Old Dead Relatives

The genealogy of my extended family

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Ruth MCGAVREN

Ruth MCGAVREN

Female 1892 - 1979  (87 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ruth MCGAVREN was born on 25 Mar 1892 in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa (daughter of John Samuel MCGAVREN and Nellie May BELL); died on 28 Nov 1979 in Clearwater, Florida.

    Ruth married Carlton Cisne COMPTON on 27 Jun 1917 in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa. Carlton was born on 7 Oct 1891 in Stuart, Lincoln, Iowa; died on 26 Dec 1982 in Clearwater, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Samuel MCGAVREN was born on 11 Jan 1861 in Johns, Appanoose, Iowa; died on 14 Sep 1919 in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa.

    John married Nellie May BELL on 10 Oct 1889 in Clarence, Iowa. Nellie (daughter of Howard BELL and Helen Mar WOODWARD) was born on 18 May 1860 in Lyons, Iowa; died on 16 Apr 1952 in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Nellie May BELL was born on 18 May 1860 in Lyons, Iowa (daughter of Howard BELL and Helen Mar WOODWARD); died on 16 Apr 1952 in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa.
    Children:
    1. Ward Robert MCGAVREN was born on 18 Jul 1890; died on 15 Jun 1962 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
    2. 1. Ruth MCGAVREN was born on 25 Mar 1892 in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa; died on 28 Nov 1979 in Clearwater, Florida.
    3. Stough Armstrong MCGAVREN was born on 19 Dec 1894 in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa; died on 15 Oct 1970 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio.
    4. Herbert William MCGAVREN was born on 16 Dec 1895; died in 1979 in Columbia Falls, MT.
    5. Ewart Osborn MCGAVREN was born on 16 Dec 1895; died in 1953 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska.
    6. John Stanton MCGAVREN was born on 21 Aug 1900 in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa; died in Sep 1955 in Houston, Harris, Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Howard BELL was born in 1824 in Malone, Franklin, New York (son of Truman BELL and Olive “Polly” HAYWARD); died in 1900 in Missouri Valley, Harrison, Iowa.

    Howard married Helen Mar WOODWARD on 23 Aug 1857 in St Charles, DuPage, Illinois. Helen was born on 20 Oct 1830 in Ellington, Chautauqua, New York; died on 21 Feb 1913 in Missouri Valley, Harrison, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Helen Mar WOODWARD was born on 20 Oct 1830 in Ellington, Chautauqua, New York; died on 21 Feb 1913 in Missouri Valley, Harrison, Iowa.
    Children:
    1. 3. Nellie May BELL was born on 18 May 1860 in Lyons, Iowa; died on 16 Apr 1952 in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa.
    2. Edna “Tinnie” BELL was born in 1862.
    3. Clarence BELL was born in 1870.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Truman BELL was born on 14 Sep 1787 in Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 20 Mar 1840 in Malone, Franklin, New York.

    Truman married Olive “Polly” HAYWARD before 1814 in Weybridge, Addison, Vermont. Olive (daughter of Asaph HAYWARD and Polly DRAKE) was born on 1 Nov 1794 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 7 Feb 1868 in Rutland, Rutland, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Olive “Polly” HAYWARD was born on 1 Nov 1794 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts (daughter of Asaph HAYWARD and Polly DRAKE); died on 7 Feb 1868 in Rutland, Rutland, Vermont.
    Children:
    1. Eliza BELL died in ?.
    2. Azel BELL died in ?.
    3. Polly Hayward BELL was born on 27 Mar 1814.
    4. Samantha BELL was born on 26 Oct 1816.
    5. Dennis BELL was born on 2 Jan 1820.
    6. 6. Howard BELL was born in 1824 in Malone, Franklin, New York; died in 1900 in Missouri Valley, Harrison, Iowa.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023