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Ruth Lucille Roberts 1923–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1923

Birth Location: Plover, Pocahahontas County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 27 Jun 2013

Death Location: Newtown, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA

Father: Wilbur Roberts

Mother: Bessie Otto

Spouse(s): Willard Otto

Children(s): Jerry Otto

The story of Ruth Lucille Roberts began in 1923 in Plover, Pocahahontas County, Iowa, USA. In 1925, Ruth Lucille Roberts resided in Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA. In 1930, Ruth Lucille Roberts resided in Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA. Ruth Lucille Roberts married Willard Leroy Otto, and had children including Arthur Lewis Otto, Barbara Louise Otto, Ivan Leroy Otto, Jerry Lee Otto, Pauline Lynn Otto, Teresa Lucille Otto, Timothy Lee Otto, Willard Leland Otto, William Leonard Otto. Ruth Lucille Roberts passed away in 2013 in Newtown, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Lucille Roberts began in 1923 in Plover, Pocahahontas County, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1925, Ruth Lucille Roberts resided in Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1930, Ruth Lucille Roberts resided in Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA.
  • Ruth Lucille Roberts married Willard Leroy Otto, and had children including Arthur Lewis Otto, Barbara Louise Otto, Ivan Leroy Otto, Jerry Lee Otto, Pauline Lynn Otto, Teresa Lucille Otto, Timothy Lee Otto, Willard Leland Otto, William Leonard Otto.
  • Ruth Lucille Roberts passed away in 2013 in Newtown, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Roberts's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Roberts
1923–2013
Birth Place: Plover, Pocahahontas County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Wilbur Harrison Roberts
1890–1967
Spring Hill, Warren County, Iowa, USA
Bessie (Merle) Otto
1897–1985
Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Charles (W) Roberts
1862–
Indiana, USA
Mary (Jane) Burris
1860–1918
Iowa City, Wright Co., Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Burris
1822–1900
Mary Woodruff
1824–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel 4GGF
1788–1863
Lydia 4GGM
1793–1877

Ruth Roberts's Descendants

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Ruth (Lucille) Roberts (26 Sep 1923–27 Jun 2013) m. Willard (Leroy) Otto (7 Sep 1920–2 Apr 1988)
  1. 1. Jerry (Lee) Otto 1943–2022

Ruth Roberts's Timeline

9 Records

1923
26 Sep 1923
Birth of Ruth Lucille Roberts in Plover, Pocahahontas County, Iowa, USA
Plover, Pocahahontas County, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 2
Ruth Lucille Roberts resided here in Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
Ruth Lucille Roberts resided here in Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Ruth Lucille Roberts resided here in Rural, Palo Alto, Iowa
Rural, Palo Alto, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 17
Ruth Lucille Roberts resided here in Garfield, Gilmore City, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Garfield, Gilmore City, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
1941
abt 1941
Age 18
Ruth Lucille Roberts resided here
None
1943
abt 1943
Age 20
Ruth Lucille Roberts resided here
None
1950
1950
Age 27
Ruth Lucille Roberts resided here in Cummins, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Cummins, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
2013
27 Jun 2013
Age 90
Death of Ruth Lucille Roberts in Newtown, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA
Newtown, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1923
    Event Place: Plover, Pocahahontas County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925, State Historical Society of Iowa (via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gilmore City, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01191; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 76-14
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340408
    [4] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage
    [5] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cummins, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: 2893; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 76-13

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925, State Historical Society of Iowa (via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340408

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Palo Alto, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gilmore City, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01191; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 76-14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Garfield, Gilmore City, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gilmore City, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01191; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 76-14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1941
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1943
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cummins, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cummins, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: 2893; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 76-13

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 2013
    Event Place: Newtown, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA

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