Ruth Heloise (Hillbrand) Kocour (1923 - 2005)

Born 10 Jun 1923 in Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Feb 2005 at age 81 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

Biography

Ruth was born 10 Jun 1923 in Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas. She was the daughter of Earl Hillbrand and Ruth Alice Cook.

In 1930 she was living in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas.^[1] The household included Earl K Hillbrand age 35 born in Kansas, wife Ruth Hillbrand age 31 born in Iowa and daughter Heloise Hillbrand age 6 born in Kansas. Earl was a dean at the municipal university.

In 1940 she was living in Ward 4, Wichita, Wichita City, Sedgwick, Kansas.^[2] The household included Earl K Hillbrand age 45 born in Kansas, wife Ruth A Hillbrand age 40 born in Iowa, daughter Heloise Hillbrand age 16 born in Kansas and mother-in-law Alice B Cook age 64 born in Iowa. Earl was a college teacher at the municipal university.

Heloise Hillbrand and Max Kocour were married.

She died 26 Feb 2005 in Wichita, Kansas.^[3][4]

She is buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Andale, Sedgwick County, Kansas.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77D-XD7 : accessed 14 January 2020), Heloise Hillbrand in household of Earl K Hillbrand, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 26B, line 63, family 830, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 721; FHL microfilm 2,340,456.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR2B-1FR : 26 July 2019), Heloise Hillbrand in household of Earl K Hillbrand, Ward 4, Wichita, Wichita City, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 107-72, sheet 12A, line 28, family 300, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1273.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Name: Ruth Heloise Hillbrand [Ruth Heloise Kocour] [R Heloise Kocour] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 10 Jun 1923 Birth Place: Beloit Mitch, Kansas Death Date: 26 Feb 2005 Father: Earl K Hillbrand Mother: Ruth A Cook
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTPH-CML : 20 May 2014), R Heloise Kocour, 26 Feb 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images ( : accessed 14 January 2020), memorial page for Ruth Heloise Hillbrand Kocour (10 Jun 1923–26 Feb 2005), Find A Grave: Memorial #10543696, citing Saint Joseph Cemetery, Andale, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Oz (contributor 46520830) .