Brief Life History of Mary Ruth
When Mary Ruth Fairchild was born on 3 January 1919, in Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William John Fairchild, was 33 and her mother, Mary Margaret Croop, was 34. She died on 5 April 1993, at the age of 74, and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Mary Ruth Fairchild in household of William J Fairchild, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ruth Fairchild Pomeroy, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- Ruth M Fairchild in household of William J Fairchild, "United States Census, 1920"
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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.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (southern): nickname from Middle English fair child ‘handsome child’ or ‘handsome youth of noble birth’ (see Child ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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