Fred Lewis Ruth

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Fred Lewis Ruth

Birth
Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Death
6 Nov 1959 (aged 71)
Mississippi, USA
Burial
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Fred Lewis Ruth , the son of William C. Ruth and Mary Etta Davis Ruth , was born November 17 , 1887 in Calhoun County , Mississippi . His paternal grandparents were Starling D. Ruth and Mary R. Dillard Ruth . His siblings were Thadious L. Ruth , Annie L. Ruth , and Abbie Ruth . He first married Maudie B. Shinall . Maudie and Fred had one child Albert Grover Ruth , but Fred and Maudie divorced . Albert Grover Ruth married Mae Eve Turner . Fred Lewis Ruth married Mishie Stevens Feb. 22 , 1914 . Fred and Mishie's children were William Ivan "Bill" Ruth , Lewis Cleveland Ruth , John Henry Ruth , Dow Ruth , Luna Ruth , George W. Ruth , Deward Hershel Ruth , Ruby Ruth Middleton , Betty Ruth Craddock , James H. "Jim " Ruth , and Bob Ruth . Sometime after his wife Mishie's death in 1940 Fred Ruth married Nannie Amanda Josephine Price Anderson . Fred L. Ruth died on November 6 , 1959 . ( A copy of the joint will for Fred and his wife Nannie Ruth is in Will Book 4 page 353 in the Lee County , Ms. Chancery Clerk's office in the Justice Court Building in Tupelo , Ms. It was signed on January 13 , 1949 with the signature names being written as F. L. Ruth and Mrs . Nannie J. Ruth . )
Fred Lewis Ruth , the son of William C. Ruth and Mary Etta Davis Ruth , was born November 17 , 1887 in Calhoun County , Mississippi . His paternal grandparents were Starling D. Ruth and Mary R. Dillard Ruth . His siblings were Thadious L. Ruth , Annie L. Ruth , and Abbie Ruth . He first married Maudie B. Shinall . Maudie and Fred had one child Albert Grover Ruth , but Fred and Maudie divorced . Albert Grover Ruth married Mae Eve Turner . Fred Lewis Ruth married Mishie Stevens Feb. 22 , 1914 . Fred and Mishie's children were William Ivan "Bill" Ruth , Lewis Cleveland Ruth , John Henry Ruth , Dow Ruth , Luna Ruth , George W. Ruth , Deward Hershel Ruth , Ruby Ruth Middleton , Betty Ruth Craddock , James H. "Jim " Ruth , and Bob Ruth . Sometime after his wife Mishie's death in 1940 Fred Ruth married Nannie Amanda Josephine Price Anderson . Fred L. Ruth died on November 6 , 1959 . ( A copy of the joint will for Fred and his wife Nannie Ruth is in Will Book 4 page 353 in the Lee County , Ms. Chancery Clerk's office in the Justice Court Building in Tupelo , Ms. It was signed on January 13 , 1949 with the signature names being written as F. L. Ruth and Mrs . Nannie J. Ruth . )

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FRED L. RUTH NOV. 17 , 1887 NOV. 6 , 1959 PRECIOUS LORD TAKE MY HAND