Individual Details
Ruth May Howard
(7 May 1908 - 16 Apr 1980)
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Ruth May Howard [LRQH-9V1], b. Des Moines, Iowa 7 May 1908 – d. South Bend, Indiana 16 Apr 1980, was a daughter of Chauncey Philetus Howard and Letta E. Kelly. Ruth married James Madison Lowe [MWLJ-7V4] on 16 Jul 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. She is said to be buried at the Riverview Cemetery in South Bend, Indiana.
Ruth Mae Howard, b. Oklahoma 18 Aug 1908 – d. 13 Oct 1953, married Albert Judson Hamby [LRQH-MN9]. She is buried at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Springfield, Missouri. These two Ruths are not the same person.
Events
| Birth | 7 May 1908 | Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 21 Apr 1910 | (Chauncey Philetus Howard and Letta E. Kelly) Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | | | |
| Census-shared | 8 Jan 1920 | (Letta E. Kelly) Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | | | |
| Census-shared | 1925 | (Letta E. Kelly) Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | | | |
| Marriage | 16 Jul 1927 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois - James Madison Lowe | | ||
| Death | 16 Apr 1980 | South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana | | | |
| Burial | Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana |
Families
| Spouse | James Madison Lowe (1904 - 1982) |
| Father | Chauncey Philetus Howard (1860 - 1918) |
| Mother | Letta E. Kelly (1871 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Reuben Randall Howard (1893 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Paul Howard (1895 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Jennie Howard (1896 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Lucille Howard (1899 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Ralph Howard (1904 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Lena Allen Howard (1905 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Albert Roy Howard (1910 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Earl Robert Howard (1912 - ) |
| Sibling | Katherine I. Howard (1916 - 1994) |
Notes
Birth
Ruth May HowardEvent Type: Birth
Event Date: 07 May 1908
Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Gender: F
Father's Name: Chancy P Howard
Mother's Name: Letta E Kelly
Census (family)-shared
Chauncy P Howard Head M 49 New York - Laborer, tile yardLetta Howard Wife F 38 Iowa
Reuben R Howard Son M 16 Iowa - Laborer, odd jobs
Paul Howard Son M 14 Iowa - Laborer, odd jobs
Lucile Howard Daughter F 10 Indian Territory
Lena E Howard Daughter F 4 Iowa
Ruth Howard Daughter F 2 Iowa
Census-shared
Letta Howard Head F 48 IowaRuben HowardSonM26Iowa - Teamster, coal office
Lena HowardDaughterF14Iowa
Ruth HowardDaughterF11Iowa
Albert HowardSonM9Iowa
Earl HowardSonM6Iowa
Katherine HowardDaughterF3Iowa
Census-shared
Letta A Howard 53 widowedRuben R 31
Ruth M 17
Albert R 14
Earl R 12
Katherine I 8
Marriage
Family says they married in Chicago in 1927 Jul 16.Death
Age: 72Given Name: Ruth
Surname: Lowe
Birth Date: 07 May 1908
State: Indiana
Last Place of Residence: Indiana
Previous Residence Postal Code: 46614
Event Date: Apr 1980
Endnotes
1. "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-H7D8 : accessed 26 September 2017), Ruth May Howard, 07 May 1908, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 422621, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101760576..
2. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG93-RHK : accessed 26 September 2017), Letta Howard in household of Chauncy P Howard, Des Moines Ward 3, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 104, sheet 6B, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 419; FHL microfilm 1,374,432..
3. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDM7-MB8 : accessed 26 September 2017), Letta Howard, Des Moines Ward 3, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing ED 123, sheet 5B, line 92, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 508; FHL microfilm 1,820,508..
4. "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-BVX6 : 24 August 2016), Letta A Howard, Des Moines (8th precinct of 3rd ward-3rd precinct of 4th ward), Polk, Iowa, United States; citing Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,507..
5. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9WC-W2K.