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Ruth Leola Lister 1913–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1913

Birth Location: Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA

Death Date: 5 Jul 2000

Death Location: Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Arthur Lister

Mother: Ida Maddox

Spouse(s): Joseph Jr.

Children(s): Betty Goss

The story of Ruth Leola Lister began in 1913 in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA. In 1935, Ruth Leola Lister resided in Kilgore, Gregg, Texas. Ruth Leola Lister married Joseph Ray Goss Jr, and had children including Betty Goss, Joseph Ray Goss Iii. Ruth Leola Lister passed away in 2000 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Leola Lister began in 1913 in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Ruth Leola Lister resided in Kilgore, Gregg, Texas.
  • Ruth Leola Lister married Joseph Ray Goss Jr, and had children including Betty Goss, Joseph Ray Goss Iii.
  • Ruth Leola Lister passed away in 2000 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Lister's Ancestors

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Ruth Lister
1913–2000
Birth Place: Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
Parents
Arthur Austin Lister
1876–1950
Near Greers, South Carolina
Ida (Lee) Maddox
1887–1981
Richland, Navarro, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Alfred (M) Lister
1850–1909
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Martha (Ann) McMakin
1854–1934
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
John (Wesley) Maddox
1853–1896
Fayette County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Caroline "Carrie") Howard
1857–1903
Freestone County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Lister's Descendants

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Ruth (Leola) Lister (26 Jan 1913–5 Jul 2000) m. Joseph (Ray Goss) Jr. (22 Sep 1908–6 Aug 2000)
  1. 1. Betty Goss 1932–2017 m. Charles (Donald) Davis 1932–1983

Ruth Lister's Timeline

6 Records

1913
26 Jan 1913
Birth of Ruth Leola Lister in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
1913
26 Jan 1913
Birth of Ruth Leola Lister in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Ruth Leola Lister resided here in Kilgore, Gregg, Texas
Kilgore, Gregg, Texas
1940
1940
Age 27
Ruth Leola Lister resided here in J P #1, Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
J P #1, Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
2000
5 Jul 2000
Age 87
Death of Ruth Leola Lister in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
2000
5 Jul 2000
Age 87
Death of Ruth Leola Lister in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1913
    Event Place: Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1913
    Event Place: Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kilgore, Gregg, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P #1, Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 2000
    Event Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 2000
    Event Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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