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Ruth Elsie James 1922–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1922

Birth Location: Jay, Franklin, Maine, USA

Death Date: 4 Dec 2001

Death Location: Jay, Franklin County, Maine, United States of America

Father: Charles James

Mother: Hazel Smith

Spouse(s): Clarence Staples

Children(s): Priscilla Staples, Roberta Staples

Ruth Elsie James was born in 1922 in Jay, Franklin, Maine, USA, the child of Charles Elbridge James And Hazel Amy Smith. Ruth Elsie James married Clarence Russell Staples, and had children including Priscilla Lee Pat Staples, Rita Joan Staples, Roberta Jean Staples. Ruth Elsie James passed away in 2001 in Jay, Franklin County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elsie James was born in 1922 in Jay, Franklin, Maine, USA, the child of Charles Elbridge James And Hazel Amy Smith.
  • Ruth Elsie James married Clarence Russell Staples, and had children including Priscilla Lee Pat Staples, Rita Joan Staples, Roberta Jean Staples.
  • Ruth Elsie James passed away in 2001 in Jay, Franklin County, Maine, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles James
1898–1982
Birth Location: Jay, Franklin County, Maine, United States of America
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Hazel Smith
1901–1991
Birth Location: Livermore Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clarence Staples
1919–1998
Birth Location: Topsham Sagadahoc County Maine
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Children(s)

Priscilla Staples
1949–1995
Birth Location: Jay Franklin County Maine
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Roberta Staples
1938–2011
Birth Location: Franklin County Maine
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Ruth James's Ancestors

Self
Ruth James
1922–2001
Birth Place: Jay, Franklin, Maine, USA
Parents
Charles Elbridge James
1898–1982
Jay, Franklin County, Maine, United States of America
Hazel (Amy) Smith
1901–1991
Livermore Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Perley (Ivory) James
1859–1931
Jay, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Ruth (Emily) Bubier
1867–1949
Dallas, Franklin County, Maine, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Sylvester James
1828–1910
Sarepta Blaisdell
1836–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer James
1808–1867
Permelia Hanscom
1810–1884

Ruth James's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Elsie) James (1 May 1922–4 Dec 2001) m. Clarence (Russell) Staples (22 Sept 1919–8 Jan 1998)
  1. 1. Priscilla (Lee "Pat") Staples 1949–1995 m. John Hutchinson 1949–2013
  2. 2. Roberta (Jean) Staples 1938–2011

Ruth James's Timeline

2 Records

1922
1 May 1922
Birth of Ruth Elsie James in Jay, Franklin, Maine, USA
Jay, Franklin, Maine, USA
2001
4 Dec 2001
Age 79
Death of Ruth Elsie James in Jay, Franklin, Maine, USA
Jay, Franklin, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1922
    Event Place: Jay, Franklin, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 2001
    Event Place: Jay, Franklin, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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