SHILSKY, Ruth

1921 - 2010  (88 years)

• Name	SHILSKY, Ruth
  Born	1 Apr 1921	Dobryn, Poland   [1, 2]
  	hometown is near what is now Gdansk, Poland
  Gender	Female
  _AMTID	330116936154:1030:113601401
  _UID	45A6FF297A194655A2FD3F9C44A79DEF3244
  Died	9 Jan 2010	Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey, United States   [3]
  Person ID	I2941	Primary Tree
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2010

  
  

  Father	SHILSKY, Fishel
  Mother	(-----), Hudis,   b. 1896, Dobryzen, Poland ,   d. 28 Jan 1942, Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States  (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	MCBRIDE, Andrew Dennis,   b. 8 Aug 1907, Mount Gilead, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 5 Apr 1957  (Age 49 years)
  Married	1941  [2]
  Notes	Andrew & Ruth had 8 children. they met at their job in a factory in Bronx. together they started New Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Red Hook, Brooklyn. [4]
  Children	1. MCBRIDE, Rosetta   2. MCBRIDE, D.   3. MCBRIDE, William,   b. 26 Sep 1946, Harlem, New York, United States ,   d. 17 Apr 2004, Philadelphia, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 57 years)   4. MCBRIDE, Helen   5. MCBRIDE, Kathy   6. MCBRIDE, J.   7. MCBRIDE, Dorothy
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	JORDAN, Hunter L. Sr.,   b. 11 Aug 1900,   d. 14 May 1972  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Abt 1958  [2]
  Children	1. JORDAN, Hunter Jr.   2. JORDAN, David   3. JORDAN, Judy   4. JORDAN, Kathy
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F1000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jewish name: Ruchel Dwajra Zylska

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] McBride, James. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother. New York: Riverhead Books, 1996, 1. [S185] McBride, James. "What Color is Jesus?" Washington Post 31 July 1988: SM24. Historical Newspapers. ProQuest. 29 Sept. 2008. [S228] Morrison, John F. "Ruth McBride Jordan, subject of celebrated book, dies." Philly.com. <http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20100110_By_JOHN_F__MORRISON.html>. [S152] James McBride: Wikipedia Article.