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Ruth Harper 1819–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 February 1819

Birth Location: United States of America

Death Date: 16 June 1899

Death Location: Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Thomas Jones

Mother: Catherine Jones

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Ruth Harper was born in 1819 in United States of America, the child of Thomas Hugh Jones And Catherine Katie Mcelroy Shaw Jones. Ruth Harper passed away in 1899 in Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Harper was born in 1819 in United States of America, the child of Thomas Hugh Jones And Catherine Katie Mcelroy Shaw Jones.
  • Ruth Harper passed away in 1899 in Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Ruth Harper's Ancestors

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Ruth Harper
1819–1899
Birth Place: United States of America
Parents
Thomas * Hugh Jones
1771–1852
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Catherine (* Katie McElroy Shaw) Jones
1781–1860
Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
James (David Jones * Capt., Senator, Member of Provincial Congress, Capt of Light Horse Calvry in Rev) War
1730–1777
Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
Charity (Elizabeth Hines) (Alston)
1743–1774
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
John (Baptiste Shaw) Sr.
1745–1815
Wake, North Carolina, USA
Frances McKelroy
1751–1815
Wake, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jones
1691–1751
MARY FIELD
1705–1791
Philip Alston
1702–1783
Ann Hinton
1714–1790
Shaw Jr.
1710–1785
Catherine Simpson
1718–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Jr.
1666–1721
Jane Harris
1664–1700
Elizabeth Swann
1673–1727
John Hinton
1670–1784
Elizabeth Blanchard
1686–1774

Ruth Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1819
1 February 1819
Birth of Ruth Harper in United States of America
United States of America
1899
16 June 1899
Age 80
Death of Ruth Harper in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 February 1819
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 June 1899
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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