Brief Life History of Ruth Mary
When Ruth Mary Carrico was born on 8 May 1899, in Macomber, Preston, West Virginia, United States, her father, Arthur Wellington Carrico, was 32 and her mother, Mary Florence Fretwell, was 27. She married Collie Ernest Wharton on 22 February 1918, in Oakland, Garrett, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Valley District, Preston, West Virginia, United States in 1920 and Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States for about 1 years. She died on 5 December 1982, in Fresno, California, United States, at the age of 83.
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Sources (13)
- Ruth M Wharton, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ruth Mary Carrico Wharton, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
- Ruth Mary Carrico Wharton Engelman, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Portuguese (Carriço): from carriço ‘reed’, hence a topographic name for someone living in a place where reeds grew, a habitational name from a place called with this word, for example in Leiria, or a nickname for a tall, thin person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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