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Ruth Mae Kelley 1924–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1924

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: 22 MAY 2003

Death Location: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: Homer Kelley

Mother: Essie Kelley

Spouse(s): William Barker, James Sr.

Children(s): James Snead

Ruth Mae Kelley was born in 1924 in Oconee County, South Carolina, the child of Homer D Kelley And Essie Kelley. In 1950, Ruth Mae Kelley resided in Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. Ruth Mae Kelley married James Edward Snead Sr, William Barker, and had children including Diane Barker, James Edward Snead Jr, James Ernest Snead, John E Snead. Ruth Mae Kelley passed away in 2003 in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Ruth Mae Kelley was born in 1924 in Oconee County, South Carolina, the child of Homer D Kelley And Essie Kelley.
  • In 1950, Ruth Mae Kelley resided in Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • Ruth Mae Kelley married James Edward Snead Sr, William Barker, and had children including Diane Barker, James Edward Snead Jr, James Ernest Snead, John E Snead.
  • Ruth Mae Kelley passed away in 2003 in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Kelley's Ancestors

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Ruth Kelley
1924–2003
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
Homer D Kelley
1903–1987
South Carolina, United States of America
Essie Kelley
1906–1999
Grandparents
J (B) Kelley
1866–1961
Rebecca Kelley
1875–1910
Pinckney ('Pink' James) Kelly\Kelley
1863–1930
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Frances (Lycenia) Roper
1869–1953
Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Kelley's Descendants

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Ruth (Mae) Kelley (11 Apr 1924–22 MAY 2003) m. William Barker (7 SEP 1934–3 DEC 1999) m. James (Edward Snead) Sr. (6 May 1918–4 November 1986)
  1. 1. James (Ernest) Snead 1941–2019

Ruth Kelley's Timeline

4 Records

1924
11 Apr 1924
Birth of Ruth Mae Kelley in Richland. Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Richland. Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Ruth Mae Kelley resided here in Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
2003
22 May 2003
Age 79
Death of Ruth Mae Kelley
None
2003
22 MAY 2003
Age 79
Death of Ruth Mae Kelley in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1924
    Event Place: Richland. Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 May 2003
    Event Place: Anderson, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Anderson Independent-Mail - 24 May 2003 - Page 12, Obituary for Ruthie Mae Kelley Barker 24 May 2003

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 2003
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 MAY 2003
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina

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