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Ruth Fields 1837–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1837

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 28 July, 1916

Death Location: Jefferson Co., Illinois, USA

Father: James Fields

Mother: Elizabeth Hays

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Ruth Fields was born in 1837 in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA, the child of James Fields And Elizabeth Hays. Ruth Fields passed away in 1916 in Jefferson Co., Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Fields was born in 1837 in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA, the child of James Fields And Elizabeth Hays.
  • Ruth Fields passed away in 1916 in Jefferson Co., Illinois, USA.

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Ruth Fields's Ancestors

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Ruth Fields
1837–1916
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Fields
1806–1870
North Carolina
Elizabeth Hays
1813–1865
White, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Decatur Hays) *
1772–1834
Bedford County, Colony of Virginia
rachel huff
1774–1855
Bedford County, Colony of Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Hays
1730–1804
Alice *
1735–1786
Samuel Jr*
1750–1815
Sarah Hix
1755–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John HAYES
1680–1789
Jane Love
1700–1770
Leonardt (Hof)
1720–1810
Elizabeth Stout
1710–1760
John Hicks
1735–1804
SIBELLA RICE
1742–1810

Ruth Fields's Timeline

2 Records

1837
Oct 1837
Birth of Ruth Fields in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
1916
28 July, 1916
Age 79
Death of Ruth Fields in Jefferson Co., Illinois, USA
Jefferson Co., Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1837
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July, 1916
    Event Place: Jefferson Co., Illinois, USA

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