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Ruth Lucille Lawrence 1909–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JAN 1909

Birth Location: Illinois, United States

Death Date: 19 SEP 1972

Death Location: Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States

Father: Prescott Lawrence

Mother: Georgia Gillett

Spouse(s): Howard Orr

Children(s): James Orr, Barbara Orr, Ruth Orr, Judith Orr, Robert Orr, Thomas Orr

Ruth Lucille Lawrence was born in 1909 in Illinois, United States, the child of Prescott Dow Lawrence And Georgia Agnes Gillett. In 1910, Ruth Lucille Lawrence was recorded in the census in Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois, United St. Ruth Lucille Lawrence married Howard James Orr, and had children including Barbara Jean Orr, James Howard Orr, Judith M Orr, Robert Eugene Orr, Ruth Ann Orr, Thomas Edgar Orr. Ruth Lucille Lawrence passed away in 1972 in Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Lucille Lawrence was born in 1909 in Illinois, United States, the child of Prescott Dow Lawrence And Georgia Agnes Gillett.
  • In 1910, Ruth Lucille Lawrence was recorded in the census in Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois, United St.
  • Ruth Lucille Lawrence married Howard James Orr, and had children including Barbara Jean Orr, James Howard Orr, Judith M Orr, Robert Eugene Orr, Ruth Ann Orr, Thomas Edgar Orr.
  • Ruth Lucille Lawrence passed away in 1972 in Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Lawrence's Ancestors

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Ruth Lawrence
1909–1972
Birth Place: Illinois, United States
Parents
Prescott Dow Lawrence
1876–1962
Bureau County, Illinois, United States
Georgia (Agnes) Gillett
1883–1959
Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Edward (Sereno) Gillett
1848–1911
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Martha (Matilda) Weygandt
1852–1916
Iowa, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Weygandt
1826–1914
Martha Kiner
1827–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Weygandt
1797–1869
Martha Kurtz
1794–1882
Frederick Kiner
1802–1871
Nancy Franks
1803–1856

Ruth Lawrence's Descendants

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Ruth (Lucille) Lawrence (23 JAN 1909–19 SEP 1972) m. Howard (James) Orr (12 MAR 1905–16 NOV 1978)
  1. 1. James (Howard) Orr 1929–2000
  2. 2. Barbara (Jean) Orr 1933–2020 m. Thomas (Warren) Sosebee 1932–2015
  3. 3. Ruth (Ann) Orr 1938–2002 m. George (Jacob) Dean 1936–2021
  4. 4. Judith (M.) Orr 1944–2017
  5. 5. Robert (Eugene) Orr 1931–2000
  6. 6. Thomas (Edgar) Orr 1934–2003

Ruth Lawrence's Timeline

3 Records

1909
23 JAN 1909
Birth of Ruth Lucille Lawrence in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States
1910
25 APR 1910
Age 1
Ruth Lucille Lawrence appeared in census in Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois, United States
Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois, United States
1972
19 SEP 1972
Age 63
Death of Ruth Lucille Lawrence in Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States
Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JAN 1909
    Event Place: Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 45, Sheet 6B, Age 1 year, 3 months in Apr 1910, born in Illinois.
    [2] 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 64-18, Sheet 2B, Age 22 in Apr 1930, born in Illinois.
    [3] 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 64-20, Sheet 6B, Age 32 in Apr 1940, born in Illinois.
    [4] 1950 US Census, Enum Dist 64-27, p. 31, Age 41 in May 1950, born in Illinois.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 25 APR 1910
    Event Place: Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 45, Sheet 6B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 SEP 1972
    Event Place: Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States

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