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Ruth Gwendolyn Denton 1920 – 2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1920

Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 26 December 2003

Death Location: Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Denton

Mother: Beatrice Sider

Spouse(s): Charles Billman, Stanley Higginbotham

Children(s): David Billman, Beth Billman, Gerald Billman\Madison

The story of Ruth Gwendolyn Denton began in 1920 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA. Ruth Gwendolyn Denton married Charles Robert Billman, Stanley H Higginbotham, and had children including David Robert Billman, Beth Irene Billman, Gerald Allen Billman\Madison. Ruth Gwendolyn Denton passed away in 2003 in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Gwendolyn Denton began in 1920 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.
  • Ruth Gwendolyn Denton married Charles Robert Billman, Stanley H Higginbotham, and had children including David Robert Billman, Beth Irene Billman, Gerald Allen Billman\Madison.
  • Ruth Gwendolyn Denton passed away in 2003 in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Denton
1885 – 1970
Birth Location: Oakland, Iowa, USA
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Beatrice Sider
1894 – 1993
Birth Location: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
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Spouses(s)

Charles Billman
1916 – 1998
Birth Location: Trotwood, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
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Stanley Higginbotham
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

David Billman
1941 – 2019
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
DB
Beth Billman
1944 –
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Gerald Billman\Madison
1945 –
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
GB

Ruth Denton's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Denton
1920 – 2003
Birth Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Parents
William Washington Denton
1885 – 1970
Oakland, Iowa, USA
Beatrice (Estella) Sider
1894 – 1993
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Levi ("Lee"Martin) Sider
1872 – 1953
Wainfleet, Haldimand and Monck, Ontario
Hattie (E) Worden
1876 – 1897
St. Johns, Clinton, Michigan
Great-Grandparents
George Worden
1832 – 1880
Sarah Hoffman
1841 – 1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Brown
1795 – 1860
Abjah Worden
1792 – 1874

Ruth Denton's Descendants

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Ruth (Gwendolyn) Denton (25 Jun 1920 – 26 December 2003) m. Charles (Robert) Billman (22 Jun 1916 – 13 Nov 1998) m. Stanley (H) Higginbotham
  1. 1. David (Robert) Billman (9 Sep 1941 – 18 May 2019) m. Phan (Thi) Do (1943 – )
    1. 1. Joseph (Robert) Billman (15 Aug 1969 – ) m. Karen (Deborah) Valdez (25 May 1973 – )
  2. 2. Beth (Irene) Billman (12 Mar 1944 – ) m. Steven (B.) Jaynes (20 Nov 1942 – )
  3. 3. Gerald (Allen) Billman\Madison (17 Nov 1945 – ) m. Gara (Kristen) Thornburg (abt 1951 – ) m. Gail (Marie) Lomill

Ruth Denton's Timeline

13 Records

1920
25 Jun 1920
Birth of Ruth Gwendolyn Denton in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1920
25 Jun 1920
Birth of Ruth Gwendolyn Denton in Ohio, United States of America
Ohio, United States of America
1920
25 Jun 1920
Birth of Ruth Gwendolyn Denton in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Ruth Gwendolyn Denton resided here in Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio
Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio
1935
1935
Age 15
Ruth Gwendolyn Denton resided here in Westerville, Ohio
Westerville, Ohio
1939
1939
Age 19
Ruth Gwendolyn Denton was married in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1939
Abt 1939
Age 19
Ruth Gwendolyn Denton resided here in Columbus , Ohio
Columbus , Ohio
1940
1940
Age 20
Ruth Gwendolyn Denton resided here in Jefferson Twp, Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Jefferson Twp, Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Ruth Gwendolyn Denton resided here in Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1994
1994
Age 74
Ruth Gwendolyn Denton resided here in Ooltewah, TN
Ooltewah, TN
2003
26 Dec 2003
Age 83
Death of Ruth Gwendolyn Denton in Collegedale, Hamilton Co., TN
Collegedale, Hamilton Co., TN
2003
26 Dec 2003
Age 83
Death of Ruth Gwendolyn Denton in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
2003
26 December 2003
Age 83
Death of Ruth Gwendolyn Denton in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1920
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Westerville High School; Year: 1935
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1920
    Event Place: Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jefferson, Montgomer
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1920
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Westerville High School; Year: 1935
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03118; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57-22

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Westerville, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Westerville High School; Year: 1935

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1939
    Event Place: Columbus , Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Dayton Herald; Publication Date: 11/ Oct/ 1939; Publication Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA; ,0.03909524,0.8580142,0.11636624&xid=3398
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Dayton Herald; Publication Date: 11/ Oct/ 1939; Publication Place: Dayton, Ohio, USA; ,0.03909524,0.8580142,0.11636624&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jefferson Twp, Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03118; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 57-22

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, Chattanooga Daily Times; Publication Date: 24/ Dec/ 1950; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jefferson, Montgomer

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Ooltewah, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Collegedale, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Collegedale, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 2003
    Event Place: Collegedale, Hamilton Co., TN
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 2003
    Event Place: Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December 2003
    Event Place: Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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