Old Dead Relatives

The genealogy of my extended family

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First Name
Last Name
Ruth MCGAVREN

Ruth MCGAVREN[1]

Female 1892 - 1979  (87 years)

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  • Name Ruth MCGAVREN 
    Born 25 Mar 1892  Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 28 Nov 1979  Clearwater, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27051  Main
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2009 

    Father John Samuel MCGAVREN,   b. 11 Jan 1861, Johns, Appanoose, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1919, Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Nellie May BELL,   b. 18 May 1860, Lyons, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1952, Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1889  Clarence, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carlton Cisne COMPTON,   b. 7 Oct 1891, Stuart, Lincoln, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1982, Clearwater, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 27 Jun 1917  Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F9386  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Grinnell College AB 1913, where she was one of the recognized campusbeauties, and voted "most popular" by the men of the college in hersenior year. She taught at Mondamin, IA 1913-14, and at
      Missouri Valley 1914-1917; shared in her husband's career, taughtmathematics at Anatolia College; managed relief work for collegeemployees after World War II; her Saturday afternoon teas were famous inThessaloniki, Greece in the years after World War II. She was amarvelous raconteur of family adventures.

  • Sources 
    1. [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023