Katherine (Schamberger) Ruth (abt. 1874 - 1912)

Born about Jul 1874 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Died 10 Aug 1912 at about age 38 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Kate Ruth was the mother of legendary Major League Baseball Player, Babe Ruth.

Kate Ruth was enumerated as wife of the head of household at 341 South Woodyear Street, Precinct 11 Baltimore city Ward 20, Baltimore County, Maryland for the June 8, United States Census, 1900. She was noted as born July 1874 in Maryland and had been married for six years. She was the mother of three children of which one was still living. Also included in the household are head George H Ruth and son George H Ruth Jr. as seen in an image of the original census.^[1]

Catherine Ruth was enumerated as wife of the head of household at 400 Conway Street, Baltimore Ward 22, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland for the May 2, United States Census, 1910. She was noted as born 1874 in Maryland and had been married for seventeen years. She was the mother of seven children of which two were still living as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are head George H Ruth, son Gaorge H Ruth Jr., daughter Mary Ruth and brother William E Ruth.^[2]

As listed in the Find A Grave Index,^[3] Catherine Schamberger Ruth is buried at Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA, Plot: Section G-2, Lot 126.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3KG-RY4 : accessed 9 March 2016), George H Ruth, Precinct 11 Baltimore city Ward 20, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing sheet 15A, family 311, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,617.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2FF-3JL : accessed 9 March 2016), George H Ruth, Baltimore Ward 22, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 373, sheet 15B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,574.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVB-9V77 : accessed 10 March 2016), Catherine Ruth, 1912; Burial, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States of America, Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery; citing record ID 24431100.
4. ↑ Find A Grave website

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNQZ-614 : accessed 10 March 2016), Katie Shamberger in household of P Shamberger, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district ED 153, sheet 200B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0503; FHL microfilm 1,254,503.

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