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Banks, Ruby[1]

Female 1915 - 1990  (74 years)


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  • Name Banks, Ruby 
    Birth 21 Sep 1915  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Birth 21 Sep 1915  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  West Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1930  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1940  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 8 Aug 1990  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Peaceful Hills Cemetery, Ice, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I102719  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2021 

    Father Banks, Bob Boyd,   b. 11 Dec 1888, Ice, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1973, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother McKnight, Celia Evelyn,   b. 22 Jul 1897, Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1983, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1912  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F96517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Collins, Gilmer,   b. 1914, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1944, Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 16 Nov 1935  [5, 6
    Children 
     1. Collins, Judi
     2. Collins, Glen Devon,   b. 11 Dec 1936, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 2003 (Age 66 years)
     3. Collins, Gary Wayne
    +4. Collins, Bill Ward,   b. 22 Jun 1942, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 2011, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F42594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Tyree, John Henry,   b. 1 Feb 1904, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1993, Marion, Marion, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 7 Mar 1953  Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F131068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Baker, Arlie,   b. 28 Sep 1911, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1999, Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jun 1978  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F131069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Sep 1915 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Sep 1915 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - West Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Mar 1953 - Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Jun 1978 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Aug 1990 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Peaceful Hills Cemetery, Ice, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S160953] Ruby Tyree in entry for John Henry Tyree, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014".

    2. [S160950] Ruby Banks in household of Boyd Banks, "United States Census, 1920".

    3. [S160949] Ruby Banks in household of Boyd Banks, "United States Census, 1930".

    4. [S160952] Ruby Day in household of Collins Gilmer Day, "United States Census, 1940".

    5. [S160946] Gilmer Collins, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    6. [S160951] Ruby Banks, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    7. [S160948] Ruby Banks Collins, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988".

    8. [S203442] J H Tyree, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988".

    9. [S160947] Ruby B Banks Collins, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988".