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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- Ruth T Heath, "United States 1950 Census"
- Pittman, "Kansas Births and Christenings, 1818-1936"
- Ruth T Pitman, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
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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.
1905
Historical Boundaries: 1905; Montrose, Colorado, United States
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
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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