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Ruth Ledora Donaldson 1909–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 10, 1909

Birth Location: Morrisonville, Christian, Illinois

Death Date: October 4, 1979

Death Location: Fosterburg, Madison, Illinois, USA

Father: Alva Donaldson

Mother: Rosa Donaldson

Spouse(s): Emil None

Children(s): Judith Miller, Gerald Miller, Gary Miller, Kenneth Miller

Ruth Ledora Donaldson was born in 1909 in Morrisonville, Christian, Illinois, the child of Alva Rufus Donaldson And Rosa Lee Pom Donaldson. In 1910, Ruth Ledora Donaldson resided in Ricks, Christian, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Ruth Ledora Donaldson resided in Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois, USA. Ruth Ledora Donaldson married Emil, and had children including Gary Gene Miller, Gerald Jerry Allen Miller, Judith Aileen Miller, Kenneth H Miller. Ruth Ledora Donaldson passed away in 1979 in Fosterburg, Madison, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Ledora Donaldson was born in 1909 in Morrisonville, Christian, Illinois, the child of Alva Rufus Donaldson And Rosa Lee Pom Donaldson.
  • In 1910, Ruth Ledora Donaldson resided in Ricks, Christian, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Ruth Ledora Donaldson resided in Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois, USA.
  • Ruth Ledora Donaldson married Emil, and had children including Gary Gene Miller, Gerald Jerry Allen Miller, Judith Aileen Miller, Kenneth H Miller.
  • Ruth Ledora Donaldson passed away in 1979 in Fosterburg, Madison, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alva Donaldson
1872–1936
Birth Location: Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
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Rosa Donaldson
1888–1980
Birth Location: Cook, Illinois, United States
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Spouses(s)

Emil None
1908–1968
Birth Location: Williamson County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Judith Miller
1945–2008
Birth Location: Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
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Gerald Miller
1932–2001
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri
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Gary Miller
1941–2000
Birth Location: Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
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Kenneth Miller
1940–2012
Birth Location: Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
KM

Ruth Donaldson's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Donaldson
1909–1979
Birth Place: Morrisonville, Christian, Illinois
Parents
Alva Rufus Donaldson
1872–1936
Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
Rosa (Lee "Pom") Donaldson
1888–1980
Cook, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
William (F) Donaldson
1851–1921
Filmore, Illinois, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Davidson
1849–1929
White Bluff, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Donaldson's Descendants

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Ruth (Ledora) Donaldson (July 10, 1909–October 4, 1979) m. Emil (February 21, 1908–February 6, 1968)
  1. 1. Judith (Aileen) Miller 1945–2008 m. James (Ronald) Lahey 1934–1975 m. James ("Jim" Richard) Otto 1940–2017
  2. 2. Gerald ("Jerry" Allen) Miller 1932–2001
  3. 3. Gary (Gene) Miller 1941–2000 m. Lois (Marie) Williams 1942–2022
  4. 4. Kenneth (H) Miller 1940–2012

Ruth Donaldson's Timeline

7 Records

1909
July 10, 1909
Birth of Ruth Ledora Donaldson in Morrisonville, Christian, Illinois
Morrisonville, Christian, Illinois
1910
1910
Age 1
Ruth Ledora Donaldson resided here in Ricks, Christian, Illinois, USA
Ricks, Christian, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Ruth Ledora Donaldson resided here in Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1929
1929
Age 20
Ruth Ledora Donaldson resided here in Wood River; East Alton; Hartford; Roxana, Illinois, USA
Wood River; East Alton; Hartford; Roxana, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Ruth Ledora Donaldson resided here in King, Christian, Illinois, USA
King, Christian, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Ruth Ledora Donaldson resided here in Foster, Madison, Illinois, USA
Foster, Madison, Illinois, USA
1979
October 4, 1979
Age 70
Death of Ruth Ledora Donaldson in Fosterburg, Madison, Illinois, USA
Fosterburg, Madison, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 10, 1909
    Event Place: Morrisonville, Christian, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 332-16-2131; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: T625_394; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 181
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: King, Christian, Illinois; Roll: 410; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 989.0; FHL microfilm: 2340145
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ricks, Christian, Illinois; Roll: T624_234; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374247
    [5] 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: Foster, Madison, Ill

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ricks, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ricks, Christian, Illinois; Roll: T624_234; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374247

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fillmore, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: T625_394; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 181

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Wood River; East Alton; Hartford; Roxana, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: King, Christian, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: King, Christian, Illinois; Roll: 410; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 989.0; FHL microfilm: 2340145

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Foster, Madison, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 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: Foster, Madison, Ill

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 4, 1979
    Event Place: Fosterburg, Madison, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 332-16-2131; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
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