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Ruth Faye PulleyAge: 80 years19312012

Name
Ruth Faye Pulley
Given names
Ruth Faye
Surname
Pulley
Married name
Ruth Faye Fletcher
Birth December 18, 1931 29 26
Birth of a brotherRobert Herschel Pulley Jr.
August 21, 1934 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherRachel Case “Rachie” Janney
February 12, 1939 (Age 7 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterMildred “Mickey” Pulley
December 17, 1940 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 9 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Census April 21, 1950 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 18 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Virgil Pulley
December 6, 1959 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Herschel Pulley
March 15, 1963 (Age 31 years)
Death of a motherRuby Patton
February 26, 1970 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 14 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a husbandCarl Osbourne Fletcher
June 11, 1979 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Herschel Pulley Jr.
April 3, 1982 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sisterMargaret Dolores “Dee” Pulley
May 11, 1993 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterDorothy Lorene Pulley
October 1, 1998 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterMildred “Mickey” Pulley
February 6, 1999 (Age 67 years)
Death June 14, 2012 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fletcher Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: April 1, 1931Stewart, Tennessee, United States
-3 years
elder sister
Margaret Dolores “Dee” Pulley
Birth: November 22, 1927 25 22Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 11, 1993Tennessee Ridge, Houston, Tennessee, United States
17 months
elder sister
Dorothy Lorene Pulley
Birth: April 8, 1929 27 24Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 1, 1998Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
3 years
herself
Ruth Faye Pulley
Birth: December 18, 1931 29 26Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 14, 2012Tennessee Ridge, Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Robert Herschel Pulley Jr.
Birth: August 21, 1934 32 29Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 3, 1982Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
6 years
younger sister
Mildred “Mickey” Pulley
Birth: December 17, 1940 38 35Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 6, 1999Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Family with Carl Osbourne Fletcher - View this family
husband
Carl Osbourne Fletcher
Birth: April 10, 1929Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: June 11, 1979Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
herself
Ruth Faye Pulley
Birth: December 18, 1931 29 26Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 14, 2012Tennessee Ridge, Houston, Tennessee, United States
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Ruth Faye Pulley has 10 first cousins recorded

Father's family (10)

Parents John Earl McElroy + Mary Julia Pulley
3Private
4Private
Parents William Henry “Willie” Pulley + Myrtle Elizabeth Ross
1Nannie Mae Pulley19201982
2Virginia Pulley19242007
3Ruth Ola Pulley19262000
4Private
5Private

Mother's family (0)

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Herschel Pulley - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pulley, Robert HheadMW38MTNSame HouseBarberOwn Shop
Pulley, RubyXwifeFW35MTNSame House
Pulley, DeloresdaughterFW12STNSame House
Pulley, DorothydaughterFW11STNSame House
Pulley, RuthdaughterFW8STNSame House
Pulley, Robert H JrsonMW5STNSame House

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Robert Herschel Pulley - Household

Going East to Spring Erin, Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Pulley, RobertheadMW48MarTNBarberIn Shop
Pulley, RubywifeFW45MarTNEneumeratorCensus
Pulley, RuthdaughterFW18NevTN
Pulley, Robert JrsonMW15NevTN
Pulley, MildreddaughterFW9NevTN