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Ruby Needham 1921–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 16 1921

Birth Location: Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 19 Jun 2009

Death Location: Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Walter Needham

Mother: Rose Cleveland

Spouse(s): Edwin Richardson

Children(s):

The story of Ruby Needham began in 1921 in Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA. In 1930, Ruby Needham resided in Center, Center, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA. In 1935, Ruby Needham resided in James, Pottawattamie, Iowa. Ruby Needham married Edwin M Richardson, and had children including Robert Richardson, Walter Richardson. Ruby Needham passed away in 2009 in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruby Needham began in 1921 in Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1930, Ruby Needham resided in Center, Center, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1935, Ruby Needham resided in James, Pottawattamie, Iowa.
  • Ruby Needham married Edwin M Richardson, and had children including Robert Richardson, Walter Richardson.
  • Ruby Needham passed away in 2009 in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Needham
1889–1974
Birth Location: Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
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Rose Cleveland
1893–1969
Birth Location: Nebraska
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Spouses(s)

Edwin Richardson
1920–1999
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ruby Needham's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Needham
1921–2009
Birth Place: Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Parents
Walter Needham
1889–1974
Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
Rose (Adline) Cleveland
1893–1969
Nebraska
Grandparents
Rachel Post
1865–1931
Wapello Co., Iowa
Great-Grandparents
John Post
1822–1893
Harriet Ream
1827–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Post
1794–1856
Rachel Richison
1794–1855

Ruby Needham's Timeline

7 Records

1921
December 16 1921
Birth of Ruby Needham in Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
Ruby Needham resided here in Center, Center, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Center, Center, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Ruby Needham resided here in James, Pottawattamie, Iowa
James, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 19
Ruby Needham resided here in James Township, James, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
James Township, James, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Ruby Needham resided here in Richland, Jasper, Iowa, USA
Richland, Jasper, Iowa, USA
1993
1993
Age 72
Ruby Needham resided here in Grinnell, IA
Grinnell, IA
2009
19 Jun 2009
Age 88
Death of Ruby Needham in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 16 1921
    Event Place: Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Center, Center, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: James, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: James, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01198; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 78-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: James Township, James, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: James, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01198; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 78-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Richland, Jasper, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Richland, Jasper, Io

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Grinnell, IA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: GRINNELL, Grinnell, Jasper County
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newton Daily News; Publication Date: 22 Jun 2009; Publication Place: Newton, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grinnell, IA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 2009
    Event Place: Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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