Ruth Mathews (Keller) Chatterton (1888 - 1974)

Born 2 Mar 1888 in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 May 1974 at age 86 in La Mesa, San Diego, California, United States

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Biography

Ruth Keller Chatterton was the daughter of Karl Keller and Minnie Keller. She was born on 2 March 1888 in Gouverneur Village, New York. ^[1]

About 1904 the Keller family migrated West to Boise, Idaho.In the 1900 census Ruth (age 12) was the daughter of Karl Kellar in Gouverneur, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.^[2] In the 1910 census Ruth (age 22) was the single daughter of Karl Kellar in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States.^[3] the Keller Family moved to Boise, Idaho. Karl Keller got a job there as a Mining Engineer and Mllwright.

Ruth married Herbert William Chatterton on June 15, 1916 in Nez Perce, Idaho.^[4]

In the 1920 census Ruth (age 31) was the wife of Herbert W Chatterton in Potlatch, Latah, Idaho, United States.^[5] In the 1930 census Ruth (age 40) was the wife of Herbert Chatterton in Potlatch, Latah, Idaho, United States.^[6]

This profile is part of the Fuller Name Study.

Ruth Passed away at (age 86) on March 11, 1974 in San Diego, California, United States.^[8]

Research Notes

• The 1900 US Census shows Karl Keller HOH age 39, Minnie Keller wife age 39, Ruth Keller age 12, Frieda Keller age 10, Karl Ottogar Keller age 8, Rex Carleton Keller age 6, Karolina Keller 9 months, Rachel La Platney Servant age 22. The residence is in Gouverneur Town, New York on Trinitey Ave.

• The 1910 US Census shows Karl Keller HOH age 50, Minnie Keller wife age 50, Ruth Keller age 22, Frieda Keller age 22, Otto age 18, Rex Carleton Keller age 16, Karolina Keller 10. The residence is in Boise, Idaho on 12th Ave.

• Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950," shows that Herbert William Chatterton and Ruth Keller were married on 15 Jun 1916 in Potlatch, Idaho.

• The 1920 US Census shows Herbert HOH age 36, and Ruth Keller Chatterton age 31 living in Potlatch, Idaho.

Acknowledgements

In January 1954 Ruth Mathews (Keller) Chatterton wrote this letter to the children of Frieda (Keller) Roos. The letter describes the Family Records, The Lovisa Dawley Spread, and her recollections of Zeruah Fuller Hyde, as well as letters that Ashbel Fuller wrote to Grand Children and letters they wrote back.

Sources

1. ↑ (p237) by William Hyslop Fuller
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", database with images
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 22; FHL microfilm: 1241156; Record number: 24990;
   FamilySearch Record: MSG9-3FL (accessed 25 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6DSB-G1 Image number 00511
   Ruth Kellar (12), single daughter, in household of Karl Kellar (40) in Gouverneur, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, United States. Born in New York.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", database with images
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll ; FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MLHX-4K2 (accessed 25 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJB-KGG Image number 00370
   Ruth Kellar (22), single daughter, in household of Karl Kellar (50) in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States. Born in New York.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962", database with images
   citing Nez Perce, Idaho, various county courthouses, Idaho; FHL microfilm 1,516,569.
   FamilySearch Record: F3TL-NYW (accessed 25 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 939Z-5H93-56
   Ruth Matthews Keller marriage to Herbert William Chatterton on 15 Jun 1916 in Nez Perce, Idaho.
5. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", database with images
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 292; Line: 23; FHL microfilm: 1820292; Record number: 15331;
   FamilySearch Record: MDC5-676 (accessed 25 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R67-BZ3 Image number 00322
   Ruth Chatterton (31), wife, in household of Herbert W Chatterton (36) in Potlatch, Latah, Idaho, United States. Born in New York.
6. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", database with images
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: XHD1-4XD (accessed 25 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR48-742 Image number 00902
   Ruth Chatterton (40), wife, in household of Herbert Chatterton (44) in Potlatch, Latah, Idaho, United States. Born in New York.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY45-HJS : 15 March 2018), Ruth Chatterton in household of Hubert Chatterton, Ward 1, Moscow, East Moscow Election Precinct, Latah, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-7, sheet 10B, line 57, family 240, 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 749.
8. ↑ Death: "California Death Index, 1940-1997", database
   FamilySearch Record: VPH2-FMG (accessed 25 June 2023)
   Ruth K Chatterton death 11 Mar 1974 (born 02 Mar 1888) in San Diego, California, United States.