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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, Indiana, USA

Father: Alfred Graham

Mother: Gemima Kyle

Spouse(s): Charles Bell

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

In 1889, Ruth Lillian Graham entered the world in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America, born to Alfred Graham and Gemima Margaret Mima Kyle. Ruth Lillian Graham married Charles William Bell, and had children including Audry Bell, Ella Mae Bell, Ella Mae Cox, Helen Bell, SGT William Alexander Bell, Rev. Ernest Lee Bell, Ernest L Bell, Ruth Jane ("Little Lilly") Bell, Nellie Mae Bell, Irwin Berlin ("Tunney") Bell. Ruth Lillian Graham passed away in 1941 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Ruth Lillian Graham entered the world in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America, born to Alfred Graham and Gemima Margaret Mima Kyle.
  • Ruth Lillian Graham married Charles William Bell, and had children including Audry Bell, Ella Mae Bell, Ella Mae Cox, Helen Bell, SGT William Alexander Bell, Rev. Ernest Lee Bell, Ernest L Bell, Ruth Jane ("Little Lilly") Bell, Nellie Mae Bell, Irwin Berlin ("Tunney") Bell.
  • Ruth Lillian Graham passed away in 1941 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

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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 (22 Nov 1886 – 27 Sep 1943)
  1. 1. Audry Bell (abt 1908 – )
  2. 2. Ella (Mae) Bell (22 July 1910 – 12 May 1983)
  3. 3. Ella (Mae) Cox (22 July 1910 – 12 May 1983)
  4. 4. Helen Bell (abt 1911 – )
  5. 5. SGT (William Alexander) Bell (21 Sep 1912 – 5 Apr 1995)
  6. 6. Rev. (Ernest Lee) Bell (11 Sep 1919 – 9 Feb 2016)
  7. 7. Ernest (L) Bell (abt 1920 – )
  8. 8. Ruth (Jane ("Little Lilly")) Bell (10 Jan 1922 – 15 Feb 1923)
  9. 9. Nellie (Mae) Bell (10 Jan 1924 – 8 Oct 2016)
  10. 10. Irwin (Berlin ("Tunney")) Bell (26 Nov 1926 – 5 Jul 2000) m. Mary (Teresa) Mercer (11 Jun 1920 – 12 Aug 2019) m. Thelma (May) Seesengood (25 Jul 1932 – 27 Dec 2013)
    1. 1. Gloria (Marie) Bell (15 Oct 1950 – 23 Mar 2023) m. Donald (A) Swart (abt 1948 – 2003) m. Gerald (Wallace "Jerry") OGREN (5 Mar 1941 – 24 Dec 1999) m. Tinsley m. Richard (Swart's Biological) Father m. Gloria's (First Childs) Father
      1. 1. celeste (mary) roche (1970 – ) m. Terry (Lowell) Burns (7 Sep 1951 – 18 Jun 2007)
      2. 2. richard Swart (1968 – )
      3. 3. Adopted Bell (1965 – )

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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