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Ruth Adeline Terrell

Ruth Adeline Terrell

Female 1931 - 2007  (75 years)

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  • Name Ruth Adeline Terrell 
    Birth 8 Feb 1931  Oroville, Butte County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 22 Jan 2007  Parker, Douglas County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I20336  Family
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2014 

    Father Leonard Clayton Terrell 
    Mother Vera Ruth Curtis 
    Family ID F9835  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alvin Denton Thurman 
    Children 
     1. Myra Helen Christine Rainwater Thurman
     2. Moya Evelyn Cathleen Adeline Rainwater Thurman
    Family ID F6971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2024 

    Family 2 Paschal Eugene Rainwater 
    Family ID F11463  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Feb 1931 - Oroville, Butte County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S991] Thurman, John.

    2. [S1814] Fauls, Christine, 1-399.

    3. [S3651] Email - Fauls, Christine, David Rankin McCuistion; 27 June 2014; David A. McCuistion.
      From: Christine Fauls [mailto:christine@fauls.com]
      Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 12:06 PM
      To: David McCuistion; gmccuistion@live.com
      Subject: Re: FW: New message from ChristineRainwaterFauls on Ancestry.com: RE: David Rankin
      McCuistion

      Hi David,

      Thank you so much for reaching out to me and forwarding the great attachments. The 6
      attachments will take a while to read, and I am looking forward to the opportunity to share our
      greater family connections. The first thing is noticed was that your secretary is BJ McCuistion ...
      I have communicated with him in the past. I have also seen the brilliant work of Gloria
      McCuistion on Ancestry.com. My father gave me a copy of Leona Bean's thick book, which has
      been a delightful resource (as with all research, I have found some mistakes in her tireless work)
      . Genealogy can be tricky.

      My biological father is Alvin Denton Thurman, born 7 Aug 1931 in Fresno, Fresno County,
      California (he was an only child and is still living). My father's mother was Opal Irene
      McCuistion, born 29 Sep 1911 in Dodge, Delaware County, Oklahoma and died 10 Jan 1966 in
      Sacramento, Sacramento County, California. My father's father was John Denton "Dent"
      Thurman, born 5 Mar 1908 in Washington County, Arkansas, and died 14 Jun 1986 in
      Sacramento, Sacramento, California.

      Alvin Denton Thurman married my mother Ruth Adeline Terrell (born 8 Feb 1931 in Oroville,
      Butte County, California and died 22 Jan 2007 in Parker, Douglas County, Colorado) 19 Jul
      1952 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada. I was born Myra Christine Thurman 28 Nov 1951
      Sacramento, Sacramento County, California (clearly born before they were married - they did
      not marry until my sister was conceived) Al and Ruth divorced 3 Jan 1955. Ruth married third
      Paschal Eugene "Gene" Rainwater (born 17 Jun 1927 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas [still
      living]) 2 Jun 1962 in Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada. I was adopted by Gene Rainwater
      when I was about 11 years old (about 1962), and changed by name to Helen Christine Rainwater
      ... all birth records show Gene Rainwater as my father. I know it is confusing, but there you
      go. My father (Al), my sister, and I have all contributed DNA to Ancestry.com.

      It would be an honor for our branch of the family tree to be included in the Clan Uisdean, USA
      records.

      Regards,
      Christine