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Ruth Pennington 1921 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1921

Birth Location: Japton, Madison, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 25 Dec 2000

Death Location: Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA

Father: Sherman Pennington

Mother: Minnie Drake

Spouse(s): Louis Brooks

Children(s):

Ruth Pennington was born in 1921 in Japton, Madison, Arkansas, USA, the child of Sherman Dale Pennington and Minnie Elizabeth Drake. Ruth Pennington married Louis Bennett Brooks. Ruth Pennington passed away in 2000 in Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Pennington was born in 1921 in Japton, Madison, Arkansas, USA, the child of Sherman Dale Pennington and Minnie Elizabeth Drake.
  • Ruth Pennington married Louis Bennett Brooks.
  • Ruth Pennington passed away in 2000 in Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA.

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Ruth Pennington's Ancestors

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Ruth Pennington
1921 – 2000
Birth Place: Japton, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Sherman Dale Pennington
1894 – 1985
Huntsville,Madison, Arkansas, USA
Minnie (Elizabeth) Drake
1890 – 1957
Madison, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
J (Smith) Pennington
1872 – 1958
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Arizona (Eller) Gage
1875 – 1961
Drakes Creek, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Gage
1837 – 1908
Isabelle Johnson
1838 – 1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Gage
1810 – 1861
Ellen Johnson
1812 – 1900

Ruth Pennington's Timeline

2 Records

1921
19 Apr 1921
Birth of Ruth Pennington in Japton, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Japton, Madison, Arkansas, USA
2000
25 Dec 2000
Age 79
Death of Ruth Pennington in Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Japton, Madison, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 2000
    Event Place: Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, USA

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