Ruth Whitaker (1913)

Born 1913 in Virginia

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Biography

Ruth was born in 1913. She is the daughter of Lorenzo Whitaker and Sabra Alderman.

Research

Census: 2 Feb 1920, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia lines 27-34, dwelling 477, family 571, enumeration district 116 Ramsey Whittier - head of household, rents, male, white, age 42, married, can read and write, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, speaks english, mechanic at cotton mill Sabra Whittier - wife, female, white, age 46, married, can read and write, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, speaks english Earl Whittier - son, male, white, age 13, single, attending school, can read and write, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, speaks english Thelma Whittier - daughter, female, white, age 9, single, attending school, can read and write, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia Ruth Whittier - daughter, female, white, age 7, single, attending school, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia Joe Alderman - roomer, male, white, age 19, married, can read and write, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, speaks english, spinner at cotton mill Era Alderman - roomer, female, white, age 18, married, can read and write, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, speaks english, weaver at cotton mill Paul Bowman - roomer, male, white, age 25, widow, can read and write, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, speaks english, spinner at cotton mill^[1]

Census: 8 Apr 1930, 203 N. Park, Fayettesville, Onondaga County, New York lines 2-8, dwelling 148, family 161, enumeration district 34-161 Lorenzo Whitaker head of household, rents $25 month, owns radio, male, white, age 52, married, married 1st age 26, can read and write, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, speaks english, millwright die casting plant Sabra Whitaker wife, femle, white, age 39, married, married 1st age 13, can read and write, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, speaks english Earl Whitaker son, male, white, age 24, single, can read and write, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, speaks english, die casting operator Ruth Whitaker daughter, female, white, age 17, single, attending school, can read and write, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, speaks english Thelma Dennington daughter, female, white, age 19, married, married 1st age 16, can read and write, born Virginia, father born Virginia, mother born Virginia, speaks english Ralph V. Dennington grandson, male, white, age 10 months, single, born New York, father born New York, mother born Virginia, Lawson Babcock boarder, male, white, age 25, single, can read and write, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York, speaks english, machine operator die casting^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJFG-RF1 : accessed 17 December 2018), Ransey Whittier, Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, United States; citing ED 116, sheet 27A, line 27, family 571, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1892; FHL microfilm 1,821,892
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4RF-XMR : accessed 17 December 2018), Sabra Whittaker in household of Lorenzo Whittaker, Fayetteville, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 161, sheet 7A, line 3, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1624; FHL microfilm 2,341,358.

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