Ruth Elizabeth Pryor

Brief Life History of Ruth Elizabeth

When Ruth Elizabeth Pryor was born on 13 December 1879, in Arkansas, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Pryor, was 44 and her mother, Mary Jane Smith, was 26. She married John J. Whalen Sr. about 1898, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Justice Precinct 4, Parker, Texas, United States in 1900 and Tarrant, Texas, United States in 1920. She died on 12 October 1962, in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John J. Whalen Sr.
1868–1931
Ruth Elizabeth Pryor
1879–1962
Marriage: about 1898
Claude Franklin Whalen
1899–1973
Dora R. Whalen
1902–1984
John J. Whalen
1906–1982

Sources (10)

  • Ruth E Whalen in household of John J Whalen, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Ruth Elizabeth Whalen, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Ruth E Pryor in entry for Claude Franklin Whalen, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1883 · The Mosaic Templar is Founded

The Mosaic Templar is an African American fraternal organization founded in Little Rock. it was founded by former slaves, John Edward Bush and Chester W. Keatts. It was part of a movement that was going on at the time, where everyone was forming fraternities and sororities. The main departments for this one where endowment, monument, analysis, uniform, rank, recapitulation, records, and a juvenile division.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

English (mainly Cornwall): variant of Prior .

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

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