Miriam Thomas Rudder

Brief Life History of Miriam Thomas

When Miriam Thomas Rudder was born on 22 July 1885, in Mason, Texas, United States, her father, Alexander Perry Rudder, was 50 and her mother, Francis Jane Tyler, was 42. She married John Henry Musick in 1906, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Eden, Concho, Texas, United States in 1930 and San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 1 December 1968, in Bexar, Texas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Musick
1885–1947
Miriam Thomas Rudder
1885–1968
Marriage: 1906
Zelma Musick
1909–1977
Margaret Louise "Maggie" Musick
1910–2002
Bernice Musick
1913–

Sources (10)

  • Mariam T Musick in household of J H Musick, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Miriam Rudder, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Miriam Thomas Musick, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Ruder 2.

Altered form of German Ruder 1 and 2.

English: topographic name from Middle English rude ‘clearing’ (Old English rȳd) + the agent suffix -er, for someone who lived in or near a clearing.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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