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Ruth Hazel Stephenson 1918–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1918

Birth Location: Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 Jun 1996

Death Location: Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Charles Stephenson

Mother: Elizabeth Davis

Spouse(s): Rubin Koch, Brantley MEDLIN

Children(s): Rubin Jr, Dennis Medlin, Maxine Medlin, Larry Medlin, Linda Medlin

Ruth Hazel Stephenson was born in 1918 in Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, United States, the child of Charles Quinton Stephenson And Elizabeth Hawkins Davis. Ruth Hazel Stephenson married Brantley Irving Brant Medlin, Rubin William Koch, and had children including Dennis Brantley Medlin, Larry Medlin, Linda Ruth Medlin, Maxine Medlin, Rubin William Koch Jr. Ruth Hazel Stephenson passed away in 1996 in Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Hazel Stephenson was born in 1918 in Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, United States, the child of Charles Quinton Stephenson And Elizabeth Hawkins Davis.
  • Ruth Hazel Stephenson married Brantley Irving Brant Medlin, Rubin William Koch, and had children including Dennis Brantley Medlin, Larry Medlin, Linda Ruth Medlin, Maxine Medlin, Rubin William Koch Jr.
  • Ruth Hazel Stephenson passed away in 1996 in Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Stephenson's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Stephenson
1918–1996
Birth Place: Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Charles Quinton Stephenson
1877–1944
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Hawkins) Davis
1882–1958
Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Doctor (aka Dock) Stephenson
1840–1913
Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Eliza (Jane "Liza") Coats
1857–1939
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Jacob (B) Davis
1846–1920
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Penny (H) Godwin
1847–1921
Clayton, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Stephenson
1805–1863
Ann CLIFTON
1809–1855
Thomas (2C3xR)
1824–1884
Mary Stevens
1829–1880
John Davis
1806–1880
Elizabeth Godwin
1809–1870
Stephen Godwin
1810–1896
Elizabeth Godwin
1810–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Stephenson
1772–1851
Amy Johnson
1770–1858
Joel CLIFTON
1774–1850
Edith PARRISH
1770–1840
Captain Coats
1785–1856
Sarah Stephenson
1787–1856
Sarah Stevens
1779–1860
James Godwin
1775–1855
Sarah Stevens
1779–1860
Jacob Jr
1776–1856
Fereby Johnson
1777–1857

Ruth Stephenson's Descendants

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Ruth (Hazel) Stephenson (abt 1918–19 Jun 1996) m. Rubin (William) Koch (5 Jan 1914–8 February 2008) m. Brantley (Irving "Brant") MEDLIN (4 Dec 1915–09 Apr 1980)
  1. 1. Rubin (William Koch) Jr 1945–1980
  2. 2. Dennis (Brantley) Medlin 1942–2003
  3. 3. Maxine Medlin 1935–1991 m. Daniel (Grimes) Medlin 1931–2010
  4. 4. Larry Medlin 1938–1987 m. Shirley (Mae) WHITESIDES 1939–2001
  5. 5. Linda (Ruth) Medlin 1949–1986 m. Wayne (Linwood) Barefoot 1948–2023

Ruth Stephenson's Timeline

4 Records

1918
9 May 1918
Birth of Ruth Hazel Stephenson in Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
1918
abt 1918
Birth of Ruth Hazel Stephenson in Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
1996
19 Jun 1996
Age 78
Death of Ruth Hazel Stephenson in Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1996
19 Jun 1996
Age 78
Death of Ruth Hazel Stephenson in Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1918
    Event Place: Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1918
    Event Place: Four Oaks, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1996
    Event Place: Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1996
    Event Place: Benson, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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