Navorska tree » Ruth Alice Victory Gunn (1861-1950)
Personal data Ruth Alice Victory Gunn
- Alternative names: Alice Van Hyning Alwood, Ruth Gunn van Hyning
- She was born on July 31, 1861 in Toledo, Lucas Co., OH.
- Census in the year 1870, Toledo, Lucas Co., OH.
- Census in the year 1900, Napoleon, Henry Co., OH.
- Census in the year 1910, Montpelier, Williams Co., OH.
- Census in the year 1920, Montpelier, Williams Co., OH.
- Census in the year 1930, Montpelier, Williams Co., OH.
- She died on August 5, 1950 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, she was 89 years old.
- She is buried after August 4, 1950 in Ft. Meigs Cem., Perrysburg, Wood Co., OH.
- A child of Lucien B. Gunn and Harriet J. Jenison
- This information was last updated on September 28, 2014.
Household of Ruth Alice Victory Gunn
(1) She is married to Charles H. van Hyning.
They got married on May 7, 1884 at Henry Co., OH, she was 22 years old.
Charles H. Van Hyning oo Ruth Alice Victory Gunn
Marriage source: 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=I10562, Publication date: v Feb MMXIV), Repository: The Cloud
"... Charles VAN HYNING Sex: M Birth: ABT 1852 in Ohio Death: 10 SEP 1897 in Napoleon, Henry Co, Ohio Burial: Glenwood Cem, Napoleon, Henry Co, Ohio Change Date: 5 FEB 2014 ... Marriage 1 Ruth Alice Victory GUNN b: 31 JUL 1861 in Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio Married: 7 MAY 1884 in Lucas Co, Ohio Note: by A M Wheeler, MG ..." <>
Child(ren):
- Ruth Henrietta van Hyning 1886-????
- Robert Julius van Hyning 1889-????
- Harriet (Dollie) van Hyning 1891-1954
(2) She is married to Rufus Raymond Alwood.
They got married on June 8, 1904 at Henry Co., OH, she was 42 years old.
Rufus Raymond Alwood oo Alice Victory Gunn
Marriage source: Purdy, Ralph, Registrar, Cert of Death, (Montpilier OH, Div. of Vital Statistics, xx Feb MCMXXXVIII)
'... Rufus Raymond Alwood ... Married Wife Alice Alwood ...' <>
Notes about Ruth Alice Victory Gunn
Ruth Alice Victory Gunn
Source: Vreeland, Robert, ca. MCMLXXXIX for name = The Widow Van Hining
Author: Stahl, Harriet, Title: The Family of Johann Jacob Stahl Sr. of LeHigh Co., PA, (Publication location: Mt. Vernon IN, Publisher: Windmill Pub Inc., Publication date: MCMXCV), pg 311, Repository: Lenig Lib., New Bloomfield, PA. forname = Mary.
1910 Montpelier Williams Co OH soundex, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.
" [Alwood] Alice V, wife, ae 48 b. OH
Vankiun Ruth StepDaug, ae 23, b. OH ..."
The V. may stand for Van Hining.
17 & 19 Jan 1920 Montpelier Vlg, Superior Twp., Williams Co., OH census, sheet 13A/262 Series T625 reel 1450, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.
"line 25 West Main St/129/332/353/Alwood, Rufus R., Head ... line 26 ... Alice B., wife, fem, white, age 58y, married can read\\write, born OH, parents born OH, can speak Eng, occupation = none."
Fay M. Eberly, Enumerator, Montpellier, Superior Twp., Williams Co., OH census, (Montpelier, OH, U.S. Govt., iv Apr MCMXXX), Sheet 2B-229, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.
