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Ruth Harris 1916–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 October 1916

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 24 February 1996

Death Location: San Rafael, Marin, California, USA

Father: Stanley Harris

Mother: Muriel Harris

Spouse(s): Albert Adcock

Children(s): Victoria Adcock

The story of Ruth Harris began in 1916 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Ruth Harris resided in Evanston Ward 2, Cook, Illinois, USA. Ruth Harris married Albert Willard Adcock, and had children including Albert Willard Jr Adcock, Muriel Willsie Adcock, Victoria Adcock. Ruth Harris passed away in 1996 in San Rafael, Marin, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Harris began in 1916 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Ruth Harris resided in Evanston Ward 2, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • Ruth Harris married Albert Willard Adcock, and had children including Albert Willard Jr Adcock, Muriel Willsie Adcock, Victoria Adcock.
  • Ruth Harris passed away in 1996 in San Rafael, Marin, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Harris's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Harris
1916–1996
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
Stanley Gale Harris
1890–1971
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Muriel (Wingate Bent) Harris
1890–1974
Chicago
Grandparents
George (Payne) Bent
1854–1930
East Dundee, Kane County, Illinois, United States of America
Clara (Ames Wingate) Bent
1857–1944
Hemmingford, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Henry Wingate
1833–1898
Charity Wingate
1834–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John* Willsie
1800–1879
Sabra Hudson
1805–1887

Ruth Harris's Descendants

1.
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Ruth Harris (19 October 1916–24 February 1996) m. Albert (Willard) Adcock (14 Jul 1911–28 May 1972)
  1. 1. Victoria Adcock 1946–2013

Ruth Harris's Timeline

12 Records

1916
19 October 1916
Birth of Ruth Harris in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Ruth Harris resided here in Evanston Ward 2, Cook, Illinois, USA
Evanston Ward 2, Cook, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Ruth Harris resided here in San Francisco (Districts 251-409), San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco (Districts 251-409), San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Ruth Harris resided here in Winnetka, Cook, Illinois
Winnetka, Cook, Illinois
1937
6 May 1937
Age 21
Ruth Harris was married in Cook County, IL
Cook County, IL
1937
Abt 1937
Age 21
Ruth Harris resided here in New York
New York
1939
1939
Age 23
Ruth Harris resided here in Evanston; North Shore, Illinois, USA
Evanston; North Shore, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 24
Ruth Harris resided here in New Trier, New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
New Trier, New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Ruth Harris resided here in Kenilworth, Cook, Illinois, USA
Kenilworth, Cook, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 35
Ruth Harris resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1990
1990
Age 74
Ruth Harris resided here in San Rafael, CA
San Rafael, CA
1996
24 February 1996
Age 80
Death of Ruth Harris in San Rafael, Marin, California, USA
San Rafael, Marin, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 October 1916
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 May 1937
    Event Place: Cook County, IL
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Evanston Ward 2, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1928
    Event Place: San Francisco, California
    Record Source: California, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 4498993; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: San Francisco (Districts 251-409), San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Winnetka, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00783; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 16-313

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1935
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Year: 1935; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 11; Page Number: 62

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1937
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 27 Jun 1937; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.02760972,0.13742171,0.7458154&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Evanston; North Shore, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: New Trier, New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00783; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 16-313

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kenilworth, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kenilworth, Cook, Il

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1957
    Event Place: Southampton, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1384; Item: 95

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990
    Event Place: San Rafael, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Honolulu, Hawaii
    Record Source: California, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 4498993; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1384; Item: 95

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Southampton, England
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Year: 1935; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 11; Page Number: 62

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: El Rancho Robles , Oracle , Ariz .
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 27 Jun 1937; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.02760972,0.13742171,0.7458154&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Evanston
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 27 Jun 1937; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.02760972,0.13742171,0.7458154&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: San Rafael, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The San Francisco Examiner; Publication Date: 7 Mar 1996; Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA; ,0.8082818,0.49860683,0.8921948&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Santa Rosa, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1996
    Event Place: San Rafael, Marin, California, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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