Brief Life History of Mamie Ruth
When Mamie Ruth Kimbrough was born on 8 August 1903, in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States, her father, James Blanton Kimbrough, was 38 and her mother, Susan Dera Howard, was 27. She married Cecil Roy Melton on 2 February 1935, in Ralls, Crosby, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Commissioner's Precinct 2, Crosby, Texas, United States in 1940 and Crosby, Texas, United States in 1950. She died on 13 February 1990, in Ralls, Crosby, Texas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Ralls, Crosby, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Ruth Melton, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ruth Kimbrough, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Mamie R Melton, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
1910–1992 Male
1903–1990 Female
Children (1)
1936–1999 Female
Parents and Siblings
1865–1939 Male
1875–1929 Female
Siblings (10)
1893–1962 Male
1895–1965 Male
1897–1958 Male
1900–1982 Female
1903–1990 Female
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World Events (8)
1904
Age 1
1911
Age 8
1927
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: from the female personal name Kynborough, recorded in Suffolk, England, as late as the 16th and 17th centuries. Although there is no Middle English evidence for it, this probably represents a survival of Old English female personal name Cyneburh, composed of the elements cyne- ‘royal’ + burh ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’. This was the name of a daughter of the 7th-century King Penda of Mercia, who, in spite of her father's staunch opposition to Christianity, was converted and founded an abbey, serving as its head. She was venerated as a saint, and gave her name to the village of Kimberley in Norfolk. The surname is now almost extinct in England, but continues to flourish in the US.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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