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Leora Etta Rishforth

Leora Etta Rishforth

Female 1909 - 1952  (42 years)


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  • Name Leora Etta Rishforth 
    Birth 27 Nov 1909  Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  Jackson Township, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1920  Jackson Township, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1930  Union Township, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 7 Mar 1952  Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • She died from third degree burns due to a kerosene explosion which burned 80% of her body. The accident occured at her home in Ripley, Brown County, Ohio.
    Burial 9 Mar 1952  Maplewood Cemetery, Ripley, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I50406  Family
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2010 

    Father George W. Rishforth,   b. 3 Dec 1869, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1947, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Daisey Dell Sowers,   b. 19 Nov 1878, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1948, Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jan 1898  Brown County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce Bef 1920 
    Family ID F14853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ralph Young,   b. Abt 1906, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1925 
    Age at Marriage She was ~ 15 years old - He was ~ 19 years old. 
    Divorce Bef 1950 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F18979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S232] Census - 1910 Brown County Ohio, District 9, page 87 (1B), family 26, age 4/12.

    2. [S53] Census - 1920 Brown County Ohio, District 33, page 85 (8A), family 170, age 10.

    3. [S251] Census - 1930 Brown County Ohio, District 25, page 195 (2A), family 28, age 20.

    4. [S5113] Vital Statistics, Certificate 5049.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Nov 1909 - Brown County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Jackson Township, Brown County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Jackson Township, Brown County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Union Township, Brown County, Ohio
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Mar 1952 - Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 9 Mar 1952 - Maplewood Cemetery, Ripley, Brown County, Ohio
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