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Ruth Wesley Pope 1912 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 March 1912

Birth Location: Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 October 1996

Death Location: Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Reuben Pope

Mother: Minnie Hobbs

Spouse(s): William Barfield

Children(s): William Barfield, Jerry Barfield, Peggy Barfield, Carey Barfield

Ruth Wesley Pope was born in 1912 in Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Reuben Wesley Pope and Minnie Stewart Hobbs. In 1950, Ruth Wesley Pope resided in Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA. Ruth Wesley Pope married William (Willie) Elisha Barfield, and had children including William Pope Barfield, Jerry Brooks Barfield, Peggy Ruth Barfield, Carey B Barfield. Ruth Wesley Pope passed away in 1996 in Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Wesley Pope was born in 1912 in Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Reuben Wesley Pope and Minnie Stewart Hobbs.
  • In 1950, Ruth Wesley Pope resided in Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ruth Wesley Pope married William (Willie) Elisha Barfield, and had children including William Pope Barfield, Jerry Brooks Barfield, Peggy Ruth Barfield, Carey B Barfield.
  • Ruth Wesley Pope passed away in 1996 in Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA.

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Ruth Pope's Ancestors

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Ruth Pope
1912 – 1996
Birth Place: Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Reuben Wesley Pope
1874 – 1966
Cumberland Co North Carolina USA
Minnie (Stewart) Hobbs
1873 – 1933
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Pope's Descendants

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Ruth (Wesley) Pope (21 March 1912 – 30 October 1996) m. William ((Willie) Elisha) Barfield (abt 1907 – 11 Feb 1973)
  1. 1. William (Pope) Barfield (1 December 1938 – 13 October 2018)
  2. 2. Jerry (Brooks) Barfield (7 October 1941 – 29 April 2006) m. Rebecca (Anne) Bennett
  3. 3. Peggy (Ruth) Barfield (abt 1936 – )
  4. 4. Carey (B) Barfield (abt 1948 – )

Ruth Pope's Timeline

3 Records

1912
21 March 1912
Birth of Ruth Wesley Pope in Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Ruth Wesley Pope resided here in Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1996
30 October 1996
Age 84
Death of Ruth Wesley Pope in Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 March 1912
    Event Place: Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News and Observer; Publication Date: 31 Oct 1996; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.09362129,0.49847922,0.20240204&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dunn, Harnett, North

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dunn
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News and Observer; Publication Date: 31 Oct 1996; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.09362129,0.49847922,0.20240204&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 October 1996
    Event Place: Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News and Observer; Publication Date: 31 Oct 1996; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.09362129,0.49847922,0.20240204&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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