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Ruth Whitehead 1807–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1807

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Oct 1856

Death Location: Jefferson Co, Desoto, Missouri, United States

Father: Judge Whitehead

Mother: Nancy McMullin

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The story of Ruth Whitehead began in 1807 in Tennessee, USA. Ruth Whitehead passed away in 1856 in Jefferson Co, Desoto, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Whitehead began in 1807 in Tennessee, USA.
  • Ruth Whitehead passed away in 1856 in Jefferson Co, Desoto, Missouri, United States.

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Ruth Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Whitehead
1807–1856
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Judge Robert B. Whitted Whitehead
1774–1839
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy ("Annie" Caroline) McMullin
1775–1850
Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Whitehead
1748–1820
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Mary Waters
1752–1805
Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr.
1720–1755
Elizabeth Quicksill
1702–
John Waters
1720–1775
Margorie Beckwith*
1725–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel Whitehead
1672–1750
Rachel McKinney
1685–1750
Johnny Waters
1700–1782
Ida Ward
1700–1782
William Moreman
1700–

Ruth Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1807
1 Feb 1807
Birth of Ruth Whitehead in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1856
Oct 1856
Age 49
Death of Ruth Whitehead in Jefferson Co, Desoto, Missouri, United States
Jefferson Co, Desoto, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1807
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1856
    Event Place: Jefferson Co, Desoto, Missouri, United States

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