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Ruth Kate Whitten 1911–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1911

Birth Location: Hunt, Texas, USA

Death Date: 13 Nov 1991

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: Walter Sr

Mother: Essie Pippins

Spouse(s): Samuel Watson

Children(s): Bobby Watson

Ruth Kate Whitten was born in 1911 in Hunt, Texas, USA, the child of Walter Crawford Whitten Sr And Essie Lee Pippins. In 1920, Ruth Kate Whitten resided in Dallas Precinct 19, Dallas, Texas, USA. In 1930, Ruth Kate Whitten resided in Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA. Ruth Kate Whitten married Samuel Berry Watson, and had children including Bobby Gene Watson, William Walter Watson. Ruth Kate Whitten passed away in 1991 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Kate Whitten was born in 1911 in Hunt, Texas, USA, the child of Walter Crawford Whitten Sr And Essie Lee Pippins.
  • In 1920, Ruth Kate Whitten resided in Dallas Precinct 19, Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Ruth Kate Whitten resided in Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • Ruth Kate Whitten married Samuel Berry Watson, and had children including Bobby Gene Watson, William Walter Watson.
  • Ruth Kate Whitten passed away in 1991 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Sr
1887–1951
Birth Location: Bingen, Arkansas, Howard, Arkansas, USA
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Essie Pippins
1890–
Birth Location: Rockwall, Rockwall County, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Watson
1908–1960
Birth Location: Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
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Children(s)

Bobby Watson
1949–2016
Birth Location: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
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Ruth Whitten's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Whitten
1911–1991
Birth Place: Hunt, Texas, USA
Parents
Walter Crawford Whitten Sr
1887–1951
Bingen, Arkansas, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Essie (Lee) Pippins
1890–
Rockwall, Rockwall County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Lowndes (Kirk) Whitten
1856–1928
Mississippi or South Carolina, USA
Catherine (E) Holcomb
1861–1928
Talladega County, Alabama
Isaac (Monroe) Pippin
1852–1925
, Monroe, Georgia, United States
Annie (Emily) Taylor
1852–1903
Monroe County, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Levi Whitten
1818–1895
Elinor Ivens
1818–1860
Joel Holcombe
1817–1892
Sara Cabaniss
1842–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whitten
1799–1851
Sarah Whitten
1800–1837

Ruth Whitten's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Kate) Whitten (27 Jun 1911–13 Nov 1991) m. Samuel (Berry) Watson (12 Aug 1908–26 Mar 1960)
  1. 1. Bobby (Gene) Watson 1949–2016

Ruth Whitten's Timeline

6 Records

1911
27 Jun 1911
Birth of Ruth Kate Whitten in Hunt, Texas, USA
Hunt, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Ruth Kate Whitten resided here in Dallas Precinct 19, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas Precinct 19, Dallas, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Ruth Kate Whitten resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1947
1947
Age 36
Ruth Kate Whitten resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Ruth Kate Whitten resided here in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1991
13 Nov 1991
Age 80
Death of Ruth Kate Whitten in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Publication Date: 16 Nov 1991; Publication Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA; ,0.60940313,0.5071752,0.77692884&xid=3355
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 548; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 261-239A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dallas Precinct 19, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, 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: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 548; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 261-239A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Worth
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Publication Date: 16 Nov 1991; Publication Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA; ,0.60940313,0.5071752,0.77692884&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas
    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: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 548; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 261-239A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1991
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Publication Date: 16 Nov 1991; Publication Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA; ,0.60940313,0.5071752,0.77692884&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Publication Date: 16 Nov 1991; Publication Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA; ,0.60940313,0.5071752,0.77692884&xid=3355
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