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Ruth Elmmyra Williams 1881 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1881

Birth Location: Edina, Knox County, Missouri

Death Date: 8 Jun 1942

Death Location: Dallas, Polk County, Oregon

Father: Fredrick Williams

Mother: Phebe HARPER

Spouse(s): Cyrenus Palmer, Harry Donahey

Children(s): Alfred Palmer, Violet Palmer, Lois Palmer, Clyde Palmer, Bessie Palmer, Ruby Palmer

Ruth Elmmyra Williams was born in 1881 in Edina, Knox County, Missouri, the child of Fredrick Burd "Fred" Williams and Phebe Ann HARPER. In 1895, Ruth Elmmyra Williams resided in Smoky, Sherman, Kansas. In 1900, Ruth Elmmyra Williams resided in Smoky, Sherman, Kansas. Ruth Elmmyra Williams married Cyrenus Francis Palmer, Harry Donahey, and had children including Alfred F Palmer, Violet Palmer, Lois Palmer, Clyde Fredrick Palmer, Bessie Marie Palmer, Ruby Palmer. Ruth Elmmyra Williams passed away in 1942 in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elmmyra Williams was born in 1881 in Edina, Knox County, Missouri, the child of Fredrick Burd "Fred" Williams and Phebe Ann HARPER.
  • In 1895, Ruth Elmmyra Williams resided in Smoky, Sherman, Kansas.
  • In 1900, Ruth Elmmyra Williams resided in Smoky, Sherman, Kansas.
  • Ruth Elmmyra Williams married Cyrenus Francis Palmer, Harry Donahey, and had children including Alfred F Palmer, Violet Palmer, Lois Palmer, Clyde Fredrick Palmer, Bessie Marie Palmer, Ruby Palmer.
  • Ruth Elmmyra Williams passed away in 1942 in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fredrick Williams
1840 – 1917
Birth Location: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio
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Phebe HARPER
1848 – 1935
Birth Location: New Lexington, Muskingum County, (now Perry County), Ohio
PH

Spouses(s)

Cyrenus Palmer
1876 – 1909
Birth Location: Hamilton, Indiana
CP
Harry Donahey
Birth Location: –
HD

Children(s)

Alfred Palmer
1899 – 1973
Birth Location: Kansas
AP
Violet Palmer
1901 – 1904
Birth Location: Sherman County, Kansas
VP
Lois Palmer
1904 – 1909
Birth Location: Smoky, Sherman Co., Kansas
LP
Clyde Palmer
1905 – 1934
Birth Location: Colorado
CP
Bessie Palmer
1908 – 1979
Birth Location: Goodland, Kansas
BP
Ruby Palmer
1911 – 1924
Birth Location: Washington
RP

Ruth Williams's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Williams
1881 – 1942
Birth Place: Edina, Knox County, Missouri
Parents
Fredrick Burd "Fred" Williams
1840 – 1917
Warren, Trumbull, Ohio
Phebe (Ann) HARPER
1848 – 1935
New Lexington, Muskingum County, (now Perry County), Ohio
Grandparents
Nasmith Williams
1794 – 1850
Wales
Julia (Ann) Rumbaugh
1803 – 1888
Millerstown, Perry Co Pennsylvania
Thomas (King) Harper
1820 – 1862
New Lexington, Perry, Ohio, United States
Ruth (Ann) OGG
1821 – 1853
Muskingum County, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Williams
David Rumbaugh
1780 – 1814
Elizabeth Miller
1778 – 1821
Thomas Harper
1789 – 1874
Elizabeth KINSEL
1794 – 1876
Vachel Ogg
1776 – 1825
Jane Goodin
1776 – 1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Rumbaugh
1753 – 1828
Anna Hoffer
1756 – 1828
HARPER
Michael Kinsel
1760 – 1850
Nancy LANE
1774 – 1867
George Ogg
1724 – 1770
Helen Hamilton
1707 – 1798
Moses Sr.
1744 – 1836
June Hull
1750 – 1821

