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Ruth Vivian Adams 1879–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1879

Birth Location: San Francisco City, California

Death Date: 25 May 1950

Death Location: San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America

Father: James Adams

Mother: Sarah Cameron

Spouse(s): Frank Godfrey

Children(s): Elisabeth Godfrey

Ruth Vivian Adams was born in 1879 in San Francisco City, California, the child of James Adams And Sarah Elizabeth Cameron. In 1880, Ruth Vivian Adams resided in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA. In 1897, Ruth Vivian Adams resided in San Francisco, California, USA. Ruth Vivian Adams married Frank Ernest Godfrey, John Jackson Jr, and had children including Elisabeth Godfrey. Ruth Vivian Adams passed away in 1950 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Vivian Adams was born in 1879 in San Francisco City, California, the child of James Adams And Sarah Elizabeth Cameron.
  • In 1880, Ruth Vivian Adams resided in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA.
  • In 1897, Ruth Vivian Adams resided in San Francisco, California, USA.
  • Ruth Vivian Adams married Frank Ernest Godfrey, John Jackson Jr, and had children including Elisabeth Godfrey.
  • Ruth Vivian Adams passed away in 1950 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Adams
1830–1888
Birth Location: Parish of Ballindery, IRELAND
JA
Sarah Cameron
1840–1883
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
SC

Spouses(s)

Frank Godfrey
1875–1947
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
FG

Children(s)

Elisabeth Godfrey
1909–1998
Birth Location: California
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Ruth Adams's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Adams
1879–1950
Birth Place: San Francisco City, California
Parents
James Adams
1830–1888
Parish of Ballindery, IRELAND
Sarah (Elizabeth) Cameron
1840–1883
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Hugh Cameron
1818–1863
Ireland
Elizabeth Maneely
1820–1904
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
William Maneely
1794–1853
Sarah McGaw
1800–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Adams's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Vivian) Adams (13 Dec 1879–25 May 1950) m. Frank (Ernest) Godfrey (abt 1875–30 Sep 1947)
  1. 1. Elisabeth Godfrey 1909–1998 m. John (K) Wells 1904–1980
    1. 1. Frank (Godfrey) Wells 1932–1994 m. Luanne Cosgrave 1933–2021

Ruth Adams's Timeline

13 Records

1879
13 Dec 1879
Birth of Ruth Vivian Adams in San Francisco City, California
San Francisco City, California
1880
1880
Age 1
Ruth Vivian Adams resided here in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA
Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA
1897
1 Jan 1897
Age 18
Ruth Vivian Adams resided here in San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
1908
Abt 1908
Age 29
Ruth Vivian Adams resided here in Kierslde
Kierslde
1910
1910
Age 31
Ruth Vivian Adams resided here in Riverside Ward 3, Riverside, California, USA
Riverside Ward 3, Riverside, California, USA
1918
1918
Age 39
Ruth Vivian Adams resided here in San Diego, California, USA
San Diego, California, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Ruth Vivian Adams resided here in Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 51
Ruth Vivian Adams resided here in Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
Ruth Vivian Adams resided here in Coronado, San Diego, California
Coronado, San Diego, California
1939
1939
Age 60
Ruth Vivian Adams resided here in Coronado, California, USA
Coronado, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 61
Ruth Vivian Adams resided here in Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 71
Ruth Vivian Adams resided here in Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
1950
25 May 1950
Age 71
Death of Ruth Vivian Adams in San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1879
    Event Place: San Francisco City, California
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coronado, San Diego, California; Roll: m-t0627-00296; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 37-48
    [2] California, Death Index, Date: 1950-05-25
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coronado, San Diego, California; Roll: T625_130; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 238
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Coronado, San Diego, California; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2339925
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California; Roll: 84; Page: 98D; Enumeration District: 124
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Riverside Ward 3, Riverside, California; Roll: T624_91; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1374104
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Coronado, San Diego, California; Roll: 2365; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 37-142

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California; Roll: 84; Page: 98D; Enumeration District: 124

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1897
    Event Place: San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, San Francisco Chronicle; Publication Date: 1 Jan 1897; Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1908
    Event Place: Kierslde
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 27 Feb 1908; Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA; ,0.3149354,0.30954272,0.5199065&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Riverside Ward 3, Riverside, California, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Riverside Ward 3, Riverside, California; Roll: T624_91; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1374104

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968, California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coronado, San Diego, California; Roll: T625_130; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 238

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Coronado, San Diego, California; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2339925

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Coronado, San Diego, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coronado, San Diego, California; Roll: m-t0627-00296; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 37-48

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Coronado, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coronado, San Diego, California; Roll: m-t0627-00296; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 37-48

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Coronado, San Diego, California, 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: Coronado, San Diego, California; Roll: 2365; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 37-142

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1950
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Death Index, Date: 1950-05-25

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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