Brief Life History of Ruth Henrietta
When Ruth Henrietta Perkes was born on 28 June 1908, in Breese, Clinton, Illinois, United States, her father, James Perkes, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Ficker, was 25. She had at least 1 son with Andrew Philip Frank. She lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1930 and Breese Township, Clinton, Illinois, United States in 1950. She died on 3 March 1952, in Breese, Clinton, Illinois, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Breese, Clinton, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Ruth Frank, "United States Census, 1950"
- Ruth H. Perkes Frank, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ruth Perkes in entry for Kenneth J Frank, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): variant of Parkes or Parkhouse .
Jewish (from Ukraine): metronymic from the Yiddish name Perke (a pet form of the female personal name Perl ‘pearl’; see Perel 2) + the Yiddish possessive suffix -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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