Individual Record 21

Name}   Hancock, Ruth Arlyne		Family History} Hancock
Title}	Race} White	Sex} Female
Birth:   Date} Exa  11 Mar 1917	Place} Napa, Napa, California
Marr.1: Date} Exa    6 Mar 1937	Place} St. Teresa Catholic Church, Reno, Washoe, Nevada     (Link)
Marr.2: Date} Exa  12 Nov  1964	Place} Reno, Washoe, Nevada                (Link)
Death: Date}  Exa    4 Nov  2002	Place} Napa, Napa, California
Burial: Date}  Exa    9 Nov  2002	Place} Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa, California
	Grave Marker} Yes	Source 1}   85 = Family hstry Source 2} 848 = Birth record Source 3} 306 = 1920 USA cen Source 4} 746 = 1930 USA cen Source 5} 1726=Newspaper Source 6} 908 = Marriage rec Source 7} 1727=Marriage rec Source 8} 1728=Newspaper Source 9} 1298=Voter record Source 10} 1299=City directy Source 11} 1587=1940 USA cen Source 12} 1600=City directy Source 13} 1586=1950 USA cen Source 14} 1729=Divorce rec Source 15} 395 = Marriage rec Source 16}   76 = Address list Source 17} 475 = Letter Source 18} 501 = Letter Source 19} 591 = Letter Source 10} 601 = Letter Source 21} 602 = Obituary Source 22} 1599=S.S. record Source 23}   30 = Cemetery rec Source 24} 1588=Cemetery rec Source 25} 733 = Photographs Source 26} 734 = Photographs Source 27} 735 = Photographs Source 28} 737 = Photographs Source 29} 870 = Letters
Parents: } Wilfred Charles Hancock & Nora Agnes Samuels    Relationship No.}     4
1st Household No.} 200 = 824 Pine Street, Napa, California
Occupation 1} Sales clerk        Occupation 2} Housewife
Religion/Church}
Spouses:    First} Imboden, William Gabriel (Bill)               Second} Gattavara, Angelo John  Total Number of} 2
Notes:  Ruth Arlyne Hancock was born 11 March 1917 in Napa, Napa, California.  She was the fourth child of Wilfred Charles Hancock and Nora Agnes Samuels.  Her older siblings were Leola, Bee and Warren.  The family was living at 824 Pine Street in Napa, California. The first photo, from left to right, shows baby Ruth with her older sister Leola during the Winter of 1917-1918.  The second photo is baby Ruth at age 1½ with her older sisters, Bee and Leola, and her mother Nora during a trip to the old Samuels home at Blue Mountain in Napa County in September 1918. In the 1920 US census, Ruth, 2, was living with her parents, Wilfred, 27, and Nora A., 27, at 2425 Second Street, Napa.  Her siblings were Leola, 7, Bee, 6, and Warren 4.  Living with them was Nora's sister, Mildred Samuels.  Her father was an electrician.  The photo at right is Ruth at age 10 with her father Wilfred in an automobile, with sisters Bee and Leola on the running board with Felix the cat.
In the 1930 U.S. census, Ruth, 13 was living with her parents, Wilfred and Nora, both 37, on Second street Her father was an electrician in a radio store.  Her siblings were Nora, 18, Bee, 16, and Warren, 14.  The photo at the left shows Ruth at age 15 with her sisters Leola and Bee "playin' around" at home in 1931. Ruth attended Shearer Elementary School, and graduated from Intermediate School on 5 Feb 1931, where she was the class president.  She graduated from Napa High School in 1935 at age 18 (see the photo at the bottom below).  After graduation, she went to work at the Cameron Shirt Company. The two photos at the right show Ruth at 2425 Second Street in Napa, taken circa 1936.  The first photo shows her with her brother Bud.  The second photo shows her with a cat. Ruth married Bill Imboden on 6 Mar 1937 in St. Teresa Catholic Church, Reno, Nevada, just days before turning 20.  Their first home was at 96 Franklin Street in Napa.  She was registered to vote as a Democrat. In the 1940 U.S. census, Ruth, 23, and William, 27, were living in their Franklin Street home.  Ruth was a cuff maker, and had completed four years of high school.  William was a cement worker, and had completed one year of high school.  They owned the home, valued at $2,700.  Their only daughter was born in 1942. In the 1950 U.S. census, Ruth A., 33, William G., 37, and Lynda A., 7, were enumerated at their Franklin Street residence.  Ruth was keeping house and William was a locksmith in his own key shop.  The couple split, and William filed for divorce in May 1952 in Reno.  Ruth remained with their daughter at the Franklin Street residence.  At some point in time Ruth was employed as a sales clerk for the J. C. Penney store in Napa. On 12 Nov 1964, Ruth, 47, and Angelo Gattavara, 54, applied for a Marriage License in Reno, Nevada, and were married that day.  They moved to Southern California, where Angelo had been working.  Ruth went to work for the J. C. Penney Company in North Hollywood.  In 1970, the couple moved back to Suisun Valley.  She worked for the J.C. Penney store in Fairfield, retiring after 32 years with Penney's.  After retirement she helped Angelo with his fruit and vegetable business from their home in Suisun City.  She loved to can fruit, work in her garden, and was well known for the cookies she baked. Angelo died 8 Sep 1998, and Ruth moved back to Napa, living briefly with her daughter and son in law.  She moved into Piner's Guest Home shortly after Christmas 1998.  She was happy there and made friends with a couple of the ladies.  The photo at the left shows Ruth on her 85th birthday on 11 Mar 2002.  She passed away 9 Nov 2002.  Funeral services were held Saturday, 9 November, at the Chapel of Richard Pierce Funeral Service, the Rev. Edgar Hart officiating.  A private burial followed, next to her husband, in the Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, California.
Time of Birth}	Time of Death}	Fraternal/Social}
Baptism Date}	Place}
Confirm. Date}	Photo} Ruth in 1935 at age 18
Immigr'n Date} N/A	Port} N/A
Education: Grade} High school, 4 years
Military: Service} None
Health Condition}     Cause of Death}	Last Updated by} Karen Hancock Date Updated} 22 Dec 2023 Date Created}  21 Jun  1994
Copyright © 2006, 2010 by Daniel W. Hancock and 2023 by Karen L. Hancock.  All Rights Reserved.

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