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Ruth Alberta Bacon 1915–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1915

Birth Location: Muncy Valley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 23 Apr 2000

Death Location: Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, United States of America

Father: James Bacon

Mother: Mary Phillips

Spouse(s): Ralph Shaffer

Children(s): Kenneth Sr, Mary Shaffer

Ruth Alberta Bacon was born in 1915 in Muncy Valley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Enoch Bacon And Mary Evaline Phillips. In 1920, Ruth Alberta Bacon resided in Penn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1930, Ruth Alberta Bacon resided in Penn, Penn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA. Ruth Alberta Bacon married Ralph Franklin Shaffer, and had children including Judy Ann Shaffer, Kenneth Franklin Shaffer Sr, Mary Alice Shaffer. Ruth Alberta Bacon passed away in 2000 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Alberta Bacon was born in 1915 in Muncy Valley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Enoch Bacon And Mary Evaline Phillips.
  • In 1920, Ruth Alberta Bacon resided in Penn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1930, Ruth Alberta Bacon resided in Penn, Penn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ruth Alberta Bacon married Ralph Franklin Shaffer, and had children including Judy Ann Shaffer, Kenneth Franklin Shaffer Sr, Mary Alice Shaffer.
  • Ruth Alberta Bacon passed away in 2000 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Bacon's Ancestors

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Ruth Bacon
1915–2000
Birth Place: Muncy Valley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Enoch Bacon
1867–1944
Unityville, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Evaline) Phillips
1868–1941
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Robert (Enoch) Bacon
1835–1897
Unityville, Jordan Twp., Lycoming Co. Pa. USA.
Rachel Campbell
1842–1890
Unityville, Jordan Twp., Lycoming Co. Pa. USA.
Robert (Pierce) Phillips
1849–1928
Penn Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret (Susan) Reese
1848–1940
Franklin, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lyman Bacon
1808–1884
Ann Wilson
1807–1867
James Sr
1807–1870
Elizabeth Derrick
1809–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Bacon
1770–1839
Magdeleina Baker
–1842
Robert Wilson
1774–1845
Anne
1777–

Ruth Bacon's Descendants

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Ruth (Alberta) Bacon (3 Mar 1915–23 Apr 2000) m. Ralph (Franklin) Shaffer (7 Aug 1911–30 Nov 1997)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Franklin Shaffer) Sr 1932–2016
  2. 2. Mary (Alice) Shaffer 1935–1993 m. Carl (David) Blanford 1926–1987

Ruth Bacon's Timeline

8 Records

1915
3 Mar 1915
Birth of Ruth Alberta Bacon in Muncy Valley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA
Muncy Valley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Ruth Alberta Bacon resided here in Penn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
Penn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Ruth Alberta Bacon resided here in Penn, Penn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
Penn, Penn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Ruth Alberta Bacon resided here in Rural, Sullivan, Pennsylvania
Rural, Sullivan, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 25
Ruth Alberta Bacon resided here in , Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA
, Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Ruth Alberta Bacon resided here in Buckingham, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Buckingham, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 36
Ruth Alberta Bacon resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
2000
23 Apr 2000
Age 85
Death of Ruth Alberta Bacon in Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA
Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1915
    Event Place: Muncy Valley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03612; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 57-13
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Fort Pierce Tribune; Publication Date: 27 Apr 2000; Publication Place: Fort Pierce, Florida, USA; ,0.10073535,0.9740081,0.30345833&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Buckingham, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 561; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 64-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Penn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Penn, Penn, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Sullivan, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03612; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 57-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03612; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 57-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Buckingham, Wayne, Pennsylvania, 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: Buckingham, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 561; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 64-3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Fort Pierce Tribune; Publication Date: 27 Apr 2000; Publication Place: Fort Pierce, Florida, USA; ,0.10073535,0.9740081,0.30345833&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 2000
    Event Place: Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Fort Pierce Tribune; Publication Date: 27 Apr 2000; Publication Place: Fort Pierce, Florida, USA; ,0.10073535,0.9740081,0.30345833&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Fort Pierce Tribune; Publication Date: 27 Apr 2000; Publication Place: Fort Pierce, Florida, USA; ,0.10073535,0.9740081,0.30345833&xid=3355

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