Brief Life History of Ruth Temple
When Ruth Temple Pitman was born on 27 September 1889, in Westmoreland, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States, her father, William Alonzo Pitman, was 38 and her mother, Mary Catherine Strawn, was 36. She married Frank Flynn Heath on 28 February 1909, in Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Lujane, Montrose, Colorado, United States for about 10 years and Election Precinct 20 Lujane, Montrose, Colorado, United States in 1940. She died on 16 April 1991, in Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, United States, at the age of 101, and was buried in Cedar Cemetery, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Ruth T Heath in household of Frank F Heath, "United States Census, 1910"
- Ruth T Pitman, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
- Ruth Heath in household of Frank Heath, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1884–1969 Male
1889–1991 Female
Children (3)
1911–1988 Male
1918–1943 Male
1925–2016 Male
Parents and Siblings
1850–1943 Male
1853–1941 Female
Siblings (11)
1872–1929 Female
1873–1935 Female
1874–1947 Male
1877–1966 Female
1880–1951 Female
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 1
1905
Age 16
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 27
Name Meaning
English (mainly southwestern): nickname from Middle English pit, pit(t)e, put(te) ‘hollow, pit’ + man, signifying one who lived or worked at such a location. See Pitt .
Americanized form of German Pitmann: variant of Pittmann (see Pittman ).
Dutch: variant of Putman 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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