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William Wendell Rucker 1926–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1926

Birth Location: Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Death Date: 27 Aug 2001

Death Location: Wetumka, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Royal Sr

Mother: Bertha Poole

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of William Wendell Rucker began in 1926 in Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America. In 1930, William Wendell Rucker resided in Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA. In 1935, William Wendell Rucker resided in Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma. William Wendell Rucker passed away in 2001 in Wetumka, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Wendell Rucker began in 1926 in Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America.
  • In 1930, William Wendell Rucker resided in Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1935, William Wendell Rucker resided in Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma.
  • William Wendell Rucker passed away in 2001 in Wetumka, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Rucker's Ancestors

Self
William Rucker
1926–2001
Birth Place: Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Parents
Royal Thomas Rucker Sr
1879–1970
Virginia, United States
Bertha Poole
1901–1992
Texas
Grandparents
Zillar Wisner
1881–1967
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Wisner
1843–1911
Mary Wisner-Simpson
1853–1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wm Wisener
1812–1882
Mary Royalty
1819–1878
Jack Simpson
1815–1870
Esther
1840–1910

William Rucker's Timeline

9 Records

1926
21 Feb 1926
Birth of William Wendell Rucker in Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 4
William Wendell Rucker resided here in Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
William Wendell Rucker resided here in Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma
Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 14
William Wendell Rucker resided here in Yeager Township, Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
Yeager Township, Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
1944
1944
Age 18
William Wendell Rucker resided here in Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
William Wendell Rucker resided here in Antelope, Logan, Oklahoma, USA
Antelope, Logan, Oklahoma, USA
1951
Bef. 1951
Age 25
William Wendell Rucker resided here in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1987
1987
Age 61
William Wendell Rucker resided here in Wetumka, OK
Wetumka, OK
2001
27 Aug 2001
Age 75
Death of William Wendell Rucker in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1926
    Event Place: Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Oklahoman; Publication Date: 29 Aug 2001; Publication Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.25164348,0.97305596,0.26920214&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2341641

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03298; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 32-32

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Yeager Township, Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03298; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 32-32

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, 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 Oklahoma, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 436

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Antelope, Logan, Oklahoma, 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: Antelope, Logan, Okl

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bef. 1951
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Wetumka, OK
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clinton, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hughes, Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, OK
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 2001
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Oklahoman; Publication Date: 29 Aug 2001; Publication Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.25164348,0.97305596,0.26920214&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wetumka, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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