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Ruth Whitaker 1895–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 NOV 1895

Birth Location: Topeka, KS

Death Date: 22 JUN 1971

Death Location: Phillipsburg, Phillips Co., KS

Father: James Whitaker

Mother: Mary Reuton

Spouse(s): Daniel Hopson

Children(s): Dan Hopson

Ruth Whitaker was born in 1895 in Topeka, KS, the child of James Edgar Herbert Whitaker And Mary Reuton. Ruth Whitaker married Daniel A Hopson, and had children including Dan W Hopson. Ruth Whitaker passed away in 1971 in Phillipsburg, Phillips Co., KS.

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Biography

  • Ruth Whitaker was born in 1895 in Topeka, KS, the child of James Edgar Herbert Whitaker And Mary Reuton.
  • Ruth Whitaker married Daniel A Hopson, and had children including Dan W Hopson.
  • Ruth Whitaker passed away in 1971 in Phillipsburg, Phillips Co., KS.

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Ruth Whitaker's Ancestors

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Ruth Whitaker
1895–1971
Birth Place: Topeka, KS
Parents
James Edgar Herbert Whitaker
1860–1921
Kansas
Mary Reuton
1865–1953
Illinois
Grandparents
James (Barnes) Whitaker
1832–1899
Boston, MA
Jenny (Venclia) Close
1831–1891
Great-Grandparents
Edgar Whitaker
1806–1883
Catharine Holland
1808–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Whitaker
1771–1835
Mary Kimball
1774–1836
John Holland
1758–1824
Sarah May
1772–1849

Ruth Whitaker's Descendants

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Ruth Whitaker (8 NOV 1895–22 JUN 1971) m. Daniel (A.) Hopson (26 NOV 1892–FEB 1965)
  1. 1. Dan (W.) Hopson 1930–1985 m. Phyllis Gray 1930–2004
    1. 1. Daniel (Gray) Hopson –1987

Ruth Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1895
8 NOV 1895
Birth of Ruth Whitaker in Topeka, KS
Topeka, KS
1971
22 JUN 1971
Age 76
Death of Ruth Whitaker in Phillipsburg, Phillips Co., KS
Phillipsburg, Phillips Co., KS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 NOV 1895
    Event Place: Topeka, KS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1971
    Event Place: Phillipsburg, Phillips Co., KS

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