Kerr, Ruth

1901 - 1992  (91 years)

• Name	Kerr, Ruth  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1 Mar 1901	Randolph, West Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	1904	West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Residence	1910	Roaring Creek, Randolph, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Occupation	1940
  	Stenographer, State Road Commission
  Census	1 Apr 1940	Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  	age 36, WV; wife, c-1 schooling; stenographer, State Road Commission
  	1940 United States Federal Census about Colombus Wetzel Name: Colombus Wetzel Age: 38 Birth Year: abt 1902 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: West Virginia Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia Street: Chid Avenue House Number: 119 Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia Residence in 1935: Same Place Sheet Number: 15B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 335 Occupation: Lawyer House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 35 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: College, 5th or subsequent year Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48 Class of Worker: Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Colombus Wetzel 38 WV head c-5 lawyer, private practice Ruth Wetzel 36 WV wife c-1 stenographer, State Road Commission Robert Lewis Wetzel 9 WV son 3 John William Wetzel 7 WV son 1 Wanda Baker 23 WV servant 8 maid, private home; lived in Tyler County on 01 April 1935 Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4408; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 17-24.
  Death	24 Sep 1992	Fort Benning, Muscogee, Georgia, USA   [2, 5, 7]
  	Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 about Ruth K Wetzel Name: Ruth K Wetzel Death Date: 24 Sep 1992 County of Death: Muscogee Gender: F (Female) Race: White Age: 91 Years County of Residence:Muscogee Certificate: 039121 Date Filed: 8 Oct 1992 Source Citation: Certificate number: 039121. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Original data: State of Georgia. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998. Georgia, USA: Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998. Description: This database is an index of more than 2.7 million deaths recorded by the State of Georgia, USA, from 1919 to 1998. The index includes the name of the deceased, the volume of the certificate number, the death date, the race of the deceased, the deceased's gender, the county of death, the death certificate number, the date the certificate was filed, and the deceased's age.
  Burial	Aft 24 Sep 1992	Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA   [7]
  	Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
  Vital	8 Oct 1992  [2]
  Name	Ruth K. Wetzel mrs  [5]
  Name	Ruth Wetzel mrs  [6, 7]
  Social Security Number	West Virginia, USA   [5]
  	234-32-1345
  Person ID	I80352	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Kerr, Joseph Litcker,   b. Oct 1862, West Virginia, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Thomasson, Alice Augusta,   b. Sep 1868, West Virginia, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 May 1886	Barbour County, West Virginia, USA   [8, 9]
  	West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 about Joseph Litcker Kerr Name: Joseph Litcker Kerr Gender: Male Birth Date: abt 1863 Age: 23 Spouse's Name: Alice Augusta Thomasson Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Age: 17 Marriage Date: 23 May 1886 Marriage Place: Barbour County, West Virginia Source Information:Ancestry.com. West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "West Virginia Marriages, 1853-1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. Digital images of originals housed in County Courthouses in various counties throughout West Virginia. Marriage records. Description:This database contains an index extracted from West Virginia marriage records.
  Family ID	F50712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wetzel, Columbus Lon,   b. 27 Jun 1901, Mount Clare, Harrison, West Virginia, USA d. 3 Aug 1971, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1929	Fairmont, Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, USA
  SAR jt	24 Jan 1976	West Virginia, USA   [1]
  	West Virginia state no 1203-A, Capt. John Wetzel & Martin Wetzel, applicant General Robert L. Wetzel
