Ruth Thornton Martin[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
1894 - 1999 (104 years)-
Name Ruth Thornton Martin Born 26 Nov 1894 Union City, Obion, Tennessee [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Gender Female Residence 1900 Paducah City, McCracken, Kentucky [2] Residence 1910 Civil District 15, Madison, Tennessee [4] Residence 1920 Jackson Ward 4, Madison, Tennessee [6] Occupation 1925 Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan Dietician Occupation 1925 Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan dietician at the Battle Creek Sanitarium Residence 1930 Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan [3] Residence 1935 Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan [1] Residence 1 Apr 1940 Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan [1] _FSFTID LXS8-93J _UID 8E0A78EBABAF40AC8E79E506044708E86E22 Died 27 May 1999 Portage, Kalamazoo, Michigan Person ID I97 Strong History Last Modified 2 Jan 2018
Father Samuel Blair Martin, b. 22 May 1870, Augusta, Columbia, Georgia , d. 30 Sep 1950, Hatttiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi (Age 80 years) Mother Mary Melissa Morehead, b. 26 Mar 1871, Union City, Obion, Tennessee , d. 2 Jun 1901, Paducah City, McCracken, Kentucky (Age 30 years) Married 10 Jan 1894 Obion, Tennessee [8, 9, 10] Family ID F307 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Frederick Leslie Strong, b. 19 Jul 1891, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan , d. 19 Mar 1959, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan (Age 67 years) Married 25 Jun 1925 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan [7] Children 1. Frederick Thornton Strong, b. 8 Nov 1928, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee , d. 2017, California (Age 88 years) [Adopted] 2. Edwin Merton Strong, b. 1 Sep 1930, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan , d. 12 Mar 2011, Willoughby, Lake, Ohio (Age 80 years) 3. Eleanor Elaine Strong, b. 21 Feb 1933, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan , d. 27 Jan 2006, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Age 72 years) Last Modified 14 Jan 2020 Family ID F163 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Samuel, Mary & Ruth Martin
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Notes - Ruth Martin and her mother were on the last train out of Galveston on 8 Sep 1900 before the deadliest hurricane and flood ever to hit the United States. The loss of life from the storm and flood was estimated to be about 8000 people. Ruth lost her mother at a very young age, and was raised by a succession of relatives. She trained to be a dietician, working for a while in Texas, and then at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. After her children were raised she worked for some years for the American Red Cross. She retired with her husband to a country home near Augusta, Michigan, where she took great pleasure in her large yard and garden. - notes by Connie Hankins
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Sources - [S98] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T627_1735; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 13-19A.
1940 United States Federal Census - [S13] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Paducah Ward 5, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: T623_540; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 70.
Birth date: Nov 1894
Birth place: Tennessee
Residence date: 1900
Residence place: Paducah City, McCracken, Kentucky1900 United States Federal Census - [S18] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: 978; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 750.0.
Birth date: abt 1895
Birth place:
Residence date: 1930
Residence place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan1930 United States Federal Census - [S17] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 15, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
Birth date: 1895
Birth place: Tennessee
Residence date: 1910
Residence place: Civil District 15, Madison, Tennessee1910 United States Federal Census - [S103] Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909.
Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 - [S16] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson Ward 4, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1754; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 171; Image: 1002.
1920 United States Federal Census - [S215] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 - [S5] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002.
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 - [S13] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Paducah Ward 5, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: T623_540; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 70.
Birth date: May 1870
Birth place: Tennessee
Marriage date: 1894
Marriage place:
Residence date: 1900
Residence place: Paducah City, McCracken, Kentucky1900 United States Federal Census - [S13] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Paducah Ward 5, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: T623_540; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 70.
Birth date: Mar 1871
Birth place: Tennessee
Marriage date: 1894
Marriage place:
Residence date: 1900
Residence place: Paducah City, McCracken, Kentucky1900 United States Federal Census
- [S98] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T627_1735; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 13-19A.