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William Ray Rudd 1912–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1912

Birth Location: Graves, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 Sep 1980

Death Location: Kaler, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Edward Rudd

Mother: Nancy Rudd

Spouse(s): Dorothy Brown

Children(s): Wanda Rudd, Richard Rudd, John Rudd

William Ray Rudd was born in 1912 in Graves, Kentucky, USA, the child of Edward Eddie Ed Clarence Rudd And Nancy Melinda Thomasson Rudd. In 1920, William Ray Rudd resided in Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, USA. William Ray Rudd married Dorothy Imogene Brown, and had children including John D Rudd, Richard Rudd, Wanda Jill Rudd. William Ray Rudd passed away in 1980 in Kaler, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Ray Rudd was born in 1912 in Graves, Kentucky, USA, the child of Edward Eddie Ed Clarence Rudd And Nancy Melinda Thomasson Rudd.
  • In 1920, William Ray Rudd resided in Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Ray Rudd married Dorothy Imogene Brown, and had children including John D Rudd, Richard Rudd, Wanda Jill Rudd.
  • William Ray Rudd passed away in 1980 in Kaler, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Rudd
1884–1968
Birth Location: Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Rudd
1881–1956
Birth Location: Symsonia, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Brown
1920–2013
Birth Location: Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Wanda Rudd
1943–2023
Birth Location: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
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Richard Rudd
1944–2023
Birth Location: McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
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John Rudd
1942–2021
Birth Location: McCracken, Kentucky, USA
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William Rudd's Ancestors

Self
William Rudd
1912–1980
Birth Place: Graves, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Edward "Eddie\Ed" Clarence Rudd
1884–1968
Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Melinda Thomasson) Rudd
1881–1956
Symsonia, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Tilford) Rudd
1862–1933
Todd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Barbery ("Babra" Adaline Thompson) Rudd
1857–1914
Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
William (Manasseh 'Vines') Thomasson
1859–1945
Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Margaret (Jane "Maggie") Whitt
1856–1929
Graves, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Rudd
1830–1879
Mary Hightower
1831–1902
Alexander Thompson
1822–1870
Mary Creason
1832–
William Thomasson
1839–1926
Mary Lyles
1845–1899
John Whitt
1823–1858
Nancy Lamb
1834–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bryant Rudd
1785–1847
Susan Smith
1795–1837
Abijah Hightower
1782–1862
Elizabeth Hightower
1799–1864
Michael Creason
1794–1858
Barbara Park
1807–1870
William Thomasson
1810–1870
Elizabeth Wallace
1822–
Nathaniel Lyles
1811–1870
Sallie Egner\Agnew\Agner
1811–1847
Pool Whitt
1795–1847
Sarah Whitt
1796–
Levi Lamb
1782–1842
Mary Smith
1793–1859

William Rudd's Descendants

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William (Ray) Rudd (1 Aug 1912–25 Sep 1980) m. Dorothy (Imogene) Brown (27 Dec 1920–14 Aug 2013)
  1. 1. Wanda (Jill) Rudd 1943–2023 m. Kenneth (Ray) Bugg 1940–2019
  2. 2. Richard Rudd 1944–2023 m. Wanda (Priscilla) Rudd 1945–2022
  3. 3. John (D) Rudd 1942–2021

William Rudd's Timeline

8 Records

1912
1 Aug 1912
Birth of William Ray Rudd in Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, USA
Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, USA
1912
1 Aug 1912
Birth of William Ray Rudd in Graves, Kentucky, USA
Graves, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
William Ray Rudd resided here in Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, USA
Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
William Ray Rudd resided here in Graves, Kentucky, USA
Graves, Kentucky, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 39
William Ray Rudd resided here in Kentucky
Kentucky
1961
Abt 1961
Age 49
William Ray Rudd resided here in Symsonia
Symsonia
1980
25 Sep 1980
Age 68
Death of William Ray Rudd in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
1980
25 Sep 1980
Age 68
Death of William Ray Rudd in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1912
    Event Place: Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1912
    Event Place: Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 553
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Paducah Sun; Publication Date: 26 Sep 1980; Publication Place: Paducah, Kentucky, USA; ,0.045517422,0.37615743,0.27235296&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Kentucky
    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 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1961
    Event Place: Symsonia
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Paducah Sun; Publication Date: 28 Jun 1961; Publication Place: Paducah, Kentucky, USA; ,0.22999153,0.61258334,0.5885858&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Paducah Sun; Publication Date: 26 Sep 1980; Publication Place: Paducah, Kentucky, USA; ,0.045517422,0.37615743,0.27235296&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hickory, Graves, Kentucky, 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 Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 553

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1980
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1980
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Paducah Sun; Publication Date: 26 Sep 1980; Publication Place: Paducah, Kentucky, USA; ,0.045517422,0.37615743,0.27235296&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kaler, Graves County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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