"99, W. Main St., ... Alwood, R R, Head ... male, ... ae 70, married, ae 24 at 1st marriage ... 100, Alice, Wife-H, Fem, white, ae 68, married, ae 22 at 1st marriage, not in school, can read OR write, b. OH, parents b. OH, can speak Eng, Occ=None --- Page Break --- 1, Boone, Ruth H., Step-Daugh, fem, white, ae 42, Widow, ae 25 at 1st marriage, not in school, can read OR write, b. OH, parents b. OH, can speak Eng, Book-keeper, Lumber Co., Class of worker=W, Employed 2, Janet, Step-gr Daugh, fem, white, ae 17, single, in school, can read OR write, b. OH, parents b. OH, can speak Eng, Occ=None 3, Robert, Step-gr Son, male, white, ae 12, Single, in school, can read OR write, b. OH, parents b. OH, can speak Eng, Occ=None"
Author: Hanna, Jacquelyn, 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=I10561, Publicationdate: xxx Apr MMXIII), Repository: The Cloud
"... Ruth Alice Victory GUNN Sex: F Birth: 31 JUL 1861 in Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio
Census: 1870 Lucien Gunn HH, Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio Census: 1900 Julius Van Hyning HH, Napoleon, Henry Co, Ohio Census: 1910 RR Alwood HH, Montpelier, Williams Co, Ohio Census: 1920 RR Alwood HH, Montpelier, Williams Co, Ohio Census: 1930 Rr Alwood HH, Montpelier, Williams Co, Ohio
Death: 5 AUG 1950 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan Burial: Fort Meigs Cem, Perrysburg, Wood Co, Ohio Change Date: 30 APR 2013
Father: Lucien B. GUNN b: 18 NOV 1814 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio Mother: Harriet JENISON b: 1822 in Ohio
Marriage 1 Charles VAN HYNING b: ABT 1852 in Ohio Married: 7 MAY 1884 in Lucas Co, Ohio Note: by A M Wheeler, MG
Children
1. Ruth VAN HYNING b: 12 AUG 1886 in Napoleon, Henry Co, Ohio 2. Robert Julius VAN HYNING b: 18 JUL 1889 in Napoleon, Henry Co, Ohio 3. Dollie VAN HYNING b: APR 1891 in Ohio
Marriage 2 Rufus Raymond ALWOOD b: 24 JAN 1855 in Pike Twp, Fulton Co, Ohio Married: 8 JUN 1904 in Henry Co, Ohio Note: by Rev W J Dempster"
Author: Van Hyning, Amy Elizabeth, Title: "Van Hyning/Schilling Family Tree," (Publication location unknwon, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.com, Publication date: xvi Aug MMVIII), Repository: The Cloud
"... Alice Victory GUNN Sex: F Birth: JUL 1861 in Perrysburg, Wood Co, OH ... 1
Marriage 1 Charles H. VAN HYNING b: 18 MAY 1852 in Napoleon, Henry Co, OH Married: 7 MAY 1884 in Henry Co, OH
Children
1. Ruth Henrietta VAN HYNING b: 12 AUG 1886 in Henry Co, OH 2. Robert Julius VAN HYNING b: 16 JUL 1889 in Napoleon, Henry Co, OH 3. Dottie VAN HYNING b: APR 1891 in OH
Sources:
1. Henry County Genealogical Society; 1900 US Census Napoleon Henry Co OH" <>
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Historical events
Birthday July 31, 1861
- The temperature on July 31, 1861 was about 21.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 19 » American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.
- April 17 » The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States, later becoming the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America.
- April 27 » American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
- July 26 » American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.
- October 17 » Aborigines kill Nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.
- November 20 » American Civil War: A secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.
Day of marriage June 8, 1904
- The temperature on June 8, 1904 was between 8.8 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1904: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
- February 22 » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
- February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
- June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
- August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
- November 16 » English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
- December 6 » Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable.
Day of death August 5, 1950
- The temperature on August 5, 1950 was between 13.8 °C and 24.8 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
- January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
- July 5 » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
- July 5 » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
- August 12 » Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: 75 American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
- August 18 » Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
- October 19 » Korean War: The Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea.
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