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Ruth Hopkins 1931 – 2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 OCT 1931

Birth Location: Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 OCT 2011

Death Location: Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Edward Hopkins

Mother: Irene Messer

Spouse(s): Howard Steele

Children(s): Howard Steele

The story of Ruth Hopkins began in 1931 in Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky, USA. In 1951, Ruth Hopkins resided in Michigan. Ruth Hopkins married Howard Steele, and had children including Howard Steele. Ruth Hopkins passed away in 2011 in Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Hopkins began in 1931 in Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1951, Ruth Hopkins resided in Michigan.
  • Ruth Hopkins married Howard Steele, and had children including Howard Steele.
  • Ruth Hopkins passed away in 2011 in Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Hopkins's Ancestors

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Ruth Hopkins
1931 – 2011
Birth Place: Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Edward B. Hopkins
1906 – 1979
Bell, Kentucky, USA
Irene Messer
1913 – 1999
Bell, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Hopkins
1863 – 1939
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Jane) Warren
1876 – 1958
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Taylor
1838 – 1888
Melvinia Hopkins
1846 – 1920
John Warren
1837 – 1911
Amelia Gambrel
1836 – 1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Taylor
1794 – 1874
Sarah Walker
1794 – 1880
James Warren
1806 – 1862
Mary Taylor
1815 – 1893

Ruth Hopkins's Descendants

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Ruth Hopkins (25 OCT 1931 – 22 OCT 2011) m. Howard Steele (22 FEB 1925 – 15 APR 1998)
  1. 1. Howard Steele (15 DEC 1951 – 27 MAY 1977)

Ruth Hopkins's Timeline

3 Records

1931
25 OCT 1931
Birth of Ruth Hopkins in Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
1951
1951
Age 20
Ruth Hopkins resided here in Michigan
Michigan
2011
22 OCT 2011
Age 80
Death of Ruth Hopkins in Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1931
    Event Place: Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Middlesboro Daily News; Publication Date: 25/ Oct/ 2011; Publication Place: Middlesboro, Kentucky, USA
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Middlesboro Daily News; Publication Date: 25/ Oct/ 2011; Publication Place: Middlesboro, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Arjay
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Middlesboro Daily News; Publication Date: 25/ Oct/ 2011; Publication Place: Middlesboro, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 OCT 2011
    Event Place: Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Middlesboro Daily News; Publication Date: 25/ Oct/ 2011; Publication Place: Middlesboro, Kentucky, USA
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

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