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Marriage of Parents – Collins Eugene Knapp & Mari Isabel Dunaway md 25 Dec 1890, LaSalle co, Illinois
1900 IL CENSUS – Ruth I. Knapp (b Sept 1897, Illinois) enumerated with parents Collins E. (b Nov 1863, Illinois, married 9y, occupation farmer) and Mary E. (b May 1865, Illinois, mother of 3 children, 2 living at time of census) and brother Lloyd D. (b Sept 1894, Illinois); also with family were 2 servants
1910 IL CENSUS – Ruth Knapp (11y, b Illinois) enumerated with parents Collins E. (46y, b Illinois, married 19y) and Mary I. (44y, b Illinois, mother of 3 children, 2 living at time of census) and brother Lloyd (15y, b Illinois); also with family was Henrietta A. Dunaway [sister of Mary] (40y, b Illinois)
1920 IL CENSUS – Ruth Knapp (21y, b Illinois, occupation librarian) enumerated with parents Collins (55y, b Illinois) and Mary D. (51y, b Illinois) and Henrietta Dunaway [sister of Mary] (50y, b Illinois)
MARRIAGE - Vivian A. Stratton. of Salem, Oregon, md Ruth I. Knapp, of Ottawa, Illinois, 28 Nov 1929 in Seattle, King Co., Washington. Witnesses were Mildred Moreland and N. R. Purvine.
1930 OR CENSUS - Ruth Stratton, age 31, b. Illinois, is enumerated with Vivian A., age 33, occupation farmer, along with Olive M., age 12, b. Oregon, Ila, age 11, b. Oregon, and Julian J., age 7, b. Oregon.
1940 OR CENSUS – Ruth K. Stratton (41y, b Illinois, occupation supervisor WPA library project) enumerated with husband Vivian (42y, b South Dakota, occupation farmer); family was living in same house in 1935
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