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Ruth Lawton 1822–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 October 1822

Birth Location: Charleston, Richmond County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 13 November 1881

Death Location: Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Robert Lawton

Mother: Bethiah Bowdish

Spouse(s): Edgar Topping

Children(s): Robert Topping, Jared Topping, Ella Topping, Carrie Dobson, Alfred Topping

Ruth Lawton was born in 1822 in Charleston, Richmond County, New York, United States of America, the child of Robert Lawton And Bethiah Bowdish. Ruth Lawton married Edgar Topping, and had children including Alfred Robert Topping, Carrie Ruth Dobson, Ella E Topping, Jared Margalus Topping, Robert Lawton Topping. Ruth Lawton passed away in 1881 in Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Lawton was born in 1822 in Charleston, Richmond County, New York, United States of America, the child of Robert Lawton And Bethiah Bowdish.
  • Ruth Lawton married Edgar Topping, and had children including Alfred Robert Topping, Carrie Ruth Dobson, Ella E Topping, Jared Margalus Topping, Robert Lawton Topping.
  • Ruth Lawton passed away in 1881 in Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Ruth Lawton's Ancestors

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Ruth Lawton
1822–1881
Birth Place: Charleston, Richmond County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Robert Lawton
1788–1873
Bethiah Bowdish
1797–1876
Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathaniel Bowdish
1769–1852
United States of America
Deborah Wing
1770–1844
Wingdale, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wing
1740–1823
Hannah White
1744–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Wing
1698–1776
Rhoda Rogers
1713–1758
George White
1710–1762
Deborah Shaw
1711–1766

Ruth Lawton's Descendants

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Ruth Lawton (28 October 1822–13 November 1881) m. Edgar Topping (13 November 1812–19 April 1879)
  1. 1. Robert (Lawton) Topping 1841–1860
  2. 2. Jared (Margalus) Topping 1848–1861
  3. 3. Ella (E.) Topping 1856–1885
  4. 4. Carrie (Ruth) Dobson 1864–1918 m. Franklin (Pierce) Dobson 1852–1906
    1. 1. Ella (Eudora) Dobson 1895–1974 m. Earl (Dewey) Amsler 1896–1990
    2. 2. Alfred (Topping) Dobson 1902–1960 m. Agnes (L) Park 1901–2000
    3. 3. Infant (daughter) Dobson –1893
  5. 5. Alfred (Robert) Topping 1861–1932 m. Lydia (Harriet) Mosher 1863–1950

Ruth Lawton's Timeline

2 Records

1822
28 October 1822
Birth of Ruth Lawton in Charleston, Richmond County, New York, United States of America
Charleston, Richmond County, New York, United States of America
1881
13 November 1881
Age 59
Death of Ruth Lawton in Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 October 1822
    Event Place: Charleston, Richmond County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 November 1881
    Event Place: Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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