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Ruth Della Pearce 1908–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1908

Birth Location: Poolville, Parker, Texas, USA

Death Date: 7 Nov 1991

Death Location: Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Oliver Pearce

Mother: Florinia (Pearce)

Spouse(s): Jess Smith

Children(s): Margaret Smith, Jimmy Smith, Essie Smith, Milford Smith, Naomi Smith

Ruth Della Pearce was born in 1908 in Poolville, Parker, Texas, USA, the child of Oliver Nelson Pearce And Florinia Nina Elizabeth Sparks Pearce. Ruth Della Pearce married Jess Bradford Smith, and had children including Essie Marie Smith, Jimmy Dale Smith, Margaret Jessie Leona Smith, Milford Edmond Smith, Naomi Ruth Smith. Ruth Della Pearce passed away in 1991 in Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Della Pearce was born in 1908 in Poolville, Parker, Texas, USA, the child of Oliver Nelson Pearce And Florinia Nina Elizabeth Sparks Pearce.
  • Ruth Della Pearce married Jess Bradford Smith, and had children including Essie Marie Smith, Jimmy Dale Smith, Margaret Jessie Leona Smith, Milford Edmond Smith, Naomi Ruth Smith.
  • Ruth Della Pearce passed away in 1991 in Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA.

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Ruth Pearce's Ancestors

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Ruth Pearce
1908–1991
Birth Place: Poolville, Parker, Texas, USA
Parents
Oliver Nelson Pearce
1859–1926
Polk County, Tennessee
Florinia ("Nina" Elizabeth Sparks) (Pearce)
1870–1920
Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (L.) Pearce
1836–1862
McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Jane) Clemmer
1839–1897
Benton, Polk, Tennessee, USA
William ("Washington" Berry) Sparks
1836–1904
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Moss
1840–1900
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Pleasant Pearce
1808–1855
Lydia Varnell
1816–1857
Jacob Clemmer
1809–1871
Morene Wimpey
1814–1842
Lloyd Sparks
1796–1865
Rebecca Berry
1797–1892
Thomas Moss
1800–1845
Tabitha Puckett
1810–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Pearce's Descendants

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Ruth (Della) Pearce (1 Sep 1908–7 Nov 1991) m. Jess (Bradford) Smith (9 Oct 1906–22 May 1960)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jessie Leona) Smith 1929–2016 m. Floyd (Marvin) Hood 1924–2017
  2. 2. Jimmy (Dale) Smith 1938–2000
  3. 3. Essie (Marie) Smith 1931–2020
  4. 4. Milford (Edmond) Smith 1936–2018
  5. 5. Naomi (Ruth) Smith 1934–2013

Ruth Pearce's Timeline

2 Records

1908
1 Sep 1908
Birth of Ruth Della Pearce in Poolville, Parker, Texas, USA
Poolville, Parker, Texas, USA
1991
7 Nov 1991
Age 83
Death of Ruth Della Pearce in Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1908
    Event Place: Poolville, Parker, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1991
    Event Place: Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA

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