1911 - 1997 (85 years)
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Name |
Ruby May Whitaker |
Born |
6 Dec 1911 |
Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] |
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Birth Record of Ruby May Whitaker
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Census |
1920 |
Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts [9] |
She was recorded while living with her parents. |
Age: 8 |
Graduation |
1929 |
Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts [2] |
Agency: Powers Institute |
Census |
1930 |
Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts [10] |
She was recorded while living with her parents. |
Age: 18 |
Address: 2 Library Street |
Census |
1940 |
Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts [11] |
Residence |
Jan 1959 |
Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1] |
History |
According to her obituary, "She was an operator at New England Telephone Co. for 18 years and a teacher in the Gill schools for many years, retiring in 1972. She was a 60-year-plus member of the Bernardston Unitarian Church. She has been the church's organ player, choir director, a Sunday School teacher and a trustee. She was a member of the Sylvan-Rebekah Lodge 87 of Greenfield and an assistant librarian with the Cushman Library from 1925 to 1931. She also was a member of the First United Methodist Bernardston Church of Greenfield and the retired teachers association. She enjoyed playing the organ, both for the church and for herself." [2] |
Died |
18 Aug 1997 |
Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts [2, 3, 5, 6, 12] |
Buried |
Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts [13] |
Siblings |
8 siblings |
+ | 1. Carl Harold Whitaker , b. 6 Feb 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 25 Jan 1977, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 76 years)
| + | 2. Percy Eugene Whitaker , b. 8 Oct 1901, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 2 Feb 1975, Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
| + | 3. Wallace Herbert Whitaker , b. 4 Dec 1902, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 9 Oct 1976, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont (Age 73 years)
| | 4. Holman Hugh Whitaker , b. 30 Nov 1906, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 16 Jan 1985, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 78 years)
| + | 5. Ruth Irene Whitaker , b. 25 Mar 1910, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 9 Nov 2007, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine (Age 97 years)
| + | 6. Ruby May Whitaker , b. 6 Dec 1911, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 18 Aug 1997, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years)
| + | 7. Eva Belle Whitaker , b. 9 Mar 1916, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 2 Jan 2010, Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida (Age 93 years)
| | 8. Charles Whitaker , b. 4 May 1917, Massachusetts , d. 17 Mar 1921, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 3 years) | | 9. Elinor Frances Whitaker , b. 22 Feb 1919, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 28 Mar 2010, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York (Age 91 years)
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Person ID |
I387 |
| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Peter |
Last Modified |
17 Jan 2021 |
Father |
Charles Herbert Whitaker, b. 27 Jul 1865, Leydon, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 8 Feb 1941, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years) |
Mother |
Orra May Hale, b. 18 Jan 1880, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 23 Jan 1959, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years) |
Married |
11 May 1899 |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
Family ID |
F189 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Kenneth J. North, b. 27 Jan 1911, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts , d. 12 Apr 1990, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years) |
Married |
Yes, date unknown [2] |
Children |
2 children |
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Last Modified |
24 Apr 2014 |
Family ID |
F245 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 6 Dec 1911 - Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - She was recorded while living with her parents.,Age: 8 - 1920 - Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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 | Graduation - Agency: Powers Institute - 1929 - Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - She was recorded while living with her parents.,Age: 18,Address: 2 Library Street - 1930 - Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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 | Census - 1940 - Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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 | Residence - Jan 1959 - Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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 | Died - 18 Aug 1997 - Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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 | Buried - - Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
- [S1460] Obituary of Orra M. Whitaker, (Springfield, Massachusetts: Springfield Union, 24 January 1959, Page 40), Primary Source.
- [S97] Obituary of Ruby M. North, (Athol, Massachusetts: Athol Daily News, 27 August 1997).
- [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Primary Source.
- [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988), Primary Source.
- [S805] Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Secondary Source.
- [S911] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc), Secondary Source.
- [S829] Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915, (Family Search), Primary Source.
Birth Record of Ruby May Whitaker
- [S800] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Primary Source.
Birth Record of Ruby May Whitaker
- [S499] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Primary Source.
Year: 1920; Census Place: Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_698; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 251
- [S509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Primary Source.
Year: 1930; Census Place: Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 904; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 27.0; FHL microfilm: 2340639
- [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Primary Source.
- [S335] Roy, Robert A. Notes taken at the 115th Delvee Reunion, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 24 June 2001), Primary Source.
- [S458] North, Wayne K. letter: 2005-01-26, (Letter to Robert Roy, 26 January 2005).
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