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Lidster, Ruth Helen

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  • Name Lidster, Ruth Helen 
    Born 28 Oct 1921  Porter County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1930  Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • According to the 1930 enumeration, Ruth, age 8, was living at 3643 Clinton Avenue with her parents, and her two sisters, Mary, age 11, and Barbara, age 1 year, 1 month.
    Died 10 Jan 2011  Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 7] 
    Buried Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    • Ruth was buried at Section H, Site 50 in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Her husband, John T. Willits, is buried at the same site.
    Person ID I7079  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2011 

    Father Lidster, Homer E.,   b. 21 Nov 1892, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1962, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Fiegenbaum, Clara Marguerite,   b. 1 Jun 1893, Oklahoma Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1973  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 4 Jun 1917  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12] 

    •      Mr. Homer E. Lidster, of Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, age 25, and Miss Clara M. Fiegenbaum, of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, age of 23, received a marriage license from Cook County, Illinois, on 29 May 1917.
           R. A. White, D.D., a clergyman, of 6800 Perry Avenue, certified that he had married Mr. Homer E. Lidster and Miss Clara M. Fiegenbaum at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on 4 June 1917
           Clara's surname was originally spelled "Feigenbaum" in the license portion of the document, but a correction was added above the name, thus: (ie). In the certificate of marriage portion of the document, Clara's name was spelled correctly: Fiegenbaum.
    Census (family) 1920  Porter County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 

    •      According to the 1920 enumeration, the household consisted of Homer E. Lidster, head of household, age 27, born in Illinois, married, a farmer; Clara M. Lidster, wife, age 26, born in Oklahoma, married; Mary U. Lidster, daughter, age 1 year, 5 months, born in Indiana; and Vernon Fistus, a boarder, age 15, born in Indiana, engaged in farming.
    Census (family) 1930  Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 

    •      According to the 1930 enumeration, the household at 3643 Clinton Avenue consisted of Homer E. Lidster, head of household, age 37, working as a clerk; Clara Lidster, his wife, age 36; Mary Lidster, daughter, age 11, attending school; Ruth Lidster, daughter, age 8, attending school; and Barbara Lidster, daughter, age 1 year, 1 month.
    Family ID F2063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Willits, John T.,   b. 27 Jul 1911, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 2004, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1960  Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 14, 15] 
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2372  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 413, page 15A.
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Berwyn, Ward 1, Supervisor’s District 6, Enumeration District 16-1981, census sheet 15A, enumerated on 9 April 1930; Homer E. Lidster household, 3643 Clinton Avenue, dwelling 222, family 229, lines 37-41. Access through Ancestry.com in August 2010.
           In the household was: 40) Lidster, Ruth; daughter; age 8; born in Indiana; father born in Illinois; mother born in Oklahoma.
           By calculation from the information provided, Ruth would have been born about 1921-1922. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    2. [S117] United States. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), Ruth L. Willits.
      Accessed in October 2011 through Rootsweb.com (http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/).
           Ruth L. Willits, born on 28 October 1921, died on 10 January 2011 at the age of 89 years. She held Social Security Number 334-14-1830, issued by Illinois. The last address of record was Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa (this was not necessarily the place of death). Last benefit was sent to Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.

    3. [S211] Article or notice, obituary for Ruth Willits; 1921-211.
      Published in Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa); 12 January 2011. (http://qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=159033). Accessed on October 2011.
           Ruth Helen (Lidster) Willits was born on 28 October 1921 in Porter County, Indiana to Homer and Clara (Fiegenbaum) Lidster.

    4. [S154] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nationwide Gravesite Locator ( https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ ), Ruth Helen Willits.
      Accessed in October 2011.
           Birth date: 28 October 1921. Death date: 10 January 2011. She was buried at Section H, Site 50, at Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois. Her husband, John T. Willits, is buried at the same site. He was a Lieutenant Commader in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Illinois. Her husband, John T. Willits, is buried at the same site. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 413, page 15A.
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Berwyn, Ward 1, Supervisor’s District 6, Enumeration District 16-1981, census sheet 15A, enumerated on 9 April 1930; Homer E. Lidster household, 3643 Clinton Avenue, dwelling 222, family 229, lines 37-41. Access through Ancestry.com in August 2010.
           The household consisted of: 37) Lidster, Homer E.; head; renter; rental value=$55; owns a radio; family does not live on farm; male; white; age 37; married; age 25 at marriage; did not attend school; can read and write; born in Illinois; father born in United States; mother born in United States; speaks English; occupation=office clerk; industry=general office; class of worker=W; at work on last regular work day; not a military veteran. 38) Lidster, Clara; wife; female; white; age 36; married; age 24 at marriage; did not attend school; can read and write; born in Oklahoma; father born in United States; mother born in United States; speaks English; occupation=none. 39) Lidster, Mary; daughter; female; white; age 11; single; did attend school; can read and write; born in Indiana; father born in Illinois; mother born in Oklahoma; speaks English; occupation=none. 40) Lidster, Ruth; daughter; female; white; age 8; single; did attend school; born in Indiana; father born in Illinois; mother born in Oklahoma; occupation=none. 41) Lidster, Barbara; daughter; female; white; age 1 year, 1 month; single; did not attend school; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Oklahoma; occupation=none.

