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Spring Valley Cemetery ~ Ruth Evangeline Purvine ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Purvine, Ruth Evangeline
LAST NAME: Purvine FIRST NAME: Ruth MIDDLE NAME: Evangeline NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Caldbeck AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: F TITLE: 
BORN: 31 Aug 1897 DIED: 9 Oct 1994 BURIED:  (Spring Valley Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
DEATH PLACE: Los Angeles, California
NOTES: 

Name of Father: Benjamin J. Caldbeck

Maiden Name of Mother: Sarah Ann McArthur

Parents are buried in City View Cemetery

Marriage of Parents – Benjamin J. Caldbeck & Sadie A. McArthur md 6 Aug 1890, Chicago, Cook co, Illinois

1900 IL CENSUS - Ruth Caldbeck, age 2, b. Aug 1897 in Illinois, is enumerated with Ben J., age 41, b. Apr 1859 in Ireland, and his wife of 10 years, Sadie, age 30, mother of 4 children 3 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Dec 1879 in Illinois, along with Harold, age 4, b. Jan 1896 in Illinois, and Olive, age 8 months, b. Sep 1899 in Illinois. 

1910 OR CENSUS – Ruth E. Caldbeck (12y, b Illinois) enumerated with parents Benamin J. (52y, b Ireland, married 20y, occupation carpenter) and Sadie A. (39y, b Wisconsin, mother of 5 children, 4 living at time of census) and 3 siblings, all born in Illinois, Harold B. (14y), Olive G. (10y) and Vernon G. (8y)

MARRIAGE – Glen Purvine & Ruth Caldweck [sic] md 4 Sept 1923, Multnomah co, Oregon

1930 CA CENSUS - Ruth E. Purvine, age 31, married at age 24, b. Illinois, is enumerated with her husband Glen F., age 30, married at age 23, occupation service station owner/operator, b. Oregon, along with Doris Gean, age 1, b. California.

1940 CA CENSUS – Ruth Purvine (40y, b Illinois) enumerated with husband Glenn (40y, b Oregon, occupation parking lot man) and 2 children, Doris (11y, b California) and Bruce (8y, b California); family was living in same house in 1935; also with family was servant Flora Swanson (22y, b Oklahoma, living in Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1935) 

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 

Caifornia Death Index - Ruth Evangeline Purvine, b. 31 Aug 1897 in Illinois, d. 9 Oct 1994 in Los Angeles. Father's surname, Caldbeck; mother's maiden name McArthur.

OBITUARY: 

Ruth Caldbeck Purvine, Aug 31, 1897-Oct 9, 1994

Long Beach, Calif – Ruth Caldbeck Purvine, 97, formerly of Salem, died Oct 9 in Long Beach. She was born in Chicago, and attended school in Salem. She married Glenn F. Purvine on Sept 4, 1923. They lived in Long Beach for 71 years and spent every summer in the Salem area. She was an active member of the Long Beach Baptist Church, and was a longtime Republican supporter and volunteer. Her husband died on Aug 2, 1992. Survivors include her son, Bruce of Ojai, Calif; daughter, Doris Christensen of San Marino, Calif; four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held in Long Beach previously. Graveside services will begin at 1 pm Tuesday in the Spring Valley Church in Zena. Arrangements are by Rigdon-Ransom mortuary, Salem.

Statesman Journal, Sunday, October 16, 1994

INSCRIPTION: 

Purvine
Ruth Caldbeck
1897 - 1994
[shares marker with Glenn]

SOURCES: 

Janssen Compilation
Saucy Survey & Photographs
CDI 140-1997 (Ancestry.com)
Cook Co, Illinois, Marriage Index (Ancestry.com)

1900 IL CENSUS (Cook Co., Chicago, ED 918, sheet 5B) 

1910 OR CENSUS (Marion co, Liberty, ED 214, sheet 2A)

Oregon Marriage Index

1930 CA CENSUS (Los Angeles Co., Dominquez, ED 911, sheet 17A)

1940 CA CENSUS (Los Angeles, Compton, ED 19-93, sheet 8B)

SJ, 16 Oct 1994

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