Ruth Williams's Descendants

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Ruth (Elmmyra) Williams (20 Feb 1881 – 8 Jun 1942) m. Cyrenus (Francis) Palmer (28 May 1876 – 7 Dec 1909) m. Harry Donahey
  1. 1. Alfred (F) Palmer (28 Apr 1899 – 16 Jul 1973) m. Winfred A (abt 1905 – )
    1. 1. Jayce (K) Palmer (abt 1925 – )
  2. 2. Violet Palmer (11 Feb 1901 – May 1, 1904)
  3. 3. Lois Palmer (1 Mar 1904 – July 7, 1909)
  4. 4. Clyde (Fredrick) Palmer (12 Dec 1905 – 11 Jun 1934) m. Josephine (Edna) Jarvis (20 May 1906 – 13 Jan 1971)
    1. 1. Kenneth (Daro) Palmer (19 Jan 1925 – 11 Jul 2002) m. Beatrice (Irene) Zimmerman (18 May 1924 – 11 Nov 1989)
      1. 1. Kenneth (Daro) Palmer (abt 1946 – 25 Oct 1946)
      2. 2. Kathie (Irene) Palmer (23 Jan 1948 – ) m. James (R) Semenza (1 Jan 1945 – )
        1. 1. Stephanie (Jo) Semenza (8 Feb 1973 – ) m. David (Wesley) Pond
        2. 2. Kenneth Semenza
      3. 3. Ronald (Lee) Palmer (11 Jan 1949 – ) m. Jeanne (Louise) Koschutzke (12 Jul 1950 – )
        1. 1. Daro (Gene) Palmer (7 Sep 1974 – ) m. Amy (Alie) Randolph (20 February 1974 – )
      4. 4. Clyde Palmer (1950 – )
    2. 2. Anita (Deane "Neta") PALMER (15 Dec 1928 – 25 Feb 2006) m. August (Herman) ZIMMERMANN (03 Dec 1931 – 17 Dec 2018)
  5. 5. Bessie (Marie) Palmer (12 Aug 1908 – 6 Jan 1979) m. Donald (Franklin) Zornes (14 Dec 1908 – 8 Dec 1979)
    1. 1. Nadine Zornes (23 Oct 1930 – 11 Mar 1951)
    2. 2. Lois (Jean) Zornes (8 Oct 1933 – ) m. Raymond (Charles) Schulte
    3. 3. Donna (R) Zornes (abt 1943 – )
  6. 6. Ruby Palmer (22 Feb 1911 – 15 Jun 1924)

Ruth Williams's Timeline

8 Records

1881
20 Feb 1881
Birth of Ruth Elmmyra Williams in Edina, Knox County, Missouri
Edina, Knox County, Missouri
1895
1 Mar 1895
Age 14
Ruth Elmmyra Williams resided here in Smoky, Sherman, Kansas
Smoky, Sherman, Kansas
1900
1900
Age 19
Ruth Elmmyra Williams resided here in Smoky, Sherman, Kansas
Smoky, Sherman, Kansas
1905
1 Mar 1905
Age 24
Ruth Elmmyra Williams resided here in Smoky, Sherman, Kansas
Smoky, Sherman, Kansas
1920
1920
Age 39
Ruth Elmmyra Williams resided here in East Republic, Ferry, Washington
East Republic, Ferry, Washington
1930
1930
Age 49
Ruth Elmmyra Williams resided here in Willow Ranch, Modoc, California
Willow Ranch, Modoc, California
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 59
Ruth Elmmyra Williams resided here in Nile, Yakima, Washington, United States
Nile, Yakima, Washington, United States
1942
8 Jun 1942
Age 61
Death of Ruth Elmmyra Williams in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon
Dallas, Polk County, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1881
    Event Place: Edina, Knox County, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nile, Yakima, Washington; Roll: T627_4372; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 39-67.
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East Republic, Ferry, Washington; Roll: T625_1921; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 527.
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East Republic, Ferry, Washington; Roll: T625_1921; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 527.
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Willow Ranch, Modoc, California; Roll: 177; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 584.0.
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Smoky, Sherman, Kansas; Roll: T623_501; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 190.
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Statesman Journal; Publication Date: 10/ Jun/ 1942; Publication Place: Salem, Oregon, USA; ,0.36604968,0.85590523,0.5506764&xid=2378
    [10] Web: Oregon, Find A Grave Index, 1818-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Smoky, Sherman, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Smoky, Sherman, Kansas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Smoky, Sherman, Kansas; Roll: T623_501; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 190.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Smoky, Sherman, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: East Republic, Ferry, Washington
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East Republic, Ferry, Washington; Roll: T625_1921; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 527.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Willow Ranch, Modoc, California
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Willow Ranch, Modoc, California; Roll: 177; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 584.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Nile, Yakima, Washington, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nile, Yakima, Washington; Roll: T627_4372; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 39-67.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Monmouth
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Statesman Journal; Publication Date: 10/ Jun/ 1942; Publication Place: Salem, Oregon, USA; ,0.36604968,0.85590523,0.5506764&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1942
    Event Place: Dallas, Polk County, Oregon
    Record Source:
    [1] Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Statesman Journal; Publication Date: 10/ Jun/ 1942; Publication Place: Salem, Oregon, USA; ,0.36604968,0.85590523,0.5506764&xid=2378
    [3] Web: Oregon, Find A Grave Index, 1818-2012

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Web: Oregon, Find A Grave Index, 1818-2012
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