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 Mary Ellen “Helen” <I>Woodford</I> Ruth

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Mary Ellen “Helen” Woodford Ruth Famous memorial

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
11 Jan 1929 (aged 31)
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Roslindale, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot
Section 10 West side, Row 7, Grave 7
Memorial ID
6674370 View Source

Helen Woodford "Kinder" Ruth was Babe Ruth's first wife. She died in a house fire in Watertown at age 31. She is buried with her brother at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, at Harvard St and Cummings Pkwy. Boxer John L. Sullivan and "The Rascal King" Mayor James Michael Curley are nearby.

Helen Woodford "Kinder" Ruth was Babe Ruth's first wife. She died in a house fire in Watertown at age 31. She is buried with her brother at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, at Harvard St and Cummings Pkwy. Boxer John L. Sullivan and "The Rascal King" Mayor James Michael Curley are nearby.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 8 Aug 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6674370
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6674370/mary-ellen-ruth: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Ellen “Helen” Woodford Ruth (20 Oct 1897–11 Jan 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6674370, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.