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Ruby Lee Gardner 1924–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1924

Birth Location: Harnett County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 Oct 1996

Death Location: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Purvis Gardner

Mother: Etta Pleasant

Spouse(s): Richard Raper, Dewey Sr, Clifton Sessoms

Children(s): Dewey Jr

Ruby Lee Gardner was born in 1924 in Harnett County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Purvis Alton Gardner And Etta Mae Pleasant. In 1935, Ruby Lee Gardner resided in Apex, Wake, North Carolina. In 1940, Ruby Lee Gardner resided in White Oak, Apex, Wake, North Carolina, USA. Ruby Lee Gardner married Clifton Sessoms, Dewey Mckinley Adams Sr, Richard Everette Raper, and had children including Dewey Mckinley Adams Jr, Jean Carolyn Sessoms. Ruby Lee Gardner passed away in 1996 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruby Lee Gardner was born in 1924 in Harnett County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Purvis Alton Gardner And Etta Mae Pleasant.
  • In 1935, Ruby Lee Gardner resided in Apex, Wake, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Ruby Lee Gardner resided in White Oak, Apex, Wake, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ruby Lee Gardner married Clifton Sessoms, Dewey Mckinley Adams Sr, Richard Everette Raper, and had children including Dewey Mckinley Adams Jr, Jean Carolyn Sessoms.
  • Ruby Lee Gardner passed away in 1996 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruby Gardner's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Gardner
1924–1996
Birth Place: Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Purvis Alton Gardner
1890–1937
Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
Etta (Mae) Pleasant
1892–1930
Angier, Harnett Co, NC/Pleasant Grove, Johnston*
Grandparents
Daniel (Isaiah) Pleasant
1870–1955
Pleasant Grove, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Hawkins) Woodell
1874–1956
Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Pleasant
1822–1880
Louisa Pleasant
1828–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1798–1894
Margaret Johnson
1804–1859

Ruby Gardner's Descendants

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Ruby (Lee) Gardner (17 Mar 1924–23 Oct 1996) m. Richard (Everette) Raper (1 Feb 1935–1 Aug 2012) m. Dewey (McKinley Adams) Sr (08 Dec 1922–20 Jun 1986) m. Clifton Sessoms (2 Mar 1923–26 Feb 2000)
  1. 1. Dewey (McKinley Adams) Jr 1946–1998

Ruby Gardner's Timeline

4 Records

1924
17 Mar 1924
Birth of Ruby Lee Gardner in Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Ruby Lee Gardner resided here in Apex, Wake, North Carolina
Apex, Wake, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 16
Ruby Lee Gardner resided here in White Oak, Apex, Wake, North Carolina, USA
White Oak, Apex, Wake, North Carolina, USA
1996
23 Oct 1996
Age 72
Death of Ruby Lee Gardner in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1924
    Event Place: Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Apex, Wake, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Apex, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02983; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 92-90

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: White Oak, Apex, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Apex, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02983; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 92-90

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1996
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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