Brief Life History of Ruth Louise
When Ruth Louise Green was born on 3 April 1898, in Otsego, Allegan, Michigan, United States, her father, William Franklin Greene, was 37 and her mother, Elva Prudence Brown, was 31. She died on 14 December 1981, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, at the age of 83.
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Sources (8)
- Ruth Greene in household of Frank Greene, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ruth Green, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Ruth L Greene, "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996"
World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.
Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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