Ruby Kirchhoff

Brief Life History of Ruby

When Ruby Kirchhoff was born on 7 March 1923, in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States, her father, Edwin Kirchhoff, was 26 and her mother, Hedwig "Hattie" Heinen, was 23. She married Don Gene Coates on 20 December 1945, in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States. She lived in Tanners Creek District, Norfolk County, Virginia, United States in 1950 and Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 2009. She died on 29 December 2009, in Bonnerdale, Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Glenwood, Pike, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Don Gene Coates
1923–2011
Ruby Kirchhoff
1923–2009
Marriage: 20 December 1945

Sources (15)

  • Ruby Coates, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ruby Coates, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Ruby Coates, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Ernst, Erwin, Hans, Harro, Joerg, Klaus, Siegfried.

German: from Middle High German kirche ‘church’ + hof ‘court, yard’, hence a topographic name for someone dwelling near a churchyard or at a farm situated by a church or owned by the Church. Compare Kiracofe .

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

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