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Ruth Carol Matthews 1931–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1931

Birth Location: Cumberland A, Maryland

Death Date: 26 Nov 2007

Death Location: Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, United States of America

Father: Marklin Matthews

Mother: Martha Wilson

Spouse(s): Ralph Imes

Children(s):

Ruth Carol Matthews was born in 1931 in Cumberland A, Maryland, the child of Marklin Eugene Matthews And Martha Madeline Wilson. In 1935, Ruth Carol Matthews resided in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland. In 1940, Ruth Carol Matthews resided in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA. Ruth Carol Matthews married Ralph M Jim Imes, and had children including Michael George Imes. Ruth Carol Matthews passed away in 2007 in Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Carol Matthews was born in 1931 in Cumberland A, Maryland, the child of Marklin Eugene Matthews And Martha Madeline Wilson.
  • In 1935, Ruth Carol Matthews resided in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland.
  • In 1940, Ruth Carol Matthews resided in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA.
  • Ruth Carol Matthews married Ralph M Jim Imes, and had children including Michael George Imes.
  • Ruth Carol Matthews passed away in 2007 in Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marklin Matthews
1902–1970
Birth Location: Corriganville, Allegany, Maryland, USA
MM
Martha Wilson
1904–1988
Birth Location: Maryland
MW

Spouses(s)

Ralph Imes
1930–2012
Birth Location: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
RI

Children(s)

Ruth Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Matthews
1931–2007
Birth Place: Cumberland A, Maryland
Parents
Marklin Eugene Matthews
1902–1970
Corriganville, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Martha (Madeline) Wilson
1904–1988
Maryland
Grandparents
Jacob (Commodore) Matthews
1864–1941
Vale Summit, Allegany, Maryland, United States
Barbara (Ann) Lapp
1865–1943
Corriganville, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
Amos (L.) Wilson
1870–1938
Flintstone Allegany Maryland
Bertha Wilson
1884–1963
Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Matthews
1810–1876
Mary Lashbaugh
1832–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Matthews's Timeline

6 Records

1931
25 Dec 1931
Birth of Ruth Carol Matthews in Cumberland A, Maryland
Cumberland A, Maryland
1935
1935
Age 4
Ruth Carol Matthews resided here in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 9
Ruth Carol Matthews resided here in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1960
1960
Age 29
Ruth Carol Matthews resided here in Cumberland, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Maryland, USA
1993
1993
Age 62
Ruth Carol Matthews resided here in Melbourne, FL
Melbourne, FL
2007
26 Nov 2007
Age 76
Death of Ruth Carol Matthews in Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, United States of America
Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1931
    Event Place: Cumberland A, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T627_1498; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1-23
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Maryland; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Cumberland Times-News, The; Publication Date: 01 16 2008; Publication Place: Cumberland, Maryland, USA; Web edition:
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T627_1498; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1-23

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T627_1498; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1-23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Cumberland, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Melbourne, FL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 2007
    Event Place: Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Maryland; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Cumberland Times-News, The; Publication Date: 01 16 2008; Publication Place: Cumberland, Maryland, USA; Web edition:
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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