Ruth Brownell (Wilbur) Ruff (1922 - 1978)

Born 11 Jul 1922 in New York City, New York

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When Ruth Brownell WILBUR was born on July 11, 1922, in USA, her father, Lemert, was 28, and her mother, Bertha, was 24. She married Julius Lincoln Ruff on June 24, 1943, in Dighton, Massachusetts. They had two children during their marriage. She died on December 22, 1978, in Massachusetts at the age of 56.

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• 1925 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1925"
  New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 30; Assembly District: 02; City: New York; County: Richmond; Page: 33; Line Number: 12
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2704 #15903437 (accessed 4 October 2022)
  Ruth Wilbur (3) daughter in household of Lemert Wilbur (31) in New York, Richmond. Born in USA.

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond, New York; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2341348
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #45809126 (accessed 4 October 2022)
  Ruth Wilbur (7), single daughter, in household of Leinert Wilbur (37) at 1224 Forest Ave., Richmond, Richmond, New York, USA. Born in New York.

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Richmond, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02761; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 43-94
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #9454405 (accessed 4 October 2022)
  Ruth Wilbur (17), single daughter, House Maid, in household of Lemert Wilbur (46) in New York, Richmond, New York. Born in New York.

• Marriage: "New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018"
  New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Staten Island; Volume Number: 1
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61406 #946987 (accessed 4 October 2022)
  Ruth B Wilbur marriage to Julius Rubb in 1943-1944 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA.

• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Richmond, New York; Roll: 254; Sheet Number: 16; Enumeration District: 43-179
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #283257016 (accessed 4 October 2022)
  Ruth B Ruff (27), wife, in household of Julius L Ruff (34) in New York, Richmond, New York, USA. Born in New York.

• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
  Ancestry Record 60901 #31944281 (accessed 4 October 2022)
  Name: Ruth Brownell Wilbur [Ruth Brownell Ruff] [Ruth Breusa]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Date: 11 Jul 1922; Birth Place: New York City, New York [N Y City Man, New York]; Death Date: Dec 1978; Father: Lemert Q Wilbur; Mother: Bertha I Dorr; Notes: May 1939: Name listed as RUTH BROWNELL WILBUR; Sep 1943: Name listed as RUTH BROWNELL RUFF; Jun 1974: Name listed as RUTH BRO BREUSA; 29 Dec 1987: Name listed as RUTH BREUSA.

• Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980"
  Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916-1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; Volume Number: 43; Page number: 94; Reference Number: F63.M363 v.160/161
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3659 #4836141 (accessed 4 October 2022)
  Ruth B Wilbur death 1979 in Brownell, Massachusetts, USA.

Wilbur Family Geneaology prepared by Orina Delano Reagan Delano-852 (10th generation in America), daughter of Joseph Kempton Delano Delano-849 and Dora Wadsworth Wilbur Wilbur-420 (9th generation in America). Sources unknown.Wilbur-403 12:58, 27 October 2015 (EDT)