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Ruth Elizabeth Wood 1925 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1925

Birth Location: Ames, Story, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 3 Dec 1970

Death Location: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA

Father: Lyman Wood

Mother: Alice Benson

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Ruth Elizabeth Wood was born in 1925 in Ames, Story, Iowa, USA, the child of Lyman W Wood and Alice May Benson. Ruth Elizabeth Wood passed away in 1970 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elizabeth Wood was born in 1925 in Ames, Story, Iowa, USA, the child of Lyman W Wood and Alice May Benson.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Wood passed away in 1970 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA.

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Ruth Wood's Ancestors

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Ruth Wood
1925 – 1970
Birth Place: Ames, Story, Iowa, USA
Parents
Lyman W Wood
1899 – 1966
Traer, Tama, Iowa, USA
Alice (May) Benson
1898 – 1986
Primghar, O'Brien, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Justus (Andress) Benson
1871 – 1933
Elk Grove, Lafayette, Wisconsin, USA
Anna (Belle) Templin
1871 – 1956
Boonesboro, Boone, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Benson
1846 – 1924
Alice Hatch
1842 – 1924
William Templin
1832 – 1920
Catherine Olson
1838 – 1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Justus Benson
1808 – 1885
Eliza Knowlton
1810 – 1850
Andress Hatch
1806 – 1870
Polly Welton
1809 – 1899
Isaiah Templin
1810 – 1865
Elizabeth Clevenger
1813 – 1853
Hans Olson
1805 –
Catharine Olsdotter
1806 – 1893

Ruth Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1925
5 Sep 1925
Birth of Ruth Elizabeth Wood in Ames, Story, Iowa, USA
Ames, Story, Iowa, USA
1970
3 Dec 1970
Age 45
Death of Ruth Elizabeth Wood in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1925
    Event Place: Ames, Story, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1970
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA

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