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Ruth Iris Layton 1925–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1925

Birth Location: Anderson Madison, Indiana USA

Death Date: 22 Oct 2003

Death Location: Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Roy Layton

Mother: Lorene Huntington

Spouse(s): Sherman Stephenson

Children(s): Robert Stephenson

Ruth Iris Layton was born in 1925 in Anderson Madison, Indiana USA, the child of Roy Boicourt Layton And Lorene Irez Huntington. In 1930, Ruth Iris Layton resided in Anderson, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA. In 1935, Ruth Iris Layton resided in Anderson, Madison, Indiana. Ruth Iris Layton married Sherman Henry Stephenson, and had children including Robert Bobby Lewis Stephenson. Ruth Iris Layton passed away in 2003 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Iris Layton was born in 1925 in Anderson Madison, Indiana USA, the child of Roy Boicourt Layton And Lorene Irez Huntington.
  • In 1930, Ruth Iris Layton resided in Anderson, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1935, Ruth Iris Layton resided in Anderson, Madison, Indiana.
  • Ruth Iris Layton married Sherman Henry Stephenson, and had children including Robert Bobby Lewis Stephenson.
  • Ruth Iris Layton passed away in 2003 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roy Layton
1893–1959
Birth Location: Minneapolis, Kansas
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Lorene Huntington
1900–1983
Birth Location: Indiana
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Spouses(s)

Sherman Stephenson
1922–1993
Birth Location: Orange, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Robert Stephenson
1950–2021
Birth Location: Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
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Ruth Layton's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Layton
1925–2003
Birth Place: Anderson Madison, Indiana USA
Parents
Roy Boicourt Layton
1893–1959
Minneapolis, Kansas
Lorene (Irez) Huntington
1900–1983
Indiana
Grandparents
Joseph (Hammond) Layton
1859–1900
Indiana, United States of America
Lillian (Layton) Boicourt
1862–1947
Harper, Decatur County, Indiana, USA
Charles (Ephriam) Huntington
1869–1911
Ripley County Indiana, USA
Avarella Jordan
1875–1971
Jennings County, Indiana, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Layton
1835–1913
Mary 1
1837–1881
Vermillion Boicourt
1833–1908
Sarah Gentry
1833–1925
James II
1844–1915
Rebecca Sparks
1846–1918
William Jordan
1851–1926
Talitha Hutton
1851–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Absalom Boicourt
1808–1889
Rebecca Holmes
1811–1889
William Gentry
1800–1858
Ann Moore
1801–1888

Ruth Layton's Descendants

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Ruth (Iris) Layton (24 Sep 1925–22 Oct 2003) m. Sherman (Henry) Stephenson (16 Dec 1922–25 Nov 1993)
  1. 1. Robert ("Bobby" Lewis) Stephenson 1950–2021

Ruth Layton's Timeline

8 Records

1925
24 Sep 1925
Birth of Ruth Iris Layton in Anderson Madison, Indiana USA
Anderson Madison, Indiana USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Ruth Iris Layton resided here in Anderson, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
Anderson, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Ruth Iris Layton resided here in Anderson, Madison, Indiana
Anderson, Madison, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 15
Ruth Iris Layton resided here in Anderson T, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
Anderson T, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Ruth Iris Layton resided here in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 26
Ruth Iris Layton resided here in Indiana
Indiana
2003
10 Sep 2003
Age 78
Ruth Iris Layton resided here in Pendleton, Indiana, USA
Pendleton, Indiana, USA
2003
22 Oct 2003
Age 78
Death of Ruth Iris Layton in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1925
    Event Place: Anderson Madison, Indiana USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01072; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 48-25
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340340
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 2003; Roll: 19
    [6] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1925; Roll: 020
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Roll: 4524; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 48-37

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340340

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01072; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 48-25

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Anderson T, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01072; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 48-25

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Roll: 4524; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 48-37

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Sep 2003
    Event Place: Pendleton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Pendleton Times; Publication Date: 10 Sep 2003; Publication Place: Pendleton, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Madison, Indiana
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Roll: 4524; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 48-37

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 2003
    Event Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 2003; Roll: 19
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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