Melvin John Ruland (1920 - 2007)

Born 25 Sep 1920 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Beth Gwendolyn (Rowan) Ruland — married 6 Jul 1946 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 24 Nov 2007 at age 87 in Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States

Biography

Melvin John Ruland was born on September 25, 1920, in Denver, Colorado to Elmer Arthur and Avis Grace (Broadhurst) Ruland. He married Dixie Lee Patton on August 24, 1985. He died on November 24, 2007, in Littleton, Colorado at the age of 87, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.

• Fact: Residence (1930) Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) Same House
• Fact: Residence (1940) Election District K, Denver, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (3 April 1950) Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Fact: Burial (30 November 2007) Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

Sources

• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WT-3J3 : accessed 29 April 2023), Melvin J Ruland in household of Elmer A Ruland, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 10A, line 44, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 235; FHL microfilm 2,339,970.

• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRD2-YRG : Fri Aug 05 00:20:10 UTC 2022), Entry for Grace A Ruland and Melvin J Ruland, 1940.

• "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKVM-JGM5 : Sun Mar 10 20:52:38 UTC 2024), Entry for Melvin John Ruland and Avis Grace Ruland, 16 Feb 1942.

• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8K4-NKL : 9 March 2021), Melvin John Ruland and Beth Gwendolyn Rowan, 06 Jul 1946; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,115,601.

• 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGN-ZTL3 : Sat Mar 25 01:53:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Melvin J Ruland and Beth H Ruland, 3 April 1950.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6MPY-5HPZ : 2 June 2022), Melvin John Ruland, ; Burial, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Forest Lawn Memorial Park; citing record ID 158884705, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #158884705.

• Death: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB8L-Q4W : 12 January 2021), Melvin J Ruland, 24 Nov 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Death: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KWK-GPWK : 10 February 2023), Melvin James Ruland.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 November 2022, 12:04), entry for Melvin John Ruland (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GXNL-WHK ); contributed by various users.

• Marriage: "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8K4-NKL : 9 March 2021), Melvin John Ruland and Beth Gwendolyn Rowan, 06 Jul 1946; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,115,601.