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Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote 1902–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1902

Birth Location: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 13 Jan 1984

Death Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Father: Clarence Foote

Mother: Eliza Mecham

Spouse(s): Boyd Kelsay, Fred Dofner

Children(s): Harry Dofner, Merle Dofner, Dorothy Dofner, Frances Foote, Charles Dofner, Emmett Sr, Fred Dofner

In 1902, Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote entered the world in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, born to Clarence Adelbert Foote And Eliza Elizabeth Mecham. In 1910, Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote resided in Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa. In 1915, Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote resided in Fairfield. Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote married Boyd D Kelsay, Fred Dofner, and had children including Charles William Dofner, Daniel Webster Dofner, David Allen Dofner, Dorothy Maxine Dofner, Emmett Earl Dofner Sr, Frances W Foote, Fred Freddie A Dofner, Harry Albert Dofner, Mary Irene Elsie Dofner, Merle Evelyn Dofner. Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote passed away in 1984 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1902, Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote entered the world in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, born to Clarence Adelbert Foote And Eliza Elizabeth Mecham.
  • In 1910, Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote resided in Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa.
  • In 1915, Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote resided in Fairfield.
  • Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote married Boyd D Kelsay, Fred Dofner, and had children including Charles William Dofner, Daniel Webster Dofner, David Allen Dofner, Dorothy Maxine Dofner, Emmett Earl Dofner Sr, Frances W Foote, Fred Freddie A Dofner, Harry Albert Dofner, Mary Irene Elsie Dofner, Merle Evelyn Dofner.
  • Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote passed away in 1984 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clarence Foote
1868–1947
Birth Location: Iowa, United States
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Eliza Mecham
1872–1935
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
EM

Spouses(s)

Boyd Kelsay
1905–
Birth Location: Iowa
BK
Fred Dofner
1876–1939
Birth Location: Atchison County, Missouri, United States of America
FD

Children(s)

Harry Dofner
1934–2003
Birth Location: Co Bluffs, Iowa
HD
Merle Dofner
1919–1993
Birth Location: Iowa
MD
Dorothy Dofner
1922–2001
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
DD
Frances Foote
1924–
Birth Location: –
FF
Charles Dofner
1929–1973
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
CD
Emmett Sr
1927–2005
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
ES
Fred Dofner
1920–1989
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
FD

Ruth Foote's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Foote
1902–1984
Birth Place: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Parents
Clarence Adelbert Foote
1868–1947
Iowa, United States
Eliza (Elizabeth) Mecham
1872–1935
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Grandparents
Charles (Alonzo) Foote
1835–1902
Ohio
Mary (Jane) Wilda
1835–1910
New York
John (Wesley Tyler) Mecham
1835–1888
New York, United States
Ruth (Prudence) Vallier
1838–
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Wilda
1800–1880
Catherine
1810–
Joseph Meacham
1806–1894
Hannah Mecham
1808–1846
Alexander Valier
1807–1892
Mary Vallier
1810–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mecham
1773–1846
Sarah Basford
1772–1838
Joseph Tyler
1769–1853
Mehitable Ladd
1774–1863
Alexandre Vallieres
1770–1850
Mary Marion
1780–
Thomas Draper
1769–1841
Mary Mosier
1785–1855

Ruth Foote's Descendants

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Ruth (Arvilla Elsie) Foote (28 Nov 1902–13 Jan 1984) m. Boyd (D) Kelsay (abt 1905–) m. Fred Dofner (19 May 1876–30 Nov 1939)
  1. 1. Harry (Albert) Dofner 1934–2003
  2. 2. Merle (Evelyn) Dofner 1919–1993 m. Glenn Keller 1918–1988
    1. 1. Freda (Arvilla) Keller 1940–2020
  3. 3. Dorothy (Maxine) Dofner 1922–2001 m. Vernon Hartley 1918–1974
  4. 4. Frances (W) Foote 1924–
  5. 5. Charles (William) Dofner 1929–1973 m. Twilla (Fay) Hunt 1931–2004
  6. 6. Emmett (Earl Dofner) Sr 1927–2005 m. Virginia (Mae) Wood 1928–2021
  7. 7. Fred (Freddie A) Dofner 1920–1989

Ruth Foote's Timeline

8 Records

1902
28 Nov 1902
Birth of Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1910
1910
Age 8
Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote resided here in Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1915
1915
Age 13
Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote resided here in Fairfield
Fairfield
1930
1930
Age 28
Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote resided here in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa
Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa
1935
1935
Age 33
Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote resided here in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 38
Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote resided here in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote resided here in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1984
13 Jan 1984
Age 82
Death of Ruth Arvilla Elsie Foote in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1902
    Event Place: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01199; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 78-33
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: 690; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 83; Image: 254.0.
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T624_420; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 123; Image: 1210.
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Council Bluffs, Pott

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T624_420; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 123; Image: 1210.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Fairfield
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: 690; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 83; Image: 254.0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01199; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 78-33

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01199; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 78-33

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Council Bluffs, Pott

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1984
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
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