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William Lewis Carruthers 1915–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jan 1915

Birth Location: Scranton, Osage, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 21 Feb 1976

Death Location: Scranton, Osage County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: John Nelson

Mother: Emma Gunterman

Spouse(s): Jane Crampsey

Children(s):

In 1915, William Lewis Carruthers entered the world in Scranton, Osage, Kansas, USA, born to John Thos Jack Nelson And Emma Mary Gunterman. In 1920, William Lewis Carruthers resided in Scranton, Osage, Kansas, USA. In 1925, William Lewis Carruthers resided in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA. William Lewis Carruthers married Jane Jean Theresa Crampsey, and had children including Carruthers. William Lewis Carruthers passed away in 1976 in Scranton, Osage County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1915, William Lewis Carruthers entered the world in Scranton, Osage, Kansas, USA, born to John Thos Jack Nelson And Emma Mary Gunterman.
  • In 1920, William Lewis Carruthers resided in Scranton, Osage, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1925, William Lewis Carruthers resided in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA.
  • William Lewis Carruthers married Jane Jean Theresa Crampsey, and had children including Carruthers.
  • William Lewis Carruthers passed away in 1976 in Scranton, Osage County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Nelson
1893–1970
Birth Location: Magdalen, Wiggenhall St Mary, Norfolk, England
JN
Emma Gunterman
1889–1954
Birth Location: Scranton, Osage, Kansas, United States
EG

Spouses(s)

Jane Crampsey
1929–1979
Birth Location: Ballyhacket Downhill, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
JC

Children(s)

William Carruthers's Ancestors

Self
William Carruthers
1915–1976
Birth Place: Scranton, Osage, Kansas, USA
Parents
John Thos (Jack) Nelson
1893–1970
Magdalen, Wiggenhall St Mary, Norfolk, England
Emma (Mary) Gunterman
1889–1954
Scranton, Osage, Kansas, United States
Grandparents
Robert Nelson
1857–1945
Tilney All Saints, Norfolk, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Shearwood
1861–1929
Tottenhill, Norfolk, England
Franz (Anton) Guntermann
1844–1901
Braunshausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Mary (Clara) Scheer
1851–1930
Braunshausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hardiman Nelson
1822–
Maria Nelson
1830–
Ann Shearwood
1839–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sherwood
1787–1858
Mary Garner
1797–

William Carruthers's Timeline

14 Records

1915
04 Jan 1915
Birth of William Lewis Carruthers in Scranton, Osage, Kansas, USA
Scranton, Osage, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
William Lewis Carruthers resided here in Scranton, Osage, Kansas, USA
Scranton, Osage, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 10
William Lewis Carruthers resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
William Lewis Carruthers resided here in Topeka, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
William Lewis Carruthers resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 25
William Lewis Carruthers resided here in , Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1946
1 Mar 1946
Age 31
William Lewis Carruthers resided here in Topeka, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
William Lewis Carruthers resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1957
1957
Age 42
William Lewis Carruthers resided here in Topeka, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Kansas, USA
1959
1959
Age 44
William Lewis Carruthers resided here in Topeka, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Kansas, USA
1960
1960
Age 45
William Lewis Carruthers resided here in Topeka, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Kansas, USA
1962
1962
Age 47
William Lewis Carruthers resided here in Topeka, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Kansas, USA
1963
1963
Age 48
William Lewis Carruthers resided here in Topeka, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Kansas, USA
1976
21 Feb 1976
Age 61
Death of William Lewis Carruthers in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Scranton, Osage, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Scranton, Osage, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_146; Line: 25

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Topeka, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340457

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01259; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 89-31A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01259; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 89-31A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Topeka, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Cities (1919-1961); Reel Number: 31984_254694

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, 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: Topeka, Shawnee, Kan

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Topeka, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Counties (1953-1979); Reel Number: 43877_343786

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Topeka, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Counties (1953-1979); Reel Number: 43877_343820

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Topeka, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Counties (1953-1979); Reel Number: 43877_343837

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Topeka, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Topeka, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kansas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 61

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1976
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scranton, Osage County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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