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Ruth Shirley Carpenter 1926 – 2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1926

Birth Location: Springville, Linn County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 2 January 2013

Death Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA

Father: Warren Carpenter

Mother: Eleanor Ralston

Spouse(s): Lowell Smith

Children(s): Barbara Smith, Judith Smith, Wendy Smith, Terry Smith, George Smith, Eileen Smith, Denise Smith, Lisa Smith, Nancy Smith

It was in 1926 that Ruth Shirley Carpenter was born in Springville, Linn County, Iowa, USA, a child of Warren Wilson Carpenter and Eleanor Elizabeth Ralston. Ruth Shirley Carpenter went on to marry Lowell Lee Smith and had children such as Barbara Lee Smith, Judith A. Smith, Wendy L. Smith, Terry J. Smith, George W. Smith, Eileen M. Smith, Denise J. Smith, Lisa K. Smith and Nancy L. Smith. Ruth Shirley Carpenter was deceased by 2013 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA.

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Parents

Warren Carpenter
1900 – 1984
Birth Location: Linn County, Iowa
WC
Eleanor Ralston
1904 – 1993
Birth Location: Onslow, Clay Twp, Jones, Iowa
ER

Spouses(s)

Lowell Smith
1923 – 2000
Birth Location: Iowa
LS

Children(s)

Barbara Smith
1946 – 2010
Birth Location: Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States
BS
Judith Smith
1947 –
Birth Location: –
JS
Wendy Smith
1949 –
Birth Location: –
WS
Terry Smith
1950 – 1987
Birth Location: –
TS
George Smith
1952 –
Birth Location: –
GS
Eileen Smith
1955 –
Birth Location: –
ES
Denise Smith
1957 –
Birth Location: –
DS
Lisa Smith
1961 –
Birth Location: –
LS
Nancy Smith
1963 –
Birth Location: –
NS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 November 1926
    Event Place: Springville, Linn County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Franklin High School; Year: 1944, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brown, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1175; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 57-6, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brown, Linn, Iowa; Roll: 664; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 453.0; FHL microfilm: 2340399

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Brown, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brown, Linn, Iowa; Roll: 664; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 453.0; FHL microfilm: 2340399

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Brown, Linn, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brown, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1175; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 57-6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Brown, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brown, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1175; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 57-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1944
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Franklin High School; Year: 1944

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 January 2013
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Central City, Linn County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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