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Ruth Elizabeth Cherry 1914–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1914

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 3 Dec 2002

Death Location: China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Cherry

Mother: Mary Fuqua

Spouse(s): Drexel Whitman

Children(s):

Ruth Elizabeth Cherry was born in 1914 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, the child of John William Cherry And Mary Ada Fuqua. In 1920, Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. In 1920, Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. Ruth Elizabeth Cherry married Drexel J Whitman, and had children including Charles A Whitman, Edna Ruth Whitman, Reid D Whitman. Ruth Elizabeth Cherry passed away in 2002 in China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elizabeth Cherry was born in 1914 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, the child of John William Cherry And Mary Ada Fuqua.
  • In 1920, Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Cherry married Drexel J Whitman, and had children including Charles A Whitman, Edna Ruth Whitman, Reid D Whitman.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Cherry passed away in 2002 in China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cherry
1865–1929
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
JC
Mary Fuqua
1881–1933
Birth Location: Rockingham County , North Carolina USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Drexel Whitman
1908–2002
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
DW

Children(s)

Ruth Cherry's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Cherry
1914–2002
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John William Cherry
1865–1929
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ada) Fuqua
1881–1933
Rockingham County , North Carolina USA
Grandparents
William (Hillard (Hill)) Cherry
1837–1901
North Carolina
Mary (Ann) Compton
1838–1873
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Robert (W) Fuqua
1844–1915
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Vinettia (S) Hand
1846–1905
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Cherry
1813–1887
Martha Tucker
1813–1870
William Compton
1812–1849
mary lay
1814–1848
Henry Fuqua
1803–1857
Mary Ferrell
1803–1905
Pinkney Hand
1817–1882
Rhoda Malloy
1826–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1770–1850
Polly
1780–1850
William Tucker
1792–1860
Harriet Relay
1790–1860
Townsend Compton
1778–1834
Eliza Nevins
1789–1840
Benjamin Lea
1770–1821
Nancy Kerr
1774–1854
William Fuqua
1769–1838
Frances Dunnevant
1775–1850
William Ferrell
1758–1817
Catherine McClarney
1760–1830
John Hand
1753–1817
Susanna
1790–1860
Daniel Molloy
1780–1859
Parmelia Malloy
1800–1874

Ruth Cherry's Timeline

11 Records

1914
28 Mar 1914
Birth of Ruth Elizabeth Cherry in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 6
Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided here in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided here in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided here in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided here in Gastonia, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided here in Akron, Summit, Ohio
Akron, Summit, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 26
Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided here in Boston Twp, Boston, Summit, Ohio, USA
Boston Twp, Boston, Summit, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided here in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 37
Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1957
Abt 1957
Age 43
Ruth Elizabeth Cherry resided here in China Grove , N. C
China Grove , N. C
2002
3 Dec 2002
Age 88
Death of Ruth Elizabeth Cherry in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1299; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 98; Image: 989

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 1692; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 287.0; FHL microfilm: 2341426

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Summit, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03152; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 77-25

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Boston Twp, Boston, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Summit, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03152; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 77-25

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, 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: Akron, Summit, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1957
    Event Place: China Grove , N. C
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Arizona Daily Star; Publication Date: 16 Jul 1957; Publication Place: Tucson, Arizona, USA; ,0.023555899,0.34833404,0.2896626&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Other, Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 2002
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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