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Ruth Durham 1803–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 January 1803

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 17 April 1877

Death Location: Ferry Lake, Tift County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Joab Durham

Mother: Jane Prescott

Spouse(s): Sampson Gibbs

Children(s): Mary Gibbs, John Gibbs, Sarah Easters, Margaret Gibbs

The story of Ruth Durham began in 1803 in North Carolina, United States. Ruth Durham married Sampson Gibbs, and had children including John A Gibbs, Margaret Peggy Gibbs, Mary Ann Gibbs, Sarah Easters. Ruth Durham passed away in 1877 in Ferry Lake, Tift County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Durham began in 1803 in North Carolina, United States.
  • Ruth Durham married Sampson Gibbs, and had children including John A Gibbs, Margaret Peggy Gibbs, Mary Ann Gibbs, Sarah Easters.
  • Ruth Durham passed away in 1877 in Ferry Lake, Tift County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Ruth Durham's Ancestors

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Ruth Durham
1803–1877
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joab Lindsey Durham
1756–1849
Virginia, United States
Jane ("Jennie") Prescott
1772–1814
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Durham
1690–1779
Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Peggy) LINDSEY
1702–1776
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Durham's Descendants

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Ruth Durham (15 January 1803–17 April 1877) m. Sampson Gibbs (26 Mar 1802–23 Aug 1879)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Gibbs 1832–1906 m. Byrd Owens 1822–1864
    1. 1. Sampson (Samuel) Owens 1853–1939 m. Martha (Allsie) Mitchell 1864–1941
      1. 1. Mary (Winifred) Owens 1887–1962 m. Joseph (Tucker) Stanford 1871–1936
        1. 1. Cyrus (Byrd) Stanford 1918–2007
        2. 2. Mabel (E) Stanford 1914–1991
        3. 3. Birdie (S) Stanford 1919–
        4. 4. Robert (Earl) Stanford 1923–1999
        5. 5. Warren (Sampson) Stanford 1916–1925
        6. 6. Freida Stanford 1924–1928
        7. 7. Ruby Stanford 1920–1920
      2. 2. Moses (Byrd) Owens 1893–1924
      3. 3. Anna (Rosetta) DeVane 1899–1998
      4. 4. Sarah (E) Owens 1889–
      5. 5. Martha (S) Owens 1891–
    2. 2. Maryann (R) Owens 1852–
    3. 3. Allen Owens 1855–
    4. 4. John Owens 1858–
    5. 5. James (G) Owens 1859–
    6. 6. Jeb (H) Owens 1858–1927
  2. 2. John (A.) Gibbs 1835–1863
  3. 3. Sarah Easters 1839–1900
  4. 4. Margaret ((peggy)) Gibbs 1829–1883

Ruth Durham's Timeline

2 Records

1803
15 January 1803
Birth of Ruth Durham in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1877
17 April 1877
Age 74
Death of Ruth Durham in Tift, Georgia, United States
Tift, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 January 1803
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1877
    Event Place: Tift, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ferry Lake, Tift County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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