Brief Life History of Raymond Charles
When Raymond Charles Ruark was born on 14 July 1892, in Mayview, Garfield, Washington, United States, his father, Charles Augustus Ruark, was 36 and his mother, Rosalia C Clayton, was 30. He married Metha Eviethe Chenoweth on 2 March 1913, in Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Mayview Election Precinct, Garfield, Washington, United States in 1940 and Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington, United States for about 1 years. He died on 1 November 1978, in Washington, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Pomeroy City Cemetery, Garfield, Washington, United States.
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- Raymond C Ruark, "United States Census, 1950"
- Ray Ruork, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
- Ray C Ruark, "Washington Death Index, 1965-2014"
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Irish: shortened and altered form of O'Rourke .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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