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Ruth Ocea Norris 1918–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1918

Birth Location: Elk Point, Union, South Dakota, USA

Death Date: 14 Mar 2006

Death Location: McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Edward Norris

Mother: Ethel Fennel

Spouse(s): Percival Hamilton

Children(s): Hilree Hamilton

Ruth Ocea Norris was born in 1918 in Elk Point, Union, South Dakota, USA, the child of Edward Stanley Norris And Ethel Dell Fennel. Ruth Ocea Norris married Percival Bales Hamilton, and had children including Hilree Jean Hamilton. Ruth Ocea Norris passed away in 2006 in McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Ocea Norris was born in 1918 in Elk Point, Union, South Dakota, USA, the child of Edward Stanley Norris And Ethel Dell Fennel.
  • Ruth Ocea Norris married Percival Bales Hamilton, and had children including Hilree Jean Hamilton.
  • Ruth Ocea Norris passed away in 2006 in McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Norris
1890–1920
Birth Location: Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA
EN
Ethel Fennel
1889–1961
Birth Location: Olivet, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States of America
EF

Spouses(s)

Percival Hamilton
1918–2015
Birth Location: Flanagan, Hamilton Co., Illinois, USA
PH

Children(s)

Hilree Hamilton
1948–2011
Birth Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
HH

Ruth Norris's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Norris
1918–2006
Birth Place: Elk Point, Union, South Dakota, USA
Parents
Edward Stanley Norris
1890–1920
Spring Grove Township, Linn, Iowa, USA
Ethel (Dell) Fennel
1889–1961
Olivet, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles (Frederick) Fennel
1851–1936
Yorkville, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
Emma (Nancy) Woodrow
1858–1939
Altoona, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Adin Fennel
1825–1863
Rocelia Clark
1831–1915
Isaac Woodrow
1816–1900
Sarah Robinson\Robison
1819–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harvey Finel
1783–1847
Lucy Whitney
1786–1843
Elisha Clark
1802–1892
Martha Spooner
1804–1884

Ruth Norris's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Ocea) Norris (25 Sep 1918–14 Mar 2006) m. Percival (Bales) Hamilton (21 Jul 1918–06 Nov 2015)
  1. 1. Hilree (Jean) Hamilton 1948–2011

Ruth Norris's Timeline

2 Records

1918
25 Sep 1918
Birth of Ruth Ocea Norris in Elk Point, Union, South Dakota, USA
Elk Point, Union, South Dakota, USA
2006
14 Mar 2006
Age 88
Death of Ruth Ocea Norris in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA
Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Elk Point, Union, South Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 2006
    Event Place: Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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