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Ruth Baird 1886–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1886

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 26 Jul 1954

Death Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark

Father: William Sr

Mother: Mary Baird

Spouse(s): William Leavitt, Börge (Tegnor), Reginald Owen

Children(s): Ruth Leavitt, John Leavitt, Helen Owen, Reginald Owen

Ruth Baird was born in 1886 in Illinois, the child of William Jennings Bryan Sr And Mary Elizabeth Baird. In 1900, Ruth Baird resided in Lincoln Ward 5, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA. Ruth Baird married Borge Rohde Tegnor, Reginald Altham Owen, William Lucius Homer Bradfield Leavitt, and had children including Helen Rudd Owen, John Baird Bryan Leavitt, Reginald Bryan Owen, Ruth Bryan Kitty Leavitt. Ruth Baird passed away in 1954 in København, Kobenhavn, Denmark.

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Biography

  • Ruth Baird was born in 1886 in Illinois, the child of William Jennings Bryan Sr And Mary Elizabeth Baird.
  • In 1900, Ruth Baird resided in Lincoln Ward 5, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA.
  • Ruth Baird married Borge Rohde Tegnor, Reginald Altham Owen, William Lucius Homer Bradfield Leavitt, and had children including Helen Rudd Owen, John Baird Bryan Leavitt, Reginald Bryan Owen, Ruth Bryan Kitty Leavitt.
  • Ruth Baird passed away in 1954 in København, Kobenhavn, Denmark.

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Ruth Baird's Ancestors

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Ruth Baird
1886–1954
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
William Jennings Bryan Sr
1860–1925
Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Baird
1861–1930
Perry, Pike, Illinois
Grandparents
Silas (Lillard) Bryan
1822–1880
Sperryville, Culpepper, Virginia
Mariah (Elizabeth) Jennings
1834–1896
Walnut Hill, Marion, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Jennings
1802–1872
Maria Davidson
1802–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel Jennings
1776–1860
Mary Waters
1773–1845

Ruth Baird's Descendants

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Ruth Baird (1886–26 Jul 1954) m. William (Lucius Homer Bradfield) Leavitt (23 Apr 1868–8 Aug 1951) m. Börge (Rohde) (Tegnor) (24 Dec 1894–8 Jun 1973) m. Reginald (Altham) Owen (26 Jul 1883–20 Dec 1927)
  1. 1. Ruth (Bryan “ Kitty “) Leavitt 1904–1984 m. (Frank) (Derek) Spence 1908–1971 m. Robert (Owen) Lehman 1891–1969 m. Jonas Reiner 1903–1956 m. William (Painter) Meeker 1902–1983
    1. 1. Helen (B) Meeker 1928–2022 m. Kenneth (Whipple) Bilby 1918–1997 m. Harrison (Scott) Brown 1917–1986 m. Walter (William Harris) Jr 1917–1975
    2. 2. Ruth ("Wendy") Meeker 1924–2019 m. James (Robbins) Miller 1914–1991
    3. 3. Katherine (“Kaywin” Windsor) Meeker 1931–1992 m. Paul Smith 1926–
  2. 2. John (Baird Bryan) Leavitt 1905–1943
  3. 3. Helen (Rudd) Owen 1920–2015 m. Walter (William) Harris 1917– m. Harrison (Scott) Brown 1917–1986
  4. 4. Reginald (Bryan) Owen 1913–2000 m. Marie (Louise) Weber 1916–2009
    1. 1. Regis Owen 1942–2002

Ruth Baird's Timeline

5 Records

1885
2 Oct 1885
Birth of Ruth Baird in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
1886
1886
Birth of Ruth Baird in Illinois
Illinois
1900
1900
Age 14
Ruth Baird resided here in Lincoln Ward 5, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
Lincoln Ward 5, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Ruth Baird resided here in Lancaster, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
1954
26 Jul 1954
Age 68
Death of Ruth Baird in København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
København, Kobenhavn, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1885
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] New York, New York, Index to Marriage Licenses

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lincoln Ward 5, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1954
    Event Place: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark

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