Ruth Irene (Waybright) Rauscher Beaman Howden-Smith
Born Ruth Ada Waybright, she disliked Ada, so she adopted Irene in its place.
Registered Nurse (R.N.)
Daughter of Samuel Warren Waybright and Elizabeth Bell "Lizzie" (Littman) Waybright.
Graduated from Piqua (Ohio) High School.
Nurse's Training, 1924-1927, Florida East Coast Hospital, St. Augustine, Florida.
Married three times:
1. Forrest Lee Rauscher, June 2, 1917, Piqua, Ohio. divorced, 1928. Two sons: Forrest Lee Rauscher, Jr., 1918, and Albert Barnhard Rauscher. 1919.
2. Joseph Rual Beaman, 1928, Duval County, Florida. Divorced 1936, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Adopted daughter, Patricia Ruth Beaman, 1930.
3. Charles Francis Howden-Smith, 1949, Duval County, Florida. Divorced, Sept., 1958, Duval County, Florida.
Died at Sheppherd Hospital, Burnet, Burnet County, Texas,
while visiting her son, Col. Forrest Lee Rauscher, Jr., who lived in Burnet County.
Note: Her Texas death certificate mistakenly lists her as follows:
First Name: Ruth
Middle Name(s): Waybright Howden
Last Names: Smith
Parents: both unknown
Note: Howden-Smith is a long-time hyphenated family name found in England, Australia and the United States. It is not a recent invention or affectation. It is not a mistake.
Born Ruth Ada Waybright, she disliked Ada, so she adopted Irene in its place.
Registered Nurse (R.N.)
Daughter of Samuel Warren Waybright and Elizabeth Bell "Lizzie" (Littman) Waybright.
Graduated from Piqua (Ohio) High School.
Nurse's Training, 1924-1927, Florida East Coast Hospital, St. Augustine, Florida.
Married three times:
1. Forrest Lee Rauscher, June 2, 1917, Piqua, Ohio. divorced, 1928. Two sons: Forrest Lee Rauscher, Jr., 1918, and Albert Barnhard Rauscher. 1919.
2. Joseph Rual Beaman, 1928, Duval County, Florida. Divorced 1936, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Adopted daughter, Patricia Ruth Beaman, 1930.
3. Charles Francis Howden-Smith, 1949, Duval County, Florida. Divorced, Sept., 1958, Duval County, Florida.
Died at Sheppherd Hospital, Burnet, Burnet County, Texas,
while visiting her son, Col. Forrest Lee Rauscher, Jr., who lived in Burnet County.
Note: Her Texas death certificate mistakenly lists her as follows:
First Name: Ruth
Middle Name(s): Waybright Howden
Last Names: Smith
Parents: both unknown
Note: Howden-Smith is a long-time hyphenated family name found in England, Australia and the United States. It is not a recent invention or affectation. It is not a mistake.
Ruth Irene (Waybright) Rauscher Beaman Howden-Smith
Born Ruth Ada Waybright, she disliked Ada, so she adopted Irene in its place.
Registered Nurse (R.N.)
Daughter of Samuel Warren Waybright and Elizabeth Bell "Lizzie" (Littman) Waybright.
Graduated from Piqua (Ohio) High School.
Nurse's Training, 1924-1927, Florida East Coast Hospital, St. Augustine, Florida.
Married three times:
1. Forrest Lee Rauscher, June 2, 1917, Piqua, Ohio. divorced, 1928. Two sons: Forrest Lee Rauscher, Jr., 1918, and Albert Barnhard Rauscher. 1919.
2. Joseph Rual Beaman, 1928, Duval County, Florida. Divorced 1936, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Adopted daughter, Patricia Ruth Beaman, 1930.
3. Charles Francis Howden-Smith, 1949, Duval County, Florida. Divorced, Sept., 1958, Duval County, Florida.
Died at Sheppherd Hospital, Burnet, Burnet County, Texas,
while visiting her son, Col. Forrest Lee Rauscher, Jr., who lived in Burnet County.
Note: Her Texas death certificate mistakenly lists her as follows:
First Name: Ruth
Middle Name(s): Waybright Howden
Last Names: Smith
Parents: both unknown
Note: Howden-Smith is a long-time hyphenated family name found in England, Australia and the United States. It is not a recent invention or affectation. It is not a mistake.
Born Ruth Ada Waybright, she disliked Ada, so she adopted Irene in its place.
Registered Nurse (R.N.)
Daughter of Samuel Warren Waybright and Elizabeth Bell "Lizzie" (Littman) Waybright.
Graduated from Piqua (Ohio) High School.
Nurse's Training, 1924-1927, Florida East Coast Hospital, St. Augustine, Florida.
Married three times:
1. Forrest Lee Rauscher, June 2, 1917, Piqua, Ohio. divorced, 1928. Two sons: Forrest Lee Rauscher, Jr., 1918, and Albert Barnhard Rauscher. 1919.
2. Joseph Rual Beaman, 1928, Duval County, Florida. Divorced 1936, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Adopted daughter, Patricia Ruth Beaman, 1930.
3. Charles Francis Howden-Smith, 1949, Duval County, Florida. Divorced, Sept., 1958, Duval County, Florida.
Died at Sheppherd Hospital, Burnet, Burnet County, Texas,
while visiting her son, Col. Forrest Lee Rauscher, Jr., who lived in Burnet County.
Note: Her Texas death certificate mistakenly lists her as follows:
First Name: Ruth
Middle Name(s): Waybright Howden
Last Names: Smith
Parents: both unknown
Note: Howden-Smith is a long-time hyphenated family name found in England, Australia and the United States. It is not a recent invention or affectation. It is not a mistake.
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