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Ruth Mabel Edwards 1893–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1893

Birth Location: Blackford County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 27 Sep 1972

Death Location: Leota, Scott County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John Edwards

Mother: Martha Blankenbaker

Spouse(s): Clifford Richey

Children(s): Clifford Richey, Stanley Richey

In 1893, Ruth Mabel Edwards entered the world in Blackford County, Indiana, USA, born to John Wesley Edwards And Martha Christina Blankenbaker. Ruth Mabel Edwards married Clifford M Richey, and had children including Clifford Herman Richey, Stanley Edward Richey. Ruth Mabel Edwards passed away in 1972 in Leota, Scott County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Ruth Mabel Edwards entered the world in Blackford County, Indiana, USA, born to John Wesley Edwards And Martha Christina Blankenbaker.
  • Ruth Mabel Edwards married Clifford M Richey, and had children including Clifford Herman Richey, Stanley Edward Richey.
  • Ruth Mabel Edwards passed away in 1972 in Leota, Scott County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Edwards's Ancestors

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Ruth Edwards
1893–1972
Birth Place: Blackford County, Indiana, USA
Parents
John Wesley Edwards
1850–1936
Madison township, Allen co., Indiana, USA
Martha (Christina) Blankenbaker
1861–1938
Blackford County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Abraham (Lewis) Blankenbaker
1840–1920
Madison, Virginia, United States
Mary (Frances) Garr
1842–1928
Madison, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Blankenbaker
1810–1845
Frances Carpenter
1815–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Blankenbaker
1780–1842
Elizabeth Utz
1783–1839

Ruth Edwards's Descendants

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Ruth (Mabel) Edwards (27 Jan 1893–27 Sep 1972) m. Clifford (M.) Richey (1 Nov 1887–21 Feb 1971)
  1. 1. Clifford (Herman) Richey 1918–1971 m. Gladys (Zorada) Adamson 1915–2000
    1. 1. Donna (Jeanne) Richey 1939–2016
  2. 2. Stanley (Edward) Richey 1927–2004

Ruth Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1893
27 Jan 1893
Birth of Ruth Mabel Edwards in Blackford County, Indiana, USA
Blackford County, Indiana, USA
1972
27 Sep 1972
Age 79
Death of Ruth Mabel Edwards in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, USA
Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1893
    Event Place: Blackford County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, Select Marriages Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1972; Roll: 14
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Otisco, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1972
    Event Place: Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1972; Roll: 14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leota, Scott County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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