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Ruth Douglass Gresham 1911–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1911

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 2 Jun 1996

Death Location: DeKalb, Georgia, USA

Father: Horace Gresham

Mother: Mary Keys

Spouse(s): Benjamin Baldwin

Children(s): Maynard Baldwin, Benjamin Jr

The story of Ruth Douglass Gresham began in 1911 in Tennessee. In 1920, Ruth Douglass Gresham resided in Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee, USA. In 1931, Ruth Douglass Gresham resided in Jonesboro. Ruth Douglass Gresham married Benjamin Fitzpatrick Baldwin, and had children including Benjamin Fitzpatrick Baldwin Jr, Maynard Gresham Baldwin. Ruth Douglass Gresham passed away in 1996 in DeKalb, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Douglass Gresham began in 1911 in Tennessee.
  • In 1920, Ruth Douglass Gresham resided in Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1931, Ruth Douglass Gresham resided in Jonesboro.
  • Ruth Douglass Gresham married Benjamin Fitzpatrick Baldwin, and had children including Benjamin Fitzpatrick Baldwin Jr, Maynard Gresham Baldwin.
  • Ruth Douglass Gresham passed away in 1996 in DeKalb, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Gresham's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Gresham
1911–1996
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Horace Maynard Gresham
1872–1912
Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Bess "Bessie") Keys
1878–1941
Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Alexander) Keys
1852–1923
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie") Douglass
1854–1924
Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
James Keys
1823–1905
Mary Swanay
1829–1906
Elbert Douglass
1828–1910
Mary Bacon
1827–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Douglass
1791–1882
Elizabeth Bacon
1800–1838
Thomas Bacon
1793–1871
Sarah Barren
1805–1871

Ruth Gresham's Descendants

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Ruth (Douglass) Gresham (1911–2 Jun 1996) m. Benjamin (Fitzpatrick) Baldwin (20 Jul 1896–19 Apr 1975)
  1. 1. Maynard (Gresham) Baldwin 1933–2000
  2. 2. Benjamin (Fitzpatrick Baldwin) Jr 1932–1984

Ruth Gresham's Timeline

6 Records

1911
1911
Birth of Ruth Douglass Gresham in Tennessee
Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 9
Ruth Douglass Gresham resided here in Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1931
Abt 1931
Age 20
Ruth Douglass Gresham resided here in Jonesboro
Jonesboro
1935
1935
Age 24
Ruth Douglass Gresham resided here in Rural, Washington, Tennessee
Rural, Washington, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 29
Ruth Douglass Gresham resided here in Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1996
2 Jun 1996
Age 85
Death of Ruth Douglass Gresham in DeKalb, Georgia, USA
DeKalb, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00012; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 11-19B
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1770; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 213
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1770; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 213

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1931
    Event Place: Jonesboro
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Johnson City Staff-News; Publication Date: 18 Mar 1931; Publication Place: Johnson City, Tennessee, USA; ,0.64725554,0.50049585,0.794968&xid=339

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Washington, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00012; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 11-19B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thorsby, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00012; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 11-19B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1996
    Event Place: DeKalb, Georgia, USA

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