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Household of Ruth Lura Sprague

She is married to Joseph Homer Bowles.

They got married on July 31, 1938 at Universalist Chr., No. Olmsted, Cuyahoga Co., OH, she was 21 years old.

Joseph Homer Ebel oo Ruth L. Sprague

Marriage source: Ebel, Ruth, Obituary, MCMXCV

Navorska, Rose, day-book started in 1948, (Olmsted Twp., Cuyahoga Co., OH, LRBEN, ca. MCMLX)

Cuyahoga County Probate Ct Marriage Index, (Cleveland OH, CCPCMI, vi Jul MMI) on their web site.

'Bride: SPRAGUE, RUTH L Groom: EBEL, JOE H Vol 181 Page 405'

Guenther, Wm Allan, Talk with David A. Navorska, (Irving TX, WAG, xxvi Sep MMI)

Al said he learnt Uncle Joe & Aunt Ruth were married at the Universalist Chr. in N. Olmsted from Joe & Ruth's 50th wedding anniversary. <>

Child(ren):

  1. Judith Lee Ebel  1939-2008 
  2. Robert George Ebel  1943-1992 


Notes about Ruth Lura Sprague

Ruth Lura Sprague

Sources: Author: Sine, Beth; Title: Tel. call to David A. Navorska, (Publication site: Ashland, OH, Publisher: BLNS, Publication date: xiv Mar MCMXCV)

Beth called 14 Mar 1995 to say Aunt Ruth died last night of an heart attack.

Funeral card for Aunt Ruth,

"In Memory of Ruth L. Ebel Date of Birth March 12, 1917 Date of Death March 14, 1995 Funeral Service 11:00 AM Thursday March 16, 1995 Wise Funeral Home Officiating Clergy Pastor Don Brown Interment St. Paul's Lutheran Church CemeteryIn Charge of Services Wise Funeral Service Bucyrus, Ohio"

The card was sent by Beth Sine. She marks the location of St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery as being in Bucyrus, OH. Uncle Joe says the cemetery is about eleven miles north of Bucyrus.

Obituary in an unknown newspaper serving Bucyrus, OH

"Ruth. L. Ebel March 12, 1917 - March 14, 1995

Ruth L. Ebel, 78, Charlotte Street, died at 12:37 a.m. today in Bucyrus [OH] Community Hospital.

She was born in North Olmstead [OH] to Percy and Thora (Peterson) Sprague. She was married July 31, 1938, to Joseph H. Ebel, who survives.

Also surviving are a daughter, Judith L. Rehm of Bucyrus, four grandchildren, Wendy Guimond of Marietta, Suzanne Longsworth of Cambridge, R. Joseph Ebel of Marion and Amy Slagle of Bucyrus, a brother, William Sprague of Bethesda, Md., andtwo sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Esther) Wohlever of North Ridgeville and Kathryn Walsh of North Olmstead. Preceding her in death were a son, Robert G. Ebel, and a brother, Lloyd Sprague.

A homemaker, Mrs. Ebel lived in Galion for 18 years before moving to Bucyrus 22 years ago. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Sulphur Springs.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Wise Funeral Home. Pastor Don Brown will officiate with burial in St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the church through the funeral home."

Sulphur Springs is a small village south-east of St. Paul's Lutheran Church & cem. in Liberty Township. I doubt Sulphur Spgs. is incorporated. - D.A. Navorska, v May MCMXCVI - Irving, TX

Author: Hanna, Jackie; Title: "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location: Egatrop MI, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xxvii Feb MMXI)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I5567

"... Ruth Lura SPRAGUE Sex: F Birth: 12 MAR 1917 in North Olmsted, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio

Census: 1930 Percy Sprague HH, North Olmsted, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio

Death: 14 MAR 1995 in Bucyrus, Crawford Co, Ohio Change Date: 27 FEB 2011

Father: Percy William SPRAGUE b: 13 JUN 1890 in North Olmsted, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio
Mother: Thora M. PETERSON b: ABT 1892 in Conway Springs, Sumner Co, Kansas

Marriage 1 Joseph Homer EBEL b: 24 MAY 1907 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio Married:"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Ruth Lura Sprague

Thora M. Peterson
± 1892-1967

Ruth Lura Sprague
1917-1995

1938

Joseph Homer Bowles
1907-1999

Judith Lee Ebel
1939-2008
Robert George Ebel
1943-1992

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Birthday March 12, 1917

  • The temperature on March 12, 1917 was between 2.5 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
    • May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
    • May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
    • May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
    • May 27 » Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic Church.
    • November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.

Day of marriage July 31, 1938

  • The temperature on July 31, 1938 was between 11.9 °C and 28.2 °C and averaged 20.9 °C. There was 13.8 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
    • September 5 » Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup.
    • September 12 » Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
    • October 5 » In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated.
    • December 13 » The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.
    • December 16 » Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honour of the German Mother.

Day of death March 14, 1995

  • The temperature on March 14, 1995 was between -0.4 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (76%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
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  • In the year 1995: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.4 million citizens.
    • January 30 » Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease.
    • July 6 » In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica.
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    • October 15 » Saddam Hussein is reelected president of Iraq through a referendum.
    • October 16 » The Skye Bridge in Scotland is opened.
    • October 26 » An avalanche hits the Icelandic village Flateyri, destroying 29 homes and burying 45 people, 20 of whom died.

Day of burial March 16, 1995

  • The temperature on March 16, 1995 was between 0.5 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1995: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.4 million citizens.
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    • October 15 » Saddam Hussein is reelected president of Iraq through a referendum.
    • November 14 » A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs.
    • December 19 » The United States Government restores federal recognition to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Native American tribe.


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