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Ruth Elrod 1921–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1921

Birth Location: Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1 Jul 1994

Death Location: Santee, San Diego, California, United States of America

Father: James Elrod

Mother: Lula Atkins

Spouse(s): Joshua Brown, Forrest Caputo

Children(s): Forrest JR, Virginia Caputo

Ruth Elrod was born in 1921 in Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA, the child of James Robert Bob Elrod And Lula Belle Atkins. Ruth Elrod married Forrest Alfred Caputo, Joshua Horace Bill Brown, and had children including Forrest Alfred Bobo Caputo Jr, Virginia Joanne Clem Caputo. Ruth Elrod passed away in 1994 in Santee, San Diego, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elrod was born in 1921 in Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA, the child of James Robert Bob Elrod And Lula Belle Atkins.
  • Ruth Elrod married Forrest Alfred Caputo, Joshua Horace Bill Brown, and had children including Forrest Alfred Bobo Caputo Jr, Virginia Joanne Clem Caputo.
  • Ruth Elrod passed away in 1994 in Santee, San Diego, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Elrod
1877–1927
Birth Location: Abbeville, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
JE
Lula Atkins
1897–1977
Birth Location: Holly Springs, ABVILLE MISS
LA

Spouses(s)

Joshua Brown
1902–1974
Birth Location: Boswell, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA
JB
Forrest Caputo
1908–1981
Birth Location: Freedom, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
FC

Children(s)

Forrest JR
1949–1987
Birth Location: Glendale, CA
FJ
Virginia Caputo
1947–2014
Birth Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
VC

Ruth Elrod's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Elrod
1921–1994
Birth Place: Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
James Robert "Bob" Elrod
1877–1927
Abbeville, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
Lula (Belle) Atkins
1897–1977
Holly Springs, ABVILLE MISS
Grandparents
John (M Alexander) Atkins
1853–1928
Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Nancy (Elizibeth) Owens
1872–1920
Utah
Great-Grandparents
John ATKINS
1806–1896
Permelia COLEMONT
1820–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Atkins
1782–1869
Mary Milam
1787–1835

Ruth Elrod's Descendants

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Ruth Elrod (7 Jan 1921–1 Jul 1994) m. Joshua (Horace "Bill") Brown (3 Oct 1902–23 Aug 1974) m. Forrest (Alfred) Caputo (24 Aug 1908–5 Mar 1981)
  1. 1. Forrest (Alfred (Bobo) Caputo) JR 1949–1987
  2. 2. Virginia (JoAnne (Clem)) Caputo 1947–2014

Ruth Elrod's Timeline

2 Records

1921
7 Jan 1921
Birth of Ruth Elrod in Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA
Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA
1994
1 Jul 1994
Age 73
Death of Ruth Elrod in Santee, San Diego, California, United States of America
Santee, San Diego, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1921
    Event Place: Woodruff County, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1994
    Event Place: Santee, San Diego, California, United States of America
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