Ruth Elvess Lewis

1891 - 1960  (68 years)

• Name	Ruth Elvess Lewis
  Birth	4 Jul 1891	Burney, Decatur, Indiana
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Jan 1960	Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana
  Burial	South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana
  Person ID	I110327	Whipple Descendants
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Ira M. Lewis,   b. 1858   d. 21 Jul 1915 (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Inez E. Burney,   b. 1858   d. 1933 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F45142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fred Boyd Whipple,   b. 7 Oct 1892, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana d. 21 Dec 1971, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1912	, Decatur, Indiana
  Children	+ 1. Lewis Edward Whipple,   b. 29 May 1915, Clay Twp, Decatur, Indiana d. 27 Jul 1997, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana (Age 82 years) + 2. Vera Ettafaye Whipple,   b. 28 Dec 1917, Milford, Decatur, Indiana d. 14 Oct 2008, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana (Age 90 years) + 3. Virgil Wayne Whipple,   b. 19 May 1920, Milford, Decatur, Indiana d. 21 Jan 2005, Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana (Age 84 years) + 4. Norma Jean "Jean" Whipple,   b. 13 Jul 1924, Clay Twp, Decatur, Indiana d. 20 Apr 1987, Pendleton, Madison, Indiana (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F45136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1 Dec 1912 - , Decatur, Indiana Death - 13 Jan 1960 - Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: Email from Amanda R. Whipple (email hidden) to the Whipple Website, 28 Dec 2008. Adds maiden name. !SOURCE: January 1920 Census of District 55, Clay, Dacatur, Indiana, p. 1: Whipple, Fred, head, 27, b. IN, parents b. IA, merchant Whipple, Ruth, wife, 28, b. IN, parents b. IN Whipple, Louis, 4 8/12, b. IN, parents b. IN Whipple, Vera Ettafay, dau, 2, b. IN, parents b. IN !SOURCE: 15 Apr 1930 Census of Clay Township, Decatur, Indiana, p. 17: Whipple, William, head, 61, age 20 at marriage, b. IA, parents b. IA, farmer Whipple, Minnie, wife, 58, age 19 at marriage, b. IA, parents, b. IA Whipple, Ebert, son, 20, b. IN, parents b. IA Two doors away: Whipple, Fred, head, 37, age 20 at marriage, b. IN, parents b. IN, farmer Whipple, Ruth, wife, 38, age 21 at marriage, b. IN, parents b. IN Whipple, Louis E., son, 14, b. IN, parents b. IN Whipple, Vera, dau, 12, b. IN, parents b. IN Whipple, Virgil, son, 9, b. IN, parents b. IN Whipple, Norma G., dau, 5, b. IN, parents b. IN !SOURCE: Email from Matthew O. Kingsley (email hidden) to the Whipple Website, 15 Jul 2020. Cites Find a Grave web site memorial 133625224.