Brief Life History of Ruth Gertrude
When Ruth Gertrude McCue was born on 6 February 1905, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, her father, William Patrick McCue, was 26 and her mother, Martha Belle Halley, was 25. She married John William Carey Jr on 29 July 1921, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in University Township, St. Louis, Missouri, United States for about 20 years and University City, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1940. She died on 11 February 1985, in Chesterfield, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Lake Charles Park Cemetery, Bel-Nor, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Ruth Sims in household of Clyde Sims, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ruth Gertrude McCue Sims, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ruth H McCue in entry for Wilma Sims Bayer, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1906 · Licencing Butchers
A law that makes it a crime to misbrand meat being sold as food, and ensures that the meat is slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.
1926
Historical Boundaries: 1926: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Clancy, Niall.
Irish (northern): variant of McHugh (see McCoy ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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