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Ruth Lillian Graham 1889–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1889

Birth Location: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 29 May 1941

Death Location: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Alfred §

Mother: Gemima §

Spouse(s): Charles ("Major")

Children(s): Irwin Bell, Ella Bell, SGT Bell, Rev. Bell, Nellie Bell, Ruth Bell, Ernest Bell, Audry Bell, Helen Bell, Ella Cox

Ruth Lillian Graham was born in 1889 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Alfred Graham And Gemima Margaret Mima Kyle. Ruth Lillian Graham married Charles William Bell Major, and had children including Audry Bell, Ella Mae Bell, Ella Mae Cox, Ernest L Bell, Helen Bell, Irwin Berlin Tunney Bell, Nellie Mae Bell, Rev Ernest Lee Bell, Ruth Jane Little Lilly Bell, Sgt William Alexander Bell. Ruth Lillian Graham passed away in 1941 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Lillian Graham was born in 1889 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Alfred Graham And Gemima Margaret Mima Kyle.
  • Ruth Lillian Graham married Charles William Bell Major, and had children including Audry Bell, Ella Mae Bell, Ella Mae Cox, Ernest L Bell, Helen Bell, Irwin Berlin Tunney Bell, Nellie Mae Bell, Rev Ernest Lee Bell, Ruth Jane Little Lilly Bell, Sgt William Alexander Bell.
  • Ruth Lillian Graham passed away in 1941 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Ruth Graham's Ancestors

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Ruth Graham
1889–1941
Birth Place: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
Alfred Graham §
1846–1941
Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Gemima (Margaret Mima Kyle) §
1858–1913
Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Margaret Null
1808–1878
Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Thomas (Simeon) Kyle
1826–1895
Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Priscilla Roques
1830–1912
De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Graham's Descendants

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Ruth (Lillian) Graham (24 Jan 1889–29 May 1941) m. Charles (William Bell) ("Major") (22 Nov 1886–27 Sep 1943)
  1. 1. Irwin (Berlin ("Tunney")) Bell 1926–2000 m. Mary (Teresa Mercer Bell, Whitbread) (Roche) 1920–2019 m. Thelma (May) Seesengood 1932–2013
    1. 1. Gloria (Marie) Bell 1950–2023 m. Donald (A Swart) Jr. 1948–2003 m. Gerald (Wallace "Jerry") OGREN 1941–1999
  2. 2. Ella (Mae) Bell 1910–1983
  3. 3. SGT (William Alexander) Bell 1912–1995
  4. 4. Rev. (Ernest Lee) Bell 1919–2016
  5. 5. Nellie (Mae) Bell 1924–2016
  6. 6. Ruth (Jane ("Little Lilly")) Bell 1922–1923
  7. 7. Ernest (L) Bell 1920–
  8. 8. Audry Bell 1908–
  9. 9. Helen Bell 1911–
  10. 10. Ella (Mae) Cox 1910–1983

Ruth Graham's Timeline

3 Records

1889
24 Jan 1889
Birth of Ruth Lillian Graham in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
1941
29 May 1941
Age 52
Death of Ruth Lillian Graham in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
1941
29 May 1941
Age 52
Death of Ruth Lillian Graham in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1941
    Event Place: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1941
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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