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Ruth Eliza Clark 1838 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1838

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1926

Death Location: Kansas, USA

Father: William Clark

Mother: Nancy Burger

Spouse(s): Thomas Smith

Children(s): Franklin Smith, Edwin Smith, Edward Smith, Charles Smith

Ruth Eliza Clark was born in 1838 in Ohio, USA, the child of William Ross Clark and Nancy Burger. In 1870, Ruth Eliza Clark resided in Penn, Shelby, Illinois, United States. Ruth Eliza Clark married Thomas Smith, and had children including Franklin S Smith, Edwin W. Smith, Edward Wilbur Smith, Charles W. Smith. Ruth Eliza Clark passed away in 1926 in Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Eliza Clark was born in 1838 in Ohio, USA, the child of William Ross Clark and Nancy Burger.
  • In 1870, Ruth Eliza Clark resided in Penn, Shelby, Illinois, United States.
  • Ruth Eliza Clark married Thomas Smith, and had children including Franklin S Smith, Edwin W. Smith, Edward Wilbur Smith, Charles W. Smith.
  • Ruth Eliza Clark passed away in 1926 in Kansas, USA.

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Ruth Clark's Ancestors

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Ruth Clark
1838 – 1926
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
William Ross Clark
1802 – 1889
Warren County Ohio, United States
Nancy Burger
1806 – 1881
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Clark
Virginia, United States
Rachel Ross
1789 –
Kentucky
Adam Burger
1780 – 1830
West Virginia, United States
Rebecca Martin
1783 – 1850
West Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Clark's Descendants

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Ruth (Eliza) Clark (17 Feb 1838 – 19 Feb 1926) m. Thomas Smith (January 1 1831 – )
  1. 1. Franklin (S) Smith (1869 – )
  2. 2. Edwin (W.) Smith (ABT 1875 – )
  3. 3. Edward (Wilbur) Smith (May 7 1875 – February 4 1945)
  4. 4. Charles (W.) Smith (ABT 1880 – )

Ruth Clark's Timeline

3 Records

1838
17 Feb 1838
Birth of Ruth Eliza Clark in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 32
Ruth Eliza Clark resided here in Penn, Shelby, Illinois, United States
Penn, Shelby, Illinois, United States
1926
19 Feb 1926
Age 88
Death of Ruth Eliza Clark in Kansas, USA
Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1838
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Penn, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Penn, Shelby, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Penn, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1926
    Event Place: Kansas, USA

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