Ruth Mildred SMITH

1892 - 1974  (82 years)

• Name	Ruth Mildred SMITH
  Birth	9 Feb 1892	5-Points, Summit, Erie, PA
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Apr 1974	Stockton, CA
  Person ID	I1747	Descendants of Francis Barnard
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas R. SMITH
  Mother	Florence Ada Lillian ANDRUS,   b. 16 Dec 1853, 5-Points, Summit, Erie, PA d. 26 Jan 1915, Summit, Erie, PA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1874	Summit, Erie, PA
  Family ID	F698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Claude Thomas Jefferson HOUSER
  Marriage	5 Jun 1917	Reno, Washoe, NV
  Family ID	F706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Ruth Mildred Smith (9 Feb. 1892 5-Points, Summit, Erie, PA - 18 Apr. 1974 Stockton, CA; interred Park View Mausoleum, French Camp, CA), per Strong Family History Update, Vol. III, p. 459, 462 Ruth M. Smith, daughter (listed with mother), born Feb. 1892 PA, 8 years of age, single, both parents born PA, at school, per 1900 federal census Summit Twp., Erie, PA, Roll 1409, Book 1, p. 148 Ruth Houser, wife (listed with Claude T. Houser), female, white, 38, married, 25 at first marriage, born PA, father born PA, mother born PA, no occupation, per 1930 federal census, Riverbank, Stanislaus, CA, Roll T626_224, p. 5A, 5 Apr. 1930 Ruth married Claude Thomas Jefferson Houser (11 June 1891 Dark Bend, Jasper, IL - 25 Sept. 1964 Stockton, CA; interred Park View Mausoleum, French Camp, CA), son of Milton Anderson and Amanda Louella (Johnson) Houser, 5 June 1917 Reno, Washoe, NV; he was a refrigeration and electrical engineer, per Strong Family History Update, Vol. III, p. 462 Houser, Claude T., head, male, white, 38, married, 25 at first marriage, born IL, father born IL, mother born IL, Refrigeration Engr., Steam RR, per 1930 federal census, Riverbank, Stanislaus, CA, Roll T626_224, p. 5A, 5 Apr. 1930 1930 federal census, Riverbank, Stanislaus, CA, Roll T626_224, p. 5A, 5 Apr. 1930: Houser, Claude T., head, male, white, 38, married, 25 at first marriage, born IL, father born IL, mother born IL, Refrigeration Engr., Steam RR --- Ruth, wife, female, white, 38, married, 25 at first marriage, born PA, father born PA, mother born PA, no occupation --- Claudina, daughter, white, 9, single, born CA, father born IL, mother born PA, no occupation