Ruth Elizabeth Westbaker

Brief Life History of Ruth Elizabeth

When Ruth Elizabeth Westbaker was born on 18 August 1919, in Ohio, United States, her father, George Clayton Westbaker, was 46 and her mother, Gertrude E Plum, was 39. She had at least 1 son with Robert B Crowther. She lived in Jackson Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States for about 5 years and Canfield, Canfield Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 20 December 2007, at the age of 88, and was buried in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert B Crowther
1916–1975
Ruth Elizabeth Westbaker
1919–2007
James Robert Crowther
1941–1951

Sources (9)

  • Ruth Crowther, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ruth Elizabeth Westbaker, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Ruth E Crowther, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1920

Women are given the right to vote under the Nineteenth Amendment.

1942 · The Japanese American internment

Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.

Name Meaning

Biblical name (of uncertain derivation) of a Moabite woman who left her own people to remain with her mother-in-law Naomi, and afterwards became the wife of Boaz and an ancestress of David. Her story is told in the book of the Bible that bears her name. It was used among the Puritans in England in the 16th century, partly because of its association with the English vocabulary word ruth meaning ‘compassion’. It has always been popular as a Jewish name, but is now also widespread among people of many different cultures and creeds.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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