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Ruth Jean Simpson 1926–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1926

Birth Location: Danville City, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 26 Dec 2016

Death Location: Danville, Danville City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Hodges Simpson

Mother: Ruth Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Holland Gravely

Children(s):

Ruth Jean Simpson was born in 1926 in Danville City, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Hodges Keeling Simpson And Ruth J Fitzgerald. Ruth Jean Simpson married Holland Howard Gravely, and had children including Carol Fitzgerald Gravely, Dorothy Holland Gravely, Holland Howard Gravely Jr. Ruth Jean Simpson passed away in 2016 in Danville, Danville City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Jean Simpson was born in 1926 in Danville City, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Hodges Keeling Simpson And Ruth J Fitzgerald.
  • Ruth Jean Simpson married Holland Howard Gravely, and had children including Carol Fitzgerald Gravely, Dorothy Holland Gravely, Holland Howard Gravely Jr.
  • Ruth Jean Simpson passed away in 2016 in Danville, Danville City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Simpson's Ancestors

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Ruth Simpson
1926–2016
Birth Place: Danville City, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Hodges Keeling Simpson
1898–1952
Pittsylvania County, Virgina
Ruth (J) Fitzgerald
1904–1988
Danville, VA
Grandparents
John (Anderson) Simpson
1853–1932
Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ida (Price) Hodges
1855–1927
Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Simpson
1825–1909
Nannie Matkins
1837–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Simpson
1787–1870
Jennie Tracy
1793–1832

Ruth Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1926
30 Dec 1926
Birth of Ruth Jean Simpson in Danville City, Virginia, United States of America
Danville City, Virginia, United States of America
2016
26 Dec 2016
Age 90
Death of Ruth Jean Simpson in Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Danville City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, GoDanRiver; Publication Place: Danville, Virginia, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 2016
    Event Place: Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, GoDanRiver; Publication Place: Danville, Virginia, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Danville, Danville City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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