  	West Virginia state no 1203-A, Capt. John Wetzel & Martin Wetzel, applicant General Robert L. Wetzel Affidavit, Robert Lewis Wetzel, for Membership in the Sons of the Revolution 01 December 1975 Robert Lewis Wetzel born 06 October 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co,WV son of Columbus Lon Wetzel born Harrison Co,WV 27 June 1901 died Phoenix,AR 03 August 1971 & Ruth Kerr Wetzel, his wife, born Randolph Co,WV 01 March 1901, living Columbus, son of Alonzo Wetzel born 14 Novenmber 1852 Lewis Co, then VA died Harrison Co,WV July 1934 & Camdenna Bartlett Wetzel, his wife, born Rockbridge Co, VA 31 July 1864 died Harrison Co,WV 22 November 1937 Alonzo, son of Joshua Wetzel born 1825-1830, died 1908, & Catherine Murphy Wetzel, his wife, born Ireland 1830, died Nicholas Co,WV on __ married Lewis Co,VA 18 July 1850. Joshua Wetzel, son of Jacob Wetzel & Eva Smith Wetzel married Lewis Co,(VA) 23 October 1822 Jacob Wetzel, son of Martin Wetzel born Rockingham Co,VA 1757 died Ohio Co,(now WV) October 1829 & Mary Coffield Wetzel, his wife born Ohio Co,(WV) 1836/37 married 1784/85 Martin Wetzel, son of Capt John Wetzel born Holland 1733, died Wetzel Co,VA 1786/87 and Mary Bonnett Wetzel, his wife born Pennsylvania 1735 died Ohio Co,VA June 1805 married 1756 Certificate, Robert Lewis Wetzel, for Membership in the Sons of the Revolution The Society of The Sons of the Revolution In the State of West Virginia This is to Certify that General Robert L. Wetzel of Columbus, Georgia was at a meeting of the Board of Managers of the said Society, held on the 24th day of January 1976, duly admitted to membership in the Society of the Sons of the Revolution, in the State of West Virginia, by right of his ancestor Captain John Wetzel & Martin Wetzel Given under our hands and the seal of the said society. Hartley E. Roush, President M.S. Holt, Jr, Secretary West Virginia state no 1203-A 24 January 1976
  Children	1. Wetzel, John William,   b. 28 May 1932, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA d. 20 Dec 2007, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Wetzel, R.L. Gen
  Family ID	F50703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 1 Mar 1901 - Randolph, West Virginia, USA Birth - 1904 - West Virginia, USA Marriage - 1 Mar 1929 - Fairmont, Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, USA Census - age 36, WV; wife, c-1 schooling; stenographer, State Road Commission - 1 Apr 1940 - Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA SAR jt - West Virginia state no 1203-A, Capt. John Wetzel & Martin Wetzel, applicant General Robert L. Wetzel - 24 Jan 1976 - West Virginia, USA Death - 24 Sep 1992 - Fort Benning, Muscogee, Georgia, USA Burial - Aft 24 Sep 1992 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Social Security Number - 234-32-1345 - - West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S2447] Robert Lewis Wetzel, Affidavit, Robert Lewis Wetzel, for Membership in the Sons of the Revolution. Robert Lewis Wetzel, General (18) facts edited 20240601GHLn- says Mary died in Ohio Co, WV several images, copies of application, affidavit, certificate- Sons of the Revolution While Wetzel Roots does not have a Jacob, son of Martin, Robert's application shows him, in his direct ancestry from Martin. note: birthdate in General Wetzel's affidavit for Mary COFFIELD must be wrong, can't be 1836/37- more like 1856/57- jcw 03.09.2013) 20210804GHLn- pasted from front Media Details to empty Media Notes: Certificate, Robert Lewis Wetzel, for Membership in the Sons of the Revolution The Society of The Sons of the Revolution In the State of West Virginia This is to Certify that General Robert L. Wetzel of Columbus, Georgia was at a meeting of the Board of Managers of the said Society, held on the 24th day of January 1976, duly admitted to membership in the Society of the Sons of the Revolution, in the State of West Virginia, by right of his ancestor Captain John Wetzel & Martin Wetzel Given under our hands and the seal of the said society. Hartley E. Roush, President M.S. Holt, Jr, Secretary state no 1203-A _ 20210804GHLn- passted from Media Notes to empty Source Notes- Affidavit, Robert Lewis Wetzel, for Membership in the Sons of the Revolution, 01 December 1975 1. Robert Lewis Wetzel born 06 October 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co,WV son of 2. Columbus Lon Wetzel born Harrison Co,WV 27 June 1901 died Phoenix,AR 03 August 1971 & Ruth Kerr Wetzel, his wife, born Randolph Co,WV 01 March 1901, living 3. Columbus, son of Alonzo Wetzel born 14 Novenmber 1852 Lewis Co, then VA died Harrison Co,WV July 1934 & Camdenna Bartlett Wetzel, his wife, born Rockbridge Co, VA 31 July 1864 died Harrison Co,WV 22 November 1937 4. Alonzo, son of Joshua Wetzel born 1825-1830, died 1908, & Catherine Murphy Wetzel, his wife, born Ireland 1830, died Nicholas Co,WV on __ married Lewis Co,VA 18 July 1850. 5. Joshua Wetzel, son of Jacob Wetzel & Eva Smith Wetzel married Lewis Co,(VA) 23 October 1822 6. Jacob Wetzel, son of Martin Wetzel born Rockingham Co,VA 1757 died Ohio Co,(now WV) October 1829 & Mary Coffield Wetzel, his wife died in Ohio Co,(WV) [1836 or 1837. 7. That Martin Wetzel, son of Captain John Wetzel, born in Holland on 1733, died in Wetzel Co, VA on 1786 or 1787, and Mary Bonnett Wetzel his wife, born in Pennsylvania on 1735, died in Ohio County, VA on June 1805, married in 1756. 