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Ruth Walters Edwards 1918–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1918

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Death Date: Jan 1994

Death Location: Santa Clara

Father: Howard Watters

Mother: Ida Hatting

Spouse(s): Robert Edwards

Children(s):

Ruth Walters Edwards was born in 1918 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, the child of Howard Lawson Watters And Ida Maud Hatting. In 1920, Ruth Walters Edwards resided in Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA. In 1930, Ruth Walters Edwards resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Ruth Walters Edwards married Robert William Edwards, and had children including James Robert Edwards, Robert W Edwards Jr. Ruth Walters Edwards passed away in 1994 in Santa Clara.

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Biography

  • Ruth Walters Edwards was born in 1918 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, the child of Howard Lawson Watters And Ida Maud Hatting.
  • In 1920, Ruth Walters Edwards resided in Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Ruth Walters Edwards resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • Ruth Walters Edwards married Robert William Edwards, and had children including James Robert Edwards, Robert W Edwards Jr.
  • Ruth Walters Edwards passed away in 1994 in Santa Clara.

Immediate Family

Parents

Howard Watters
1881–
Birth Location: Keokuk, Iowa
HW
Ida Hatting
1885–
Birth Location: London Ontario, Ontario Canada
IH

Spouses(s)

Robert Edwards
1916–1996
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
RE

Children(s)

Ruth Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Edwards
1918–1994
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Parents
Howard Lawson Watters
1881–
Keokuk, Iowa
Ida (Maud) Hatting
1885–
London Ontario, Ontario Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Edwards's Timeline

10 Records

1918
1 Aug 1918
Birth of Ruth Walters Edwards in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1920
1920
Age 2
Ruth Walters Edwards resided here in Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Ruth Walters Edwards resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1934
1934
Age 16
Ruth Walters Edwards resided here in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Ruth Walters Edwards resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1938
1938
Age 20
Ruth Walters Edwards resided here in Evanston, Illinois, USA
Evanston, Illinois, USA
1939
1939
Age 21
Ruth Walters Edwards resided here in Champaign, Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 22
Ruth Walters Edwards resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 33
Ruth Walters Edwards resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1994
Jan 1994
Age 76
Death of Ruth Walters Edwards in Santa Clara
Santa Clara

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1918
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of Illinois; Year: 1939
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Northwestern University; Year: 1938
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Calumet High School; Year: 1934
    [4] Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00937; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 103-512
    [6] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
    [7] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [8] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Santa Clara; Date: 10 Jan 1994; Social Security: 352013432
    [9] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_316; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 474
    [10] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0303; FHL microfilm: 2340161
    [11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_316; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 474

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0303; FHL microfilm: 2340161

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Calumet High School; Year: 1934

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00937; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 103-512

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Evanston, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Northwestern University; Year: 1938

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Champaign, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of Illinois; Year: 1939

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00937; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 103-512

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1994
    Event Place: Santa Clara
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Santa Clara; Date: 10 Jan 1994; Social Security: 352013432
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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