Ruth Emily Sumner
21 November 1891–25 April 1978 (Age 86)
Blum, Hill, Texas, United States
The Life of Ruth Emily
When Ruth Emily Sumner was born on 21 November 1891, in Blum, Hill, Texas, United States, her father, Benjamin Floyd Sumner, was 24 and her mother, Mary Ellen Montgomery Carter, was 19. She married Walter Harrison Thompson on 20 January 1914, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Justice Precinct 7, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1920 and Highland Park, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1930. She died on 25 April 1978, in Irving, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Milford, Ellis, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Spouse and Children
1890–1967Male
1891–1978Female
20 January 1914
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
(3)
1918–2004Female
1924–1993Male
1929–Male
Parents and Siblings
1867–1931Male
1872–1905Female
(6)
1891–1978Female
1893–Female
1896–1964Female
1896–Female
1898–Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
Age 3
Age 5
Age 23
Name Meaning
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Ruth E Summer in household of Ben * Summer, "United States Census, 1910"
- Ruth Thompson in household of Walter H Thompson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Ruth S Thompson in household of Walter Thompson, "United States Census, 1930"
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