8. . At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S2450] Ancestry.com, Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;), Database online. Certificate number: 039121. Record for Ruth Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 about Ruth K Wetzel Name: Ruth K Wetzel Death Date: 24 Sep 1992 County of Death: Muscogee Gender: F (Female) Race: White Age: 91 Years County of Residence:Muscogee Certificate: 039121 Date Filed: 8 Oct 1992 Source Citation: Certificate number: 039121. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Original data: State of Georgia. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998. Georgia, USA: Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998. Description: This database is an index of more than 2.7 million deaths recorded by the State of Georgia, USA, from 1919 to 1998. The index includes the name of the deceased, the volume of the certificate number, the death date, the race of the deceased, the deceased's gender, the county of death, the death certificate number, the date the certificate was filed, and the deceased's age. [S1120] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Record for Ruth Kerr [S1461] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144170. Record for Robert Lewis Wetzel (16) facts Record for Eilene Marie Christensen Long (16) facts .......... (21) 20200626HAv- Robert Lewis Wetzel in the Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 Name: Robert Lewis Wetzel Gender: Male Race: White Age: 40 Birth: 6 Oct 1930 his res: 3214 Patrick Dr. Falls Church, Fairfax, VA Registration: Fairfax, Virginia, USA Marriage: his 2nd, divorced 6 Nov 1970 Arlington, Virginia, USA Father: Columbus Lon Wetzel Mother: Ruth Kerr Spouse: Eilene Marie Christensen Long Certificate Number: 1970045667 Name: Eilene Marie Christensen Long Gender: Female Race: White Age: 37 Birth: 12 Nov 1932 Idaho her res: 717 Olson Dr. Carlisle, PA Marriage Registration Place: Fairfax, Virginia, USA Marriage: her 2nd, widowed 6 Nov 1970 Arlington, Virginia, USA Father: George Christian Christensen Mother: Evelyn Ann Hennekens Spouse: Robert Lewis Wetzel Certificate Number: 1970045667 officiant: Chaplain (Maj) William K. Brock Post Chapel, Fort Myer, Virginia Source Citation Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144170 Source Information Ancestry.com. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S386] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Number: 234-32-1345; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for Ruth K. Wetzel (4) facts [S1566] census 1940 USA WV, Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4408; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 17-24. Record for Colombus Wetzel census 1940 USA WV Harrison Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4408; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 17-24. 20240215GHLn- renamed from census 1940 USA WV Harrison Clarksburg 17-24_15B.jpg [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Columbus Wetzel (7) facts 20210804GHLn- 20210804GHLn- Columbus Wetzel BIRTH 27 Jun 1901 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA DEATH Aug 1971 (aged 70) BURIAL Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA PLOT Section 53 * Block 15 * Lot 3 * Space 5 MEMORIAL ID 183563589 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 1 Family Members Spouse Ruth Wetzel unknown-1992 Flowers Columbus, you are not forgotten!!! Left by Anonymous on 19 Sep 2017 Leave a Flower Wetzel, Columbus 1901-1971 fag_LaneHug 20210804GHLn- Columbus Wetzel BIRTH 27 Jun 1901 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA DEATH Aug 1971 (aged 70) BURIAL Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA PLOT Section 53 * Block 15 * Lot 3 * Space 5 MEMORIAL ID 183563589 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 1 Family Members Spouse Ruth Wetzel unknown-1992 Flowers Columbus, you… [S1336] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online. Record for Joseph Litcker Kerr West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 about Joseph Litcker Kerr Name: Joseph Litcker Kerr Gender: Male Birth Date: abt 1863 Age: 23 Spouse's Name: Alice Augusta Thomasson Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Age: 17 Marriage Date: 23 May 1886 Marriage Place: Barbour County, West Virginia Source Information:Ancestry.com. West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "West Virginia Marriages, 1853-1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. Digital images of originals housed in County Courthouses in various counties throughout West Virginia. Marriage records. Description:This database contains an index extracted from West Virginia marriage records. [S733] Public Member Trees, a new rotation 20130407, Database online. Record for Joseph L Kerr

  
  

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