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Ruth Alta O'Neal 1906–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1906

Birth Location: Garden Valley, Smith, Texas, USA

Death Date: 14 Nov 1945

Death Location: Hawkins, Wood County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Henry O'Neal

Mother: Margaret White

Spouse(s): Claude Foster

Children(s): Elmer Foster, Elzie Foster, Kenneth Foster, James Foster, Sheila Foster, Jimmy Foster

Ruth Alta O'Neal was born in 1906 in Garden Valley, Smith, Texas, USA, the child of Henry Evans O Neal And Margaret Maggie White. In 1910, Ruth Alta O'Neal resided in Justice Precinct 6, Van Zandt, Texas, USA. In 1920, Ruth Alta O'Neal resided in Fouke, Wood, Texas, USA. Ruth Alta O'Neal married Claude James Foster, and had children including Elmer Odell Foster, Elzie Cozel Foster, James Alton Foster, Jimmy Dale Foster, Kenneth Edward Foster, Sheila La Donn Foster. Ruth Alta O'Neal passed away in 1945 in Hawkins, Wood County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Alta O'Neal was born in 1906 in Garden Valley, Smith, Texas, USA, the child of Henry Evans O Neal And Margaret Maggie White.
  • In 1910, Ruth Alta O'Neal resided in Justice Precinct 6, Van Zandt, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Ruth Alta O'Neal resided in Fouke, Wood, Texas, USA.
  • Ruth Alta O'Neal married Claude James Foster, and had children including Elmer Odell Foster, Elzie Cozel Foster, James Alton Foster, Jimmy Dale Foster, Kenneth Edward Foster, Sheila La Donn Foster.
  • Ruth Alta O'Neal passed away in 1945 in Hawkins, Wood County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry O'Neal
1866–1943
Birth Location: Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
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Margaret White
1868–1940
Birth Location: Benton County, Arkansas, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Claude Foster
1900–1973
Birth Location: Texas
CF

Children(s)

Elmer Foster
1928–1985
Birth Location: Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA
EF
Elzie Foster
1924–2019
Birth Location: Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA
EF
Kenneth Foster
1936–2014
Birth Location: Phillips, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
KF
James Foster
1945–1999
Birth Location: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
JF
Sheila Foster
1942–2018
Birth Location: Hutchinson County, Texas, USA
SF
Jimmy Foster
1942–2001
Birth Location: Mineola, Wood, Texas, USA
JF

Ruth O'Neal's Ancestors

Self
Ruth O'Neal
1906–1945
Birth Place: Garden Valley, Smith, Texas, USA
Parents
Henry Evans O'Neal
1866–1943
Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Margaret ("Maggie") White
1868–1940
Benton County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
John (Frankle) White
1825–1903
Alabama, USA
Mary (Ann) Vance
1839–1902
Randolph, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Coleman White
1807–1854
Nancy Allen
1795–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William White
1760–1819
Nancy Coleman
1757–1801

Ruth O'Neal's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Alta) O'Neal (3 Mar 1906–14 Nov 1945) m. Claude (James) Foster (31 Oct 1900–10 Nov 1973)
  1. 1. Elmer (Odell) Foster 1928–1985
  2. 2. Elzie (Cozel) Foster 1924–2019
    1. 1. Chad (Hanna) Foster 1949–2012
  3. 3. Kenneth (Edward) Foster 1936–2014
  4. 4. James (Alton) Foster 1945–1999
  5. 5. Sheila (La Donn) Foster 1942–2018
  6. 6. Jimmy (Dale) Foster 1942–2001

Ruth O'Neal's Timeline

7 Records

1906
3 Mar 1906
Birth of Ruth Alta O'Neal in Garden Valley, Smith, Texas, USA
Garden Valley, Smith, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Ruth Alta O'Neal resided here in Justice Precinct 6, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 6, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Ruth Alta O'Neal resided here in Fouke, Wood, Texas, USA
Fouke, Wood, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Ruth Alta O'Neal resided here in Phillips, Hutchinson, Texas
Phillips, Hutchinson, Texas
1940
1940
Age 34
Ruth Alta O'Neal resided here in J P 2, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
J P 2, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
1945
Abt 1945
Age 39
Ruth Alta O'Neal resided here in Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA
Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA
1945
14 Nov 1945
Age 39
Death of Ruth Alta O'Neal in Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1906
    Event Place: Garden Valley, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hutchinson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04073; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 117-5A
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fouke, Wood, Texas; Roll: T625_1860; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 154
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Van Zandt, Texas; Roll: T624_1596; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1375609
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Van Zandt, Texas; Roll: T624_1596; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1375609

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fouke, Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fouke, Wood, Texas; Roll: T625_1860; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 154

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Phillips, Hutchinson, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hutchinson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04073; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 117-5A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P 2, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hutchinson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04073; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 117-5A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1945
    Event Place: Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas Wood Hawkins
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1945
    Event Place: Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hawkins, Wood County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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