Ruth V. (1894-1961)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: James Martin ELDREDGE Elma ELDREDGE Velma ELDREDGE Thurman ELDREDGE Lawrence ELDREDGE ELDREDGE James M. ELDREDGE Ruth V. Born: 1894, , , Arkansas, United States 2 Marriage: James Martin ELDREDGE circa 1912 1 Died: 1961 at age 67 2 Buried: Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States 2   Noted events in her life were: • Census: U.S. Federal, 1920, Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. 3 • Census: U.S. Federal, 12 Apr 1930, Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. 1 Ruth married James Martin ELDREDGE, son of Levi Thomas ELDREDGE and Effie Jane McNELONS, circa 1912.1 (James Martin ELDREDGE was born on 31 Jan 1888 in , Johnson County, Arkansas, United States,2 died in Feb 1981 in , Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States 4 2 5 and was buried on 3 Feb 1981 in Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States 2 4.) The cause of his death was acute mycardial infarction due to coronary artery disease.

1 1930 U.S. census, Creek, Oklahoma population schedule, Sapulpa, enumeration district (ED) 44, p. 7A, dwelling 148, family 148, James M. Eldredge; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 May 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1900;
Forty two year old, James M. Eldredge, was living with his wife, Ruth, 35, and children Velma, 16, Thurman, 14, Lawrence, 11, [Unreadable female], 8, and James, 5 in Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma. They rented their home for $15 per month. They married when James M. was 23 and Ruth was 17. Everyone in the family except [Unreadable female] and James could read and write and were born in Arkansas. [Unreadable female] and James were born in Oklahoma. James M.'s father was born in Illinois and mother in Missouri. Ruth's parents were born in Arkansas. James M. was employed as a filling station laborer. He was not a veteran.

2 database and images, Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 May 2009); James M. Eldredge; Davenport Cemetery, Lincoln County, Oklahoma;
ELDREDGE
Ruth V.James M.
1894-19611888-1981;
The photo was added by "OkieBran" on 19 Dec 2006. It is Find A Grave Memorial #17089005.

3 1920 U.S. census, Creek, Oklahoma population schedule, Sapulpa, enumeration district (ED) 46, p. 1B, J.M. Eldredge; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry : accessed 12 May 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1460;
J.M. Eldredge, 32, was living with his wife, Ruth, 25, and children, Elma, 8, Velma, 6, Thurman, 3 11/12, Lawrence, 8/12, and his nephew, Jack, 14, in Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma. They rented the home. J.M. and Ruth could read and write but their children could not. Everyone in the family was born in Arkansas as were their parents except for J.M. His father was born in Illinois and mother in Missouri. J.M. was a laborer on a "ground farm."

4 Oklahoma State of Oklahoma, Department of Health, death certificate 03093 (1981), James Martin Eldredge; Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City;
James Martin Eldredge, a 93 year old white male, died 1 Feb 1981 at 4:10 a.m. at Stroud Nursing Home in Stroud, Lincoln County, Oklahoma. He died of acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease. He was born 31 Jan 1888 in Arkansas to Levi Eldredge and Effie Jane Evans [sic] Eldredge. He was a widower. He was a farmer and did oilfield work and resided in Stroud at 416 N. 7th. His social security number was 443-14-7419. The informant was James Eldredge of Rt. 3, Stroud, Oklahoma, 74079. He was buried on 3 Feb 1981 at Davenport Cemetery by Keith Schroeder at Curry Funeral Home, Box 487, Stroud, Oklahoma.

5 Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index," database, Ancesty (www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 May 2009), entry for James Eldredge, 1981, SS no. 443-14-7419.