Ruth Presswood1

#21526, (c 1848 - )
FatherJosiah Presswood1 (c 1807 - c 1859)
MotherCatherine (-?-)1 (c 1809 - )
RelationshipGreat-grandaunt of Wilma Ilene Collins
Extended Family

Children of Ruth Presswood and Jacob Ginn
  • Elizabeth Ginn4 (1869 - 1939)
  • Jacob Ginn6 (1872 - )
  • William N Ginn7 (1878 - 1938)

Life Events

BirthRuth Presswood was born circa 1848 in Illinois.1
 
(with Parents) 1850 CensusRuth Preswood appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Perry County, Illinois,with her parents. She was 2 and born in Illinois.2
(with Mother) 1860 CensusRuth appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Township 5 Range 3 West, Perry County, Illinois, in the household of her mother Catherine. She was 12 and born in Illinois.1
MarriageRuth Presswood married Jacob Ginn on 21 Dec 1867 in Perry County, Illinois.3
 
1870 CensusJacob and Ruth Ginn appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Township 5 Range 3, Perry County, Illinois, enumerated 29 Jul 1870. The nearest post office was Pinckneyville. Jacob was 24, a farmer, born in Illinois. Ruth was 23, keeping house, and born in Illinois. Neither one could read or write. With them was Elizabeth (1).4 
Research Note Three year old Catherine Ginn died in Pinckneyville in July 1878 (likely a child of Jacob and Ruth). 
Note.In 1883, Jacob married Mrs Catherine Atherton.5 
Last Edited3 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S657] Online image of the 1860 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Illinois, Perry County, Pinckneyville, Roll 218, Page 90.
  2. [S1554] United States 1850 Federal Census. Illinois, Perry County, family number 966. Image viewed at Familysearch.
  3. [S855] Index to Illinois Marriages, text index online, 1763-1900, compiled by Illinois State Archives. Jacob Guin & Ruth Presswood, Perry County, vol 4 page 514.
  4. [S1739] 1870 Federal Census for United States, Illinois, Perry County, Township 5 Range 3, Roll M593_268, Page 225. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  5. [S855] Index to Illinois Marriages, text index online, 1763-1900, compiled by Illinois State Archives. Jacob Ginn & Mrs Catherine Atherton, Perry County, vol B page 98 #54.
  6. [S939] 1900 Federal Census for United States, Illinois, Perry County, Cutler, ED 47, Page 10B. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  7. [S2349] FamilySearch Historical Records Indexes to Illinois Deaths, 1916-1947, database compiled from Illinois Department of Health certificates of death. Viewed online at familysearch.org, William N Ginn, 1938.