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Ruth Edith Willis 1917 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 April 1917

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 09 August 1917

Death Location: Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Willis

Mother: Nellie Shales

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Children(s):

In 1917, Ruth Edith Willis entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to James Brooks Willis and Nellie B. Shales. Ruth Edith Willis passed away in 1917 in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Ruth Edith Willis entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to James Brooks Willis and Nellie B. Shales.
  • Ruth Edith Willis passed away in 1917 in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Ruth Willis's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Willis
1917 – 1917
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
James Brooks Willis
1891 – 1957
Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Nellie (B.) Shales
1895 – 1950
Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Elias) Willis
1861 – 1932
Richmond, Surrey, England
Rachel Morgan
1861 – 1940
St John, Glamorgan, Wales
Freas ((George)) Shales
1860 – 1897
Huntington Township, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth ("Eliza" Evans) (Shales)
1861 – 1941
Wales
Great-Grandparents
Elias Willis
1833 – 1869
Mary Barlow
1835 –
David Morgan
1837 – 1907
Mary Morgan
1839 –
John Shales
1831 – 1863
Elizabeth Stark
1836 – 1912
Richard Evans
1838 –
Mary Jones
1840 – 1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John WILLIS
1798 –
Hannah Rose
1798 – 1876
John Barlow
Mary Barlow
Morgan Morgan
1806 – 1864
Rachel Thomas
1812 – 1896
Charles Shales
1806 – 1883
Sarah Edwards
1807 – 1869
George Stark
1804 – 1884
David Jones

Ruth Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1917
07 April 1917
Birth of Ruth Edith Willis in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1917
09 August 1917
Death of Ruth Edith Willis in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 April 1917
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 August 1917
    Event Place: Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

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