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Ruby Gladys Russell 1905–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 November 1905

Birth Location: Newtown, Bedford County, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Death Date: 12 November 1994

Death Location: Rover, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Thomas Russell

Mother: Melvina Claxton

Spouse(s): Clarence Pope

Children(s): Betty Pope, Mary Pope, Willis Pope, Charles Pope, Jack Pope, Prentice Pope, Pope None

Ruby Gladys Russell was born in 1905 in Newtown, Bedford County, Tennessee, U.S.A., the child of Thomas Allen Russell And Melvina Jones Claxton. In 1950, Ruby Gladys Russell resided in Bedford, Tennessee, USA. Ruby Gladys Russell married Clarence Eugene Pope, and had children including Alton Pope, Betty Ann Pope, Charles Hamilton Pope, Jack Dempsey Pope, Mary Russell Pope, Pope, Prentice Cooper Pope, Thomas Dewey Pope, Willis Gene Pope. Ruby Gladys Russell passed away in 1994 in Rover, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruby Gladys Russell was born in 1905 in Newtown, Bedford County, Tennessee, U.S.A., the child of Thomas Allen Russell And Melvina Jones Claxton.
  • In 1950, Ruby Gladys Russell resided in Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
  • Ruby Gladys Russell married Clarence Eugene Pope, and had children including Alton Pope, Betty Ann Pope, Charles Hamilton Pope, Jack Dempsey Pope, Mary Russell Pope, Pope, Prentice Cooper Pope, Thomas Dewey Pope, Willis Gene Pope.
  • Ruby Gladys Russell passed away in 1994 in Rover, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Ruby Russell's Ancestors

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Ruby Russell
1905–1994
Birth Place: Newtown, Bedford County, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Parents
Thomas Allen Russell
1870–1944
Tennessee, Death Records, Bedford, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States
Melvina (Jones) Claxton
1872–1955
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruby Russell's Descendants

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Ruby (Gladys) Russell (17 November 1905–12 November 1994) m. Clarence (Eugene) Pope (28 October 1894–20 October 1975)
  1. 1. Betty (Ann) Pope 1942–2025
  2. 2. Mary (Russell) Pope 1936–1941
  3. 3. Willis (Gene) Pope 1930–2016 m. Marjorie (Elinor) Pope 1936–2022
  4. 4. Charles (Hamilton) Pope 1933–1998
  5. 5. Jack (Dempsey) Pope 1937–2001 m. Mary Ann 1939–1977
  6. 6. Prentice (Cooper) Pope 1939–2003 m. Juanita Peoples 1942–2016
  7. 7. Pope 1931–2022 m. Johnnie (Ruth) Smotherman 1936–2000

Ruby Russell's Timeline

3 Records

1905
17 November 1905
Birth of Ruby Gladys Russell in Newtown, Bedford County, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Newtown, Bedford County, Tennessee, U.S.A.
1950
1950
Age 45
Ruby Gladys Russell resided here in Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1994
12 November 1994
Age 89
Death of Ruby Gladys Russell in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 November 1905
    Event Place: Newtown, Bedford County, Tennessee, U.S.A.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 1994
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rover, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America

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