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Ruby Mae Leighton 1917–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1917

Birth Location: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 22 September 1946

Death Location: Ocala, Marion County, Florida, United States of America

Father: George Childress

Mother: Catherine Lockhart

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In 1917, Ruby Mae Leighton entered the world in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to George Washington Childress And Catherine Mae Lockhart. Ruby Mae Leighton passed away in 1946 in Ocala, Marion County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Ruby Mae Leighton entered the world in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to George Washington Childress And Catherine Mae Lockhart.
  • Ruby Mae Leighton passed away in 1946 in Ocala, Marion County, Florida, United States of America.

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Ruby Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Leighton
1917–1946
Birth Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
George Washington Childress
1878–1960
Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Catherine (Mae) Lockhart
1898–1976
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Squire (Asbury) Lockhart
1860–1932
Lee, Virginia, USA
Nancy Hughes
1865–1936
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ira Hughes
1823–
Rebecca Yeary
1837–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1797–1887
Lucinda Koger
1802–1882

Ruby Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1917
15 August 1917
Birth of Ruby Mae Leighton in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
1946
22 September 1946
Age 29
Death of Ruby Mae Leighton in Ocala, Marion County, Florida, United States of America
Ocala, Marion County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1917
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1946
    Event Place: Ocala, Marion County, Florida, United States of America

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