Mary Ruth Graham

Female5 January 1918–1988

Brief Life History of Mary Ruth

When Mary Ruth Graham was born on 5 January 1918, in Fisk, Coleman, Texas, United States, her father, Henry Stephen Graham, was 28 and her mother, Mary Ruth Terry, was 22. She had at least 1 son with George Erskine. She lived in Justice Precinct 3, Coleman, Texas, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1988, in Texas, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Brown Ranch Cemetery, Coleman, Coleman, Texas, United States.

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George Erskine
Mary Ruth Graham
1918–1988
Donald Wayne Erskine
1952–1971

Sources (5)

  • Mary Ruth Graham in household of H S Graham, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Mary Ruth Graham, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Ruth Graham in entry for Donald Wayne Erskine, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

Age 1

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

Age 11

Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

Age 19

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Graham (as well as Grantham, Grandham, and Granham). See also Grantham .

Irish (especially Ulster): in Ireland Graham is generally the Scottish name, but it has additionally been adopted as an Anglicized form of both Ó Creacháin (see Crehan ) and Ó Gormghaile (see Gormley ).

History: The surname Graham was taken to Scotland at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham, holder of the manor of Grantham in Lincolnshire, from whom many if not all modern bearers are probably descended. The chief of Clan Graham is the Duke of Montrose.

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

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