Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Tabb was born about 1807, in Virginia, United States, her father, Edward Tabb, was 28 and her mother, Elitha "Leathy" Turner, was 32. She married James Ambrose Wheeler on 5 December 1828, in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died in April 1853, in Crittenden, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Kentucky, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Ruth Wheeler in household of Ambrose Wheeler, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ruth Taff in entry for Alexander W Wheeler and America Burtis Long, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Ruth Tabb in entry for Marian W. Wheeler, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1963"
Spouse and Children
1804–1855 Male
1807–1853 Female
Children (10)
1830– Male
1831– Male
1832–1872 Male
1834–1872 Male
1835–1911 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1780–1834 Male
1777– Female
Siblings (5)
1807–1853 Female
1815– Female
1819–1881 Male
1820–1881 Female
1821– Female
World Events (8)
1808
Age 1
1812 · Monumental Church Built
Age 5
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 13
Name Meaning
English (Cornwall and Devon):
from a Middle English personal name derived from Old English Tæbba, of uncertain origin if not related to the word in 2 below.
possibly a nickname from Middle English tabbe ‘tab, short strap’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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