Laura Leona Ruple

Female28 September 1902–22 January 1972

Brief Life History of Laura Leona

When Laura Leona Ruple was born on 28 September 1902, in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States, her father, Arthur Earl Ruple, was 19 and her mother, Susan May Nell, was 22. She married Samuel Kirkland Rose on 14 February 1922. She lived in Jardine, Park, Montana, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 3 South Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 22 January 1972, in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Vernal Memorial Park, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Arnold Witmer Jr.
1884–1954
Laura Leona Ruple
1902–1972
Marriage: 28 September 1935
Laura May Witmer
1937–2011
Arnold Pat Witmer
1943–1949

Sources (12)

  • Laura Ruple in household of Arthur Ruple, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Mrs. Laura Leona Rose, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Laura Leona Ruple Witmer, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 September 1935Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

    Age 1

    A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

    1916 · Parcel Post Bank Constructed

    Age 14

    "The Bank of Vernal is constructed in 1916, using bricks from Salt Lake City. Later on the bank of Vernal is known as the """"Parcel Post Bank"""" because the bricks used in constructing the building are mailed to Vernal because it is the cheapest method at the time."

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 21

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Ruppel or Rupel .

    German: variant of Rupp .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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