Brief Life History of Ruth Avanella
When Ruth Avanella Birch was born on 17 March 1916, in Fairfield Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, her father, Edwin Richard Birch, was 43 and her mother, Alice Louella Donbar, was 42. She had at least 2 sons with Arthur Bennet Whitehead. She lived in Fairfield MM, Columbiana, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Columbiana, Ohio, United States in 1999. She died on 7 April 1999, in Columbiana, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Columbiana Cemetery, Columbiana, Columbiana, Ohio, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Ruth A Whitehead in household of Albert E W Whitehead, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ruth A Whitehead, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Ruth Birch in entry for Robert Arthur Whitehead and Jean Ann Bieble Loncher, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
Spouse and Children
1908–2000 Male
1916–1999 Female
Children (2)
1935–2006 Male
1939– Male
Parents and Siblings
1872–1956 Male
1873–1968 Female
Siblings (5)
1897–1988 Female
1898–1997 Female
1908–1998 Female
1911–1997 Female
1916–1999 Female
World Events (8)
1917
Age 1
1917 · Joining the First World War
Age 1
1941
Age 25
Name Meaning
English, German, Danish, and Swedish: topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from an ancient Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English birce, byrce ‘birch’, Middle High German birche, Old Danish birk). In some cases the German and English name may be derived from any of the places called with this word, such as Birch in Aargau (see Birke ) or Birch in Essex. In Swedish, the name is in many instances ornamental.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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