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Female Ruth Margeurite Van Valkenburgh Click to view Ruth Margeurite Van Valkenburgh in the family tree Click to view Ruth Margeurite Van Valkenburgh in the family tree

Ruth was born on December 22nd, 1904 in Deer Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma.  Ruth's father was Alvin Milford Van Valkenburgh and her mother was Mary (Pinkie) Thomas Herndon.  Her paternal grandparents were Edward Porter Van Valkenburgh and Martha Jane Travis; her maternal grandparents were Jonathan Herndon and Alpharetta (Retta) Hume. She had four brothers and four sisters, named Norman, Glenwood, Alvin, John, Heylin, Lois, Alpharetta and Paul.  She was the fifth oldest of the nine children. She had two half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Bill, Meredith, Martha, Mabel and Roberta.  She died at the age of 61 on February 20th, 1966 in Deer Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma.

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The Van Valkenburg Family in America, Paul I Van Valkenburg