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William Otha Rouse 1914–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 November 1914

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 2 August 1991

Death Location: Grifton, Pitt County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Leslie Rouse

Mother: Ida Ross

Spouse(s): Bonnie Rouse

Children(s):

William Otha Rouse was born in 1914 in North Carolina, the child of Leslie Russell Rouse And Ida L Ross. In 1935, William Otha Rouse resided in Rural, Lenoir, North Carolina. In 1940, William Otha Rouse resided in Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina, USA. William Otha Rouse married Bonnie Ruth Jackson Rouse, and had children including Jimmy Rouse, Robert Alvin Rouse, William A Rouse. William Otha Rouse passed away in 1991 in Grifton, Pitt County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Otha Rouse was born in 1914 in North Carolina, the child of Leslie Russell Rouse And Ida L Ross.
  • In 1935, William Otha Rouse resided in Rural, Lenoir, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, William Otha Rouse resided in Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Otha Rouse married Bonnie Ruth Jackson Rouse, and had children including Jimmy Rouse, Robert Alvin Rouse, William A Rouse.
  • William Otha Rouse passed away in 1991 in Grifton, Pitt County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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William Rouse's Ancestors

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William Rouse
1914–1991
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Leslie Russell Rouse
1888–1962
Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ida (L) Ross
1888–1980
Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rouse's Timeline

5 Records

1914
22 November 1914
Birth of William Otha Rouse in North Carolina
North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 21
William Otha Rouse resided here in Rural, Lenoir, North Carolina
Rural, Lenoir, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 26
William Otha Rouse resided here in Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
William Otha Rouse resided here in Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
1991
2 August 1991
Age 77
Death of William Otha Rouse in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 November 1914
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02959; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 74-53
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: 1065; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 74-82

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Lenoir, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02959; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 74-53

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02959; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 74-53

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Swift Creek, Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: 1065; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 74-82

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 August 1991
    Event Place: New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grifton, Pitt County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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