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Ruth Mariam Slaughter 1897–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1897

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 11 Jan 1988

Death Location: Bedford, Bedford City, Virginia, USA

Father: Edward Slaughter

Mother: Julia Slaughter

Spouse(s): James Sr

Children(s): Earl May, Dr. Jr, Eleanor May

The story of Ruth Mariam Slaughter began in 1897 in Virginia. Ruth Mariam Slaughter married James Terrell May Sr, and had children including Dr James Terrell May Jr, Earl Horton May, Eleanor Lee May. Ruth Mariam Slaughter passed away in 1988 in Bedford, Bedford City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Mariam Slaughter began in 1897 in Virginia.
  • Ruth Mariam Slaughter married James Terrell May Sr, and had children including Dr James Terrell May Jr, Earl Horton May, Eleanor Lee May.
  • Ruth Mariam Slaughter passed away in 1988 in Bedford, Bedford City, Virginia, USA.

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Children(s)

Ruth Slaughter's Ancestors

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Ruth Slaughter
1897–1988
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Edward Lee Slaughter
1864–1939
Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, United States
Julia (Sydnor (Taylor)) Slaughter
1861–1932
Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edmund (Franklin) Slaughter
1833–1910
Nottoway County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Page) Vaden
1837–1921
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Page Vaden
1806–1897
Susan Gunn
1818–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Vaden
1770–1842
Caroline Lockett
1787–1853

Ruth Slaughter's Descendants

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Ruth (Mariam) Slaughter (1 Apr 1897–11 Jan 1988) m. James (Terrell May) Sr (7 April 1894–9 June 1972)
  1. 1. Earl (Horton) May 1932–2007
  2. 2. Dr. (James Terrell May) Jr 1919–1960 m. Madge (Nickerson) Dunn 1918–2015
  3. 3. Eleanor (Lee) May 1922–

Ruth Slaughter's Timeline

2 Records

1897
1 Apr 1897
Birth of Ruth Mariam Slaughter in Virginia
Virginia
1988
11 Jan 1988
Age 91
Death of Ruth Mariam Slaughter in Bedford, Bedford City, Virginia, USA
Bedford, Bedford City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1897
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1988
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford City, Virginia, USA

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