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Ruth E Johns 1896–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1896

Birth Location: Iowa, USA

Death Date: Aug 1973

Death Location: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA

Father: Matthew Johns

Mother: Leona Vreeland

Spouse(s): Lester Adams

Children(s): Betty Adams, Arline Adams, Lester Adams

Ruth E Johns was born in 1896 in Iowa, USA, the child of Matthew Samuel Johns And Leona May Ona Vreeland. In 1920, Ruth E Johns resided in Limestone, Peoria, Illinois, USA. Ruth E Johns married Lester Samuel Adams, and had children including Arline Adams, Betty Ruth Adams, Lester Adams. Ruth E Johns passed away in 1973 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth E Johns was born in 1896 in Iowa, USA, the child of Matthew Samuel Johns And Leona May Ona Vreeland.
  • In 1920, Ruth E Johns resided in Limestone, Peoria, Illinois, USA.
  • Ruth E Johns married Lester Samuel Adams, and had children including Arline Adams, Betty Ruth Adams, Lester Adams.
  • Ruth E Johns passed away in 1973 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Johns's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Johns
1896–1973
Birth Place: Iowa, USA
Parents
Matthew Samuel Johns
1859–1921
Netherton, Worcestershire, England
Leona (May "Ona") Vreeland
1868–1936
Winona, Minnesota, USA
Grandparents
Matthew Johns
1828–1918
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Esther Mantle
1828–1905
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
John (A) Vreeland
1826–1907
New York
Alvira (Elizabeth) Sheldon
1833–1910
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Johns
1802–1883
Eleanor BYTHEWAY
1795–1861
John Vreeland
1800–1889
Rebecca Davis
1800–1884
John Sheldon
1804–
PERMELIA BEERS
1813–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eder Vreeland
1764–1832
Julianna Oakley
1766–1817
Daniel Davis
1775–1847
Elizabeth Blood
1776–1848
Allen Sheldon
1770–1826
Jane Smith
1778–1857

Ruth Johns's Descendants

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Ruth (E) Johns (Apr 1896–Aug 1973) m. Lester (Samuel) Adams (25 Sep 1896–12 Feb 1964)
  1. 1. Betty (Ruth) Adams 1927–1999 m. Harry (Burton) Lockwood 1921–2011
    1. 1. Diana (L) Lockwood 1947–2002
  2. 2. Arline Adams 1917–1996
  3. 3. Lester Adams 1931–2006

Ruth Johns's Timeline

3 Records

1896
Apr 1896
Birth of Ruth E Johns in Iowa, USA
Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 24
Ruth E Johns resided here in Limestone, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Limestone, Peoria, Illinois, USA
1973
Aug 1973
Age 77
Death of Ruth E Johns in Peoria, Illinois, USA
Peoria, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1896
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Limestone, Peoria, Illinois; Roll: T625_398; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 57

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Limestone, Peoria, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Limestone, Peoria, Illinois; Roll: T625_398; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 57

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1973
    Event Place: Peoria, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA

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