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Ruth South 1825–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 October 1825

Birth Location: Greene, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 7 July 1876

Death Location: Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Enoch South

Mother: Ruth Gregg

Spouse(s): William Knotts

Children(s): Ellis Knotts, William Knotts, Benjamin Knotts, Ira Knotts, George Knotts, Ruth Knotts, Lewis Knotts

Ruth South was born in 1825 in Greene, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Enoch South And Ruth Gregg. Ruth South married William Knotts, and had children including Benjamin F Knotts, Ellis Knotts, George Knotts, Ira D Knotts, Lewis E Knotts, Ruth Rebecca Knotts, William C Knotts. Ruth South passed away in 1876 in Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth South was born in 1825 in Greene, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Enoch South And Ruth Gregg.
  • Ruth South married William Knotts, and had children including Benjamin F Knotts, Ellis Knotts, George Knotts, Ira D Knotts, Lewis E Knotts, Ruth Rebecca Knotts, William C Knotts.
  • Ruth South passed away in 1876 in Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth South's Ancestors

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Ruth South
1825–1876
Birth Place: Greene, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Enoch South
1787–1863
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America
Ruth Gregg
1788–1864
Del
Grandparents
Benjaman South
1758–1839
Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Elizabeth Slack
1755–1848
New Jersey
John Gregg
1755–1834
Christina Hundred, Delaware
Great-Grandparents
Joseph South
1735–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph South
1710–

Ruth South's Descendants

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Ruth South (29 October 1825–7 July 1876) m. William Knotts (3 June 1828–14 March 1908)
  1. 1. Ellis Knotts 1853–1915
  2. 2. William (C) Knotts 1869–1912
  3. 3. Benjamin (F) Knotts 1860–1872
  4. 4. Ira (D) Knotts 1857–1915
  5. 5. George Knotts 1855–1858
  6. 6. Ruth (Rebecca) Knotts 1864–1956
  7. 7. Lewis (E) Knotts 1851–1921 m. Mary (Ann) Johnson 1824–1875
    1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth) Moore 1886–1974
    2. 2. Lambert (L.) Knotts 1892–1947
    3. 3. Dora (Belle) Renner 1885–1972
    4. 4. Franklin (Shordon) Knotts 1897–1972
    5. 5. John Knotts 1890–1909
    6. 6. Nannie (Myrtle) Lemley 1899–1990
    7. 7. William (Jesse) Knotts 1882–1937 m. Elsie (Luzetta) Moore 1884–1969
      1. 1. Jesse (Donald) Knotts 1924–2006
    8. 8. Arizona (Ruth) Kiger 1877–1905

Ruth South's Timeline

2 Records

1825
29 October 1825
Birth of Ruth South in Greene, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Greene, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
1876
7 July 1876
Age 51
Death of Ruth South in Perry Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Perry Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 October 1825
    Event Place: Greene, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 July 1876
    Event Place: Perry Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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