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Ruth Melissa Osborn 1917–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1917

Birth Location: Ft Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1997

Death Location: Marcus, Cherokee County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: George Rev

Mother: Elsie Abbott

Spouse(s): Lowell Nelson

Children(s):

The story of Ruth Melissa Osborn began in 1917 in Ft Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA. In 1920, Ruth Melissa Osborn resided in Amsterdam, Hancock, Iowa, USA. In 1925, Ruth Melissa Osborn resided in Rowan, Wright, Iowa, USA. Ruth Melissa Osborn married Lowell Russell Nelson, and had children including Grant Osborn Nelson, James Lowell Nelson, Linda, Mae. Ruth Melissa Osborn passed away in 1997 in Marcus, Cherokee County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Melissa Osborn began in 1917 in Ft Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1920, Ruth Melissa Osborn resided in Amsterdam, Hancock, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1925, Ruth Melissa Osborn resided in Rowan, Wright, Iowa, USA.
  • Ruth Melissa Osborn married Lowell Russell Nelson, and had children including Grant Osborn Nelson, James Lowell Nelson, Linda, Mae.
  • Ruth Melissa Osborn passed away in 1997 in Marcus, Cherokee County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Rev
1885–1973
Birth Location: Webster, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
GR
Elsie Abbott
1891–1952
Birth Location: St Anthony, Marshall, Iowa, USA
EA

Spouses(s)

Lowell Nelson
1908–1992
Birth Location: Albert City, Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States of America
LN

Children(s)

Ruth Osborn's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Osborn
1917–1997
Birth Place: Ft Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA
Parents
George Andrew Osborn Rev
1885–1973
Webster, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Elsie (Mabalie) Abbott
1891–1952
St Anthony, Marshall, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Stephen) Osborn
1852–1908
Clayton, Jefferson, New York, United States
Melissa (Charlotte) Stockton
1859–1943
Dunkirk, Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Osborn
1818–1903
Matilda Gunsolus
1828–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Osborn
1798–1890
Harriet Patchin
1801–1879

Ruth Osborn's Timeline

11 Records

1917
18 Jul 1917
Birth of Ruth Melissa Osborn in Ft Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA
Ft Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Ruth Melissa Osborn resided here in Amsterdam, Hancock, Iowa, USA
Amsterdam, Hancock, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 8
Ruth Melissa Osborn resided here in Rowan, Wright, Iowa, USA
Rowan, Wright, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Ruth Melissa Osborn resided here in Primghar, Primghar, O'Brien, Iowa, USA
Primghar, Primghar, O'Brien, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Ruth Melissa Osborn resided here in Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa
Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa
1940
4 Aug 1940
Age 23
Ruth Melissa Osborn was married in Marcus
Marcus
1940
1940
Age 23
Ruth Melissa Osborn resided here in , Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
, Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
1942
abt 1942
Age 25
Ruth Melissa Osborn resided here
None
1950
1950
Age 33
Ruth Melissa Osborn resided here in Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
1961
1961
Age 44
Ruth Melissa Osborn resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1997
27 Apr 1997
Age 80
Death of Ruth Melissa Osborn in Marcus
Marcus

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1917
    Event Place: Ft Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Marcus
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Sioux City Journal; Publication Date: 30 Apr 1997; Publication Place: Sioux City, Iowa, USA; ,0.6220673,0.34973717,0.9516495&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Hancock, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Amsterdam, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: T625_492; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 139

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Rowan, Wright, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Primghar, Primghar, O'Brien, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Primghar, O'Brien, Iowa; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2340406

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01147; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 18-13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01147; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 18-13

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1942
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Marcus, Cherokee, 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: Marcus, Cherokee, Io

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MARCUS, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Sioux City Journal; Publication Date: 30 Apr 1997; Publication Place: Sioux City, Iowa, USA; ,0.6220673,0.34973717,0.9516495&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marcus, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1997
    Event Place: Marcus

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marcus, Cherokee County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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