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Ruby "Pearl" French 1908–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1908

Birth Location: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia

Death Date: 1 Oct 1994

Death Location: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

Father: George French

Mother: Artelia Tester

Spouse(s): Peter Seel

Children(s): Dorothy Seel, Violet Seel, Ruth Seel, Robert Seel, Donald Seel, Helen Seel, Clarence Seel, Jackie Seel

Ruby "Pearl" French was born in 1908 in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, the child of George Bee French And Artelia M Tester. Ruby "Pearl" French married Peter Benjamin Bennie Seel, and had children including Clarence B Seel, Donald Lee Seel, Dorothy Pearl Seel, Helen Louise Seel, Jackie Glen Seel, Robert Larlys Seel, Ruth Gyretta Seel, Violet C Seel. Ruby "Pearl" French passed away in 1994 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

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Biography

  • Ruby "Pearl" French was born in 1908 in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, the child of George Bee French And Artelia M Tester.
  • Ruby "Pearl" French married Peter Benjamin Bennie Seel, and had children including Clarence B Seel, Donald Lee Seel, Dorothy Pearl Seel, Helen Louise Seel, Jackie Glen Seel, Robert Larlys Seel, Ruth Gyretta Seel, Violet C Seel.
  • Ruby "Pearl" French passed away in 1994 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

George French
1872–1950
Birth Location: Mercer County, West Virginia
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Artelia Tester
1871–1950
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Peter Seel
1900–1946
Birth Location: McDonald, Fayette County, West Virginia
PS

Children(s)

Dorothy Seel
1932–1998
Birth Location: Turkey Knob, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
DS
Violet Seel
1927–2011
Birth Location: Mount Hope, Fayette County, West Virginia
VS
Ruth Seel
1925–2000
Birth Location: Turkey Knob, Fayette County, West Virginia
RS
Robert Seel
1938–1982
Birth Location: Lochgelly, Fayette, West Virginia
RS
Donald Seel
1936–1993
Birth Location: Summerlee, Fayette County, West Virginia
DS
Helen Seel
1928–2002
Birth Location: Turkey Knob, Fayette County, West Virginia
HS
Clarence Seel
1930–1987
Birth Location: Turkey Knob, Fayette County, West Virginia
CS
Jackie Seel
1940–1995
Birth Location: Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
JS

Ruby French's Ancestors

Self
Ruby French
1908–1994
Birth Place: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia
Parents
George Bee French
1872–1950
Mercer County, West Virginia
Artelia (M) Tester
1871–1950
Grayson County, Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruby French's Descendants

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Ruby ("Pearl") French (25 Aug 1908–1 Oct 1994) m. Peter (Benjamin (Bennie)) Seel (30 Mar 1900–14 Feb 1946)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Pearl) Seel 1932–1998 m. Salvatore (Michael) Giordano 1934–2013 m. William ("Bill" Elmer) Berry 1910–2000
  2. 2. Violet (C) Seel 1927–2011
  3. 3. Ruth (Gyretta) Seel 1925–2000
  4. 4. Robert (Larlys) Seel 1938–1982
  5. 5. Donald (Lee) Seel 1936–1993
  6. 6. Helen (Louise) Seel 1928–2002
  7. 7. Clarence (B) Seel 1930–1987
  8. 8. Jackie (Glen) Seel 1940–1995

Ruby French's Timeline

2 Records

1908
25 Aug 1908
Birth of Ruby "Pearl" French in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia
1994
1 Oct 1994
Age 86
Death of Ruby "Pearl" French in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1994
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
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