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Ruth LEE 1893–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1893

Birth Location: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 22 Jul 1977

Death Location: Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, USA

Father: Joseph LEE

Mother: Sarah PERHAM

Spouse(s): Ola HEWARD

Children(s): Ann HEWARD, Joe HEWARD

In 1893, Ruth LEE entered the world in Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA, born to Joseph Freeman Lee And Sarah Ann Perham. Ruth LEE married Ola Heward, and had children including Ann I Heward, Joe Heward, Robert Lee Heward. Ruth LEE passed away in 1977 in Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Ruth LEE entered the world in Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA, born to Joseph Freeman Lee And Sarah Ann Perham.
  • Ruth LEE married Ola Heward, and had children including Ann I Heward, Joe Heward, Robert Lee Heward.
  • Ruth LEE passed away in 1977 in Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph LEE
1857–1948
Birth Location: Union Mills, La Porte, Indiana, USA
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Sarah PERHAM
1862–1958
Birth Location: Union Mills, La Porte, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ola HEWARD
1891–1941
Birth Location: Star City, Pulaski, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Ann HEWARD
1914–1915
Birth Location: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
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Joe HEWARD
1919–2012
Birth Location: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
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Ruth LEE's Ancestors

Self
Ruth LEE
1893–1977
Birth Place: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Parents
Joseph Freeman LEE
1857–1948
Union Mills, La Porte, Indiana, USA
Sarah (Ann) PERHAM
1862–1958
Union Mills, La Porte, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) LEE
1825–1898
New York, USA
Sarah LEE
1834–1873
Pennsylvania, USA
Merritt (Preston) PERHAM
1831–1871
Ellington, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Julia (Cerena) WINNEY
1835–1930
Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
William PERHAM
1808–1879
Mary HOPKINS
1812–1891
Andrew WINNEY
1799–1858
Lottie ANDREWS
1800–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William PERHAM
1778–1825
Persis SARGANT
1781–1845
Daniel HOPKINS
1774–1812
Lucy REYNOLDS
1774–1857
David ANDRUS
1756–1849
Abigal MCDONALD
1756–1838

Ruth LEE's Descendants

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Ruth LEE (Jan 1893–22 Jul 1977) m. Ola HEWARD (23 Sep 1891–13 Jul 1941)
  1. 1. Ann (I) HEWARD 1914–1915
  2. 2. Joe HEWARD 1919–2012

Ruth LEE's Timeline

11 Records

1893
11 Jan 1893
Birth of Ruth LEE in Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1893
1893
Birth of Ruth LEE in Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1893
Jan 1893
Birth of Ruth LEE in Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1900
1900
Age 7
Ruth LEE resided here in Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Ruth LEE resided here in Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 27
Ruth LEE resided here in St Joseph, Indiana, USA
St Joseph, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Ruth LEE resided here in Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Ruth LEE resided here in Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 47
Ruth LEE resided here in Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 57
Ruth LEE resided here in Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1977
22 Jul 1977
Age 84
Death of Ruth LEE in South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1893
    Event Place: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T627_1733; Page: 64B; Enumeration District: 11-85
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Source Citation: Number: 362-03-1968; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: South Bend Ward 1, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_463; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 219; Image: 610
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 977; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 452.0; FHL microfilm: 2340712
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 703; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240703
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T624_638; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374651
    [7] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [8] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Herald-Press; Publication Date: 17 Apr 1913; Publication Place: Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA; ,0.960946
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 3507; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 11-195
    [11] Web: Indiana and Michigan, U.S., Michiana Genealogical Cemetery Index, 1800-2010
    [12] Michigan, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1893
    Event Place: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1893
    Event Place: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 703; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240703

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T624_638; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374651

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: St Joseph, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: South Bend Ward 1, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_463; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 219; Image: 610

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 977; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 452.0; FHL microfilm: 2340712

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T627_1733; Page: 64B; Enumeration District: 11-85

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T627_1733; Page: 64B; Enumeration District: 11-85

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, 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: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 3507; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 11-195

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Herald-Press; Publication Date: 17 Apr 1913; Publication Place: Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA; ,0.960946

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1977
    Event Place: South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Source Citation: Number: 362-03-1968; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [3] Web: Indiana and Michigan, U.S., Michiana Genealogical Cemetery Index, 1800-2010
    [4] Michigan, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Indiana and Michigan, U.S., Michiana Genealogical Cemetery Index, 1800-2010
    [2] Michigan, Find a Grave Index
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