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Ruth Sumner 1939–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 November 1939

Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 17 August 2015

Death Location: Newberry County, United States of America

Father: Marion Sumner

Mother: Savannah Sumner

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Ruth Sumner was born in 1939 in Union County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Marion Jefferson Sumner And Savannah Sumner. In 1940, Ruth Sumner resided in , Union, Union, South Carolina, USA. Ruth Sumner passed away in 2015 in Newberry County, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Sumner was born in 1939 in Union County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Marion Jefferson Sumner And Savannah Sumner.
  • In 1940, Ruth Sumner resided in , Union, Union, South Carolina, USA.
  • Ruth Sumner passed away in 2015 in Newberry County, United States of America.

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Ruth Sumner's Ancestors

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Ruth Sumner
1939–2015
Birth Place: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Marion Jefferson Sumner
1918–1984
South Carolina
Savannah Sumner
1918–2017
Buffalo, Union County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Herbert (Lee) Sumner
1889–1974
Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
Eva Spelts
1901–1987
Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
Jack Shaw
1892–1927
Rome Georgia
Lillie Spelts
1899–1987
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jefferson Sumner
1846–1912
Rebecca O'Shields
1851–1930
Marion Spelts
1873–1945
Mary Cochran
1871–1952
Jeff Vassey
1875–1917
Mary McSwain
1876–1939
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Holland Sumner
1815–1880
Nancy Lawson
1818–1898
Reuben O'Shields
1817–1896
Cynthia Lawson
1817–
Wm Cochran
1832–1900
Beckan McComes
1850–1900
Elizabeth Edwards
1842–1892

Ruth Sumner's Timeline

3 Records

1939
13 November 1939
Birth of Ruth Sumner in Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 1
Ruth Sumner resided here in , Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
, Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
2015
17 August 2015
Age 76
Death of Ruth Sumner in Newberry County, United States of America
Newberry County, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 November 1939
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 2015
    Event Place: Newberry County, United States of America

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