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Ruth M Billings 1905 – 1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 July 1905

Birth Location: Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 19 October 1984

Death Location: West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: George Billings

Mother: Janet Billings

Spouse(s): Elmer Bowers, Elmer Bowers

Children(s): Elmer Bowers, Bonnie McCauley, Elaine Bowers, William Bowers

Ruth M Billings was born in 1905 in Michigan, United States of America, the child of George Alexander Billings and Janet Albertha Billings. Ruth M Billings married Elmer Le Roy Bowers, Elmer Leroy Bowers, and had children including Elmer Leroy Bowers, Bonnie Bell McCauley, Elaine Bowers, William George Bowers. Ruth M Billings passed away in 1984 in West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth M Billings was born in 1905 in Michigan, United States of America, the child of George Alexander Billings and Janet Albertha Billings.
  • Ruth M Billings married Elmer Le Roy Bowers, Elmer Leroy Bowers, and had children including Elmer Leroy Bowers, Bonnie Bell McCauley, Elaine Bowers, William George Bowers.
  • Ruth M Billings passed away in 1984 in West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Billings
1875 – 1951
Birth Location: Michigan
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Janet Billings
1873 – 1942
Birth Location: Quebec, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Elmer Bowers
1890 – 1947
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
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Elmer Bowers
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elmer Bowers
1928 – 1963
Birth Location: Bay City, Michigan
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Bonnie McCauley
1941 – 2013
Birth Location: –
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Elaine Bowers
1930 – 2004
Birth Location: Bay City Bay, Michigan
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William Bowers
1942 – 1942
Birth Location: Plainfield Twp Iosco County, Michigan
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Ruth Billings's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Billings
1905 – 1984
Birth Place: Michigan, United States of America
Parents
George Alexander Billings
1875 – 1951
Michigan
Janet (Albertha) Billings
1873 – 1942
Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
John (Myron) Billings
1848 – 1908
New York
Almeda Billings
1852 – 1929
New York
John Steen
Quebec Canada
Margaret Knox
Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Billings
1820 – 1864
Bridget Smith
– 1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Billings's Descendants

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Ruth (M) Billings (7 July 1905 – 19 October 1984) m. Elmer (Le Roy) Bowers (24 March 1890 – 29 April 1947) m. Elmer (Leroy) Bowers
  1. 1. Elmer (Leroy) Bowers (1928 – 10 April 1963) m. Alice (Pauline) Papple (abt 1932 – )
  2. 2. Bonnie (Bell) McCauley (23 April 1941 – 13 September 2013)
  3. 3. Elaine Bowers (24 Mar 1930 – 9 Feb 2004)
  4. 4. William (George) Bowers (1 Mar 1942 – 1 Nov 1942)

Ruth Billings's Timeline

11 Records

1905
7 July 1905
Birth of Ruth M Billings in Michigan, USA
Michigan, USA
1905
7 Jul 1905
Birth of Ruth M Billings in Marquette, Michigan USA
Marquette, Michigan USA
1905
7 July 1905
Birth of Ruth M Billings in Michigan, United States of America
Michigan, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 5
Ruth M Billings resided here in Marquette Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Marquette Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Ruth M Billings resided here in Bay City, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
Bay City, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Ruth M Billings resided here in Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan
Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 35
Ruth M Billings resided here in Plainfield, Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan, USA
Plainfield, Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Ruth M Billings resided here in Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan, USA
Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan, USA
1984
19 October 1984
Age 79
Death of Ruth M Billings in West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA
West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA
1984
19 Oct 1984
Age 79
Death of Ruth M Billings in Hale, Iosco, Michigan, USA
Hale, Iosco, Michigan, USA
1984
19 October 1984
Age 79
Death of Ruth M Billings in West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America
West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1905
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marquette Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: T624_662; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1374675
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1905
    Event Place: Marquette, Michigan USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1905
    Event Place: Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Marquette Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Marquette Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: T624_662; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1374675

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bay City, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340709

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01765; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 35-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Plainfield, Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01765; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 35-9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Plainfield, Iosco, M

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plainfield, Iosco, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1984
    Event Place: West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1984
    Event Place: Hale, Iosco, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1984
    Event Place: West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hale, Iosco County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hale, Iosco County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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