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Ruth Elaine Woods 1916–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1916

Birth Location: Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas

Death Date: 25 Dec 2001

Death Location: Oroville, Butte County, California, United States of America

Father: Byron Woods

Mother: Vega Hawver

Spouse(s): Mack Faunce

Children(s):

Ruth Elaine Woods was born in 1916 in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, the child of Byron Clarence Woods And Vega Hawver. In 1920, Ruth Elaine Woods resided in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA. In 1930, Ruth Elaine Woods resided in Oroville, Oroville, Butte, California, USA. Ruth Elaine Woods married Mack C Faunce. Ruth Elaine Woods passed away in 2001 in Oroville, Butte County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elaine Woods was born in 1916 in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, the child of Byron Clarence Woods And Vega Hawver.
  • In 1920, Ruth Elaine Woods resided in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA.
  • In 1930, Ruth Elaine Woods resided in Oroville, Oroville, Butte, California, USA.
  • Ruth Elaine Woods married Mack C Faunce.
  • Ruth Elaine Woods passed away in 2001 in Oroville, Butte County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Byron Woods
1886–1919
Birth Location: Dunkirk, Hardin, Ohio
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Vega Hawver
1888–1965
Birth Location: Auburn, Placer, California
VH

Spouses(s)

Mack Faunce
1910–1978
Birth Location: Haileyville, Pittsburg, Oklahoma
MF

Children(s)

Ruth Woods's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Woods
1916–2001
Birth Place: Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas
Parents
Byron Clarence Woods
1886–1919
Dunkirk, Hardin, Ohio
Vega Hawver
1888–1965
Auburn, Placer, California
Grandparents
James ("Wesley") Woods
1861–1938
Williamstown, Hancock, Ohio, USA
Mariette ("Etta") Swezey
1866–1936
Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States
John (Carpenter) Hawver
1854–1914
North San Juan, Nevada, California
Lucretia Backus
1859–1910
Defiance County, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Henry Hawver
1822–1903
Anastasia Douglass
1825–1906
Alexander Backus
1816–1861
Harriet Woodward
1825–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Backus
1785–1825
Tempera Lord
1786–1864

Ruth Woods's Timeline

10 Records

1916
7 Aug 1916
Birth of Ruth Elaine Woods in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas
Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas
1920
1920
Age 4
Ruth Elaine Woods resided here in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA
Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Ruth Elaine Woods resided here in Oroville, Oroville, Butte, California, USA
Oroville, Oroville, Butte, California, USA
1934
Abt 1934
Age 18
Ruth Elaine Woods resided here in Palermo
Palermo
1935
1935
Age 19
Ruth Elaine Woods resided here in Oroville, Butte, California
Oroville, Butte, California
1940
1940
Age 24
Ruth Elaine Woods resided here in Oroville Judicial Township, Oroville, Butte, California, USA
Oroville Judicial Township, Oroville, Butte, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Ruth Elaine Woods resided here in Oroville, Butte, California, USA
Oroville, Butte, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 35
Ruth Elaine Woods resided here in California
California
1993
1993
Age 77
Ruth Elaine Woods resided here in Oroville, CA
Oroville, CA
2001
25 Dec 2001
Age 85
Death of Ruth Elaine Woods in Oroville, Butte, California
Oroville, Butte, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1916
    Event Place: Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Oroville, Oroville, Butte, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oroville, Butte, California; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2339848

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1934
    Event Place: Palermo
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Oroville Mercury Register; Publication Date: 1 Sep 1934; Publication Place: Oroville, California, USA; ,0.80847096,0.5076383,0.8352952&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Oroville, Butte, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oroville, Butte, California; Roll: m-t0627-00193; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 4-40

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Oroville Judicial Township, Oroville, Butte, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oroville, Butte, California; Roll: m-t0627-00193; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 4-40

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oroville, Butte, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oroville, Butte, Cal

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Oroville, CA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oroville, Butte, California
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oroville, Butte, Cal

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 2001
    Event Place: Oroville, Butte, California

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oroville, Butte County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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