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Ruth Jewell Sheffield Thompson 1919 – 1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 APR 1919

Birth Location: Itawamba Co. Mississippi

Death Date: 10 MAR 1992

Death Location: Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, USA

Father: Jesse Sheffield

Mother: Minnie Shields

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Ruth Jewell Sheffield Thompson was born in 1919 in Itawamba Co. Mississippi, the child of Jesse Samuel Sheffield and Minnie Caroline Shields. Ruth Jewell Sheffield Thompson passed away in 1992 in Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Jewell Sheffield Thompson was born in 1919 in Itawamba Co. Mississippi, the child of Jesse Samuel Sheffield and Minnie Caroline Shields.
  • Ruth Jewell Sheffield Thompson passed away in 1992 in Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, USA.

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Ruth Thompson's Ancestors

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Ruth Thompson
1919 – 1992
Birth Place: Itawamba Co. Mississippi
Parents
Jesse Samuel Sheffield
1862 – 1934
Clarke, Alabama, USA
Minnie (Caroline) Shields
1872 – 1954
Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Grandparents
Adam Sheffield
1812 – 1899
Wilcox, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth Wilson
1828 – 1900
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Wilson
1800 – 1848
Mary Henderson
1801 – 1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Wilson
1759 – 1844
Barbara Roper
1760 – 1844

Ruth Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1919
06 APR 1919
Birth of Ruth Jewell Sheffield Thompson in Itawamba Co. Mississippi
Itawamba Co. Mississippi
1992
10 MAR 1992
Age 73
Death of Ruth Jewell Sheffield Thompson in Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 APR 1919
    Event Place: Itawamba Co. Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1992
    Event Place: Amory, Monroe, Mississippi, USA

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