Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Tate was born on 3 August 1892, in Lair, Harrison, Kentucky, United States, her father, George M Tate, was 29 and her mother, Pauline Current, was 21. She married William Ogilvie Crombie about 1917. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States in 1920 and Magisterial District 6 Hutchinson, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States in 1940. She died on 10 March 1968, in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
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- Ruth Crombin, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ruth Tate, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"
- Ruth T Tate, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1900 · Governor Shot
On January 30, 1900 Governor William Goebel of Kentucky was assassinated. He took a bullet to the chest, outside the Old State Capitol. He died on February 3, 1900.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English (northern):
from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Tate (Old English Tāta, from tāt ‘happy’).
usually a variant of Tait .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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