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Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd 1900–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1900

Birth Location: Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Mar 1991

Death Location: Tunica, Tunica, Mississippi, USA

Father: William Thorton

Mother: Mary Benoist

Spouse(s): Pruatt Floyd, Pruatt Floyd

Children(s): Captain Floyd, Mary Floyd

In 1900, Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd entered the world in Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA, born to William Gordon Thorton And Mary Etta Benoist. In 1935, Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd resided in Hollywood, Tunica, Mississippi. In 1940, Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd resided in Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA. Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd married Pruatt Watt Floyd, and had children including Captain Lonnie Hunter Floyd, Mary Louise Floyd. Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd passed away in 1991 in Tunica, Tunica, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1900, Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd entered the world in Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA, born to William Gordon Thorton And Mary Etta Benoist.
  • In 1935, Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd resided in Hollywood, Tunica, Mississippi.
  • In 1940, Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd resided in Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA.
  • Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd married Pruatt Watt Floyd, and had children including Captain Lonnie Hunter Floyd, Mary Louise Floyd.
  • Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd passed away in 1991 in Tunica, Tunica, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruby Floyd's Ancestors

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Ruby Floyd
1900–1991
Birth Place: Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Parents
William Gordon Thorton
1870–1926
Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Mary (Etta) Benoist
1873–1963
Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
James (Zachariah) Thornton
1846–1909
Ozark, Dale, Alabama, USA
Nancy (Jane) Peacock
1845–1900
Skipperville, Dale, Alabama, USA
John (Christopher) Benoist
1848–1931
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Mary (Frances) Parker
1854–1941
Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Peacock
1816–1877
Celia Windham
1821–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1784–1836
Jane Bartlett
1790–1861

Ruby Floyd's Descendants

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Ruby (Lee Thornton) Floyd (31 Oct 1900–Mar 1991) m. Pruatt (Watt) Floyd (9 Jul 1890–9 Dec 1963) m. Pruatt (Watt) Floyd (9 Jun 1890–Dec 1963)
  1. 1. Captain (Lonnie Hunter) Floyd 1921–1982 m. Vera (Anne Gross) Floyd 1924–2015
  2. 2. Mary (Louise) Floyd 1920–2003

Ruby Floyd's Timeline

5 Records

1900
31 Oct 1900
Birth of Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd in Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd resided here in Hollywood, Tunica, Mississippi
Hollywood, Tunica, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 40
Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd resided here in Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
1991
24 Mar 1991
Age 91
Death of Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd in Tunica, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
Tunica, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
1991
Mar 1991
Age 91
Burial of Ruby Lee Thornton Floyd in Tunica, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
Tunica, Tunica, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1900
    Event Place: Big Creek, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hollywood, Tunica, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1991
    Event Place: Tunica, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Mar 1991
    Event Place: Tunica, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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