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Ruth Louise Whaley 1901–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1901

Birth Location: Reading, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 21 January 1942

Death Location: Reading, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Adelbert Whaley

Mother: Aldora Ent

Spouse(s): George Benjamin

Children(s): Jerry Benjamin, Harrison Benjamin, Thelma Benjamin, Robert Benjamin, June Carlisle, Maxine Benjamin, Calista Carmean, James Benjamin

In 1901, Ruth Louise Whaley entered the world in Reading, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America, born to Adelbert S Whaley And Aldora O Ent. Ruth Louise Whaley married George Harold Benjamin, and had children including Calista Ann Carmean, Harrison J Benjamin, James Arthur Benjamin, Jerry Lee Benjamin, June Loraine Carlisle, Maxine Elizabeth Benjamin, Robert Udelmer Benjamin, Thelma Aldora Benjamin. Ruth Louise Whaley passed away in 1942 in Reading, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Ruth Louise Whaley entered the world in Reading, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America, born to Adelbert S Whaley And Aldora O Ent.
  • Ruth Louise Whaley married George Harold Benjamin, and had children including Calista Ann Carmean, Harrison J Benjamin, James Arthur Benjamin, Jerry Lee Benjamin, June Loraine Carlisle, Maxine Elizabeth Benjamin, Robert Udelmer Benjamin, Thelma Aldora Benjamin.
  • Ruth Louise Whaley passed away in 1942 in Reading, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Ruth Whaley's Ancestors

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Ruth Whaley
1901–1942
Birth Place: Reading, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
Adelbert S. Whaley
1852–1915
Michigan, United States of America
Aldora (O.) Ent
1864–1950
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Whaley's Descendants

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Ruth (Louise) Whaley (28 June 1901–21 January 1942) m. George (Harold) Benjamin (18 May 1898–8 May 1960)
  1. 1. Jerry (Lee) Benjamin 1941–2017 m. Marcia (Gail) Smith 1943–2014
  2. 2. Harrison (J.) Benjamin 1922–1959
  3. 3. Thelma (Aldora) Benjamin 1929–1946
  4. 4. Robert (Udelmer) Benjamin 1934–1979
  5. 5. June (Loraine) Carlisle 1924–2010
  6. 6. Maxine (Elizabeth) Benjamin 1919–1999 m. George (Marion) Spencer 1913–2007
    1. 1. Christine (Ann) Graening 1939–2016
  7. 7. Calista (Ann) Carmean 1927–1968
  8. 8. James (Arthur) Benjamin 1938–2019 m. Penny Harris 1942–2015

Ruth Whaley's Timeline

2 Records

1901
28 June 1901
Birth of Ruth Louise Whaley in Reading, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America
Reading, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America
1942
21 January 1942
Age 41
Death of Ruth Louise Whaley in Pittsfield, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America
Pittsfield, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 June 1901
    Event Place: Reading, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1942
    Event Place: Pittsfield, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Reading, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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