    6. [S211] Article or notice, obituary for Ruth Willits; 1921-211.
      Published in Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa); 12 January 2011. (http://qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=159033). Accessed on October 2011.
           "Ruth Helen (Lidster) Willits, 89, of Davenport died Monday, January 10, 2011 in Iowa City."

    7. [S154] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nationwide Gravesite Locator ( https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ ), Ruth Helen Willits.
      Accessed in October 2011.
           Birth date: 28 October 1921. Death date: 10 January 2011. She was buried at Section H, Site 50, at Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois. Her husband, John T. Willits, is buried at the same site. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

    8. [S211] Article or notice, obituary for Ruth Willits; 1921-211.
      Published in Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa); 12 January 2011. (http://qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=159033). Accessed on October 2011.
           Ruth Helen (Lidster) Willits was buried next to her husband at Rock Island National Cemetery.

    9. [S113] Web site.
      Our Folk; Lidster Family Genealogy. Web site created and maintained by Albert Douglass Hart, Jr. (http://www.renderplus.com/hartgen/htm/lidster.htm). Accessed July 2008. A transcription of an obituary for Mrs. Clara Lidster from an unidentified and undated newspaper.
           "She married Homer E. Lidster in Chicago June 4, 1917...."

    10. [S226] FamilySearch.org, [beta version]. ( http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/ ). Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920. Accessed on 14 August 2010.
      Database compiled from Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah) microfilm number 1030650; digital film number 4272625; image 834; Reference number: 766992. Original data from Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records. "Marriage Records, 1871 - present." Springfield, Illinois.
           Mr. Homer E. Lidster, of Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, age 25, and Miss Clara M. Fiegenbaum, of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, age of 23, received a marriage license from Cook County, Illinois, on 29 May 1917.
           R. A. White, D.D., a clergyman, of 6800 Perry Avenue, certified that he had married Mr. Homer E. Lidster and Miss Clara M. Fiegenbaum at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on 4 June 1917
           Clara's surname was originally spelled "Feigenbaum" in the license portion of the document, but a correction was added above the name, thus: (ie). In the certificate of marriage certification portion of the document Clara's name was spelled correctly: Fiegenbaum.

    11. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 460, page 1B.
      1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Indiana, Porter County, Porter Township (Precinct 1), Supervisor’s District 86, Enumeration District 135, census sheet 1B, enumerated on 5-6 January 1920; Homer E. Lidster household, dwelling 16 (farm), family 17, lines 86-89. Access through Ancestry.com in August 2010.
           In the household was: 86) Lidster, Homer E.; head; age 27; married; and, 87) Lidster, Clara M.; wife; age 26; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for these individuals.

    12. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 413, page 15A.
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Berwyn, Ward 1, Supervisor’s District 6, Enumeration District 16-1981, census sheet 15A, enumerated on 9 April 1930; Homer E. Lidster household, 3643 Clinton Avenue, dwelling 222, family 229, lines 37-41. Access through Ancestry.com in August 2010.
           In the household was: 37) Lidster, Homer E.; head; age 37; married; age 25 at marriage; and, 38) Lidster, Clara; wife; age 36; married; age 24 at marriage.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1917-1918.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for these individuals.

    13. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 460, page 1B.
      1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Indiana, Porter County, Porter Township (Precinct 1), Supervisor’s District 86, Enumeration District 135, census sheet 1B, enumerated on 5-6 January 1920; Homer E. Lidster household, dwelling 16 (farm), family 17, lines 86-89. Access through Ancestry.com in August 2010.
           The household consisted of: 86) Lidster, Homer E.; head; owns home; holds mortgage; male; white; age 27; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=farmer; industry="general farm"; employment status="o a". 87) Lidster, Clara M.; wife; female; white; age 26; married; can read; can write; born in Oklahoma; father born in Missouri; mother born in Iowa; speaks English; occupation=none. 88) Lidster, Mary U.; daughter; female; white; age 1 year, 5 months; single; born in Indiana; father born in Illinois; mother born in Oklahoma; occupation=none. 89) Fistus, Vernon; boarder; male; white; age 15; single; attended school; can read; can write; born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Indiana; speaks English; occupation=farmer; industry="workout"; employment status=w.

    14. [S211] Article or notice, obituary for Ruth Willits; 1921-211.
      Published in Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa); 12 January 2011. (http://qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=159033). Accessed on October 2011.
           Ruth Helen Lidster married John T. "Jay" Willits in 1960.

    15. [S22] Obituary, John Willits; 1911-2004.
      Published in The Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa); 15 December 2004. (http://qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=106034). Accessed in October 2011.
           John T. Willits married Ruth L. Lidster on 15 October 1960 at Peoria, Illinois.


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