Ruth Wynn (Johnson) Woodward (1897 - 1972)

Born 21 Jun 1897 in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of William Culham Woodward — married 26 Oct 1921 in Alkali Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Died 17 Apr 1972 at age 74 in Central Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Ruth Wynn Johnson was born in Rossland, British Columbia on June 21, 1897, and christened at St. James Church, Burrard Inlet and North Arm, on August 26, 1897^[1]. She was the daughter of Charles Edgar Wynn Johnson and Mary Mabel Twigge.

At the time of the 1901 Canada Census, Frances, Samuel, and Sydney Twigge (mistranscribed as "Fuigge") were listed as living in Vancouver, British Columbia, along with Samuel and Frances' granddaughters Ruth and Elisabeth Johnson, a domestic, and a cook^[2].

Ruth married William Woodward in Alkali Lake, British Columbia on October 26, 1921^[3].

Ruth died in Saanich, British Columbia on April 17, 1972^[4], and was buried in Saint Stephen's Anglican Church Cemetery, Saanich^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ Registration of Baptism for Ruth Wynn Johnson, Event Type: Baptism, BC Archives Mfilm Number: B16247 - not available at BC Archives, Event Date: 1897-08-26, Event Place: VANCOUVER, Person: RUTH WYNN JOHNSON, Person's Father: CHARLES EDGAR WYNN, Person's Mother: MARY MABEL, Denomination: CHURCH OF ENGLAND, Church Name: ST JAMES CHURCH, Other Location: BURRARD INLET AND NORTH ARM, Birth Date: 1897-06-21, Birth Location: ROSSLAND, BC Archives - Royal BC Museum.
2. ↑ Census of Canada, 1901, British Columbia, Burrard (1), Vancouver (City) (D), page 2, dwelling 21, family 22, Ruth Johnson; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll T-6428 (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=80252 : Accessed February 12, 2019).
3. ↑ Registration of Marriage for William Cultham Woodward and Ruth Wynn Johnson, Event Type: Marriage, Registration Number: 1921-09-237042, BC Archives Mfilm Number: B12907, GSU Mfilm Number: 2032870, Event Date: 1921-10-26, Event Place: ALKALI LAKE, Groom: WILLIAM CULTHAM WOODWARD, Bride: RUTH WYNN JOHNSON, Vital Stat Images(s): 004401583_00769.jpg, BC Archives - Royal BC Museum.
4. ↑ Registration of Death for Ruth Wynn Woodward, Event Type: Death, Registration Number: 1972-09-005937, BC Archives Mfilm Number: B13317, GSU Mfilm Number: 2034300, Event Date: 1972-04-17, Event Place: CENTRAL SAANICH, Age at Death: 74, Person: RUTH WYNN WOODWARD, Vital Stat Images(s): 004479325_00556.jpg, BC Archives - Royal BC Museum.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #116895666