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Ruth West 1930–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1930

Birth Location: Strunk, Kentucky

Death Date: 18 May 2019

Death Location: Strunk, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Oscar West

Mother: Nellie Hill

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Ruth West was born in 1930 in Strunk, Kentucky, the child of Oscar Jerry West And Nellie Marie Hill. In 1935, Ruth West resided in Rural, Scott, Tennessee. In 1940, Ruth West resided in Mag Dist 2, McCreary, Kentucky, USA. Ruth West passed away in 2019 in Strunk, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth West was born in 1930 in Strunk, Kentucky, the child of Oscar Jerry West And Nellie Marie Hill.
  • In 1935, Ruth West resided in Rural, Scott, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Ruth West resided in Mag Dist 2, McCreary, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ruth West passed away in 2019 in Strunk, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Ruth West's Ancestors

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Ruth West
1930–2019
Birth Place: Strunk, Kentucky
Parents
Oscar Jerry West
1909–1989
Winfield, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Nellie (Marie) Hill
1914–2002
Strunk, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah (Jerry) West
1879–1965
Winfield, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Susie (Siler) Hamby
1879–1930
Winfield, Scott, Tennessee, USA
Ruben (Henry) Hill
1864–1923
Marsh Creek, Whitley Co. Ky. became McCreary Co. 1912
Elizabeth (Dora) Moses
1868–1928
Pleasant View, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Frederick West
1839–1884
Rebecca Ellis
1843–1918
William HAMBY
1853–1918
Sarah Lay
1856–1913
James Hill
1837–1880
Delphia Strunk-Hill-Strunk
1838–1897
Elias Moses
1838–1908
Sophronia Moses
1838–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Lay
1837–1919
Adelphia MURPHY
1839–1916
Joab Hill
1801–1871
Isham Strunk
1817–1892
Elizabeth King
1819–1896
Joshua II
1793–1875
Anna Hackler
1798–1875
Edward Lovett
1792–1844
Courtney Creekmore
1798–1880

Ruth West's Timeline

5 Records

1930
9 Aug 1930
Birth of Ruth West in Strunk, Kentucky
Strunk, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 5
Ruth West resided here in Rural, Scott, Tennessee
Rural, Scott, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 10
Ruth West resided here in Mag Dist 2, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist 2, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Ruth West resided here in McCreary, Kentucky, USA
McCreary, Kentucky, USA
2019
18 May 2019
Age 89
Death of Ruth West
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1930
    Event Place: Strunk, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01336; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 74-8
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: 4869; Page: 45; Enumeration District: 74-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Scott, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01336; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 74-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist 2, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01336; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 74-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: McCreary, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: 4869; Page: 45; Enumeration District: 74-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 2019
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Strunk, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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