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Ruth Jane Cox 1901 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1901

Birth Location: Jewett, Cumberland, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 26 Mar 1996

Death Location: Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States

Father: Otto Cox

Mother: Ella Basden

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In 1901, Ruth Jane Cox entered the world in Jewett, Cumberland, Illinois, United States, born to Otto Franklin Cox and Ella Mae Basden. Ruth Jane Cox passed away in 1996 in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Ruth Jane Cox entered the world in Jewett, Cumberland, Illinois, United States, born to Otto Franklin Cox and Ella Mae Basden.
  • Ruth Jane Cox passed away in 1996 in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States.

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Ruth Cox's Ancestors

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Ruth Cox
1901 – 1996
Birth Place: Jewett, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
Parents
Otto Franklin Cox
1868 – 1951
Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Ella (Mae) Basden
1884 – 1977
Montrose, Effingham, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Albert Basden
1848 – 1929
Lawrence, Illinois United States
Frances (Fannie) Booth
1851 – 1923
Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Basden
1821 – 1861
Mary Pargin
1811 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Basden
1794 – 1859
Eleanore Martin
1799 – 1864

Ruth Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1901
31 Oct 1901
Birth of Ruth Jane Cox in Jewett, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
Jewett, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
1996
26 Mar 1996
Age 95
Death of Ruth Jane Cox in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States
Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1901
    Event Place: Jewett, Cumberland, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1996
    Event Place: Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States

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