Brief Life History of Reta Myrtle Van
When Reta Myrtle Van Houten was born on 31 October 1925, in Humboldt, Allen, Kansas, United States, her father, Ross Elmer Van Houten, was 31 and her mother, Ruth Alice Spencer, was 23. She married Obed Bawdon Cramer on 27 November 1946, in Elsmore, Allen, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Cottage Grove Township, Allen, Kansas, United States in 1930. She died on 17 May 2000, in Parsons, Labette, Kansas, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Elsmore Cemetery, Elsmore, Allen, Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Reta M Cramer, "United States 1950 Census"
- Reta Myrtle Van Houten Cramer, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mrs Reta M Cramer, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
Spouse and Children
1915–1973 Male
1925–2000 Female
Children (2)
1947–2011 Female
1950–2014 Male
Parents and Siblings
1894–1985 Male
1902–1980 Female
Siblings (5)
1925–2000 Female
1925–2014 Female
1930–2016 Male
1932–2018 Male
1936–1996 Male
World Events (8)
1927
Age 2
1927 · Kansas Adopts a Flag
Age 2
1945 · Peace in a Post War World
Age 20
Name Meaning
Possibly an Americanized form of Dutch Van Houten .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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