Ruth Kearn (Swisher) Mears (1900 - 1992)

Born 3 Mar 1900 in Licking Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Dana David Walker Sr. — married 24 Dec 1918 in Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 26 May 1992 at age 92 in Newark, Licking Co., Ohio, USA

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Biography

Ruth Swisher was born 3 March 1900 in Licking Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio. She was the daughter of John Swisher and Sarah Kuppinger.

1900 census - Licking Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

John W Swisher, head, male, white, born Sept 1876, age 24, married 4 years, born Ohio, father born West Virginia, mother born Virginia, farmer, rent farm; Sarah I Swisher, wife, female, white, born Mar 1880, age 20, married 4 years, 2 children/2 living, born Virginia, father born Germany, mother born Virginia; Jessie K Swisher, son, male, white, born Sept 1897, age 3, single born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Virginia; Ruth Swisher, daughter, female, white, born Mar 1900, age x/1900, single born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Virginia; ^[1]

1910 census -- Mary Ann Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

John W Swisher, head, male, white, age 35, married 15 years, born Ohio, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, farmer, own free farm; Sarah I Swisher, wife, female, white, age 30, married 15 years, 5 children/5 living, born West Virginia, father born Germany, mother born Virginia; Jesse Swisher, son, male, white, age 12, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia, attended school; Ruth Swisher, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia, attended school; Altha Swisher, daughter, female, white, age 8, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia, attended school; Wesley Swisher, son, male, white, age 6, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia, attended school; Dorothy Swisher, daughter, female, white, age 3, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia^[2]

She married(1) Dana D Walker 24 December 1918 in Licking Co., Ohio.^[3]

1920 census -- Mary Ann Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Dana D Walker, head, own mortgage, male, white, age 26, married, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio, farmer; Ruth K Walker, wife, female, white, age 20, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio^[4]

1930 census -- Mary Ann Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Danta D Walker, head, own, male, white, age 36, married, first married @25, born Ohio, father born New York, mother born Ohio, clerk furniture store; Ruth K Walker, wife, female, white, age 30, married, first married @18, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born West Virginia; John B Walker, son, male, white, age 10, single, attended school, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Emma E Walker, daughter, female, white, age 5, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Danta D Walker, son, male, white, age 2 9/12, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; ^[5]

1940 census -- Mary Ann Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Dana Walker, head, informant, own $2000, male, white, age 46, married, 4 years high school education, born Ohio same house 1935, salesman retail furniture; Ruth Walker, wife, female, white, age 40, married, 8th grade education, born Ohio, same house 1935; John Walker, son, male, white, age 20, single, 4 years high school education, born Ohio, same house 1935, electric office repairman _____ Electric Co; Emma Walker, daughter, female, white, age 15, single, attended school, 1 year high school education, born Ohio, same house 1935; David Walker, son, male, white, age 12, single, 6th grade education, born Ohio, same house 1935; Virginia Walker, daughter, female, white, age 9, single, attended school, 3rd grade education, born Ohio, same house 1935^[6]

1950 census -- Mary Ann Twnp., Licking Co., Ohio, USA

Dana Walker, head, male, white, age 56, married, born Ohio, WK 60 hrs farmer; Ruth Kearns Walker, wife, female, white, age 50, married, born Ohio, H: Ruth Virginia Walker, daughter, female, white, age 19, divorced, born Ohio, WK 40 hrs secretary plaster factory^[7]

She married(2) John L Mears sometime after 1967 (source needed).

She died 26 May 1992 in Newark, Ohio.^[8] She was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Newark, Ohio.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMDD-ZXZ : accessed 7 February 2015), Ruth Swisher in household of John W Swisher, Licking Township, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,293.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLF7-KY8 : accessed 7 February 2015), Ruth Swisher in household of John W Swisher, Mary Ann, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 5A, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,216.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDLQ-6HG : accessed 7 February 2015), Dana David Walker and Ruth Kearn Swisher, 24 Dec 1918; citing Licking, Ohio, United States, reference 7619; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 384,311.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD1P-C5R : accessed 7 February 2015), Ruth K Walker in household of Hana H Walker, Mary Ann, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,404.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X449-DYP : accessed 7 February 2015), Ruth K Walker in household of Danta D Walker, Mary Ann, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0040, sheet 3A, family 58, line 10, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1829; FHL microfilm 2,341,563.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWFJ-KN1 : accessed 7 February 2015), Ruth Walker in household of Dana Walker, Mary Ann Township, Licking, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 45-48, sheet 3A, family , NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3099.
7. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6JKT-8KCY : Sun Jan 29 23:49:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Dana Walker and Donald Thompson, 10 April 1950.
8. ↑ "Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VKGV-BY6 : accessed 7 February 2015), Ruth Kearns Mears, 26 May 1992; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," index, Ancestry; citing vol. 28976, certificate number 035677, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59547415/ruth-kearn-walker : accessed 14 November 2021), memorial page for Ruth Kearn Swisher Walker (3 Mar 1900–25 May 1992), Find A Grave: Memorial #59547415, citing Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Ann Mull Buchanan (contributor 47089671) .