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Ruth Elizabeth Shaw 1914 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1914

Birth Location: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 11 Apr 1977

Death Location: Byron Township, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Thaddeus Shaw

Mother: Ruth Asman

Spouse(s): Donald Murray

Children(s): Patricia Murray, Tad Murray

Ruth Elizabeth Shaw was born in 1914 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of Thaddeus Marion Shaw and Ruth S Asman. In 1920, Ruth Elizabeth Shaw resided in Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA. In 1935, Ruth Elizabeth Shaw resided in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. Ruth Elizabeth Shaw married Donald Sinclair Murray, and had children including Patricia Mae Murray, Tad Lawrence Murray. Ruth Elizabeth Shaw passed away in 1977 in Byron Township, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elizabeth Shaw was born in 1914 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of Thaddeus Marion Shaw and Ruth S Asman.
  • In 1920, Ruth Elizabeth Shaw resided in Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1935, Ruth Elizabeth Shaw resided in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Shaw married Donald Sinclair Murray, and had children including Patricia Mae Murray, Tad Lawrence Murray.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Shaw passed away in 1977 in Byron Township, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thaddeus Shaw
1891 – 1959
Birth Location: Tahoma, King County, Washington, United States of America
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Ruth Asman
1892 – 1982
Birth Location: Bay City, Bay Co, Michigan
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Spouses(s)

Donald Murray
1914 – 1970
Birth Location: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

Patricia Murray
1940 –
Birth Location: Michigan
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Tad Murray
1942 – 1942
Birth Location: East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
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Ruth Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Shaw
1914 – 1977
Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
Thaddeus Marion Shaw
1891 – 1959
Tahoma, King County, Washington, United States of America
Ruth (S) Asman
1892 – 1982
Bay City, Bay Co, Michigan
Grandparents
John (Frederick) Asman
1865 – 1937
Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England
Eva (Dell) Burton
1868 – 1945
Bay City, Michigan
Great-Grandparents
Billings Burton
1835 – 1907
Sarah Reading
1837 – 1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burton
1797 – 1870
Cornelia Smith
1801 – 1880

Ruth Shaw's Descendants

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Ruth (Elizabeth) Shaw (3 Mar 1914 – 11 Apr 1977) m. Donald (Sinclair) Murray (9 Nov 1914 – 6 Jun 1970)
  1. 1. Patricia (Mae) Murray (abt 1940 – )
  2. 2. Tad (Lawrence) Murray (25 Jan 1942 – 18 Feb 1942)

Ruth Shaw's Timeline

6 Records

1914
3 Mar 1914
Birth of Ruth Elizabeth Shaw in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 6
Ruth Elizabeth Shaw resided here in Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Ruth Elizabeth Shaw resided here in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 26
Ruth Elizabeth Shaw resided here in , Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Ruth Elizabeth Shaw resided here in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
1977
11 Apr 1977
Age 63
Death of Ruth Elizabeth Shaw in Byron Township, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
Byron Township, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01901; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 86-138

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01901; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 86-138

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, 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: Grand Rapids, Kent

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    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: Grand Rapids, Kent

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1977
    Event Place: Byron Township, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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