Brief Life History of Ruth Abella
When Ruth Abella Williams was born on 25 June 1914, in Summer Lake, Lake, Oregon, United States, her father, Frank Harvey Williams, was 38 and her mother, Maude Bell Beatrice Logsdon, was 32. She married James Fred Harold Drury on 27 April 1934, in St. Helens, Columbia, Oregon, United States. She lived in Election Precinct 2 Summer Lake, Lake, Oregon, United States in 1940. She died on 15 January 1992, in Summer Lake, Lake, Oregon, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Summer Lake, Lake, Oregon, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Ruth A Drury in household of Frank H Williams, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ruth Abell Williams, "Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918"
- Ruth Abell Drury, "Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008"
Spouse and Children
1907–1993 Male
1914–1992 Female
Parents and Siblings
1875–1963 Male
1882–1977 Female
Siblings (6)
1899–1979 Male
1901–1982 Male
1904–1955 Male
1905–1980 Female
1913–1913 Female
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 2
1917 · The U.S. Army Spruce Production Division
Age 3
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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