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Ruth May Reed 1910 – 2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 November 1910

Birth Location: Van Wert Co., Ohio, USA

Death Date: 2 June 2005

Death Location: LaGrange Co., IN, Indiana, USA

Father: Melbert Reed

Mother: Alice Carpenter

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In 1910, Ruth May Reed entered the world in Van Wert Co., Ohio, USA, born to Melbert Augustus Reed and Alice Marie Carpenter. Ruth May Reed passed away in 2005 in LaGrange Co., IN, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Ruth May Reed entered the world in Van Wert Co., Ohio, USA, born to Melbert Augustus Reed and Alice Marie Carpenter.
  • Ruth May Reed passed away in 2005 in LaGrange Co., IN, Indiana, USA.

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Ruth Reed's Ancestors

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Ruth Reed
1910 – 2005
Birth Place: Van Wert Co., Ohio, USA
Parents
Melbert Augustus Reed
1875 – 1955
Van Wert County, Ohio, United States of America
Alice (Marie) Carpenter
1877 – 1950
Van Wert County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
Arthur (Marion) Carpenter
1858 – 1921
Allen County, Ohio, United States of America
Margaret (Amanda) Fritz
1859 – 1879
Auglaize County, Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Carpenter
1802 – 1873
Margaret Carpenter
1825 – 1919
Alfred Fritz
1822 – 1898
Margaret Hockenberry
1831 – 1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Fritz
1797 – 1877
Esther Fritz
1801 – 1876
John Hockenberry
1804 – 1848
Nancy Daringer
1806 – 1850

Ruth Reed's Timeline

2 Records

1910
10 November 1910
Birth of Ruth May Reed in Van Wert Co., Ohio, USA
Van Wert Co., Ohio, USA
2005
2 June 2005
Age 95
Death of Ruth May Reed in LaGrange Co., IN, Indiana, USA
LaGrange Co., IN, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 November 1910
    Event Place: Van Wert Co., Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 2005
    Event Place: LaGrange Co., IN, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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