Individual 132: DICKEY, RUTH ELIZABETH

Individual Record 132

Name} Dickey, Ruth Elizabeth

Family History} Olson

Title}

Race} White

Sex} Female

Birth: Date} Exa 13 Jan 1925

Place} Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Marr.: Date} 29 May 1946

Place} , , California (Link)

Death: Date} Aft 1997

Place} Unknown

Burial: Date} Aft 1997

Place} Unknown

Grave Marker}

Source 1}	52 = Interview
Source 2}	57 = Family notes
Source 3}	86 = Family notes
Source 4}	2152=Church recrd
Source 5}	2176=1930 USA cen
Source 6}	2177=1940 USA cen
Source 7}	2084=Marriage rec
Source 8}	2174=1950 USA cen
Source 9}	2175=Divorce rec
Source 10}	630 = Photograph
Source 11}	673 = Photograph
Source 12}

Parents: } Robert J. Dickey and Marie A. unknown
Relationship No.} None

1st Household No.} 000 = Alhambra, Los Angeles, California

Occupation 1} Housewife
Occupation 2}

Religion/Church} Presbyterian

Spouses: Prime} Alfred Lincoln Miller
Total Number of} Unknown

Notes: Ruth Elizabeth Dickey was born 13 Jan 1925 in Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Robert J. and Marie A. Dickey, and she had an older brother Robert. She was baptised on 28 Jun 1925 in the Sixth United Presbyterian Church of Allegheny, Pittsburg.

In the 1930 U.S. census, Ruth E. Dickey, 5, was living with her parents, Robert J. Dickey, 36, and Marie A., 35, at 2046 Alpha Ave., South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California. Her father, a veteran of WW I, was an office clerk for a pump company. Her brother, Robert J., was 7. The family was renting the home for $55 and had a radio set. Mary L. Smith, 41, a sister-in-law, was living with the family.

In the 1940 U.S. census, Ruth Dickey, 15, was living with her parents, Robert J., 46, and Marie A., 45, at 3222 Keata Street, San Gabirel, Los Angeles, California. She had completed 1 year of high school. Her father was a cost clerk for an electrical manufacturing company, earning $1600. Her brother Robert, 17, had finished 3 years of high school. The family owned their home valued at $4500.

Ruth E. Dickey married Alfred L. Miller on 29 May 1946 in California. In the 1950 U.S. census, Ruth Miller, and Alfred L. , 24, were living at 186 Granada, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California. Al was the proprietor of a paint store. There first son John, was an infant. They were lodgers with Jeana Burk, 25, a PBX operater at a bank, and her daughter Peggy Lee, 2. Al and Ruth had three more children — James, Jill and Jan. Their marriage ended in divorce in Jan 1969.

No additional information is known about Ruth.

Time of Birth}

Time of Death}

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Baptism Date} 28 Jun 1925

Place} Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

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Immigr'n Date} N/A

Port} N/A

Education: Grade} or Top 2 Degrees}

Military: Service} for the State of}

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Cause of Death}

Last Updated
by} Karen Hancock

Date Updated} 22 Mar 2025
Date Created} 20 Mar 2025

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