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Ruth Margaret Foster 1914–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1914

Birth Location: Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 1999

Death Location: Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Peter Foster

Mother: May Ross

Spouse(s): Gordon Rockefeller

Children(s): Kenneth Rockefeller, Gordon Jr, John Rockefeller

Ruth Margaret Foster was born in 1914 in Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA, the child of Peter Jay Foster And May Delia Ross. In 1920, Ruth Margaret Foster resided in Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan, USA. Ruth Margaret Foster married Gordon Milton Rockefeller, and had children including Gordon Milton Rockefeller Jr, John D Rockefeller, Kenneth Rockefeller, Muriel Rockefeller, Robert Howard Rockefeller, Sue Rockefeller. Ruth Margaret Foster passed away in 1999 in Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Margaret Foster was born in 1914 in Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA, the child of Peter Jay Foster And May Delia Ross.
  • In 1920, Ruth Margaret Foster resided in Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan, USA.
  • Ruth Margaret Foster married Gordon Milton Rockefeller, and had children including Gordon Milton Rockefeller Jr, John D Rockefeller, Kenneth Rockefeller, Muriel Rockefeller, Robert Howard Rockefeller, Sue Rockefeller.
  • Ruth Margaret Foster passed away in 1999 in Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Foster
1888–1924
Birth Location: Arcadia, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
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May Ross
1889–1923
Birth Location: Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Gordon Rockefeller
1911–1987
Birth Location: Sanilac County
GR

Children(s)

Kenneth Rockefeller
1942–2020
Birth Location: Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States of America
KR
Gordon Jr
1935–1979
Birth Location: Cros Well Sa, Michigan
GJ
John Rockefeller
1940–1940
Birth Location: St Clair Twp
JR

Ruth Foster's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Foster
1914–1999
Birth Place: Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Parents
Peter Jay Foster
1888–1924
Arcadia, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
May (Delia) Ross
1889–1923
Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Edwin) Ross
1844–1894
Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Persis (H) Eaton
1868–1943
Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
Amasa Ross
1805–1884
Samantha Neff
1816–1884
Collins Eaton
1834–1892
Adelia Tibbets
1850–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rofs
1772–1810
Abigail Joy
1778–1834
James Neff
1790–1873
Anna Flint
1790–

Ruth Foster's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Margaret) Foster (29 Jul 1914–1999) m. Gordon (Milton) Rockefeller (30 November 1911–1987)
  1. 1. Kenneth Rockefeller 1942–2020
  2. 2. Gordon (Milton Rockefeller) Jr 1935–1979
  3. 3. John (D) Rockefeller 1940–1940

Ruth Foster's Timeline

9 Records

1914
29 Jul 1914
Birth of Ruth Margaret Foster in Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Ruth Margaret Foster resided here in Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
1933
2 Aug 1933
Age 19
Ruth Margaret Foster was married in Imlay City
Imlay City
1935
1935
Age 21
Ruth Margaret Foster resided here in Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan
Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 26
Ruth Margaret Foster resided here in Kimball Town, Kimball, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Kimball Town, Kimball, St Clair, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Ruth Margaret Foster resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1999
1999
Age 85
Ruth Margaret Foster resided here in Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1999
8 Dec 1999
Age 85
Death of Ruth Margaret Foster in Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1999
1999
Age 85
Burial of Ruth Margaret Foster in Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America
Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kimball, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01815; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 74-19
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan; Roll: T625_781; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 47
    [3] Michigan, Marriage Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 128; Film Title: 44 Lapeer 1400-4664; Film Description: Lapeer (1932-1946)
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times Herald; Publication Date: 12 Dec 1999; Publication Place: Port Huron, Michigan, USA; ,0.5031776,0.36770332,0.6936938&xid=3355
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 3666; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 85-2100

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1933
    Event Place: Imlay City
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times Herald; Publication Date: 12 Dec 1999; Publication Place: Port Huron, Michigan, USA; ,0.5031776,0.36770332,0.6936938&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan; Roll: T625_781; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 47

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kimball, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01815; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 74-19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kimball Town, Kimball, St Clair, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kimball, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01815; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 74-19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 3666; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 85-2100

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1999
    Event Place: Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times Herald; Publication Date: 12 Dec 1999; Publication Place: Port Huron, Michigan, USA; ,0.5031776,0.36770332,0.6936938&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1999
    Event Place: Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Ruth Margaret Foster Rockefeller 8 Dec 1999

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1999
    Event Place: Port Huron, Michigan
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times Herald - 12 Dec 1999 - Page 12, Obituary for Ruth Rockefeller 12 Dec 1999

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1999
    Event Place: Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1999
    Event Place: Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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