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Ruth Margaret Harper 1920–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1920

Birth Location: Irvington, NJ

Death Date: 14 Sep 2010

Death Location: Neptune City, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: William Harper

Mother: Louisa Harper

Spouse(s): Virgil Wood

Children(s): Donald Wood

Ruth Margaret Harper was born in 1920 in Irvington, NJ, the child of William T Harper And Louisa H Harper. In 1930, Ruth Margaret Harper resided in Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Ruth Margaret Harper married Virgil F Wood, and had children including Christine Dujets, Donald Wood, Geraldine R Wood, Judy Wood. Ruth Margaret Harper passed away in 2010 in Neptune City, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Margaret Harper was born in 1920 in Irvington, NJ, the child of William T Harper And Louisa H Harper.
  • In 1930, Ruth Margaret Harper resided in Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA.
  • Ruth Margaret Harper married Virgil F Wood, and had children including Christine Dujets, Donald Wood, Geraldine R Wood, Judy Wood.
  • Ruth Margaret Harper passed away in 2010 in Neptune City, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Harper
1877–1952
Birth Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
WH
Louisa Harper
1880–1941
Birth Location: Connecticut
LH

Spouses(s)

Virgil Wood
1920–2003
Birth Location: Missouri
VW

Children(s)

Donald Wood
1900–
Birth Location: New Jersey
DW

Ruth Harper's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Harper
1920–2010
Birth Place: Irvington, NJ
Parents
William T Harper
1877–1952
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Louisa (H) Harper
1880–1941
Connecticut
Grandparents
William (Henry) Harper
1854–1902
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Mary (Ann) Hadley
1856–1947
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
George (William) Belden
1856–1930
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Catherine (E.) Loomis
1855–1906
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Harper
1825–1897
Maria Harper
1822–1888
George Belden
1832–1884
Louise Cornwell
1833–1902
Charles Loomis
1831–1916
Emmeline Scott
1832–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Harper
1796–1865
Amelia Shepherd
1801–1872
Elizabeth Firm
1780–
Alvin Loomis
1786–1845
Ruhamah Potter
1791–1870
John Scott
1795–1853
Mary Andrus
1803–1849

Ruth Harper's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Margaret) Harper (6 Oct 1920–14 Sep 2010) m. Virgil (F.) Wood (16 Mar 1920–26 Apr 2003)
  1. 1. Donald Wood 1900–

Ruth Harper's Timeline

7 Records

1920
6 Oct 1920
Birth of Ruth Margaret Harper in Irvington, NJ
Irvington, NJ
1924
8 Jun 1924
Age 4
Ruth Margaret Harper was baptized in Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Ruth Margaret Harper resided here in Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Ruth Margaret Harper resided here in Irvington, Essex, New Jersey
Irvington, Essex, New Jersey
1940
1940
Age 20
Ruth Margaret Harper resided here in Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Ruth Margaret Harper resided here in Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA
2010
14 Sep 2010
Age 90
Death of Ruth Margaret Harper in Neptune City, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Neptune City, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1920
    Event Place: Irvington, NJ
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02334; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 7-168
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0448
    [4] New Jersey, United Methodist Church Records
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1924
    Event Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, United Methodist Church Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0448

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02334; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 7-168

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02334; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 7-168

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ocean Grove
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 2010
    Event Place: Neptune City, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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