Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Elmer was born on 22 February 1907, in Newhouse, Beaver, Utah, United States, her father, William Horace Elmer, was 22 and her mother, Anna Augusta Thiessen, was 19. She married Daniel Joseph Sullivan on 25 August 1927, in White Pine, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in McGill, White Pine, Nevada, United States in 1930 and Ruth, White Pine, Nevada, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 June 2004, in Antioch, Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 97.
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- Ruth Elmer in household of William H Elmer, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Ruth Elmer, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Ruth Elmer, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
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World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1908 · Utah's First National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument was designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is Utah’s first National Monument but didn’t get many visitors until after the uranium boom of the 1950s. Today the Monument and its park became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.
1933 · Sons of Utah Pioneers
Like the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, The National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers is an organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and studying the history of the Latter-day Saints Pioneers of Utah and the West. The organization is open to All good men of every age and circumstance who have an interest in the early Utah Pioneers. It is not necessary to have pioneer ancestry to join.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Elmore .
English: habitational name from Elmer in Middleton (Sussex), probably named with Old English ǣl ‘eel’ + mere ‘pool’.
German: topographic name for someone living near elm trees, from Middle High German elm ‘elm tree’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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