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Priscilla (Townsend) Ruark (1793 - 1856)

Priscilla Ruark formerly Townsend
Born in Worcester, Maryland, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Wife of — married 13 Feb 1816 in Worcester Co, MDmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 63 in Greene, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

Priscilla was born in 1793. Priscilla Townsend ... She passed away in 1856. An incorrect YOB of 1786 is at http://records.ancestry.com/priscilla_townsend_records.ashx?pid=79767767 - this source also states she married William Hudson - but provides no further details. I believe this is incorrect. Vondrak-7 11:55, 11 June 2015 (EDT)

Marriage

The 1816 marriage is between Daniel Ruark and Priscilla Hudson[1]

Birth

Date: 1 Mar 1793 [2]

Census

Census:
Date: 1850
Place: Greene County, IL

1850 United States Federal Census[3]

Name: James Ruark Age: 25 Birth Year: abt 1825 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1850: Between Macoupin and Apple Creeks, Greene, Illinois Gender: Male Family Number: 281 Household Members: Name Age James Ruark 25 Rebecca Ruark 22 Josiah Ruark 4 Mary E Ruark 0 Nancy Ruark 16 Presilla Ruark 57

Note

Note 1850: living with daughter Nancy, Son James - his wife and 2 children

Burial

She is buried in Rubicon Cemetery, Greene Co, IL see the following link:[2] Her tombstone has her first name misspelled![4]

Sources

  1. Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940
  2. Place: Worcester Co, MDSource: #S5 Data: Text: [1]
  3. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85T-8MJ : 27 February 2020), Presilla Ruark in household of James Ruark, Greene county, part of, Greene, Illinois, United States; citing family 281, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71913355/priscilla-ruark








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