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Ruth Elsie Cox 1898–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1898

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 16 Jul 1969

Death Location: Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: James Cox

Mother: Grace Overholser

Spouse(s): Ray Collins

Children(s): Richard Collins, Alyce Collins, Julia Collins, Walter Collins

Ruth Elsie Cox was born in 1898 in Indiana, USA, the child of James Lawrence Cox And Grace Pearl Overholser. In 1910, Ruth Elsie Cox resided in Clinton, Cass, Indiana, USA. In 1920, Ruth Elsie Cox resided in Frankfort Ward 1, Clinton, Indiana, USA. Ruth Elsie Cox married Ray Melva Collins, and had children including Alyce Kathryn Collins, Don E Carter, Julia L Collins, R J Brewer, Richard M Collins, Walter Ray Collins. Ruth Elsie Cox passed away in 1969 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elsie Cox was born in 1898 in Indiana, USA, the child of James Lawrence Cox And Grace Pearl Overholser.
  • In 1910, Ruth Elsie Cox resided in Clinton, Cass, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1920, Ruth Elsie Cox resided in Frankfort Ward 1, Clinton, Indiana, USA.
  • Ruth Elsie Cox married Ray Melva Collins, and had children including Alyce Kathryn Collins, Don E Carter, Julia L Collins, R J Brewer, Richard M Collins, Walter Ray Collins.
  • Ruth Elsie Cox passed away in 1969 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cox
1870–1925
Birth Location: Howard County, Indiana, USA
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Grace Overholser
1875–1949
Birth Location: Carroll County, Indiana, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Ray Collins
1892–1970
Birth Location: Wayne Co., Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Richard Collins
1929–1992
Birth Location: Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, USA
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Alyce Collins
1922–2012
Birth Location: Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, USA
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Julia Collins
1924–
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Walter Collins
1925–
Birth Location: Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, USA
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Ruth Cox's Ancestors

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Ruth Cox
1898–1969
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
James Lawrence Cox
1870–1925
Howard County, Indiana, USA
Grace (Pearl) Overholser
1875–1949
Carroll County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
John (M.) Cox
1837–1904
Indiana, USA
Mary (Catherine) Davis
1841–1920
Carroll County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Er Jr
1813–1861
Dorcas Miller
1810–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Er Cox
1786–1855
Elizabeth Lame
1792–1834

Ruth Cox's Descendants

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Ruth (Elsie) Cox (15 Sep 1898–16 Jul 1969) m. Ray (Melva) Collins (25 Feb 1892–3 Apr 1970)
  1. 1. Richard (M) Collins 1929–1992
  2. 2. Alyce (Kathryn) Collins 1922–2012 m. Russell (J) Brewer 1925–
  3. 3. Julia (L) Collins 1924–
  4. 4. Walter (Ray) Collins 1925–

Ruth Cox's Timeline

11 Records

1898
15 Sep 1898
Birth of Ruth Elsie Cox in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Ruth Elsie Cox resided here in Clinton, Cass, Indiana, USA
Clinton, Cass, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Ruth Elsie Cox resided here in Frankfort Ward 1, Clinton, Indiana, USA
Frankfort Ward 1, Clinton, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Ruth Elsie Cox resided here in Mishawaka, Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Mishawaka, Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
1931
1931
Age 33
Ruth Elsie Cox resided here in Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Ruth Elsie Cox resided here in Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana
Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 42
Ruth Elsie Cox resided here in Penn, Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Penn, Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Ruth Elsie Cox resided here in Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Ruth Elsie Cox resided here in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana
Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana
1951
Before 1951
Age 53
Ruth Elsie Cox resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1969
16 Jul 1969
Age 71
Death of Ruth Elsie Cox in Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1969; Roll: 11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Clinton, Cass, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Frankfort Ward 1, Clinton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Frankfort Ward 1, Clinton, Indiana; Roll: T625_427; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 44

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mishawaka, Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 2340363

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01093; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 71-33

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Penn, Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01093; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 71-33

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 1616; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 71-48

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 1616; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 71-48

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Indiana
    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 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1969
    Event Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1969; Roll: 11

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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