016
Birth Place: Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
Parents
Sanford Douglas Edwards
1891–1992
Linden, Cass, Texas, USA
Lula (Hortense"Tennie") Evans
1894–1978
Cameron, Milam Co, TX
Grandparents
Jesse (Edwards) Sr.
1835–1897
Illinois, USA
Elvira (A.) Beard
1872–1923
Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA
David (Daniel) Evans
1850–1919
Perry County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Jane) Middleton
1867–1947
Hillsboro, Hill Co, TX
Great-Grandparents
Sanford Edwards
1803–1872
Sarah Davis
1807–1851
Jacob Beard
1810–1876
Sarah Birmingham
1831–1880
George Evans
1798–1850
Catherine Hartley
1820–1880
Nathaniel Middleton
1841–1919
Mary Capps
1847–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Edwards
1773–1823
Sarah Thompson
1776–1851
Hardy Birmingham
1798–1871
Anna
1807–1876
John Hartley
1797–1841
Mary Hair
1797–1860
Joseph Middleton
1800–1841
Mary Myers
1800–1870
Diamond Capps
1813–1861
Thursday Duckworth
1820–1861

Ruby Edwards's Timeline

5 Records

1928
1928-05-02
Birth of Ruby Evelyn Edwards in Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
1930
1930
Age 2
Ruby Evelyn Edwards resided here in Precinct 5, Cherokee, Texas
Precinct 5, Cherokee, Texas
1935
1935
Age 7
Ruby Evelyn Edwards resided here in Cherokee, Texas
Cherokee, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 12
Ruby Evelyn Edwards resided here in Cherokee, Texas, United States
Cherokee, Texas, United States
2016
16 Feb 2016
Age 88
Death of Ruby Evelyn Edwards in Texas
Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1928-05-02
    Event Place: Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cherokee, Texas; Roll: T627_4004; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 37-7
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: 2307; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 406.0; FHL microfilm: 2342041
    [3] Texas, Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Cherokee, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: 2307; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 406.0; FHL microfilm: 2342041

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cherokee, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cherokee, Texas; Roll: T627_4004; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 37-7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cherokee, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cherokee, Texas; Roll: T627_4004; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 37-7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 2016
    Event Place: Texas

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