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Ruth Banks 1783 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1783

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: Little River, Floyd, Virginia, USA

Father: John Banks

Mother: Deborah Castle

Spouse(s): George Shelor

Children(s):

Born in 1783 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Ruth Banks was the child of John Banks and Deborah Cassel Castle. In time, Ruth Banks married George Shelor. Ruth Banks died in Little River, Floyd, Virginia, USA in 1875.

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Parents

John Banks
1757 – 1850
Birth Location: Gloucester, New Jersey, United States
JB
Deborah Castle
1760 – 1827
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
DC

Spouses(s)

George Shelor
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1783
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1875
    Event Place: Little River, Floyd, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Floyd County, Virginia
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