hmtl5 Ruth Louise Moranville b. 19 Sep 1920 Hemingford, Box Butte County, Nebraska d. 20 Feb 1999 Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska: McKeown Genealogy

Ruth Louise Moranville

Female 1920 - 1999  (78 years)


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  • Name Ruth Louise Moranville 
    Born 19 Sep 1920  Hemingford, Box Butte County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Census 1930  Alban, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Alban, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 20 Feb 1999  Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Buried Madrid Cemetery, Madrid, Perkins County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Person ID I598  McKeown
    Last Modified 31 Jul 2023 

    Father Charles Edward Moranville,   b. 31 Oct 1855, Salem, Orleans County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1928, Hemingford, Box Butte County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Emma Zella Crawford,   b. 3 Dec 1877, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1948, Clay County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1914  Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Sep 1920 - Hemingford, Box Butte County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Alban, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Alban, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Feb 1999 - Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Madrid Cemetery, Madrid, Perkins County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • In the 1930 US census all four of Charles and Zella Moranville's children are in the household of her father, William J. Crawford. In the 1940 US census all four children are in the household of their uncle Walter Crawford.
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    • Ruth Tjaden, 78, was born Sept. 10, 1920, at Hemingford,
      Neb. She was the third of four children born to Edward and Zella Crawford Moranville. After her father died the family moved to the Crawford farm in Nuckolls County near Mt. Clare.

      She attended Antelope rural school and for her first two years of high school she rode a horse to Mt. Clare High School, three miles from the Crawford farm. She finished her high school at Nelson and graduated as the valedictorian of her senior class. She then taught rural school in Nuckolls County for three years before attending Kearney State Teachers College. After receiving her teacher's certificate she taught at the Madrid School.

      She married Ed Tjaden, at Francis, Kan. on Aug. 22, 1946. They made their home on a farm east of Madrid. Ruth quit her teaching while she raised her family but resumed again and taught at Madrid and Wheatland schools from 1963 until she retired in 1976.

      She died at the Perkins County Community Hospital, Grant, Feb. 20, 1999.

      A member of the Madrid United Methodist Church and the U. M. W. , she was active with Bible study. She was also a member of the Madrid American Legion Auxiliary.

      She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Esther and, two brothers, Charles and Walter.

      She is survived by her husband, Ed; one daughter, Mrs. Joe Smalley (Lois), Reno, Nev.; three sons, Lindell, Scottsbluff, Don, Lincoln, Neb., and Ken, Hastings; and four grandchildren.

      Services were Tuesday at the Madrid United Methodist Church with Pastor Randy Jorgensen officiating.

      Burial was in the Madrid Cemetery.

      Source: Superior Express February 25, 1999
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  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S26] US Social Security Applications and Claims.

    3. [S37] Nebraska birth records.

    4. [S3] Obituary.

    5. [S36] census record.