Ruth Madden

Brief Life History of Ruth

When Ruth Madden was born on 31 March 1903, in Barton, Kansas, United States, her father, Harry Eugene Madden, was 34 and her mother, Minnie B Sparke, was 31. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Otto Hayman Bradshaw. She lived in Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, United States in 1910 and Hoisington, Barton, Kansas, United States for about 35 years. She died on 10 March 1996, in Texas, United States, at the age of 92.

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Family Time Line

Otto Hayman Bradshaw
1892–1956
Ruth Madden
1903–1996
Harry Edward Bradshaw
1923–1984
Eloise Madden Bradshaw
1925–

Sources (10)

  • R Madden, "Kansas State Census, 1915"
  • Ruth M Bradshaw, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Ruth Bradshaw in entry for Otto Hamany Bradshaw, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.

1928 · Kansas Wheat

In 1928, Kansas produced one-seventh of the world's wheat crop. Several years later in 1931, Kansas had produced a record breaking 240 million bushels of wheat.

Name Meaning

Irish: from Gaelic Ó Madáin ‘descendant of Madán’, a shortened form of Madadhán, from madadh ‘dog’ (compare Madigan ).

Welsh: from the personal name Madin.

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

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