hmtl5 Ruth Weaver b. 27 Sep 1897 Clinton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana d. 12 Dec 1985 Sebastian County, Arkansas: McKeown Genealogy
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Ruth Weaver

Female 1897 - 1985  (88 years)


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  • Name Ruth Weaver 
    Born 27 Sep 1897  Clinton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Dec 1985  Sebastian County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Buried Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I1689  McKeown
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2023 

    Father Jesse Weaver,   b. 26 Jun 1860, Elkhart County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1926, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Margaret McCollum,   b. 24 Jan 1869, Kossuth, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1962, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 22 Jan 1891  Miami County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Family ID F699  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William Ernest Hippensteel,   b. 14 Mar 1890, Servia, Wabash County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1924, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 27 Sep 1916  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Children 
     1. William Ernest Hippensteel,   b. 6 Jul 1924, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1949, Elkhart County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bert "Curly" Vance,   b. 23 Dec 1889, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1978, Sebastian County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 10 Feb 1945  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Sep 1897 - Clinton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Sep 1916 - Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Feb 1945 - Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Dec 1985 - Sebastian County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Ruth Hippensteel Vance
      Goshen – Services for Ruth Hippensteel Vance, 88, formerly of 522 S. Third St., who died Thursday morning in Rose Care Center, Fort Smith, Ark., will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Blocker-Harris Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakridge Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
      Mrs. Vance was born Sept. 27, 1897, in Elkhart County. On Sept. 27, 1915, she married Ernest Hippensteel. He died in 1924. On Feb. 2, 1945, she married Bert “Curly” Vance. He died May 28, 1978. Surviving are a son, Robert Hippensteel of Mountainberg, Ark.; four grandchildren; and a sister, Florence Sunthimer of Goshen. A son and a brother preceded her in death. Mrs. Vance had been a bookkeeper at Hodgson Hardware, House of Harter and Rieth-Riley Construction Co. She was active in the First United Church of Christ, where she was an organist and directed the choir.
      The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana. Friday, 13 December 1985.
      [4, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S36] census record.

    3. [S47] Marriage record.

    4. [S3] Obituary.

    5. [S57] Newspaper article.


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