Ruth Whitear

5 May 1909–5 September 1990 (Age 81)
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Ruth

When Ruth Whitear was born on 5 May 1909, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, her father, Arthur Whitear, was 32 and her mother, Rebecca Jones, was 35. She married Orrin Wilford Astle on 24 December 1932, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 5 September 1990, in Peterson, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orrin Wilford Astle
1906–1997
Ruth Whitear
1909–1990
Marriage: 24 December 1932
Marilyn Ruth Astle
1933–2008
Wilford Bevan Astle
1936–1977

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World Events (8)

1910 · The Hermitage Resort
Age 1
The Hermitage Resort was a mountain hotel that invited many to vacation there during the summers and winters. It was constructed by Billie Wilson, a Scottish immigrant, because he had a grand vision of building a grand hotel.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 1
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1931
Age 22
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a dresser of white leather, someone who tawed skins into whitleather, from Middle English whīt ‘white’ + tawyere, towyere, tewere, an agent noun from West Saxon Old English tāwian, Anglian * tēwian ‘to taw’.

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

Possible Related Names

Whithair
Whithear
Whitehair
Whittier

Sources (22)

  • Ruth Whitear in household of Arthur Whitear, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Ruth Whitear in household of Arthur Whitear, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Ruth W Astle in household of Orrin W Astle, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"

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