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Ruth Olivet James 1923 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1923

Birth Location: Alma Clarke, Alabama

Death Date: 31 May 2000

Death Location: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Father: John James

Mother: Estella Rocker

Spouse(s): Clint Gillespie

Children(s): Clint Gillespie, Mary Gillespie, William Gillespie, Bonita Gillespie, Alice Gillespie, Darlene Gillespie, Leevones Gillespie

It was in 1923 that Ruth Olivet James was born in Alma Clarke, Alabama, a child of John Carter James and Estella (Bettie) Rocker. Ruth Olivet James went on to marry Clint W Gillespie and had children such as Clint Gillespie, Mary Ann Gillespie, William Gillespie, Bonita Gillespie, Alice Gillespie, Darlene Gillespie and Leevones Gillespie. Ruth Olivet James was deceased by 2000 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA.

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Parents

John James
1899 – 1970
Birth Location: Clark County, Alabama
JJ
Estella Rocker
1902 – 1943
Birth Location: Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
ER

Spouses(s)

Clint Gillespie
1922 – 2008
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
CG

Children(s)

Clint Gillespie
1952 – 1996
Birth Location: –
CG
Mary Gillespie
1955 – 1999
Birth Location: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA
MG
William Gillespie
Birth Location: –
WG
Bonita Gillespie
Birth Location: –
BG
Alice Gillespie
Birth Location: –
AG
Darlene Gillespie
Birth Location: –
DG
Leevones Gillespie
Birth Location: –
LG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 May 1923
    Event Place: Alma Clarke, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00063; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-42, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Year: 1930; Census Place: Toulminville and Prichard, Mobile, Alabama; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2339775

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 25 May 1943
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Marriage Index, 1800-1969

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Toulminville and Prichard, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Toulminville and Prichard, Mobile, Alabama; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2339775

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00063; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-42

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00063; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-42

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1959
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 31 May 2000
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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