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Ruth Lorraine Royall Childress 1913–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1913

Birth Location: Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 5 July 1986

Death Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Royall

Mother: Annie Ayers

Spouse(s): Marvin Childress

Children(s): Rebekah Childress

Ruth Lorraine Royall Childress was born in 1913 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Hunter Royall And Annie Lee Ayers. Ruth Lorraine Royall Childress married Marvin O Childress, and had children including Rebekah M Childress, Ron Childress. Ruth Lorraine Royall Childress passed away in 1986 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Lorraine Royall Childress was born in 1913 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Hunter Royall And Annie Lee Ayers.
  • Ruth Lorraine Royall Childress married Marvin O Childress, and had children including Rebekah M Childress, Ron Childress.
  • Ruth Lorraine Royall Childress passed away in 1986 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

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Ruth Childress's Ancestors

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Ruth Childress
1913–1986
Birth Place: Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Hunter Royall
1884–1966
Bryan, Brazos, Texas, USA
Annie (Lee) Ayers
1894–1958
Brazos County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Bibb) Royall
1825–1901
Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Martha (Ann) Dowling
1851–1941
Alabama
Douglas (Synder) Ayers
1860–1938
Illinois
WILHELMINA (“MINNIE”) PLETZER
1865–1934
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Cena West
1837–1900
James Aeyers
1827–1905
Maria Swaidner
1842–1922
William Platzer
1821–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel West
1817–1865
Susan Weaver
1825–

Ruth Childress's Descendants

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Ruth (Lorraine Royall) Childress (26 May 1913–5 July 1986) m. Marvin (O) Childress (1911–1971)
  1. 1. Rebekah (M) Childress 1939–2015

Ruth Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1913
26 May 1913
Birth of Ruth Lorraine Royall Childress in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America
Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America
1986
5 July 1986
Age 73
Death of Ruth Lorraine Royall Childress in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1913
    Event Place: Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 July 1986
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

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