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Personal data Ruth Hannah Alwood 


Household of Ruth Hannah Alwood

(1) She is married to Hugh L. Bender.

They got married on March 21, 1921 at Covington, Kenton Co., KY, she was 18 years old.

Hugh L. Bender oo Ruth Hannah Alwood

Marriage source: Author: Klaus, Terry, Title: The Family Alwood, (Publication location: Crescent City, CA, Publisher: T.K., Publication date: June MCMXCI), pg. 161, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

Divorced in 1940's. <>

Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)

The couple were divorced from between 1939 and 1950 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.

Hugh L. Bender o/o Ruth Hannah Alwood

Divorce source: Author: Klaus, Terry, Title: The Family Alwood, (Publication location: Crescent City, CA, Publisher: T.K., Publication date: June MCMXCI), pg. 161, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

Divorced in 1940's. <>


(2) She is married to Ross Renville Sims.

They got married on February 9, 1923 at Franklin Co., OH, she was 20 years old.

Ross Renville Sims oo Ruth Hannah Alwood

Marriage sourc: Author: Hanna, Jackie, Title: "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location Portage, MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I4673,Publication date: xxiv July MMXI), Repository: The Cloud

"... Ruth Hannah ALWOOD Sex: F Birth: 2 JAN 1903 in Goode, Bedford Co, Virginia ... Marriage 1 Hugh L. BENDER b: ABT 1902 in Ohio Married: 31 MAR 1921 in Covington, Kenton Co, Kentucky

Divorced: bet 1940 and 1950

Marriage 2 Ross Renville SIMS b: 22 APR 1895 in Groveport, Franklin Co, Ohio Married: 9 FEB 1923 in Franklin Co, Ohio Note: by Rev August Knepping" <>

Notes about Ruth Hannah Alwood

Ruth Hannah Alwood

Source: Author: Klaus, Terry, Title: The Family Alwood, (Publication location: Crescent City, CA, Publisher: T.K., Publication date: June MCMXCI), pg. 161, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

cf. Author: Stringfellow, Helena, Title: The Alwood Family Tree, (Publication location: Grantville PA, Publisher: Wert Bookbinding, Publication date: MCMXCVI), pg. II-FGS-137, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

cf. Author: Stahl, Harriet, Title: The Family of Johann Jacob Stahl, Sr. of LeHigh County, PA., (Publication location: Mt. Vernon IN, Publisher: Windmill Pub. Inc., Publication date: MCMXCV), pg. 316, Repository: Lenig Lib., NewBloomfield, PA

SSDI: "RUTH BENDER Last SS address of record: 85016 Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ b. 2 Jan 1903 d. 8 Sept 1987 Iss: OH (before 1951)"

Author: Hanna, Jackie, Title: "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location Portage, MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I4673, Publication date:xxiv July MMXI), Repository: The Cloud

"... Ruth Hannah ALWOOD Sex: F Birth: 2 JAN 1903 in Goode, Bedford Co, Virginia

Note: 1930 census lists W. Virginia birthplace

Census: 1910 John Alwood HH, Clinton Twp, Franklin Co, Ohio Census: 1920 Anna Alwood HH, Clinton Twp, Franklin Co, Ohio Note: occ: gardener Census: 1930 Hugh Bender HH, Columbus, Franklin Co, Ohio

Death: 8 SEP 1987 Change Date: 24 JUL 2011

Father: John Alcester ALWOOD b: 17 SEP 1855 in Wood Co, Ohio Mother: Anna Jane WIGHTMAN b: 18 FEB 1864 in Groveport, Franklin Co, Ohio

Marriage 1 Hugh L. BENDER b: ABT 1902 in Ohio Married: 31 MAR 1921 in Covington, Kenton Co, Kentucky

Divorced: bet 1940 and 1950

Marriage 2 Ross Renville SIMS b: 22 APR 1895 in Groveport, Franklin Co, Ohio Married: 9 FEB 1923 in Franklin Co, Ohio Note: by Rev August Knepping"

If Ruth married Ross Sims in 1923, why was she living in the household of her first husband on the 1930 census? <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Ruth Hannah Alwood

David William Alwood
1833-1914
Anna Elizabeth Brailey
1833-1879
Thomas A. Wightman
± 1832-1902
Olive Marinda King
1841-1912

Ruth Hannah Alwood
1903-1987

(1) 1921

Hugh L. Bender
± 1902-1994

(Not public)
(2) 1923

Ross Renville Sims
1895-1964


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    Historical events

    Birthday January 2, 1903

    • The temperature on January 2, 1903 was between 1.3 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
      • February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
      • March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
      • April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
      • June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
      • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
      • November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.

    Day of marriage February 9, 1923

    • The temperature on February 9, 1923 was between 2.5 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
      • March 20 » The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
      • September 4 » Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USSShenandoah.
      • September 7 » The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
      • September 29 » The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon takes effect.
      • October 6 » The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
      • November 11 » Adolf Hitler was arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.

    Day of death September 8, 1987

    • The temperature on September 8, 1987 was between 8.3 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1987: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.6 million citizens.
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      • April 21 » The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people.
      • April 27 » The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim (and his wife, Elisabeth, who had also been a Nazi) from entering the US, charging that he had aided in the deportations and executions of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.
      • November 1 » British Rail Class 43 (HST) hits the record speed of 238km/h for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to generate electricity for traction motors.
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