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Ruth I Cook 1916 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1916

Birth Location: Maine

Death Date: 28 August 1983

Death Location: Bangor, Maine

Father: Wesley Cook

Mother: Josephine Robbins

Spouse(s): Vernon Grindle

Children(s): Janet Grindle, Joan Grindle, Vernon Grindle, Owen Grindle, Geneva Grindle, Ruth Grindle, Bertha Grindle, Russell Grindle

In 1916, Ruth I Cook entered the world in Maine, born to Wesley Cook and Josephine Robbins. Years later, Ruth I Cook married Vernon L Grindle, and the couple became parents to Janet R Grindle, Joan B Grindle, Vernon E Grindle, Owen E Grindle, Geneva M Grindle, Ruth E Grindle, Bertha H Grindle and Russell J Grindle. Ruth I Cook died in 1983 in Bangor, Maine.

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Parents

Wesley Cook
1880 – 1941
Birth Location: Thorndike, Waldo, Maine, USA
WC
Josephine Robbins
1881 – 1966
Birth Location: Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America
JR

Spouses(s)

Vernon Grindle
1909 – 1957
Birth Location: Maine
VG

Children(s)

Janet Grindle
1937 –
Birth Location: Maine
JG
Joan Grindle
1938 –
Birth Location: Maine
JG
Vernon Grindle
1941 –
Birth Location: Maine
VG
Owen Grindle
1944 –
Birth Location: Maine
OG
Geneva Grindle
1945 –
Birth Location: Maine
GG
Ruth Grindle
1946 –
Birth Location: Maine
RG
Bertha Grindle
1947 –
Birth Location: Maine
BG
Russell Grindle
1948 –
Birth Location: Maine
RG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1916
    Event Place: Maine
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Maine, U.S., Death Index, 1960-1997, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01493; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-4, 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: Belfast, Wal

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01493; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01493; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 14-4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo, Maine, 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: Belfast, Wal

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belfast, ME
    Record Source: Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1892-1996

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 August 1983
    Event Place: Bangor, Maine
    Record Source: Maine, U.S., Death Index, 1960-1997, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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