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Rutha Jane Williams 1877–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 MAY 1877

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 MAY 1961

Death Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

Father: James Williams

Mother: Margaret Owen

Spouse(s): Robert Robbins, Marion Cockrum

Children(s): James Robbins, Myrtle Cockrum, Thomas Robbins, Hazel Cockrum, Houston Cockrum

Rutha Jane Williams was born in 1877 in North Carolina, USA, the child of James Dekalb Williams And Margaret Melinda Owen. In 1880, Rutha Jane Williams resided in Gloucester, Transylvania, North Carolina, United S. Rutha Jane Williams married Marion Hugh Cockrum, Robert A Robbins, and had children including Hazel Irene Cockrum, Houston Jesse Cockrum, James Dawson Robbins, Myrtle Cockrum, Thomas Jackson Robbins. Rutha Jane Williams passed away in 1961 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Rutha Jane Williams was born in 1877 in North Carolina, USA, the child of James Dekalb Williams And Margaret Melinda Owen.
  • In 1880, Rutha Jane Williams resided in Gloucester, Transylvania, North Carolina, United S.
  • Rutha Jane Williams married Marion Hugh Cockrum, Robert A Robbins, and had children including Hazel Irene Cockrum, Houston Jesse Cockrum, James Dawson Robbins, Myrtle Cockrum, Thomas Jackson Robbins.
  • Rutha Jane Williams passed away in 1961 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.

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Rutha Williams's Ancestors

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Rutha Williams
1877–1961
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Dekalb Williams
1849–1923
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Melinda) Owen
1857–1880
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Benjamin) Williams
1805–1847
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) King
1809–1870
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Williams
1763–1837
Hannah McManus
1769–1847
Samuel King
1772–1849
Mary Kelly
1777–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel King
1747–1828
Elizabeth Underwood
1739–1827
Henry Kelly
1742–1832
Mary Whiteside
1756–1838

Rutha Williams's Descendants

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Rutha (Jane) Williams (24 MAY 1877–30 MAY 1961) m. Robert (A.) Robbins (5 JAN 1868–1900) m. Marion (Hugh) Cockrum (16 JAN 1879–4 MAY 1925)
  1. 1. James (Dawson) Robbins 1895–1967 m. Susie Mayberry 1903–1944
    1. 1. Verna (Mae) Robbins 1918–1989
    2. 2. Vernon (Lois) Robbins 1920–1970
  2. 2. Myrtle Cockrum 1914–1997 m. Clark Harp 1913–1982
  3. 3. Thomas (Jackson) Robbins 1901–1974 m. Rittie Finley 1896–1927
    1. 1. Marvin (Kelly) Robbins 1921–1943
    2. 2. Magada (Ruth) Robbins 1922–1974
  4. 4. Hazel (Irene) Cockrum 1919–2002
  5. 5. Houston (Jesse) Cockrum 1917–1939 m. Vivian (Thelma) Cooper 1917–2000

Rutha Williams's Timeline

3 Records

1877
24 MAY 1877
Birth of Rutha Jane Williams in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
Rutha Jane Williams resided here in Gloucester, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Gloucester, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
1961
30 MAY 1961
Age 84
Death of Rutha Jane Williams in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 MAY 1877
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Polk, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1961
    Event Place: Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gloucester, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

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