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Ruth Elkins 1742–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia

Death Date: 1806

Death Location: Montgomery, Virginia

Father: Ralph Elkins

Mother: Frances Brown

Spouse(s): John Bishop, Hans Bischoff, John Bishop

Children(s): Rachel Scaggs, David Bishop

Ruth Elkins was born in 1742 in Montgomery, Virginia, the child of Ralph Elkins And Frances Brown. Ruth Elkins married Hans Johannes Bischoff, John Bishop, and had children including David Russell Bishop, Rachel Rebecca Scaggs. Ruth Elkins passed away in 1806 in Montgomery, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elkins was born in 1742 in Montgomery, Virginia, the child of Ralph Elkins And Frances Brown.
  • Ruth Elkins married Hans Johannes Bischoff, John Bishop, and had children including David Russell Bishop, Rachel Rebecca Scaggs.
  • Ruth Elkins passed away in 1806 in Montgomery, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Elkins
1700–1778
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Frances Brown
1709–1796
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

John Bishop
1752–1842
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia
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Hans Bischoff
1731–1775
Birth Location: Oberhausen, Sudliche Weinstrasse, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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John Bishop
1752–1753
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Rachel Scaggs
1765–1866
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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David Bishop
1772–1861
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia
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Ruth Elkins's Ancestors

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Ruth Elkins
1742–1806
Birth Place: Montgomery, Virginia
Parents
Ralph Elkins
1700–1778
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Frances Brown
1709–1796
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Richard Elkins
1668–1754
Richmond, WiseVA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Elkins's Descendants

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Ruth Elkins (1742–1806) m. John Bishop (1752–1842) m. Hans (Johannes) Bischoff (1 Apr 1731–15 May 1775) m. John Bishop (1752–1753)
  1. 1. Rachel (Rebecca) Scaggs 1765–1866 m. William (Calvin) Lester 1771–1843
    1. 1. John Lester 1782–
    2. 2. Hannah Lester 1782–1859
    3. 3. Martha (Patsy) Lester 1786–1860
    4. 4. Ruth Lester 1790–1880 m. Presley Blankenship 1800– m. John Jones 1780–1827
    5. 5. Abraham Lester 1792–
    6. 6. Abner (Hulen) Lester 1792–1873
    7. 7. Thomas (Mastin) Lester 1795–1884
    8. 8. Rebecca Lester 1801–
    9. 9. Elizabeth Lester 1804–1880
    10. 10. John (V) Lester 1808–1863
    11. 11. Jacob Lester 1770–
  2. 2. David (Russell) Bishop 1772–1861

Ruth Elkins's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1742
Birth of Ruth Elkins in Montgomery, Virginia
Montgomery, Virginia
1806
1806
Age 64
Death of Ruth Elkins in Montgomery, Virginia
Montgomery, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia
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