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William Ruffin Perry 1896 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1896

Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina

Death Date: 26 Nov 1978

Death Location: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina

Father: William Perry

Mother: Sarah Thomas

Spouse(s): Elma Etheridge, Annie Jones

Children(s): Royce Perry

The birth of William Ruffin Perry took place in 1896 in Bertie, North Carolina, to William Gilbert Perry and Sarah "Sallie" Eliza Thomas. William Ruffin Perry married Elma Mae Etheridge and Annie Hughes Jones, and together they had Royce Ingram Perry. William Ruffin Perry's death occurred in 1978 in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina.

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Parents

William Perry
1870 – 1939
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Thomas
1878 – 1959
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elma Etheridge
1902 – 1978
Birth Location: South Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Annie Jones
1906 – 2000
Birth Location: Currituck County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Royce Perry
1925 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 May 1896
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Nov 1978
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina
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