Ruth Berkeley White
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In an online genealogy, unsourced, it is said that her birth name was Emma Decker, that her parents were Peter Decker and Anna Geiger and that she was born in Brooklyn. Based on her several entries in the Ships logs below I think she was more-then-likely born in Litchfield County, [[Connecticut]]. Her birthday of 27 Jun is consistent, her birthyear being either 1886 or 1888. | In an online genealogy, unsourced, it is said that her birth name was Emma Decker, that her parents were Peter Decker and Anna Geiger and that she was born in Brooklyn. Based on her several entries in the Ships logs below I think she was more-then-likely born in Litchfield County, [[Connecticut]]. Her birthday of 27 Jun is consistent, her birthyear being either 1886 or 1888. | ||
| − | It is said that her stage name was Ruth Berkeley, but [http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/U-Z/W/White_Ruth/BLOL009.gif here] in 1912, in Boston, she refers to herself as "Miss Berkeley". Her first married name was Mrs George Rowell, and by this marriage she had a daughter, but I know nothing more of the daughter. Her second husband Herbert Lawrence White (1869-1953), graduated in law from Cornell University, but was set-up as a businessman in his family's company the Utica Drop Forge Company. | + | It is said that her stage name was Ruth Berkeley, but [http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/U-Z/W/White_Ruth/BLOL009.gif here] in 1912, in Boston, she refers to herself as "Miss Berkeley", and a few pages later [http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/U-Z/W/White_Ruth/BLOL012.gif here] states that she was writing articles for newspapers, and that both her parents were Roman Catholic. |
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| + | Her first married name was Mrs George Rowell, and by this marriage she had a daughter, but I know nothing more of the daughter. Her second husband Herbert Lawrence White (1869-1953), graduated in law from Cornell University, but was set-up as a businessman in his family's company the Utica Drop Forge Company. | ||
Ruth and Herbert were married by 1925 if not many years before. He is the one of that name who was son of William Mansfield White by his wife Anna Maria Pierrepont. This is proven by comparing the California Death Index entry below, to the ship's logs below. | Ruth and Herbert were married by 1925 if not many years before. He is the one of that name who was son of William Mansfield White by his wife Anna Maria Pierrepont. This is proven by comparing the California Death Index entry below, to the ship's logs below. | ||
