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Ruth Elizabeth Striffler

Female 1888 - 1984  (96 years)


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  • Name Ruth Elizabeth Striffler  [1, 2
    Birth 13 Apr 1888  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death Nov 1984  Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      Friday, June 19, 1936
      Turning Back the Pages
      Twenty Five Years Ago
      June 23, 1911

      Miss Ruth Striffler, who has been teaching at Tecumseh the past two years, has accepted a position for next year in the public schools in Marchfield, Oregon, a thriving western city of 6,000.

      Cass City Chronicle
      Friday, May 30, 1913
      Local Items, page 4

      Ruth Striffler of Argyle was the guest of her sister, Mrs. J.A. Sandham, Friday.

      Cass City Chronicle
      September 4, 1914
      Local Items, page 4

      Miss Ruth Striffler left Monday morning for Blackfoot, Idaho, where she accepted a position in the public schools.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)

      Her social security application, completed on October 8, 1952, showed her as Ruth Elizabeth Moreton of 20137 Litchfield, Detroit 21 Mich. She listed her full name at birth as Ruth Elizabeth Stiffler, and gave her date of birth as 23 April 1888 in Cass City. Her parents were shown as Samuel Striffler and Pauline Ahr.
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1920 Census
      Michigan, Wayne County, City of Detroit, Dist. 11
      SD 145 ED 209 Sheet 3B
      115-158
      Moreton, William Hd M 34 Utah Utah NY Purchasing Agent, Auto
      Moreton, Ruth Wf F 31 Mich NY Ct Teacher

      1930 Census
      Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Pr 44, Ward 14, Block 33
      Enumerated 3 Apr 1930
      ED 82-1092 SD 70 Sheet 2B
      Morton, Williah H Own $12,000 44 m@31 Utah Utah NY Salesman, Bronze-Tools
      Morton, Ruth E 41 M@27 Mich NY Ct Teacher
    Person ID I28699  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Samuel W. Striffler,   b. Dec 1857, Lancaster, Erie County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1928, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Pauline Ahr,   b. 2 Oct 1860, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1920, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 9 May 1882  Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9283  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Moreton,   b. Abt 1886, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1951, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1917 
    Family ID F9623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Feb 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Apr 1888 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Nov 1984 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Striffler, Ruth Elizabeth (Mrs. William Moreton)
    Striffler, Ruth Elizabeth (Mrs. William Moreton)
    Application for a Social Security Account

  • Sources 
    1. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Michigan, Sanilac County, Argyle, SD 7, ED 113, Sheet 10A , Stamped 10 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S93] Form SS-5, Treasury Department: Application for U.S. Social Security Number.

    3. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).