"Sallie" Ruthven was wife of George Ruthven, daughter of Medora Jane Coffman Smith and William Thomas Smith (1850-1902). She was the sister of Pearl Smith Cain, Ethel Iris Smith McCracken, and Essie Lora Smith Finegan. Their mother, Medora, was daughter of John Franklin Coffman (1805-1884) and Elizabeth Irvin Cobb (1813-1888) of Hopkins Co, KY. Medora's mother (according to DNA evidence) was descended from Ambrose Cobbs (1603-1655)(#41180724), who emigrated from Kent, England to the vicinity of Jamestown, VA about 1635, less than 30 years after the first American colony was founded.
"Sallie" Ruthven was wife of George Ruthven, daughter of Medora Jane Coffman Smith and William Thomas Smith (1850-1902). She was the sister of Pearl Smith Cain, Ethel Iris Smith McCracken, and Essie Lora Smith Finegan. Their mother, Medora, was daughter of John Franklin Coffman (1805-1884) and Elizabeth Irvin Cobb (1813-1888) of Hopkins Co, KY. Medora's mother (according to DNA evidence) was descended from Ambrose Cobbs (1603-1655)(#41180724), who emigrated from Kent, England to the vicinity of Jamestown, VA about 1635, less than 30 years after the first American colony was founded.
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