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Ruth Drake 1904–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1904

Birth Location: Udall, Cowley, Kansas, United States

Death Date: 21 Apr 1982

Death Location: Prescott Valley, Yavapai, Arizona, United States

Father: Alvin Hartenbower

Mother: Edna Hartenbower

Spouse(s): Charley Wygal, Lee Drake

Children(s): Harold Wygal, Walter Wygal, Walter Wygal, Dorothy Wygal, Marian Wygal, Francis Drake, Phillip Drake, Kathryn Drake, Patricia Drake, Jack Wygal

Ruth Drake was born in 1904 in Udall, Cowley, Kansas, United States, the child of Alvin L Hartenbower And Edna R Hartenbower. In 1920, Ruth Drake resided in Maple, Cowley, Kansas, USA. In 1925, Ruth Drake resided in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas. Ruth Drake married Charley R Wygal, Lee Francis Drake, and had children including Direlle Drake, Dorothy Ruth Wygal, Francis T Drake, Gordon Drake, Harold Douglas Wygal, Jack Boyd Wygal, Kathryn Direlle Drake, Marian Faye Wygal, Patricia Diane Drake, Paul Drake, Phillip Bruce Drake, Tommie Drake, Walter Richard Wygal, Walter Wygal. Ruth Drake passed away in 1982 in Prescott Valley, Yavapai, Arizona, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Drake was born in 1904 in Udall, Cowley, Kansas, United States, the child of Alvin L Hartenbower And Edna R Hartenbower.
  • In 1920, Ruth Drake resided in Maple, Cowley, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1925, Ruth Drake resided in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas.
  • Ruth Drake married Charley R Wygal, Lee Francis Drake, and had children including Direlle Drake, Dorothy Ruth Wygal, Francis T Drake, Gordon Drake, Harold Douglas Wygal, Jack Boyd Wygal, Kathryn Direlle Drake, Marian Faye Wygal, Patricia Diane Drake, Paul Drake, Phillip Bruce Drake, Tommie Drake, Walter Richard Wygal, Walter Wygal.
  • Ruth Drake passed away in 1982 in Prescott Valley, Yavapai, Arizona, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Drake's Ancestors

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Ruth Drake
1904–1982
Birth Place: Udall, Cowley, Kansas, United States
Parents
Alvin L Hartenbower
1879–1951
Greenfield, Adair, Iowa, United States
Edna (R) Hartenbower
1880–1960
Appleton City, St Clair, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Drake's Descendants

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Ruth Drake (20 Oct 1904–21 Apr 1982) m. Charley (R) Wygal (23 Oct 1901–5 Nov 1991) m. Lee (Francis) Drake (22 Feb 1904–20 Mar 1972)
  1. 1. Harold (Douglas) Wygal 1920–2004 m. Lora Atwood 1910–1995
  2. 2. Walter Wygal 1921–2003 m. Lucile Mills 1924–1976
    1. 1. Walter (R) Wygal 1942–2006
  3. 3. Walter (Richard) Wygal 1921–2003 m. Marie (Lucile) Mills 1924–1976 m. Sadie (Irene) Waltman 1923–2006
  4. 4. Dorothy (Ruth) Wygal 1923–
  5. 5. Marian (Faye) Wygal 1926–1983
  6. 6. Francis (T) Drake 1931–1971 m. Margie (Ann) Barker 1942–1966
  7. 7. Phillip (Bruce) Drake 1933–2003
  8. 8. Kathryn (Direlle) Drake 1937–2000
  9. 9. Patricia (Diane) Drake 1938–2010
  10. 10. Jack (Boyd) Wygal 1925–1980

Ruth Drake's Timeline

7 Records

1904
20 Oct 1904
Birth of Ruth Drake in Udall, Cowley, Kansas, United States
Udall, Cowley, Kansas, United States
1920
1920
Age 16
Ruth Drake resided here in Maple, Cowley, Kansas, USA
Maple, Cowley, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 21
Ruth Drake resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
1930
1930
Age 26
Ruth Drake resided here in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
1935
1935
Age 31
Ruth Drake resided here in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 36
Ruth Drake resided here in Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Maricopa, Arizona, United States
1982
21 Apr 1982
Age 78
Death of Ruth Drake in Prescott Valley, Yavapai, Arizona, United States
Prescott Valley, Yavapai, Arizona, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1904
    Event Place: Udall, Cowley, Kansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maricopa, Arizona; Roll: T627_109; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 7-159
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 527-36-9333; Issue State: Arizona; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maple, Cowley, Kansas; Roll: T625_528; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 133
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 721; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 68; Image: 434.0; FHL microfilm: 2340456

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Maple, Cowley, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maple, Cowley, Kansas; Roll: T625_528; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 133

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 721; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 68; Image: 434.0; FHL microfilm: 2340456

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wichita, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maricopa, Arizona; Roll: T627_109; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 7-159

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Maricopa, Arizona, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Maricopa, Arizona; Roll: T627_109; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 7-159

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Arizona
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 527-36-9333; Issue State: Arizona; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1982
    Event Place: Prescott Valley, Yavapai, Arizona, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 527-36-9333; Issue State: Arizona; Issue Date: Before 1951

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