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Ruth Bernice Dennis 1915–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1915

Birth Location: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

Death Date: 11 Apr 2004

Death Location: Exeter, Tulare, California, United States

Father: Wade Dennis

Mother: Rachel Cox

Spouse(s): Silas Stephens

Children(s): Opal Stephens, Claudia Stephens, James Stephens, William Stephens, Victory Stephens

Ruth Bernice Dennis was born in 1915 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, the child of Wade Hampton Dennis And Rachel Cox. In 1950, Ruth Bernice Dennis resided in Strathmore, Tulare, California, USA. Ruth Bernice Dennis married Silas Victor Stephens, and had children including Bertha B Stevens, Claudia F Stephens, Freddie D Stevens, James Dexter Stephens, Linda Sue Stevens, Opal Maxine Stephens, Sam M Stevens, Sharon Lee Stevens, Victory Allen Stephens, William Henry Stephens. Ruth Bernice Dennis passed away in 2004 in Exeter, Tulare, California, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Bernice Dennis was born in 1915 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, the child of Wade Hampton Dennis And Rachel Cox.
  • In 1950, Ruth Bernice Dennis resided in Strathmore, Tulare, California, USA.
  • Ruth Bernice Dennis married Silas Victor Stephens, and had children including Bertha B Stevens, Claudia F Stephens, Freddie D Stevens, James Dexter Stephens, Linda Sue Stevens, Opal Maxine Stephens, Sam M Stevens, Sharon Lee Stevens, Victory Allen Stephens, William Henry Stephens.
  • Ruth Bernice Dennis passed away in 2004 in Exeter, Tulare, California, United States.

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Ruth Dennis's Ancestors

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Ruth Dennis
1915–2004
Birth Place: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Parents
Wade Hampton Dennis
1891–1963
Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
Rachel Cox
1893–1967
Byars, McClain, Oklahoma, USA
Grandparents
Allen (Beauregard) Dennis
1861–1940
Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Lewis (Franklin) Cox
1866–1925
McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky, USA
Caroline Isaacs
1865–1949
McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Dennis's Descendants

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Ruth (Bernice) Dennis (7 May 1915–11 Apr 2004) m. Silas (Victor) Stephens (20 Feb 1903–21 Apr 1976)
  1. 1. Opal (Maxine) Stephens 1934–
  2. 2. Claudia (F) Stephens 1933–1975
  3. 3. James (Dexter) Stephens 1951–2016
  4. 4. William (Henry) Stephens 1949–2005
  5. 5. Victory (Allen) Stephens 1945–1965

Ruth Dennis's Timeline

3 Records

1915
7 May 1915
Birth of Ruth Bernice Dennis in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
1950
1950
Age 35
Ruth Bernice Dennis resided here in Strathmore, Tulare, California, USA
Strathmore, Tulare, California, USA
2004
11 Apr 2004
Age 89
Death of Ruth Bernice Dennis in Exeter, Tulare, California, United States
Exeter, Tulare, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1915
    Event Place: Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
    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: Strathmore, Tulare, California; Roll: 2165; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 54-86B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Strathmore, Tulare, California, 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: Strathmore, Tulare, California; Roll: 2165; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 54-86B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 2004
    Event Place: Exeter, Tulare, California, United States

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