Ruth Luella Maxson

Brief Life History of Ruth Luella

When Ruth Luella Maxson was born on 16 September 1896, in Woolstock, Wright, Iowa, United States, her father, Albertus Holbert Maxon, was 26 and her mother, Mary Isabelle Leonard, was 30. She married Reed Henry Thompson on 21 August 1937, in Newcastle, Webster, Iowa, United States. She lived in Hamilton Township, Hamilton, Iowa, United States in 1925 and United States in 1940. She died on 11 October 1948, in Newcastle, Webster, Iowa, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, United States.

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Reed Henry Thompson
1898–1967
Ruth Luella Maxson
1896–1948
Marriage: 21 August 1937

Sources (9)

  • Ruth Maxon in household of A H Maxon, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Ruth Luella Maxon, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • Ruth Lieuella Thompson, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1910 · The BSA is Made

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Maxim .

History: This surname is recorded as early as 1666 in Westerly, RI, with the birth of a John Maxson.

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

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