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Ruth Lucille Ashton 1899–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 September 1899

Birth Location: Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 16 September 1981

Death Location: Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Howard Simpson

Mother: Minerva Simpson

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In 1899, Ruth Lucille Ashton entered the world in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America, born to Howard Simpson And Minerva Jane Simpson. Ruth Lucille Ashton passed away in 1981 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1899, Ruth Lucille Ashton entered the world in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America, born to Howard Simpson And Minerva Jane Simpson.
  • Ruth Lucille Ashton passed away in 1981 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Ruth Ashton's Ancestors

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Ruth Ashton
1899–1981
Birth Place: Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
Howard Simpson
1866–1940
West Manofield, Ohio
Minerva (Jane) Simpson
1862–1947
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Stephen Simpson
1828–1902
Ohio
Lucinda (Sampson) Loring
1828–1888
Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Simpson
1802–1866
Eleanor Carlisle
1811–1885
Levi Jr
1802–1877
Ruth Sampson
1803–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Loring
1778–1835
Mira Ellis
1774–1841

Ruth Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1899
17 September 1899
Birth of Ruth Lucille Ashton in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
1981
16 September 1981
Age 82
Death of Ruth Lucille Ashton in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 September 1899
    Event Place: Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1981
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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