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Ruth Chapman 1903–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1903

Birth Location: Graves, Kentucky

Death Date: 23 Jan 1998

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky

Father: Daniel Chapman

Mother: Mary Baxter

Spouse(s): Elmer Cowgill

Children(s):

Ruth Chapman was born in 1903 in Graves, Kentucky, the child of Daniel Webster Chapman And Mary Emmaline Emma Baxter. In 1910, Ruth Chapman resided in Graves, Kentucky. In 1935, Ruth Chapman resided in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois. Ruth Chapman married Elmer George Cowgill. Ruth Chapman passed away in 1998 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Ruth Chapman was born in 1903 in Graves, Kentucky, the child of Daniel Webster Chapman And Mary Emmaline Emma Baxter.
  • In 1910, Ruth Chapman resided in Graves, Kentucky.
  • In 1935, Ruth Chapman resided in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois.
  • Ruth Chapman married Elmer George Cowgill.
  • Ruth Chapman passed away in 1998 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Chapman's Ancestors

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Ruth Chapman
1903–1998
Birth Place: Graves, Kentucky
Parents
Daniel Webster Chapman
1861–1938
Ohio, Kentucky
Mary (Emmaline "Emma") Baxter
1870–1941
Columbus, Hickman, Kentucky
Grandparents
Obediah (Bennett) Chapman
1832–1899
No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky
Margaret (Catherine "Katy") Borah
1835–1880
Borahs Ferry, Butler, Kentucky
William (Presley "Billy") Baxter
–1873
Kentucky
Sarah ("Sallie") Rankin
1845–1907
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Moses Chapman
1792–1873
Martha Bennett
1797–1873
George Borah
1801–1853
Catherine Austin
1809–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Chapman
1755–1811
Frances Dorsey
1756–1811
Jeffries Bennett
1775–1819
Eleanor Benton
1775–1873
George Borah
1769–1855
Mary Traester
1774–1870
John Austin
1770–1857
Cassandra Odell
1780–1832

Ruth Chapman's Timeline

6 Records

1903
14 May 1903
Birth of Ruth Chapman in Graves, Kentucky
Graves, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 7
Ruth Chapman resided here in Graves, Kentucky
Graves, Kentucky
1935
1935-1993
Age 32
Ruth Chapman resided here in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois
Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois
1935
1935-1998
Age 32
Ruth Chapman resided here in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky
1998
1998
Age 95
Ruth Chapman resided here in Fayette, Kentucky
Fayette, Kentucky
1998
23 Jan 1998
Age 95
Death of Ruth Chapman in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1903
    Event Place: Graves, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] Kentucky Death Index
    [4] Kentucky Death Index
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 402-38-7510; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 6, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Graves, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 6, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1998
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998
    Event Place: Fayette, Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1998
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Index
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 402-38-7510; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.

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