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Ruth Vance Holloway 1937–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1937

Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 20 Mar 1965

Death Location: Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Harry Jr

Mother: Ruth Sharpless

Spouse(s): John Horsley

Children(s):

Ruth Vance Holloway was born in 1937 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA, the child of Harry Vance Holloway Jr And Ruth Thomas Sharpless. In 1940, Ruth Vance Holloway resided in Swarthmore, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA. Ruth Vance Holloway married John Price Horsley. Ruth Vance Holloway passed away in 1965 in Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Vance Holloway was born in 1937 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA, the child of Harry Vance Holloway Jr And Ruth Thomas Sharpless.
  • In 1940, Ruth Vance Holloway resided in Swarthmore, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ruth Vance Holloway married John Price Horsley.
  • Ruth Vance Holloway passed away in 1965 in Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Ruth Holloway's Ancestors

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Ruth Holloway
1937–1965
Birth Place: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Parents
Harry Vance Holloway Jr
1908–1963
Dover, Delaware
Ruth (Thomas) Sharpless
1906–1954
Wilmington, Delaware
Grandparents
Casper (Pennock) Sharpless
1879–1959
Concordville Oil County, Pennsylvania
Elsie (May) Thomas
1876–1950
Wilmington, Delaware
Great-Grandparents
Pennock Sharpless
1852–1935
Anna Bishop
1854–1939
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wayne Bishop
1830–1915
Lydia Broomhall
1829–1892

Ruth Holloway's Timeline

4 Records

1937
21 Sep 1937
Birth of Ruth Vance Holloway in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 3
Ruth Vance Holloway resided here in Swarthmore, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Swarthmore, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1965
16 Mar 1965
Age 28
Death of Ruth Vance Holloway in Dade Co, FL
Dade Co, FL
1965
20 Mar 1965
Age 28
Burial of Ruth Vance Holloway in Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1937
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Swarthmore, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3496; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 23-170
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Sharples-Sharpless Family : Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Swarthmore, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Swarthmore, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3496; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 23-170

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1965
    Event Place: Dade Co, FL
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] Florida Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1965
    Event Place: Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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