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Ruth Victoria Parks 1916–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 August 1916

Birth Location: Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 October 2015

Death Location: Eglon, Preston County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Duncan Shaffer

Mother: Ola Shaffer

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The story of Ruth Victoria Parks began in 1916 in Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, West Virginia, USA. Ruth Victoria Parks passed away in 2015 in Eglon, Preston County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Victoria Parks began in 1916 in Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, West Virginia, USA.
  • Ruth Victoria Parks passed away in 2015 in Eglon, Preston County, West Virginia, USA.

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Ruth Parks's Ancestors

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Ruth Parks
1916–2015
Birth Place: Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Duncan Alexander Shaffer
1877–1953
Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia
Ola (Mae) Shaffer
1885–1968
Eglon, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Levi (A.) Shaffer
1834–1920
Virginia
Syrena (G.) Shaffer
1849–1922
Virginia
David (M) Shafer
1848–1905
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Margaret (E) Shafer
1854–1953
Cicerone, Roane, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Shaver
1792–1870
Christianna Goff
1816–
William Smith
1829–1892
Phoebe Sirk
1833–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1802–1882
Mary Frances
1804–1832
Isaac Sirk
1795–
Jemima WILSON
1769–

Ruth Parks's Timeline

2 Records

1916
27 August 1916
Birth of Ruth Victoria Parks in Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
2015
22 October 2015
Age 99
Death of Ruth Victoria Parks in Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland, USA
Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 August 1916
    Event Place: Horse Shoe Run, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 2015
    Event Place: Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eglon, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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