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Ruth Virginia Reeder 1902–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1902

Birth Location: Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 23 Jul 1945

Death Location: Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA

Father: Edgar Reeder

Mother: Anna BRIDGEMAN

Spouse(s): Hervey Melton

Children(s): Albert Melton, Frances Melton, George Melton

Ruth Virginia Reeder was born in 1902 in Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA, the child of Edgar Eugene Reeder And Anna Lou Bridgeman. Ruth Virginia Reeder married Hervey Mahan Melton, and had children including Albert Thurmond Melton, Frances Loreta Melton, George Ray Melton. Ruth Virginia Reeder passed away in 1945 in Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Virginia Reeder was born in 1902 in Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA, the child of Edgar Eugene Reeder And Anna Lou Bridgeman.
  • Ruth Virginia Reeder married Hervey Mahan Melton, and had children including Albert Thurmond Melton, Frances Loreta Melton, George Ray Melton.
  • Ruth Virginia Reeder passed away in 1945 in Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA.

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Ruth Reeder's Ancestors

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Ruth Reeder
1902–1945
Birth Place: Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Edgar Eugene Reeder
1877–1969
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
Anna (Lou) BRIDGEMAN
1880–1961
Haynesville, Louisiana
Grandparents
George (Washington) Reeder
1850–1939
Elva, Marshall, Kentucky, USA
Caroline (Virginia "Carrie") Kidd
1857–1932
Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States
Charles (Anderson) Bridgeman
1857–1931
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
Frances (Burch "Fannie") Moss
1862–1891
Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John PGU
1818–1899
Frances Short
1824–1865
James Kidd
1830–1859
Anna Almond
1840–1912
Thornton Bridgeman
1821–1891
Orra Glaze
1835–1916
James Moss
1834–1869
Emma Sale
1832–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ibrey Kidd
1800–1870
Mary Key
1799–1854
Isaac Almond
1796–1873
Elizabeth Fortson
1802–1849

Ruth Reeder's Descendants

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Ruth (Virginia) Reeder (3 Apr 1902–23 Jul 1945) m. Hervey (Mahan) Melton (08 Apr 1899–Dec 1978)
  1. 1. Albert (Thurmond) Melton 1932–2002
  2. 2. Frances (Loreta) Melton 1928–2009
  3. 3. George (Ray) Melton 1929–2010

Ruth Reeder's Timeline

2 Records

1902
3 Apr 1902
Birth of Ruth Virginia Reeder in Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
1945
23 Jul 1945
Age 43
Death of Ruth Virginia Reeder in Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1902
    Event Place: Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1945
    Event Place: Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA

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