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Ruth Bancroft 1910 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1910

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 9 Sep 1968

Death Location: Richmond, Richmond (Ind. City), Virginia, USA

Father: Matthew Bancroft

Mother: Ida Grissom

Spouse(s): Forrest Perrin

Children(s): Barbara Perrin, Forrest Perrin, Kenneth Perrin, Jean Perrin

Ruth Bancroft was born in 1910 in North Carolina, the child of Matthew Percival Bancroft and Ida Louise Grissom. In 1910, Ruth Bancroft resided in Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA. In 1920, Ruth Bancroft resided in Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA. Ruth Bancroft married Forrest Elmo Perrin, and had children including Barbara Perrin, Forrest Elmo Perrin, Kenneth Lee Perrin, Jean Bancroft Perrin. Ruth Bancroft passed away in 1968 in Richmond, Richmond (Ind. City), Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Bancroft was born in 1910 in North Carolina, the child of Matthew Percival Bancroft and Ida Louise Grissom.
  • In 1910, Ruth Bancroft resided in Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Ruth Bancroft resided in Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ruth Bancroft married Forrest Elmo Perrin, and had children including Barbara Perrin, Forrest Elmo Perrin, Kenneth Lee Perrin, Jean Bancroft Perrin.
  • Ruth Bancroft passed away in 1968 in Richmond, Richmond (Ind. City), Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Bancroft
1875 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Ida Grissom
1877 – 1953
Birth Location: Ophir, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
IG

Spouses(s)

Forrest Perrin
1910 – 1987
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Barbara Perrin
1938 –
Birth Location: Virginia
BP
Forrest Perrin
1940 – 2003
Birth Location: Ellerson Han, Virginia
FP
Kenneth Perrin
1947 –
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
KP
Jean Perrin
Birth Location: –
JP

Ruth Bancroft's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Bancroft
1910 – 1968
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Matthew Percival Bancroft
1875 –
North Carolina
Ida (Louise) Grissom
1877 – 1953
Ophir, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Albert) Grissom
1836 – 1904
North Carolina
Martha Shaw
1838 – 1915
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Grissom
1765 – 1839
Vicky Hall
1806 – 1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert (Unproven)
1744 – 1795
Catherine (Unproven)
1749 – 1837

Ruth Bancroft's Descendants

1.
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Ruth Bancroft (14 Sep 1910 – 9 Sep 1968) m. Forrest (Elmo) Perrin (4 May 1910 – Jan 1987)
  1. 1. Barbara Perrin (14 Nov 1938 – ) m. Robert (Wesley) Vance (28 Sep 1926 – )
  2. 2. Forrest (Elmo) Perrin (11 Nov 1940 – 16 Jan 2003) m. Barbara (Ray) Smith (7 Sep 1942 – )
    1. 1. Perrin
    2. 2. Perrin
  3. 3. Kenneth (Lee) Perrin (25 Apr 1947 – ) m. Nancy (Marie) Ward (30 Oct 1949 – )
  4. 4. Jean (Bancroft) Perrin

Ruth Bancroft's Timeline

7 Records

1910
14 Sep 1910
Birth of Ruth Bancroft in North Carolina
North Carolina
1910
1910
Ruth Bancroft resided here in Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Ruth Bancroft resided here in Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Ruth Bancroft resided here in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Ruth Bancroft resided here in Henry, Hanover, Virginia
Henry, Hanover, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 30
Ruth Bancroft resided here in Henry, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Henry, Hanover, Virginia, USA
1968
9 Sep 1968
Age 58
Death of Ruth Bancroft in Richmond, Richmond (Ind. City), Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond (Ind. City), Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1910
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Henry, Hanover, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04268; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 43-14
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1302; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 1034
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2341428
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1114; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0193; FHL microfilm: 1375127
    [5] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
    [6] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101166993

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1114; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0193; FHL microfilm: 1375127

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1302; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 1034

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2341428

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Henry, Hanover, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Henry, Hanover, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04268; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 43-14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Henry, Hanover, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Henry, Hanover, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04268; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 43-14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1968
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond (Ind. City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
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