Person:Ruth Chivvis (1)

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Ruth Chivvis
b.8 Dec 1894 St. Louis,, MO
bur.11 Sep 1917 St. Louis,, MO
Parents and Siblings
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m. 26 Oct 1886
  1. Leland Chivvis1887 - 1959
  2. Norman Chivvis1891 - 1962
  3. Ruth Chivvis1894 - 1917
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  • W.  Ruth Chivvis1894 - 1917
Spouse and Children
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  • W.  Ruth Chivvis1894 - 1917
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Facts and Events
Name Ruth Chivvis
Gender Female
Birth[1][7] 8 Dec 1894 St. Louis,, MO
Other[9] 1900 St. Louis,, MOresided
Other[10] 7 Jun 1900 St. Louis,, MOcensus 1900
Other[3][9] 1906 St. Louis,, MOmove
Other[4][9] 1906 St. Louis,, MOresided
Other[1] 1907 St. Louis,, MOeducation
Other[5][11] 1912 St. Louis,, MOhigh school graduation
Other[6][12] Abt Sep 1912 Wellesley,, MAeducation
Marriage to Unknown
Marriage to Unknown
Burial[2][8] 11 Sep 1917 St. Louis,, MO
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Chaffee Genealogy. (Grafton Press, NY).

    559

  2. ↑ William R. Chivvis, St. Louis Lumberman, Dies, Ill Two Weeks St. Louis, MO 9/10/1917.
  3. ↑ The Chaffee Genealogy. (Grafton Press, NY).

    558

  4. ↑ The Book of St. Louisans, 1906.
  5. ↑ Mary Institute Alumnae Directory 1859-1985 125th Anniversary Edition.
  6. ↑ Haiti, Spain.
  7. ↑ 1900 census St. Louis, MO Ward 19 E.D. 298 Sheet 7 microfilm 897:
    6/7/1900 at 4227 Pairie Ave dwelling 114 family 140 William R.
    Chivvis, gives age 5, birthdate Dec 1894, birthplace Missouri
  8. ↑ newspaper clipping William R. Chivvis, St. Louis Lumberman, Dies, Ill
    Two Weeks:
    "William Reinhart Chivvis, 59 years old, general manager of the
    Chivvis Wholesale and Retail Lumber Company, foot of Lafayette avenue,
    died at his home, 4232 West Pine boulevard, yesterday afternoon from a
    complication of diseases. He had been ill but two weeks.... He
    leaves a widow, Mrs. W. R. Chivvis, former state president of the
    Federated Woman's Clubs of Missourai, now a director in the national
    organization; a daughter, Miss Ruth Chivvis, and two sons, Leland and
    Norman. The funeral will be from the family residence to
    Bellefontaine Cemetery at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Chaffee Genealogy:
    "Early in life he [William Rinehart Chivvis] and Mrs. Chivvis united
    with the Hyde Park Congregational Church, St. Louis, and in 1906 with
    the First Congregational Church on Delmar Boulevard, having moved to
    that section of the city."
    Book of St. Louisans, 1906 p. 118:
    "CHIVVIS, William Reinhart, wholesale hardwood lumber; .... Began
    business career in the employ of Liebke & Schrage, lumber
    manufacturers, as bookkeeper, Oct. 1, 1883; when firm was
    incorporated, 1894, became secretary and so continued until Oct.,
    1901, then established himself in the wholesale hardwood lumber
    business on own account, which he still conducts. Independent in
    politics. Congregationalist. Club: congregational. Office and
    yards: Main and Lesperance Sts. Residence: 3627 Cook Ave."
  10. ↑ 1900 census St. Louis, MO Ward 19 E.D. 298 Sheet 7 microfilm 897:
    "4227 Pairie Ave dwelling 114 family 140:
    Chivvis William R. Head W[hite] M[ale] [born] June 1858 [age] 41
    M[arried] 13 [years married] [born in] Tennessee [father born in] New
    York [mother born in] Ohio [occupation] Secretary "Lumber Co" 0
    [months not employed] Yes [can read] Yes [can write] Yes [can speak
    English O[wn home, not rent] F[ree, not mortaged] H[ome, not farm]
    Ada M Wife W[hite] F[emale] [born] Nov 1864 [age] 35 M[arried] 13
    [years married] [mother of] 3 [children] 3 [children living] [born in]
    New York [father born in] New York [mother born in] New York Yes [can
    read] Yes [can write] Yes [can speak English
    Leland Son W[hite] M[ale] [born] Aug 1887 [age] 12 S[ingle] [born in]
    Missouri [father born in] Tennessee [mother born in] New York
    [occupation] At School Yes [can read] Yes [can write] Yes [can speak
    English
    Norman Son W[hite] M[ale] [born] Feb 1891 [age] 9 S[ingle] [born in]
    Missouri [father born in] Tennessee [mother born in] New York
    [occupation] At School Yes [can read] Yes [can write] Yes [can speak
    English
    Ruth daughter W[hite] F[emale] [born] Dec 1894 [age] 5 S[ingle] [born
    in] Missouri [father born in] Tennessee [mother born in] New York"
  11. ↑ Mary Institute Alumnae Directory 1985:
    "Class List - Deceased: 1912...CHIVVIS, Ruth (Mrs. R. C.
    Hayden)...GLASGOW, Ellen Morgan (Mrs. George W. Lane)" [42 girls in
    class]
  12. ↑ Mary Glasgow Curtis "The Chivvises" 8/1999:
    "I met Ruth, a very pleasant woman, during my freshman year at
    Wellesley. Vaguely, I seem to remember that Ruth also went to
    Wellesley. (Did she graduate? What year?) Her daughter also went
    there, but broke down during her college years."
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