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Rosie Viola <I>Merritt</I> Ruley

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Rosie Viola Merritt Ruley

Birth
Boone County, Indiana, USA
Death
8 Jan 1944 (aged 64)
Butte County, California, USA
Burial
Chico, Butte County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 23,N Lot 415 sp 1
Memorial ID
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Daughter of Lucullus and Mahala Etta Lamb Merritt (later Mahala married Isaac Brown and they are buried in Chico Cemetery). Married to John Ruley 8/3/1898 in Rockville, Park Co., In.-contributed by Colleen Brown
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1930 United States Federal Census Name: Viola Rosie Ruley [Viola Rosie Brown] Female Birth Year: abt 1882 Birthplace: Indiana White. Home in 1930: Crookston, Cherry, Nebraska Married Wife Spouse's Name: John Ruley Father's Birthplace: Indiana Mother's Name: Mahala Brown Mother's Birthplace: Illinois. John Ruley 55 / Viola Rosie Ruley 48 / Viola L Ruley 13 / Mahala Brown 69 (her mother).

California Death Index, 1940-1997: Rosie Viola Ruley [Rosie Viola Merritt] Female Birth Date: 11 May 1879 Birthplace: Indiana Death Date: 8 Jan 1944 Death Place: Butte Mother's Maiden Name: Lamb Father's Surname: Merritt.
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Chico Enterprise Thursday, January 13, 1944, p 4 col 1 “Services Held For Mrs. Ruley. Many friends gathered this afternoon at 2:30 in the Nugent Funeral chapel to pay their final respects to the memory of Mrs. Rosie Viola Ruley who died at her home on Davis and Virginia streets, January 8.

Mrs. Ruley, who was a native of Indiana is survived by her husband, John Ruley.

Rev. F.T. Zellmer pastor of the Free Methodist church, had charge of the final services, and Mrs. Juanita Zellmer sang the song ‘Beautiful’ and ‘The Home of the Soul’, Mrs. D.D. Irwin accompanied on the chapel organ.

Interment was made at Chico cemetery with Kenneth Palmer, Franklin Palmer, Dale Palmer, Ira Ruley, Lewellyn Howell and William Davis acting as pallbearers."
Daughter of Lucullus and Mahala Etta Lamb Merritt (later Mahala married Isaac Brown and they are buried in Chico Cemetery). Married to John Ruley 8/3/1898 in Rockville, Park Co., In.-contributed by Colleen Brown
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1930 United States Federal Census Name: Viola Rosie Ruley [Viola Rosie Brown] Female Birth Year: abt 1882 Birthplace: Indiana White. Home in 1930: Crookston, Cherry, Nebraska Married Wife Spouse's Name: John Ruley Father's Birthplace: Indiana Mother's Name: Mahala Brown Mother's Birthplace: Illinois. John Ruley 55 / Viola Rosie Ruley 48 / Viola L Ruley 13 / Mahala Brown 69 (her mother).

California Death Index, 1940-1997: Rosie Viola Ruley [Rosie Viola Merritt] Female Birth Date: 11 May 1879 Birthplace: Indiana Death Date: 8 Jan 1944 Death Place: Butte Mother's Maiden Name: Lamb Father's Surname: Merritt.
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Chico Enterprise Thursday, January 13, 1944, p 4 col 1 “Services Held For Mrs. Ruley. Many friends gathered this afternoon at 2:30 in the Nugent Funeral chapel to pay their final respects to the memory of Mrs. Rosie Viola Ruley who died at her home on Davis and Virginia streets, January 8.

Mrs. Ruley, who was a native of Indiana is survived by her husband, John Ruley.

Rev. F.T. Zellmer pastor of the Free Methodist church, had charge of the final services, and Mrs. Juanita Zellmer sang the song ‘Beautiful’ and ‘The Home of the Soul’, Mrs. D.D. Irwin accompanied on the chapel organ.

Interment was made at Chico cemetery with Kenneth Palmer, Franklin Palmer, Dale Palmer, Ira Ruley, Lewellyn Howell and William Davis acting as pallbearers."


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  • Maintained by: Adriana
  • Originally Created by: J
  • Added: Nov 21, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61946915/rosie_viola-ruley: accessed ), memorial page for Rosie Viola Merritt Ruley (11 May 1879–8 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61946915, citing Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte County, California, USA; Maintained by Adriana (contributor 47328225).