Ruth Isadore (Barnum) Maness (1916 - 1976)

Born 28 Oct 1916 in South Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Lawrence Earl Maness — married 25 Nov 1943 in Latimer County, Oklahoma

Died 14 Sep 1976 at age 59 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Barnum Name Study.

Born to Robert Barnum, 1888-1941, and Mary Elizabeth Martin., 1893-1966. Ruth Isodore Barnum was born on Oct. 28, 1916 in Vermont.

They had seven children and resided in North Bangor, NY, where she lived until her death from heart disease in 1976.

She was active in her church and Eastern Star and she loved to play tennis. Her favorite song was, "Don't Fence Me In. According to the Northern New York Tombstone Transcription Project,"

BIO excerpts from findagrave.com Creator

Burial

• North Bangor Cemetery, North Bangor, Franklin County, New York, USA.

Siblings

Paul and

Marjorie.

Marriage

[1]

"Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995",

Name Lawrence Earl Maness

Event Type Marriage

Event Date 25 Nov 1943

Event Place , Latimer, Oklahoma, United States

Age 24 --Birth Year (Estimated) 1919

Spouse's Name Ruth I Barnum

Spouse's Titles and Terms Miss

Spouse's Age 28 --Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1915

Page 309 --Citing this Record

Military

United States World War II Army Enlistment Records

Name Ruth I Maness

Name (Original) MANESS RUTH I

Event Type Military Service

Event Date 06 Aug 1943

Term of Enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six :months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Event Place Newark, New Jersey, United States

Race White

Citizenship Status citizen

Birth Year 1915

Birthplace VERMONT

Education Level 4 years of high school

Civilian Occupation Bookkeepers and cashiers, except bank cashiers

Marital Status Married

Military Rank Technician 5th Grade

Army Branch Women's Army Corps

Army Component Women's Army Corps

Serial Number

Affiliate ARC Identifier --Box Film Number 00031.3 --Citing this Record

Children

7 to find

Death

Vermont, Vital Records 1760-2008,"

Name Ruth I Maness

Event Type Death

Event Date 14 Sep 1976

Event Place Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States

Gender Female

Father's Name Robert Barnum

Mother's Name Mary Martin

Spouse's Name Lawrence Maness

Citing this Record

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #71152655
• "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF13-D57 : accessed 31 December 2015), Ruth I Maness, Death, 14 Sep 1976, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; derived from Vermont birth, marriage, and death databases and images, 1909-2008, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington; New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8LS-H71 : accessed 31 December 2015), Ruth I Maness, enlisted 06 Aug 1943, Newark, New Jersey, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
• Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010