Brief Life History of Ruth Catherine
When Ruth Catherine Offutt was born on 20 December 1801, in Montgomery, Maryland, United States, her father, Andrew J Offutt, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Chew Offutt, was 23. She married John Shoemaker on 24 July 1822, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Spencer, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Kentucky, United States in 1870. She died on 12 November 1874, at the age of 72, and was buried in Taylorsville, Spencer, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Ruth Shoemaker in household of James H Newman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ruth C. Offutt, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Ruth Catherine Offutt Shoemaker, "Find A Grave Index"
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Children (9)
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
Name Meaning
Origin undetermined.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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