Ruth Kirkpatrick1,2

ID# 15509, (1891 - 1964)
FatherMoses Clark Kirkpatrick3,1 (8 Jan 1857 - 16 Jul 1913)
MotherCarrie Imogene Maxwell3,4 (28 Dec 1857 - 20 Sep 1936)

Key Events:

Birth: 26 Jul 1891, Mullin, Texas5,6
Marriage: 22 Jun 1924, Mullin, Mills Co., Texas, Travis Gilmore (14 Aug 1894 - 31 Aug 1977)7,8,9
Death: 2 Feb 1964, Brownwood, Brown Co., Texas3
Burial: 3 Feb 1964, Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Texas3
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Ruth Kirkpatrick was born on 26 Jul 1891 in Mullin, Texas.5,6
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Mills Co., Texas, in the household of her parents, Moses Clark Kirkpatrick and Carrie Imogene Maxwell.1 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Mills Co., Texas, in the household of her parents.2
     Ruth appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Brownwood, Brown Co., Texas, on Main Ave., enumerated 17 Jan 1920, lodging with Rano Kempt and his wife, with two other lodgers.10
     Ruth married Travis Gilmore, son of William Thomas Gilmore and Nannie Frances Fletcher, on 22 Jun 1924 in Mullin, Mills Co., Texas.7,8,9
     Ruth and Travis appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Brownwood, Brown Co., Texas, at 401 East Depot, enumerated May 1930, reporting that they owned their home, valued at $4,500, and had a radio.11
     She was a bookkeeper at a bank, apparently retiring by 1940.10,11
     Ruth and Travis appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Brownwood, Brown Co., Texas, at 401 East Depot, enumerated 15 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $4,000, and had lived in the same town in 1935. Also listed as living with them were her sister Nellie and Polly Anna Hall, age 25 and a bookkeeper at a candy factory, also listed as a lodger.12
     Ruth died on 2 Feb 1964 in Brownwood, Brown Co., Texas, at age 72.3 She was buried on 3 Feb 1964 in Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Texas.3

Children:
     There were no children with Travis Gilmore

Citations

  1. [S853] M. C. Kirkpatrick household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas.
  2. [S2766] M. C. Kirkpatrick household, 1910 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas.
  3. [S2770] Ruth Gilmore, Certificate of Death.
  4. [S853] M. C. Kirkpatrick household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas, shows the child as daughter of Carry's husband, and that they had been married longer than the age of the child.
  5. [S2770] Ruth Gilmore, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, and state.
  6. [S853] M. C. Kirkpatrick household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas, shows month, year, age 8 and state.
  7. [S2290] Eishen, "Descendants of William Bradford", shows date, town, county, and state.
  8. [S2771] "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," FamilySearch, citing FHL#1533476, record for Travis Gilmore and Ruth Kirkpatrick, shows date, town, and state.
  9. [S2787] Travis Gillmore household, 1930 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Texas, shows married he at age 31 and she at age 32.
  10. [S2786] Rano Kempt household, 1920 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Texas.
  11. [S2787] Travis Gillmore household, 1930 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Texas.
  12. [S5345] Wm. T. Gilmore household, 1940 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Texas.