Esther Ruth (Ehrlich) Stubblefield (1918 - 2004)

Born 2 May 1918 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, United States

Died 8 Jul 2004 at age 86 in Richmond, Fort Bend, Texas, United States

Biography

Birth and Parents: Esther Ruth Ehrlich was born on 02 May 1918 in La Grange, Fayette, Texas, United States.^[1] Her parents were Oscar H. and Elizabeth Brandstetter Ehrlich.^[2][3][4][5]

Marriage: Esther married Harley Stubblefield. Their marriage probably took place sometime before 1937. They were the parents of at least four children. Three are presume to be still living. Their daughter, Joy Beth (Stubblefield) Goree, died in 1997.

1940 United States Census, Enumeration District 101-23B, Justice Precinct 2, Harris County, Texas:^[6]

Death and Burial: Esther Ruth (Ehrlich) Stubblefield passed away on 08 July 2004 in Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas at the age of 86.^[1] She was buried in Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas. A transcription of her obituary was included on her FindAGrave memorial.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V35M-JX7 : 11 January 2021), E Ruth Stubblefield, 08 Jul 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2KX-2Y3 : 1 March 2021), Esther Ruth Ehrlich, 02 May 1918; citing La Grange, Fayette, Texas, United States, certificate 24082, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,509,115.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC9C-VQ1 : 3 February 2021), Ruth Ehrlich in entry for Oscar Ehrlich, 1920.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HTLQ-5W2 : accessed 2 February 2022), Ruth Ehrlich in household of Oscar H Ehrlich, Precinct 8, Fort Bend, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 23B, line 90, family 475, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2333; FHL microfilm 2,342,067.
5. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Ancestry Record 60901 #19025224 (accessed 2 February 2022)
   Name: Mrs Ruth Ehrlich Stubblefield [Mrs E Ruth Stubblefield] [Mrs Ruth Ehrlich Ehrlich]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Date: 2 May 1918; Birth Place: Rabs Prairie, Texas; Death Date: 8 Jul 2004; Father: Oscar H Ehrlich; Mother: Elizabeth Brandstetter; SSN: 465121957; Notes: Oct 1938: Name listed as RUTH EHRLICH STUBBLEFIELD; 13 Jul 2004: Name listed as E RUTH STUBBLEFIELD.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWKW-1WS : 3 February 2020), Ruth Stubberfield in household of Harley Stubberfield, Justice Precinct 2, Harris, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101-23B, sheet 17B, line 68, family 351, 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 4054.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #130039394 : accessed 02 February 2022), memorial page for Ruth Esther Ehrlich Stubblefield (2 May 1918–8 Jul 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 130039394, citing Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Carolyn Brinkmeyer (contributor 47376049).