Brief Life History of Ruby Burch or Belle
When Ruby Burch or Belle Phillips was born on 19 July 1889, in California, United States, her father, Ira Peter Phillips, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Caroline Miller, was 30. She married Arthur Miles on 19 July 1910, in Modoc, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, United States in 1930 and The Dalles Election Precinct 1, Wasco, Oregon, United States in 1940. She died on 17 June 1984, at the age of 94, and was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Ruby Miles in household of Arthur Miles, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ruby Burch Phillips Miles, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ruby Phillips in entry for Edward A Miles and Juanita M Huston, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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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.
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.
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, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip . In North America, this surname has also absorbed cognates from other languages (see Philips ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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