Ruby Either

Brief Life History of Ruby

When Ruby Either was born in 1874, in Utah, United States, her father, Anthony Ether, was 44 and her mother, Emma Agusta Spence, was 30. She married Frank Emmanuel Houtz on 20 December 1900, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. She lived in Seattle, King, Washington, United States in 1910 and King, Washington, United States in 1920. She registered for military service in 1934. She died on 8 August 1944, in Retsil, Kitsap, Washington, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Richard Burns
1872–1929
Ruby Either
1874–1944
Marriage: 1902

Sources (23)

  • Ruby Burns in household of John R Burns, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Ethier, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Ruby Burns, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1889 · Washington Becomes a State

On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Scottish Boyter .

History: The Bithers trace their origin to Peter Bither, born c. 1753, reportedly in Portsmouth, England, died 1827 in ME. He served in the American Revolutionary War. However, there is no record of the surname Bither in England. The original form of Peter Bither's surname was reportedly Boyter, while family lore states that it originated from the nickname Peter the Biter: the fanciful story goes that the progenitor was taken from England as a small boy aboard a ship and was harassed by mean soldiers; he had no way to fight back except to bite them.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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