Brief Life History of Ruth Myrtle
When Ruth Myrtle Thiell was born on 28 December 1888, in Illinois, United States, her father, Casper Lee Thiell, was 31 and her mother, Geneva Estella Knapp, was 27. She married Frank H Ward on 1 June 1910. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Capital Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 31 August 1926, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
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- Ruth M Ward in household of Frank Ward, "United States Census, 1920"
- Ruth Myrtle Ward, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Ruth Myrtle Thiell Ward, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Shiel .
English: variant of Shield 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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