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Ruth Alexander 1902–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1902

Birth Location: Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1955

Death Location: Illinois, USA

Father: James Alexander

Mother: Cora Cantrell

Spouse(s): Albert Kerst

Children(s): James Kerst

Ruth Alexander was born in 1902 in Sangamon, Illinois, USA, the child of James Melvin Alexander And Cora May Cantrell. Ruth Alexander married Albert Chester Kerst, and had children including James Albert Kerst. Ruth Alexander passed away in 1955 in Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Alexander was born in 1902 in Sangamon, Illinois, USA, the child of James Melvin Alexander And Cora May Cantrell.
  • Ruth Alexander married Albert Chester Kerst, and had children including James Albert Kerst.
  • Ruth Alexander passed away in 1955 in Illinois, USA.

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Ruth Alexander's Ancestors

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Ruth Alexander
1902–1955
Birth Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Melvin Alexander
1875–1934
Illinois, USA
Cora (May) Cantrell
1878–1974
Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (M.) Cantrall
1841–1924
Cantrall, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Marion (J.) Tufts
1848–1879
Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Cantrall
1810–1891
Sarah Cantrell
1812–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cantrell
1784–1867
Deborah Mitts
1785–1856
Zebulon Cantrell
1773–1845
Sarah McCollam
1779–1843

Ruth Alexander's Descendants

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Ruth Alexander (1902–1955) m. Albert (Chester) Kerst (22 SEP 1903–27 MAY 1972)
  1. 1. James (Albert) Kerst 1927–2003

Ruth Alexander's Timeline

2 Records

1902
1902
Birth of Ruth Alexander in Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1955
1955
Age 53
Death of Ruth Alexander in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1902
    Event Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees

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