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Ruth Joy McCarty 1939–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1939

Birth Location: Michigan, USA

Death Date: 9 Sep 2015

Death Location: Ohio, USA

Father: Calvin McCarty

Mother: Lona Smith

Spouse(s): Donald Ratai

Children(s):

Ruth Joy McCarty was born in 1939 in Michigan, USA, the child of Calvin Luther Mccarty And Lona Irene Smith. In 1940, Ruth Joy McCarty resided in Magisterial District No 2 Alcorn, Greenup, Kentuck. In 1950, Ruth Joy McCarty resided in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA. Ruth Joy McCarty married Donald Allen Ratai, Homer D Shroyer, and had children including Craig Scott Ratai, Dudley Allen Ratai, Steven Lee Ratai, Todd William Ratai. Ruth Joy McCarty passed away in 2015 in Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Joy McCarty was born in 1939 in Michigan, USA, the child of Calvin Luther Mccarty And Lona Irene Smith.
  • In 1940, Ruth Joy McCarty resided in Magisterial District No 2 Alcorn, Greenup, Kentuck.
  • In 1950, Ruth Joy McCarty resided in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ruth Joy McCarty married Donald Allen Ratai, Homer D Shroyer, and had children including Craig Scott Ratai, Dudley Allen Ratai, Steven Lee Ratai, Todd William Ratai.
  • Ruth Joy McCarty passed away in 2015 in Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Ruth McCarty's Ancestors

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Ruth McCarty
1939–2015
Birth Place: Michigan, USA
Parents
Calvin Luther McCarty
1921–1997
Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
Lona (Irene) Smith
1922–1984
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Dock (Sherman) McCarty
1894–1942
Isonville, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Gertrude Ison
1897–
Kentucky
William (Oliver (Bee)) Smith
1893–1962
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann) Tackett
1888–1974
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Smith
1873–1940
Paulina Anderson
1870–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elexious Smith
1843–1922
Margaret Counts
1844–1893
Hiram Anderson
1824–1892
Spicy Tackett
1825–1896

Ruth McCarty's Timeline

5 Records

1939
4 Aug 1939
Birth of Ruth Joy McCarty in Michigan, USA
Michigan, USA
1940
1940
Age 1
Ruth Joy McCarty resided here in Magisterial District No 2 Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District No 2 Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 11
Ruth Joy McCarty resided here in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
1957
10 May 1957
Age 18
Ruth Joy McCarty resided here in Newark, Ohio, USA
Newark, Ohio, USA
2015
9 Sep 2015
Age 76
Death of Ruth Joy McCarty in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Strate FH; Publication Place: Davenport, Washington, USA; lc=6817&pid=175813665&mid=6591936&locale=en-US
    [2] Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, Ohio Department of Health, Index to Annual Births, 1968-1998; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, OH, USA
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial District No 2 Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 May 1957
    Event Place: Newark, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Newark Advocate; Publication Date: 10 May 1957; Publication Place: Newark, Ohio, USA; &terms=Ruth_Joy_McCarty

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 2015
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Strate FH; Publication Place: Davenport, Washington, USA; lc=6817&pid=175813665&mid=6591936&locale=en-US
    [2] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018

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