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Ruby Neely 1905–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Feb 1905

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 2 Nov 1997

Death Location: Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA

Father: Vester Shepherd

Mother: Rebecca Shepherd

Spouse(s): Roy Neeley

Children(s):

Ruby Neely was born in 1905 in Virginia, the child of Vester Sylvester Shepherd And Rebecca Ellen Melton Shepherd. In 1910, Ruby Neely resided in Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA. In 1950, Ruby Neely resided in Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. Ruby Neely married Roy Neeley, and had children including Barbara A Neeley, Charles A Neeley, Fay A Neeley, Jaunata Neeley, Lois A Neeley, Ray J Neeley. Ruby Neely passed away in 1997 in Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruby Neely was born in 1905 in Virginia, the child of Vester Sylvester Shepherd And Rebecca Ellen Melton Shepherd.
  • In 1910, Ruby Neely resided in Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1950, Ruby Neely resided in Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • Ruby Neely married Roy Neeley, and had children including Barbara A Neeley, Charles A Neeley, Fay A Neeley, Jaunata Neeley, Lois A Neeley, Ray J Neeley.
  • Ruby Neely passed away in 1997 in Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruby Neely's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Neely
1905–1997
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Vester "Sylvester" Shepherd
1888–1981
Leslie, Kentucky, USA
Rebecca (Ellen Melton) Shepherd
1884–1949
Leslie County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
John (M "Red") Shepherd
1856–1907
Avawam, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Betty Coots) Shepherd
1858–1921
Perry, Kentucky
* (Terry H.) Melton
1850–1901
Perry, Kentucky, USA
Eliza (J Lizie) Vanover
1859–1932
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Calvin Shepherd
1825–1901
Nancy Branson
1819–1922
Sylvester Pvt
1826–1912
Ellender Young
1835–1860
James Melton
1819–1901
Mary Fee
1829–1901
Archaleus Vanover
1837–1880
Martha Taylor
1835–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shepherd
1797–1860
Sarah Wells
1800–1874
Leonard Branson*
1800–1864
Ruth Shockley*
1800–1870
William Coats
1795–1870
Amy Shepherd
1799–1870
John Young
1810–1870
Rebecca Young
1813–1900
Tary Melton
1796–1877
Sgt. Fee
1780–1847
Lucy Noe
1793–1874
William Vanover
1795–1867
Jane Gibson
1795–1884
Henry Vanover
1743–1850
Martha Bandy
1775–1883

Ruby Neely's Timeline

4 Records

1905
09 Feb 1905
Birth of Ruby Neely in Virginia
Virginia
1910
1910
Age 5
Ruby Neely resided here in Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Ruby Neely resided here in Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1997
2 Nov 1997
Age 92
Death of Ruby Neely in Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1905
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 233-70-8263; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: 1961
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hazard, Perry, Kentucky; Roll: T624_500; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0174; FHL microfilm: 1374513
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: 2517; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 24-79

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hazard, Perry, Kentucky; Roll: T624_500; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0174; FHL microfilm: 1374513

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: 2517; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 24-79

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1997
    Event Place: Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 233-70-8263; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: 1961

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